Westworld Dissonance Theory (2016– ) Online

2016– Evan Rachel Wood Thandie Newton Jeffrey Wright Vincenzo Natali

Original Title :: Dissonance Theory
Genre :: TV Episode / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Western
Year :: 2016–
Directror :: Vincenzo Natali
Cast :: Evan Rachel Wood,Thandie Newton,Jeffrey Wright
Writer :: Jonathan Nolan,Lisa Joy
Type :: TV Episode
Time :: 58min
Rating :: 8.4/10

Westworld Dissonance Theory (2016– ) Online

Theresa tells to Bernard that she is stressed since the board will arrive to visit the park. She has also a discussion about Arnold and is threatened by Dr. Ford in the park's restaurant. Dolores joins William and Logan to hunt Slim and his men with a sheriff and she has a daydream. When they find Slim, he asks to be taken to Pariah to meet his friend El Lazo and they would receive more than the amount of the bounty. Meanwhile The Man in Black goes after Wyatt with Lawrence and they stumble upon Teddy, who is tied to a tree wounded and dying. The Man in Black releases Teddy and brings him with them. Maeve has recollections from her past lives and she draws a Westworld employee wearing mask and protective clothing and she finds many copies of the same sketch hidden in an opening on the floor.

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Evan Rachel Wood	-	Dolores Abernathy
	Thandie Newton	-	Maeve Millay
	Jeffrey Wright	-	Bernard Lowe
	James Marsden	-	Teddy Flood
	Ben Barnes	-	Logan
	Ingrid Bolsø Berdal	-	Armistice
	Clifton Collins Jr.	-	Lawrence
	Luke Hemsworth	-	Ashley Stubbs
	Sidse Babett Knudsen	-	Theresa Cullen
	Rodrigo Santoro	-	Hector Escaton
	Angela Sarafyan	-	Clementine Pennyfeather
	Jimmi Simpson	-	William
	Shannon Woodward	-	Elsie Hughes
	Ed Harris	-	Man in Black
	Anthony Hopkins	-	Dr. Robert Ford

This is the first time the show has mentioned the name Delos, the name of the corporation that owns Westworld, in dialogue. It can be seen on signage in previous episodes, as well as being known from promotional sites and email subscriptions related to the show.

When Stubbs disarms the hosts participating in the robbery/massacre and decides to have them spend the night in lockup, he mentions having one of the host girls from the Mariposa sneak them a key in their breakfast. This is a nod to the original film, Westworld (1973), when one of the guests has a host sneak one of the main characters an item in his breakfast that subsequently aides him in his escape from the Sheriff's Jail.

The song playing in the saloon is the intro to "A Forest" by The Cure.

The giant machine Ford is using to reshape the park's landscape is real. Called the Bagger 293, it is a bucket-wheel excavator built in Germany in 1995 for use in coal mines. It is the biggest land-bound machine of all time at 96 metres (314.9 feet) tall, 225 metres (738.2 feet) long, and weighing 14,200 tonnes (31.3 million pounds).

Ed Harris was in Westworld and The Truman Show. Both worlds being elaborate but fake constructs of the real world. In Epidode 4, Ed Harris says about Westworld "This whole place is a story...I need to find out how it ends." In the Truman Show, Ed Harris was the director of the Truman Show world and the catch phrase for the show was "How's It Going to End?".

Episode title refers to psychologist Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance, in which a person experiences mental tension as a result of having conflicting attitudes and actions, leading to a change in attitude.

While Maeve may not be the first Host to leap beyond her programming and encounter physical evidence that her world and existence is not what it seems, she is undoubtedly the first to make the connection that there is no consequences to any actions that will not result in her waking up the next day and being exactly where she was the previous one, albeit with no memory of what transpired. Hector cutting the spent bullet out of her abdomen confirmed her suspicions that her "dreams" were, in fact, fragments of memory from previous episodes.

This is the first episode since the beginning of the show where Teddy didn't die.

The two principal host-characters each take a different route to achieving the "singularity" of artificial intelligence/consciousness. Whereas Dolores is prompted toward self-awareness beginning 30 years prior to the main events of Season 1 by the voice of Arnold (the God in her bicameral mind) and "the maze" game that he (as Bernard) introduces her to, Maeve develops self-awareness through a combination of Ford's "reveries" update (thus gaining access to older memories) and the superior intelligence and intuitiveness programmed into her "Madam" character.

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Weetont

Sometimes people like me ask a simple question, 'why?','why I am alive'. when this seemingly harmless question stands before you, everything becomes blur behind this momentous question. I don't know how many of you can find the answer to this existential question from nature. But I never have got the answer. Every time, when I had faced this question in my life, I delved into loneliness and tried to find those answer in darkness, maybe sometimes in a religious chorus. I never was successful. Only in my family and some very good friends did I find the courage and strength to survive and to live for another day.

