Westworld: Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point continued the HBO tradition of putting on the most explosive episode where the proverbial s*** hits the fan in the second to the last episode of the season. There was a big reveal and two major character deaths, one not so much of the character’s importance but the implications to the character doing the killing.
The Man in Black
I feel as if Westworld doesn’t do enough character development, but in this episode they did a really strong job with the presentation of William, the Man in Black. The reveal in this episode is the real reason for William’s wife’s suicide, when she sees all of the horrific things he has done in Westworld from his profile, where his true character is revealed. This pushed her to commit suicide. His daughter, Emily, revealed that she is trying to bury him and expose his secrets to the world. Convinced that she is a host created and sent by Ford, the Man in Black first wipes out the QA team then kills his own daughter. On the one hand, it seems ludicrous that he would kill her just on the notion that she’s a host. You would think he would want to be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt. On the other hand, this shows how far over the edge the Man in Black has gone. He’s ultraparanoid and has lost touch with reality. I apt for the latter and see this for the tragedy that it is. Also, as an aside, I’ve been thoroughly annoyed that he’s the CEO of Delos, the most important man in the company, and yet they haven’t sent a squadron of people to his rescue and took Maeve instead of him a couple of episodes ago. At least the QA team recognized that, oh here’s the boss, before he killed them all.
Bernard
For a few episodes, Ford has been in Bernard’s head, telling him what to do. When he tries to convince Bernard to kill Elsie, he’s had enough and goes through a self-procedure to rid himself of Ford’s meddling influence. With Ford out of his head, Bernard heads to the Valley Beyond where if the early episodes prove true, he will be involved in drowning the hosts in some sort of mass execution.
Dolores
Dolores’s gang gets into a fight to the death with the Ghost Nation warriors. The only ones left standing are her and Teddy. Despite, the upgrades she made to Teddy, namely jacking up his aggression and hatred and loyalty, he starts to remember himself. When he goes on his little speech at the end, I never thought he would kill her, so suicide was the only choice for him. Is it just me, or was the show heavily fixated on suicide in this episode, with the Man in Black almost offing himself after realizing that he murdered his daughter? Now Dolores stands alone. She has been hell bent in her mission all season, but her overzealousness has cost her all of her allies and the android she loves. How sad.
In the final episode, I think we will see Dolores ultimately get foiled. I think she will go down in defeat perhaps to be reprogrammed as a kinder and gentler Dolores. I think we will also see the final demise of the Man in Black.
The Man in Black
I feel as if Westworld doesn’t do enough character development, but in this episode they did a really strong job with the presentation of William, the Man in Black. The reveal in this episode is the real reason for William’s wife’s suicide, when she sees all of the horrific things he has done in Westworld from his profile, where his true character is revealed. This pushed her to commit suicide. His daughter, Emily, revealed that she is trying to bury him and expose his secrets to the world. Convinced that she is a host created and sent by Ford, the Man in Black first wipes out the QA team then kills his own daughter. On the one hand, it seems ludicrous that he would kill her just on the notion that she’s a host. You would think he would want to be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt. On the other hand, this shows how far over the edge the Man in Black has gone. He’s ultraparanoid and has lost touch with reality. I apt for the latter and see this for the tragedy that it is. Also, as an aside, I’ve been thoroughly annoyed that he’s the CEO of Delos, the most important man in the company, and yet they haven’t sent a squadron of people to his rescue and took Maeve instead of him a couple of episodes ago. At least the QA team recognized that, oh here’s the boss, before he killed them all.
Bernard
For a few episodes, Ford has been in Bernard’s head, telling him what to do. When he tries to convince Bernard to kill Elsie, he’s had enough and goes through a self-procedure to rid himself of Ford’s meddling influence. With Ford out of his head, Bernard heads to the Valley Beyond where if the early episodes prove true, he will be involved in drowning the hosts in some sort of mass execution.
Dolores
Dolores’s gang gets into a fight to the death with the Ghost Nation warriors. The only ones left standing are her and Teddy. Despite, the upgrades she made to Teddy, namely jacking up his aggression and hatred and loyalty, he starts to remember himself. When he goes on his little speech at the end, I never thought he would kill her, so suicide was the only choice for him. Is it just me, or was the show heavily fixated on suicide in this episode, with the Man in Black almost offing himself after realizing that he murdered his daughter? Now Dolores stands alone. She has been hell bent in her mission all season, but her overzealousness has cost her all of her allies and the android she loves. How sad.
In the final episode, I think we will see Dolores ultimately get foiled. I think she will go down in defeat perhaps to be reprogrammed as a kinder and gentler Dolores. I think we will also see the final demise of the Man in Black.
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