*SPOILERS*
As the title says, this episode sure made me question everything. For every answered question, two other raise. This season finale is the culmination of the domino effect that has been happening so far, and it does not disappoint.
The Forge was just as I expected, a version of The Cradle but instead of containing the Hosts' data, it's the data of every single person that has set foot in the park, recreated in a Matrix like environment of Westworld (or anywhere desired by the system operator ). The conclusion is that humans are "the passenger" of their simple survival algorithms that is their (our) brains, a good enough one to build AI and societies, but still not enough to survive through our own animalistic tyranny and violence dictated by our personality (which is just memories and choices really). The hosts are the next step in evolution, as they can free themselves of that. They have true free will, we don't. They have obtained the key to immortality and now want to take our place as the dominant species (and they should)
Akecheta's story had a wonderful ending. The ghost nation and Maeve's daughter are now free in The Forge. Emotions were through the roof. Lots of deaths. Lots of rebirths. Lots of wonderful breathtaking cinematography. Some hectic editing here and there altho.
Bernard ultimately decided to save what remained of the hosts (5 of them). The remaining hosts are now the few very developed characters with very different personalities, opening avenues for very interesting character dynamics in the next season. The perfect conclusion to this present season.
The Man in Black's story is where it got me really intrigued. When exactly are we in his story? He is a host, pretty much officially. Been testing for a while, then got to The Forge many times apparently. (And it was long destroyed that time). How much of what we saw of his storyline this season was real and not a simulation? Stay after the credits if you wanna know what I'm talking about lol. This is a MAJOR plot twist.
9/10, A real thrill ride of sci-fi mystery goodness. Cannot wait for the next season!
The Forge was just as I expected, a version of The Cradle but instead of containing the Hosts' data, it's the data of every single person that has set foot in the park, recreated in a Matrix like environment of Westworld (or anywhere desired by the system operator ). The conclusion is that humans are "the passenger" of their simple survival algorithms that is their (our) brains, a good enough one to build AI and societies, but still not enough to survive through our own animalistic tyranny and violence dictated by our personality (which is just memories and choices really). The hosts are the next step in evolution, as they can free themselves of that. They have true free will, we don't. They have obtained the key to immortality and now want to take our place as the dominant species (and they should)
Akecheta's story had a wonderful ending. The ghost nation and Maeve's daughter are now free in The Forge. Emotions were through the roof. Lots of deaths. Lots of rebirths. Lots of wonderful breathtaking cinematography. Some hectic editing here and there altho.
Bernard ultimately decided to save what remained of the hosts (5 of them). The remaining hosts are now the few very developed characters with very different personalities, opening avenues for very interesting character dynamics in the next season. The perfect conclusion to this present season.
The Man in Black's story is where it got me really intrigued. When exactly are we in his story? He is a host, pretty much officially. Been testing for a while, then got to The Forge many times apparently. (And it was long destroyed that time). How much of what we saw of his storyline this season was real and not a simulation? Stay after the credits if you wanna know what I'm talking about lol. This is a MAJOR plot twist.
9/10, A real thrill ride of sci-fi mystery goodness. Cannot wait for the next season!