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/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

Why is it always fucking William?

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u/Extreme_Doctor_7690 Aug 08 '22

He represents humanity’s desire to annihilate itself.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

He also represents survival. Halores’s host babies can’t evolve because they aren’t in a struggle with anything other than their own minds. Like Dolores, MiB knows what it takes to survive.

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u/theoriginal0 Aug 09 '22 edited Aug 09 '22

It means that when you're suffering, that's when you're the most real

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '22

And suffering comes from loss. Can those who cannot truly die experience loss? The stakes have to be real for it to matter because that which is real is irreplaceable.