"Well Enough Alone" is the second episode of the fourth season of Westworld, and thirtieth episode overall.
Plot[]
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Synopsis[]
Clementine[]
Clementine is shown walking through a street market in Mexico before returning to her house. Inside, she finds a host resembling the Man in Black, who demands that she reveal where Maeve is. When Clementine says she'd "see him in hell" before betraying her friend, the Man in Black cuts her throat, leaving a spray of blood on the window.
Caleb and Maeve[]
Caleb and Maeve drive to the home of California Senator Ken Whitney, William's last known contact. Maeve quickly realizes that Senator Whitney and his wife Anastasia are hosts planted by Delos and manages to kill the Anastasia host before she kills Caleb. Reviewing data from the Senator host, Maeve learns that there are 249 other hosts acting as "emissaries of the New World Order." She sees William and the hosts kill the Senator for refusing to support a Delos-backed bill. Anastasia is spared when Charlotte suddenly enters the room and orders her to be locked in the stables. Caleb discovers the real Anastasia, who has seemingly gone insane and slaughtered every horse in the stable. Anastasia gives him and Maeve an invitation from an "old friend" before trying to stab Caleb, forcing Maeve to shoot her. Maeve tells a distraught Caleb that there was no other way to end Anastasia's suffering.
William and Clementine[]
Clementine, now dressed and redesignated as Executive Assistant to the Board, meets with Justice Department official Jim Navarro, who demands to see William. Clementine belittles him and replies that since he doesn't have an appointment, he has to leave. Navarro departs in a huff. Later, the Vice President of the United States ambushes William on his private golf course, trying to dissuade him from his plans to open a new Delos theme park on American soil. After William refuses to budge, the Vice President walks back to see Clementine wiping her hands after killing his two Secret Service bodyguards. William then comes up behind the Vice President and strikes him unconscious with his golf club.
Christina[]
As Christina prepares to go to work, she and Maya discuss Peter's suicide. Maya reads his obituary and notes that Peter made a large donation to the Hope Center for Mental Health before he died. Christina starts to wonder if Peter's story resembles any of her previous work. During her usual commute, she stops to listen to a homeless man who asks her if she's seen the "tower" and mentions that it can only be found by "following the birds." As she is about to enter her office, Christina sees several dead birds. She subsequently drives out to the Hope Center, telling her boss that she is taking a sick day to work on some ideas. At the Hope Center, which has since been shuttered, Christina finds a wing dedicated to Peter, but notices that the dedication was made many years ago, long before Peter started contacting her. She calls Maya, telling her that she feels like she is going insane. Before leaving, she spots old drawings of a tower matching the one made by the homeless man.
Caleb and Maeve[]
Maeve and Caleb enter the Angeles Art Pavilion dressed for a party. The building seems empty, and Maeve finds no hosts present. After adjusting a gramophone playing music onstage, the two are brought down into a secret club, where they share drinks. Worried that this might be a trap, Caleb contacts his friends for backup. Suddenly, the room starts moving and the windows open, revealing that they are on a train. With no way off, Maeve has Caleb pretend to be her husband when they are approached by Sophia, the park greeter, who confirms that they have a reservation for the park's grand opening. While going through the clothing options, Maeve helps Caleb ward off an unwelcome advance from Sophia.
Charlotte and William[]
Navarro is seen getting into his car when Clementine suddenly appears from behind, restraining his head and arms with zip-ties. She exits the car, and Charlotte enters. She confirms Navarro's suspicions that the hosts are replacing key political figures in the government but explains that they have no desire to kill humans - rather, they intend to control them. She then releases a single fly, which crawls under Navarro's eyelid as he screams. Later, Charlotte visits the original William, now kept in cryostasis, and further elaborates on her master plan. She intends to build a world where the hosts are free to do as they wish while humans serve their needs, thereby reversing their original roles. As William is put back into stasis, his host announces the opening of "The Golden Age," Delos' new park modeled on the Roaring Twenties. Caleb and Maeve, now properly attired for the era, exit their train with the other guests and enter the park.
Cast[]
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Deaths[]
- Senator Ken Whitney
- Anastasia Whitney
Music[]
See also[]
William compares himself to Ernest Hemingway and says that he and F. Scott Fitzgerald were “friends in the way that the weak are drawn to the strong” and that Hemingway said, “the world breaks everyone.” It’s reminiscent, in a reductive sort of way, of William and Logan’s relationship when they were younger. But if you remember back to season one, William would have seen himself then as Fitzgerald, not Hemingway.
Image Gallery/HBO Episode Stills[]
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External links[]
Well Enough Alone at the Internet Movie Database (rating 8.0/10) - Well Enough Alone на Rotten tomatoes (rating ?%)
