Summary: William is fraught with guilt over what he did to his daughter and so he is living a confused life while constantly plagued with visions of her. Charlotte comes to him and convinces him to return to Delos to protect the company from Serac. However, it's all a ploy and Charlotte gets William admitted into a mental hospital and ownership of Delos is given to her. Meanwhile, Serac sends Maeve to track where Dolores has gone and whose identity she is using. Maeve's hutn leads her to Musashi who Dolores has implanted as head of the Yakuza. Maeve realizes that Dolores has cloned herself and that all the hosts she has with her are simply her own clones implanted in the bodies of others. Musashi kills Maeve but he leaves when Serac's men arrive. Dolores and Caleb put together a plan and take all of Liam's money away, with plans to capture him at a party. However, Bernard and Stubbs arrive and take Liam away. Dolores fights off Stubbs and goes after Caleb and Bernard. Martin holds Bernard at gunpoint and he learns that Dolores has cloned herself.
The Good: The opening sequence is very well done. This episode does a very effective job of inserting us into William's fractured mind. His remorse and fears are displayed very effectively through his hallucinations of Emily and it's clear that he's struggling to make peace with himself over what he's done. The way this episode displays William's inner struggle is impressive, and it's shown in a uniquely disorienting way that makes this story feel much more powerful than it has any right to be. Ed Harris also delivers a great performance, and the result is that William's scenes end up being the best part of the episode. There is emotion and character work here that the show desperately needs to put in its other storylines. Serac remains a fun on-screen presence. He's very mysterious and his motives still aren't quite clear to me, though I'm sure that many dedicated fans have already pieced together his entire plan. I really liked the tease of his backstory and I'm interested to learn more about why he has the mindset that he does about humanity. I thought his recruitment of Maeve was well done, and I bought into Maeve choosing to go along with Serac's plans for now. The central party scene was a very good climax to the episode. I like that the episode built towards this one scene from two different perspectives as it made the party much more suspenseful and dramatic than it would have been otherwise. The action once Dolores and Bernard came into conflict was very well done, and I particularly liked the fight between Dolores and Stubbs. The episode concluded with a pretty decent twist as well. While not Earth-shattering, it was nice to get confirmation on who these hosts actually are. The idea that Dolores would simply split her conscience made perfect sense and it also did a great job of demonstrating how vain and villainous she has become since she has no interest in other hosts and would much rather just clone herself over and over again to accomplish her goals. The Bad: Unfortunately the show just doesn't interest me very much. When I signed on to watch this show, I was excited to watch robots taking over in a western theme park. I did not sign on for futuristic drama involving control over a company and various rich people talking about philosophy. The show has been quite dull for a while now, and halfway through this season, I'm just not invested in this story. All 3 plot lines didn't do much to interest me. I have no reason to get invested in Dolores and Caleb taking away Liam's money, so the scenes of them enacting their plan fell flat for me. Maeve hunting for leads on Dolores was also horribly uninteresting. She isn't bouncing off of any other characters or developing relationships, so it's just mindless action and plot development with no substance under the surface. Lastly, even William's story isn't that interesting. His inner conflict is certainly worth exploring, and it was the most interesting part of this episode. But all of the plot details surrounding his scenes with Charlotte were pretty dull and I couldn't bring myself to care about what was happening. Maeve and Musashi's fight was also quite disappointing because of how little it meant. Maeve lost the fight and that should be a significant moment, but judging by the end of the episode, it seems like Serac will fix Maeve up easily so there won't be any major consequences to the confrontation between Maeve and Musashi which is massively disappointing. The Unknown: What's the sector 16 project? Will Serac bring Maeve back? What will her response be to the loss against Musashi, and by extension, Dolores? Why does Dolores want Liam? What purpose does he have? What happens now with Bernard and Stubbs? What's William's role in all of this? Is he going to get back at Dolores somehow? How will he do that now that he's been committed? Best Moment: The opening sequence. William's inner conflict was presented in a wonderful way, and it served to be a terrific way to catch up with the character who had been absent for several episodes. Character of the Episode: William. Conclusion: This episode had some solid set-up for the rest of the season, some exciting action, and there was even more character work than usual. Because of that, this is certainly much better than the previous episodes this season. But the familiar problems are still detracting from the overall experience and continue to make this season feel quite disappointing. Score: 60
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