WestWorld- S01E09, The Well-Tempered Clavier

Oh boy. This is the second-to-last episode of WestWorld's first season, and I'm feeling like there's absolutely no chance that these million plot-threads get tied off neatly by the end. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing; after all, a show that wraps up completely in one season doesn't usually have a ton to work with when the second season begins. But I'm starting to get to a point where, because the show plays so much with perspective, implanted memories, and compulsion (and if my theories are correct, timelines as well), that I can't get anything nailed down enough to hold onto. There's so little that I can trust, and I'm really not sure how much of what I think has happened on this show has actually happened. Which leaves me in a place that isn't super conducive to podcasting, because I don't know where to approach formulating theories or even formulating basic conversations. Now there isn't anything inherently wrong with playing with the heads of your viewers, and I appreciate that the writers are probably trying to get the audience to feel as disoriented and unsure as the Hosts are feeling, which is a cool idea in theory. It's just tough for me to get invested when I can keep saying, "Whatever, that probably didn't even happen", and trot right along onto the next plot point. I hope that you all are enjoying our coverage of this, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!