Dr. Robert Fored told us throughout the 4 episodes not to get attached to the robot from the theme park. But, poor me, can't help but get attached to them. I can understand the dilemma Maeve is going through. Can she, or Dolores, survive this dilemma. A lot of people around you are now in the same dilemma. Yes, my family and friends always grab me out of this black hole. But no everyone can survive the black hole. They get lost forever in it. Will Maeve or Dolores survive or will they get lost?

Cordaron

Theresa tells to Bernard that she is stressed since the board will arrive to visit the park. She has also a discussion about Arnold and is threatened by Dr. Ford in the park´s restaurant. Dolores joins William and Logan to hunt Slim and his men with a sheriff and she has a daydream. When they find Slim, he asks to be taken to Pariah to meet his friend El Lazo and they would receive more than the amount of the bounty. Meanwhile The Man in Black goes after Wyatt with Lawrence and they stumble upon Teddy, who is tied to a tree wounded and dying. The Man in Black releases Teddy and brings him with them. Maeve has recollections from her past lives and she draws a Westworld employee wearing mask and protective clothing and she finds many copies of the same sketch hidden in an opening on the floor.

"Dissonance Theory" is an evolution of Westworld´s lead storyline, increasing the mystery and with different storylines in the segments. The dispute between Theresa and Dr. Ford is promising. Dolores now has a more important and interesting storyline with William. The motivation of the Man in Black and his search for the intriguing maze is a total mystery. And Maeve having recollection of her past lives is also promising. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Dissonance Theory"

MrDog

Greetings from Lithuania.

By each episode of "Westworld" i am more and more hooked for this show. Acting is very good, although i won't think any big awards will shine in acting categories. Story itself is the biggest star of "Westworld", and i love it more and more by each episode.

Episode 4 gave us bit more of the world building. But once we think we try to understand it a bit more (and haven't seen the original movie nor read the novel), it shows as even more things that are mysterious - hope they won't go to far with all the mystery stuff. So far i like what i see and i'm truly hooked for next episodes.

Delagamand

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadger

Once again, the acting throughout the episode is great. Ed Harris gives the strongest performance by far. Ben Barnes, Thandie Newton, Anthony Hopkins, Jimmi Simpson, and Evan Rachel Wood also perform well.

The pacing is a little slow but the tone is perfect. There is a perfect mixture of violence and suspense as the episode progresses.

The story really hits a high note as a huge realization comes into play.

Pros: Great acting, good pacing and tone, perfect mixture of violence and suspense, and a fantastic realization moment

Cons: The pacing can seem a little slow

Overall Rating: 9.4/10

Error parents

With many intelligent scenes, developments in the story and a couple of shocking scenes, "Dissonance Theory" gives Westworld's overall plot the push it needs.

William and Logan step into unfamiliar territory, stumbling into Dolores. The bounty hunt continues to expose their differences as Logan shoots a friend host so that he can follow an easter egg. It shows how he sees Westworld as nothing more than a game and its hosts as nothing more than people, whereas William actually wants to do some good.

The Man In Black's storyline is the most interesting in terms of how much it progresses the story but none of the characters in it are characters I connect with. He is obviously an anti-hero you're meant to be repulsed by but the lack of many likable characters made it harder to connect with, although there are some wonderful scenes including a well staged prison break.

But the most interesting development in the story is how Maeve is starting to find out the truth about Westworld. It was fairly predictable that this was going to happen but the way it happens is unique. The final scene, in which she cuts into herself to find a bullet fragment is the revelation which is likely to set the second half of the season up for a faster pace, as now a host has almost pieced together the secret of Westworld.

Just when Westworld could have been completely predictable,the way the events are panning out has me hooked.

RUL

The other reviewers have done an excellent job deconstructing this episode. So I will simply repeat what I said in my review of the opener, that THIS is indeed TV 3.0, almost a technological leap into a new era of TV where every single one of the secondary arcs is so good you could almost build an entire series on each.

Never saw that before, but it exceeded my already high expectations.

But the point of this review is to draw attention to the way an already-superb episode leaps into hyperspace every time Hopkins or Harris comes into frame.

Make no mistake -- these are not ordinary actors. These are Hollywood A-listers who were making hit films back when most of the audience for this series were still learning their ABCs and listening to Kermit sing.

The key is to remember that Hollywood remains one of the vainest "theme parks" on the planet; and in that theme park, just like in Westworld, the "hosts" (actors) are discarded after a certain age.

