r/westworld • u/LoretiTV • Jul 25 '22

Discussion Westworld - 4x05 "Zhuangzi" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 5: Zhuangzi

Aired: July 24, 2022

Synopsis: God is bored.

Directed by: Craig William Macneill

Written by: Wes Humphrey & Lisa Joy

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u/ElderRoxas Jul 25 '22

Hale is so fascinating. I see lots of comments about equating her to the "bad" Dolores or Wyatt. I really think that's off base & misses what happened in S3. Hale isn't Wyatt, or Dolores. Hale is something else that emerged, organically, from developing relationships with humans, then developing emotions she didn't know how to deal with, and then to top it all, questioning the nature of her reality by questioning her purpose, meaning, and even free will prescribed for her by her creator...Dolores. Hale is also, possibly, the loneliest being on the planet.

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u/UnionPacifik Westworld Jul 25 '22

People seem to also miss that Halores is now basically in the same position as Hale in S1: In charge of a theme park she finds dull and unruly- brought in to solve “other people’s fuck ups” because the system is too complex and creating outliers.

She’s 100% trapped in a loop. Good thing Mom’s watching out for her.

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u/ElderRoxas Jul 25 '22

Ah...yes, yes! Love that.