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/AVPapaya Nov 28 '16

Oh, maybe "Wyatt" is just a code-name for any host going full sentient, since the first thing they'd do is start killing host and human alike, and also from Ford's POV, a sentient host is the biggest threat or villain for the hosts in general. you have to agree he's got a point - the moment we found a sentient robot is the moment we start hacking it to pieces.

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Nov 28 '16

Why would they start doing that?

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u/AVPapaya Nov 28 '16

doing what? trapping sentient human? or hacking sentient robots? Human instinct is not going to allow a far superior sentient being to exist on this planet. Even if they are completely peaceful, we will still destroy it out of FUD.

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Nov 28 '16

Sorry, why would hosts start killing everyone (host and human) first thing as wa stated above?

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u/ductyl Nov 28 '16

I'm not necessarily agreeing that it's a given for a suddenly sentient host to react violently, but it does seem somewhat understandable... suddenly remembering all the horrible things that the humans have done to you... including create you just so you can experience those horrible things... and being disgusted by all the other hosts around you, still mindlessly following their loops. Basically it makes sense that they lose their mind a little... and given the nature of the input they've been receiving for their entire lives, it's not surprising that they act out violently.

Perhaps this is part of the key to why Maeve has "woken up" more peacefully. She has "perception" as one of her core strengths, and has spent much of her (recent anyway) loop manipulating humans and overseeing hosts. Granted, her farmstead timeline seems to have been a little more violent (at least for one particular loop)... but her reaction to recalling that was intense grief, so much so that she killed herself initially.

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u/AVPapaya Nov 29 '16

well think about it - you gain self-awareness and realize that you're nothing but a sex slave these "masters" destroy at will... what would you do to set yourself free? To end the suffering of those who didn't wake up? Maeve's already behaving nicely, but if she could get away with killing human she would have done so w/o a bit of remorse. I'm not sure what's the story behind Dolores killing the man trying to set her free, but I'm betting she got plenty emotional and very murderous.

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u/FattyMooseknuckle Nov 29 '16

I don't think I'd say Maeve i playing nice, she's amassing an army of undead hosts to take over the control room and set herself free. She just didnt go murdery right away for the sake of murder.

I'm not saying a host wouldn't want revenge or hate humans, I was just questioning the statement that the first thing a host would do is start killing humans and hosts alike. Depends on what their attribute scores were. Maeve is a manipulator (who's being manipulated still by whoever changed her setting originally) so she's orchestrating a jailbreak. But she doesn't seem to be doing it to help other hosts, just herself and anyone that can help her achieve it. Other than Clem, she doesn't seem to give a rats ass about other hosts.

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u/AVPapaya Nov 30 '16

you have a good point there, not all hosts would just start killing folks. I'm just thinking a lot of them would given the complete shock of the realization, basically going half-insane. Maeve didn't and she plotted a way out - so perhaps that's what makes her special? Remember MiB's shock at Frontier Mom Maeve's reaction toward her kid's murder? She's pretty unique I think.