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Westworld: 4 Lines That Foreshadow What's to Come
Westworld: 4 Lines That Foreshadow What's to Come
Now that we've watched Westworld's premiere over (and over and over), we think these Citazioni are heavy with importance.
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HBO\'s Westworld made its much-anticipated debut on Sunday, and its first episode exceeded our high expectations. Though it lay some pretty blatant mysteries in its small screen debut, our repeat viewings of the premiere proved that -- like Westworld itself -- there\'s a lot more than initially meets the eye when it comes to this sci-fi Western.
Have you seen "The Original" yet? Good, because we\'re getting into the nitty gritty here. There are some pretty obvious storylines being set right from the first hour of the 10-episode Season 1, including the Hosts gaining awareness and the Man in Black\'s quest to find the real "game" at the heart of Westworld.
But what about the story threads that have been more subtly woven into the narrative? Anyone who\'s read the synopsis of the 1973 Michael Crichton-written/directed Westworld film likely has a good idea of where Season 1 is headed, but showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have done an eloquent job setting the stage for what\'s to come without completely giving the story away.
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But after watching the premiere episode four times, there are some specific lines of dialogue that jumped out to me as clearly foreshadowing what\'s to come next. Come down the rabbit hole with me as I overanalyze those four moments and what they seem to be teasing for the journey ahead.
1. "These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"
Let\'s start with the most obvious first, shall we? Taking the quote from Romeo and Juliet at face value, one of the most pivotal moments of Westworld\'s premiere overtly states that the violent delights of the park attendees in Westworld are going to trigger a pretty terrible end to this tale. But digging a little deeper into the comparison, the dialogue could be hinting that Dolores is the Juliet in this scenario, fated to die. Who is her Romeo -- Teddy? Likely not, because the other "family" in this scenario are the Guests, meaning she could still be paired off with a person also heading down a dangerous path.
Within the context of the episode, the line also seems to be one of the Host\'s trigger phrases that are supposed to prompt a pre-designated response -- but who embedded it in the androids\' code? Was it really just a side effect of Ford\'s reveries, or does someone have a more ulterior motive? It does seem highly unlikely that it\'s just a simple mistake.
Stubbs\' full line is: "You don\'t have kids at home, do you Bernard? If you did, you\'d know they all rebel eventually." This is another one that doesn\'t require much digging beneath the surface, but also might be the most important hint at what\'s to come in the whole episode. Westworld has been three decades without incident by the time TV viewers get to see it, which -- as Theresa Cullen says -- means they\'re overdue for a disaster.
Dolores killing that fly at the end of the premiere is a great visual cue that change is coming for the Hosts, but Stubbs seems to be pretty on-the-nose in his prediction that Westworld\'s "children" will rebel eventually. In this case, "eventually" seems to be sooner rather than later.
3. "The Rest Will Follow Wherever You Make Him Go"
Dolores tells Teddy about the Judas steer during their first adventure in the Westworld premiere, and her explanation of how that one cow leads the rest of the herd seems like a big hint at the direction the show will head in. If the androids do gain sentience and rebel -- something the first episode seems to be heavily implying -- who will be the "Judas steer" they all follow after? Will it be Dolores, the first Host at the park who has the deepest well of memories to explore? Or will it be one of the other central Hosts introduced in the premiere? Either way, wherever that character leads the rest will likely follow, based on the foreshadowing in this sequence.
Pretty much every line out of Robert Ford\'s mouth is worth paying attention to (thanks for that impeccable delivery, Anthony Hopkins), but his dark assessment of human evolution to Bernard definitely implies some terrible things are coming down the road. His full quote: "We\'ve managed to slip evolution\'s leash now, haven\'t we? We can cure any disease, keep even the weakest of us alive and one fine day perhaps we shall even resurrect the dead, call forth Lazarus from his cave. Do you know what that means? That means we are done, that this is as good as we\'re going to get."
Ford\'s monologue ends right before he makes his real point: that androids, seemingly, are the next step of evolution. If humans have reached the end of their journey, it would make sense that these other beings might be the way mankind continues forward. If not, there certainly will be a case of survival of the fittest as the Hosts gain sentience (as has been hinted) and determine if they actually want to live peacefully alongside their makers after decades of being treated terribly.
What were your favorite moments of foreshadowing from Westworld\'s premiere? Share in the comments below!
Terri Schwartz is Entertainment Editor at IGN and has now seen Westworld\'s premiere four times. (Too many? You can be the judge.) Talk to her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.
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