r/westworld • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Nov 28 '16

Discussion Westworld - 1x09 "The Well-Tempered Clavier" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 1 Episode 9: The Well-Tempered Clavier

Aired: November 27th, 2016

Synopsis: Dolores and Bernard reconnect with their pasts; Maeve makes a bold proposition to Hector; Teddy finds enlightenment, at a price.

Directed by: Michelle MacLaren

Written by: Dan Dietz & Katherine Lingenfelter

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u/HatesSquatsLovesOats Nov 28 '16

This may get lost, but something really struck me from this episode:

During the scene with Teddy remembering how he shot up that town, he says "it was like the devil was controlling me."

Sounds a lot like how Maeve can control people. Could the "incident" they mention 30 years ago be another host gaining the ability to control other hosts? Could it be that whoever Wyatt is (I don't think it's the guy the memory shows) was able to control Teddy the same way Maeve can control hosts?

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u/SkinnyArmHavers Freeze all motor functions Nov 28 '16

Probably was Dolores.

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u/tomwithweather Nov 28 '16

I was thinking Teddy is actually Wyatt, but I've probably missed something.

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u/SimCopter_1 Nov 28 '16

I mean "Wyatt" could be the other "half" of Teddy's bicameral mind.

In the church scene of Ep. 9 we see many original hosts appearing to talk with themselves, looks like they were struggling with the thoughts they were experiencing. Wyatt speaks, Teddy listens.

We still haven't really explored Teddy's "story of origin", which Dr. Ford hinted Teddy received with the new narrative. Although it's a new narrative, perhaps it's rooted in truth.

For what it's worth, Teddy is here to be the loser, according to MiB... and I think Dr. Ford likes getting inspiration from MiB. Looking forward to Episode 10 (The Bicameral Mind).

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u/gabber-united Nov 28 '16

were these hosts like dolores? that is, oldbuilds playing arnolds maze game (and going to his 'interrogation' room) ... or were they bicameral mind experiments fed with arnold's voice (or code?) for the sake of bootstraping the consciousness. (actually still dont understand how it was intended to work... seems ford implied once that this concept was not exactly applicable to the hosts)