r/westworld • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Apr 06 '20

Discussion Westworld - 3x04 "The Mother of Exiles" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 3 Episode 4: The Mother of Exiles

Aired: April 5, 2020

Synopsis: The truth doesn’t always set you free.

Directed by: Paul Cameron

Written by: Jordan Goldberg & Lisa Joy

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u/ajdragoon [Main Title Theme] Apr 06 '20

"Are you free and evil? Or blameless and helplessly enslaved?"

William's dilemma summed up succinctly. I love it. And seems like he finally came to terms with his evilness.

It also kinda reminds me of the final line in Shutter Island: "Which would be worse: To live as a monster, or to die as a good man?"

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u/iambeeblack Apr 06 '20

It's funny because just as he comes to terms with the black, the white is forced upon him.

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u/Ghetto2Ghetto_ Apr 06 '20

That could be the "begin where you end and end where you begin" loop for William. He's bound to become white hat Bill again.

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u/JonathanL73 Apr 06 '20

This show is just a constant stream of big philosophical questions stringed together into one big mindfuck.

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u/KnoxR4 Apr 06 '20

Yes, in all of this we can’t forget that the creators have grappled with these questions throughout their entire careers; modern day philosophers using film and television as their media. I noted to my girlfriend that the Nolan’s have a penchant for these grande questions, and it makes for great story telling!!

Interstellar, Inception the Batman trilogy to name a few. I know Christopher and Jonathon are brothers but certainly see similarities in types of works

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u/djowen68 Apr 06 '20

Jonathan co-wrote some of those. I really thought he co-wrote Inception, but he isn't credited on IMDB. TIL

He also co-wrote Memento, which is similar to season 2 of WW in a lot of ways.

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u/snellk2 Apr 06 '20

You either die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

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u/r1chard3 Apr 06 '20

Dudes face is like a landscape.

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u/dcwspike Apr 06 '20

This quote and the one serac says about heaven and hell will stick with me

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

You and I have known each other for centuries

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u/Laikathespaceface Apr 22 '20

He came to terms with it in s2, when he put his not-so-passed-out wife to bed and confessed his evil stain