![]() ![]() Ford’s pitch to lure Delos investment, compares her to his own child: “You and Charlie see it so clearly, the beauty of it, the possibility of it.” But as we jump into the future, we see the things that changed her. In her initial scene, as she stares out at the cities of man, full of hope and wonder, telling us, “It looks like the stars have been scattered across the ground!” Arnold, who has taken Dolores to the outside world at the behest of Dr. Thankfully, we’re anchored this week by a really great treatment of Dolores’s arc. While it’s easy to get lost in the puzzle, the dramatic and character work are what anchors us to the emotional experience. ![]() Slightly confused? Yeah, well, that’s Westworld. Within this episode, we get: (1) an early look at Arnold’s budding and protective relationship with Dolores, (2) the fallout of Young William’s experience with Dolores and his corporate takeover of the park alongside James Delos, and (3) the immediate fallout of the rebellion within the park as Dolores amasses her new army. Granted, you might have to sharpen your own memory because “Reunion” hops around three timelines without giving the audience much help along the way. Given all this, it makes sense that after the premiere’s flash-forward, we now get a flashback-laden episode that reveals the history of we got here. All the times no one thought Dolores was listening, all the times they thought she would take this abuse and never fight back, have now come in mighty handy as they crescendo into her growing revolution. But what happens when the hosts remember? When the effect of constant abuse piles up time and time again? Well, then those memories can become weapons of war. It is designed to accept your horrors as they are. After all, the park is only considered a paradise because it is a place designed to forget and ignore the injustices of a guest’s actions, and all the while, put on a smile. After last week’s season premiere, the second episode of Westworld not only finds its dramatic footing, but takes us headlong into a thematic crux of the show: the incredible power of memory.
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