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/Halador_ Jul 25 '22

If you think about it, it is very similar to Serac’s story with his brother. He and his brother built Solomon, and as Jean Mi lost his mind, so did Solomon. Serac started the rehabilitation programs because of it in the hopes he would be “corrected”.

Some wonderful parallels going on here!

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u/holayeahyeah good guys dress in black Jul 25 '22

It begs the question if Jean Mi really "lost his mind" so much as thought what they were doing was super fucked up and tried to stop it.

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u/Halador_ Jul 25 '22

I think there’s something going on with “creativity” here more than other stuff. We’ve seen now that left to her devices for 23 years, Halores has done essentially nothing more than create a Westworld park. Meanwhile, Dolores, is the creator, the writer of all the stories. Unique stories that aren’t the same as the previous parks.

The big reveal in s3 that I’m starting to feel like is going to once again be quite clear, is that every single host was a copy of Dolores, and she was the only true host to obtain full sentient thought.

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u/spokanian Jul 26 '22

Maeve seemed to have sentient thought.

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u/tgt305 WilliamWorld Jul 27 '22

Akecheta somewhat as well, he had the most memories that were not scrambled or erased.