Dissonance Theory
| "Dissonance Theory" | |
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| Westworld episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Vincenzo Natali |
| Written by | |
| Featured music | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography by | Brendan Galvin |
| Editing by | Tanya Swerling |
| Production code | 4X6154 |
| Original air date | October 23, 2016 |
| Running time | 59 minutes |
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"Dissonance Theory" is the fourth episode of the HBO science fiction thriller television series Westworld. The episode aired on October 23, 2016.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, and in particular to Thandie Newton's performance in the last scene.
Bernard interviews Dolores about past events, and she recounts how she found her family murdered and was forced to kill Rebus and flee. Bernard mentions that he can make her forget the pain, but Dolores points out that her pain is all that she has left of her family, and she doesn't want to forget them. She mentions again that she feels there is something wrong with the world and she wants to be free. Bernard then tells her that if she can find the center of the Maze, then maybe she can find her freedom.
Dolores then wakes up in William's camp, with William watching over her. He wants to escort Dolores back to Sweetwater, but Logan protests, pointing out that they would have to give up on their bounty, making their long trek into wilderness pointless. In order to appease Logan, William decides to bring Dolores with them. When they stop in a nearby Mexican village, Dolores has a vision of meeting Lawrence's daughter, who instructs her to find the Maze and she receives flashbacks of a previous life involving a church. Meanwhile, the park staff notice that Dolores is no longer on her loop, and attempt to apprehend her until they discover that she is traveling with William. William, Logan, and Dolores track down their bounty, Slim Miller, to a remote farmhouse and apprehend him after a brief firefight. Slim then tries to bargain with William and Logan, telling them that his boss will pay double the reward. Realizing that they've unlocked a rare narrative, Logan double crosses and kills their guide, much to William's horror. Logan again points out that the hosts aren't human, therefore they shouldn't be concerned about what they do to them. William is disgusted at how Logan has became a monster upon entering the park, but agrees to carry on with the new narrative.
Elsewhere, the Man in Black follows the clues given by Lawrence's daughter, telling him to find a snake near a riverbank. Instead, he sees Hector's henchwoman Armistice bathing in the river, with a giant snake tattoo across her torso. Concluding that Armistice is the next clue, the Man in Black introduces himself to her. Armistice mentions that she is looking for something "of great value", and the Man in Black offers his assistance in return for finding out the story to Armistice's tattoo. Armistice allows the Man in Black and Lawrence to join her gang. While camped, another guest who is traveling with the gang thanks the Man in Black for his foundation's role in saving his sister's life. The Man in Black snaps at the guest not to bring up matters of the outside world into his vacation. Armistice then asks the Man in Black why he wants to know about her tattoo so much, and he mentions how Arnold created Westworld and its story, and that he is interested in finding the end to that story. Armistice then reveals that her plan is to break Hector out of prison. Believing her current plan of stealing an army cannon will take too long, the Man in Black goes in himself, posing as a prisoner and using explosive cigars to break Hector out of his cell. Keeping her word, Armistice tells the Man in Black that her tattoo is to symbolize all the men she has killed in revenge for killing her mother and that her only remaining target is Wyatt. Figuring Wyatt is the next clue, the Man in Black takes his leave with Lawrence, and en route, encounters a tortured Teddy tied up to a dead tree. Despite Teddy's pleas to end his misery, the Man in Black decides to cut Teddy free, stating that "misery is all [he] has."
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