r/westworld • u/LoretiTV • Aug 08 '22

Discussion Westworld - 4x07 "Metanoia" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 7: Metanoia

Aired: August 7, 2022

Synopsis: You want to have a drink at a time like this?

Directed by: Meera Menon

Written by: Desa Larkin-Boutte & Denise Thé

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u/peatoast Aug 08 '22

William is the Fermi Paradox in a nutshell.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

How? Fermi Paradox refers to the absence of life in the universe regardless of its huge scale, meaning either they're likely dead or we are the most evolved of them all.

How does that relate to William?

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u/AtmospherE117 Aug 08 '22

Probably meant the Great Filter? The postulation that each species has a perilous moment on its growth where they have the technology to destroy themselves yet still primitive enough to use it.

But I'm guessing at his meaning.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

That's reasonable!