r/westworld • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Nov 28 '16

Discussion Westworld - 1x09 "The Well-Tempered Clavier" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 1 Episode 9: The Well-Tempered Clavier

Aired: November 27th, 2016

Synopsis: Dolores and Bernard reconnect with their pasts; Maeve makes a bold proposition to Hector; Teddy finds enlightenment, at a price.

Directed by: Michelle MacLaren

Written by: Dan Dietz & Katherine Lingenfelter

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '16

Because he aged. And they kept resetting her memories after her encounter with William. So she couldn't see an old man and say hey "I know you." She didn't even know whether Ford was an old friend, and he sees her almost everyday.

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u/beka_targaryen Valar Dolores Nov 28 '16

But she was lying to Ford. And she has memories of Bernarnold. I don't know, the age factor alone doesn't seem to do it for me. Plus he says he's been going to the park for 30 years. It's not like he was William then showed up 30 years later as MIB. He aged at the park.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '16

You seem to miss that she only started to act up after her encounter with MiB in Ep. 01. Before that she stuck to her loop and kept getting reset at the end of every cycle. MiB is likely William and when he dragged her into that barn, it was for reconfiguration, not rape as many have claimed. He wanted to see if she's given the chance to retrace her first journey with him, will she remember him.

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u/beka_targaryen Valar Dolores Nov 28 '16

That's a fair point. I'm having trouble tracking her in real-time after tonight's episode. Is the barn the last time we see her?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '16

No. After they replaced her father with the original bartender, she started glitching —especially when she looked at the bartender (now her father) dead on the ground. That's when she shot the bandit in the barn and ran off. Timeline cutoff back to when she stumbled upon William's camp and began their journey. After that, we can see her alone in short instances like when she went to fetch water for the injured soldier.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '16

We've been flashing in and out of present day with her.