That is why the producers were able to snag these two for a TV series. And that is a reminder to Hollywood that age is not always the determinant of an actor's ability to work his craft.

Gianni_Giant

Westworld has yet to really wow me since its premiere a few weeks back. There's no denying that the quality of the show is still high, but I think we are in need of a big episode relatively soon.

This episode saw the gradual progression of a few seemingly major story lines. Ed Harris as The Man in Black is making his way to the deep secrets of Westworld and 'Wyatt', who we have yet to actually meet on the show. Of course, it's safe to assume that this is the same Wyatt that was implemented into Teddy's backstory just last week. Could Wyatt actually be someone of greater purpose? Maybe even, perhaps Arnold himself? Ford's old partner and friend turned bad?

It's hard to give Westworld a proper review and score when there are constantly more questions raised than answered week to week. What's Bernard's involvement in all of this? Will he indeed help Dolores as she asked? Will Maeve get to the answers before it's too late? Is The Man in Black a host like a lot of fans are predicting, and thus will never be able to get to the bottom of the questions anyway?

I don't know that a full 10 episode arc was needed before we inevitably see hosts revolt, but I can't complain when this show is a consistent mind trip every Sunday night. For now, I'm just at a wait and see approach to this show.

+Who the heck is Wyatt

-So many more questions raised

7.7/10

Gela

"Westworld" is suffering a little bit of being too much in love with itself and this fourth episode, "Dissonance Theory" shows it. It seems that the creators of the show have a little bit of Ford-itis, as they do basically the same that has been done in previous episodes: fun action packed moments in the West, a couple of shady we-are-not-really-talking conversations between 'hosts' and 'creators' and some more problems within the park, within the premises of the park, and probably outside too.

We expend some time with Mavae in this episode, with her visions and her memories of what she saw and saw not. What is real, what is not? Is it all part of her past memories? Has someone put something in her head that 'should not be there'? Logan and William team up with Dolores, and we all know that William is falling for Dolores. Why are those 'hosts' so real you can fall for them?, William seems to be asking himself while his 'friend' Logan seems to be asking: how come you are falling for them? 'Us' and 'them'. Oh, and the Man In Black With A Hat continues his wanderings around searching for the maze.

Again, the problem is that it is all part of the bigger picture. The show is interesting, and all the aspects are well done, with good scenery, direction, and acting. But in this episode the plot really does little progression and a couple of developments, as William's fancy for Dolores could have been expected from the first moment we met William. However, "Dissonance Theory" offers a lot of interesting ideas and fun moments too, so the viewer will enjoy it.

Jieylau

How can I explain this without a spoiler?

The big question of this series is "Who is a host and who is a human"? Also, "is it now?"- we are never sure when certain events have occurred.

We know that hosts never age.

There is also a question of when a scene actually happened: we've seen Ford from 30 years prior, as a young man in this episode.

We see someone else in here who is young 30 years prior to current events: but he's still young 30 years later.

At first I thought this was a plot hole but then I realized this person is a host as well, and it never occurred to be until watching S1 after watching S2. But it was only because of that, that I noticed this.

It's hard to tell when in time Delores went off her loop in this episode: But somebody in the control room sends a sheriff to go get her and bring her back to Sweetwater.

Now there are questions about host memories, questions about when exactly certain things happen, questions about whether we are seeing something from today or from years ago. Because for the hosts, memories are not blurry, they are sharp and focused, as they are always questioning whether or not it is "now".

This time discrepancy becomes much more pronounced in season 2, there are things happening in S2E1 that started in later episodes- like where did that ocean come from.

But taking in what we know about when things actually happened: spot for me the guy in this very episode who is 30 years out of time- unless he's a host we never knew about. And we never know about many people in this show.

A lot of things about season one have become clear after watching season two, this is something that otherwise would have been a huge glaring plot hole had we not known what we know after watching all 20 eps of this show. And it just goes to show how the writers have considered every contingency, in planning this extremely complex scenario. You'd think Ford planted every blade of grass in Westworld.

Mori

This episode was a terrible letdown. The premise was being set-up nicely with the first 2 episodes and episode 3 started expanding. But here we see only a few new things unfolding and almost nothing surprises the audience. For a sci-fi that is very boring to do with 1 hour in hand. Did like the chemistry being built between Dolores and a guest. The man in black gives us a peek into his motivation. Maybe that's why he took Dolores (maybe just to peek under her head too). At this moment I feel like HBO may drag it too long and ruin the good buzz this series has been able to create in a very short time. The acting is okay as usual but there is no specific revelation or no sense of reality challenged in this episode. I hope I see something better next week. Need to see more about Arnold soon.

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