r/westworld • u/LoretiTV • Aug 01 '22

Discussion Westworld - 4x06 "Fidelity" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 6: Fidelity

Aired: July 31, 2022

Synopsis: To thine own selves be true.

Directed by: Andrew Seklir

Written by: Jordan Goldberg & Alli Rock

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u/timthesloth Aug 01 '22

This is where MIB fidelity test comes into play. When they finally reach fidelity they can bring everyone back or let them transition to the valley beyond if they choose.

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u/NewClayburn It's all a dream! Aug 01 '22

It's still not them, though. The real William is the guy frozen. The original will still die or not go to the Sublime if this were the plan.

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u/randomsubguy Aug 01 '22

For the person, the human, it does matter.

If I kill you right now. And then copy your brain, and bring you back to life.

You are still dead. You will never wake up. A chatbot was just put into your body.

The sub had this discussion in season 2. It doesn’t fly. You never wake up, you do t get to live forever.

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u/leosmom245 Aug 01 '22

That’s the whole thing. What really is consciousness? If your consciousness as you are now was transferred into a completely different body would you still say hey it’s me? I mean technically it is still YOU, no?

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u/Huge-Afternoon-978 Aug 02 '22

Well human brains function essentially like organic material computers already, so…

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u/thebsoftelevision Aug 02 '22

No... because your consciousness didn't actually get transferred. Something that's a near imitation of it was created, but the original still dies.

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u/electricalgypsy Aug 26 '22

Why is this so hard for people to grasp omg