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Westworld – Season 1, Episode 4 Dissonance Theory

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Westworld – Season 1, Episode 4

Dissonance Theory

Aired Oct 23, 2016

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Sci-Fi

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Dolores joins William and Logan on a bounty hunt in the badlands; the Man in Black finds a critical clue; Dr. Ford and Theresa discuss the future of the park; Maeve is troubled by a recurring vision.

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"Dissonance Theory" spends some welcome time with the Man In Black while continuing the methodical expansion of the Westworld universe.

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Ed Harris

Man in Black

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Dolores Abernathy

James Marsden

Teddy Flood

Thandiwe Newton

Maeve Millay

Jeffrey Wright

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

06/19/2018

9/10

After last week's somewhat sluggish installment, "Dissonance Theory" felt to me like a step in the right direction. I love when the show digs into its subtext about storytelling and spirituality.

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James White

Empire Magazine

11/07/2017

4/5

More depth and discussion to be had, and despite all the complex issues being revealed, the show is still managing to tread the line between philosophical forum and entertaining story.

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Scott Tobias

New York Times

10/24/2016

Or maybe the philosophical inquiries of Westworld simply interest me more than speculating about its mythology. This week's episode goes deeper into the Gunslinger's quest to understand the inner workings of the park by finding the center of the maze.

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Genevieve Valentine

Vice

07/03/2018

The trick is that Westworld recognizes the implications of its choices and makes sure we don't understand enough to tune out the trauma.

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William Evans

Black Nerd Problems

06/25/2018

Maeve still trying to make sense of her blending realities and s***. Her Dolby Surround Sound messing up and she seeing the past or some s***, some memory when a bunch of them got murked out.

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Tara Bennett

Syfy Wire

06/05/2018

This episode was a worthy follow-up to last week's satisfying storytelling.

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Synopsis

Dolores joins William and Logan on a bounty hunt in the badlands; the Man in Black finds a critical clue; Dr. Ford and Theresa discuss the future of the park; Maeve is troubled by a recurring vision.

Director: Vincenzo Natali
Executive Producer: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Ed Brubaker
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 23, 2016