Enjoyed this episode a lot, Caleb gets a lot of time to shine and this is easily one of the best episodes for his character. It's dark, it's unsettling, and quite simply it's an extremely captivating hour of television. A really strong entry for Westworld Season 4, and the ending left me appreciating the whole thing even more.
22 Reviews
Beautifully disturbing, Westwold's 4th season gets even better
seaicanmexfood1 August 2022
To keep it short, if you've not started to watch season 4 based off your feelings for season 3, put those feelings behind you and come experience some of the best Westworld to date. This season has been much darker, this episode encapsulates that perfectly, especially with its beautifully dark, ethereal soundtrack, "Fidelity" shows us some of the most disturbing storytelling we've ever gotten from Westworld, reminding me a lot of season 2's James Delos storyline.
Another thought provoking edge of your seat episode
chrisgavidia1 August 2022
A great episode of a show is one where you don't want it to end and this episode was just that. This weeks installment continues an amazingly strong string of episodes that really gets you engaged and invested into the story. Finish up the season strong Westworld !
Utterly outstanding.
W011y4m51 August 2022
It's hard to comprehend & even articulate (without unintentionally understating) just how incredible this season of Westworld has become, meticulously improving upon the frustratingly inconsistent quality of S3 to the point where S4's potentially surpassed even S1 (if the calibre of writing is somehow maintained to the end) in terms of the writing.
For yet another impressive week, audiences have been generously gifted with a beautifully crafted, ingenious, philosophical exploration of both character & themes of consciousness (a sci-fi masterpiece) that pushes the storytelling to its creative limits, subverting expectations by intricately plotting the journey in a fascinating direction - until we're left trying to process the sheer complexity of what we've just watched, which shapes our perception of the series in an ever evolving, always new & exciting way. For a show to be in its 4th season & still finding inventive, groundbreaking methods of challenging viewers - so profoundly? What a phenomenal accomplishment. One of the best episodes yet. I'm astonished by its faultlessness.
For yet another impressive week, audiences have been generously gifted with a beautifully crafted, ingenious, philosophical exploration of both character & themes of consciousness (a sci-fi masterpiece) that pushes the storytelling to its creative limits, subverting expectations by intricately plotting the journey in a fascinating direction - until we're left trying to process the sheer complexity of what we've just watched, which shapes our perception of the series in an ever evolving, always new & exciting way. For a show to be in its 4th season & still finding inventive, groundbreaking methods of challenging viewers - so profoundly? What a phenomenal accomplishment. One of the best episodes yet. I'm astonished by its faultlessness.
Probably the best comeback in the history of tv series
mateo1301 August 2022
Without saying too much I am totally impressed the way they wrote the storyline. Mixing the timelines in a way that I couldn't understand (like s2) but revealing it step by step that I could comprehend and enjoy.
It is a huge comeback after the horrible S3 which totally disrespected the foundation of it.
It is a huge comeback after the horrible S3 which totally disrespected the foundation of it.
Season 4 just keeps on giving
jonnyjoker1 August 2022
I keep telling my friends that if Season 4 keeps up the quality until the end, they'll have to come back to the show, while worrying that they'll mess up. I've been saying this since episode 3, but since then it just keeps on giving. It's really hard to put into words what I feel about this season so far - the pacing is great, the reveals feel meticulously planned to keep us at the edge of our seats while being organic and authentic. This episode was fantastic, balancing darkness and hope, artificialness and humanity on a tightrope. Similarly thought provoking and emotionally engaging to the previous episodes, but like what I've said in the beginning, it feels like they keep topping themselves with every episode. It feels like it can't get any better than this, but I've said the same thing last week and the week before that...
This is art.
This is art.
Probably the Most Enjoyable Episode of the Last Two Seasons
MamadNobari971 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I don't really have many complaints about this episode as I enjoyed it thoroughly and would've watched another hour of it.
This episode is Caleb/Frankie centered and both plots are engaging and interesting. It also tried to be emotional but since the fiasco that was season 3, I don't really feel for any characters to make me emotional for them. Still enjoyable nonetheless.
We don't see anything about Chrissie's plot line which makes sense, as the last episode was mainly about her, but it's still unclear as to how these two storylines and two groups are gonna converge when there are only two episodes left.
The only minor complaint I have of this season is that the plot and the world don't feel as big and impactful as they should be. Like it feels like this "world domination" plot of this season misses the big establishing scenes that establish the scale of this take-over, and I'm not saying they haven't established that, it's just that it doesn't feel as big scaled and large as it should. Like I get the mystery and the reveal they tried to achieve with the world domination, but I feel like that after the reveal, they should've shown a flashback about how Charlotte achieved that on a big scale and replaced everyone. But I think, or mostly feel that there is a missing feeling of grandeur this plot should have, but doesn't.
Anyway, as I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, and other than the same old amateurish action scenes which I've come to accept from this show, I don't really have complaints about it. Also, looking at the 3rd season, I also gave its 6th episode a 9/10, but for the next two final episodes, I gave them 6 and 5, so let's hope they've learned their lessons from last season's finale and this season is different.
This episode is Caleb/Frankie centered and both plots are engaging and interesting. It also tried to be emotional but since the fiasco that was season 3, I don't really feel for any characters to make me emotional for them. Still enjoyable nonetheless.
We don't see anything about Chrissie's plot line which makes sense, as the last episode was mainly about her, but it's still unclear as to how these two storylines and two groups are gonna converge when there are only two episodes left.
The only minor complaint I have of this season is that the plot and the world don't feel as big and impactful as they should be. Like it feels like this "world domination" plot of this season misses the big establishing scenes that establish the scale of this take-over, and I'm not saying they haven't established that, it's just that it doesn't feel as big scaled and large as it should. Like I get the mystery and the reveal they tried to achieve with the world domination, but I feel like that after the reveal, they should've shown a flashback about how Charlotte achieved that on a big scale and replaced everyone. But I think, or mostly feel that there is a missing feeling of grandeur this plot should have, but doesn't.
Anyway, as I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, and other than the same old amateurish action scenes which I've come to accept from this show, I don't really have complaints about it. Also, looking at the 3rd season, I also gave its 6th episode a 9/10, but for the next two final episodes, I gave them 6 and 5, so let's hope they've learned their lessons from last season's finale and this season is different.
Quite stellar
noalygh1 August 2022
I (mostly) take back what I said last episode! Even though the last one was amazing, it ironically showed a depressing struggle of absolute existentialism in which the show is devoid of anyone to root and care for (at what point is it even worth watching when the world is depressing, and all controlled by robots anyway?).
In this one, Maeve and C showed the way forward; it follows up sublimely with the eradicate beauty of human sides. And yes, the comeback keeps getting better. It's amazing how the writers are raising the bar back up after the hole they dug in season 3. Awesome!!
In this one, Maeve and C showed the way forward; it follows up sublimely with the eradicate beauty of human sides. And yes, the comeback keeps getting better. It's amazing how the writers are raising the bar back up after the hole they dug in season 3. Awesome!!
*** Stellar Performance ***
jeheuer5 August 2022
Season 4 continues to deliver good quality, but this one had a flaw
gabrielfloricel13 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Good episode, but had some inconsistencies and pacing issues throughout, when compared to the last 2 phenomenal episodes.
All-in-all Season 4 is an upgrade compared to the last one and definitely a contender for the top 2 best seasons.
This episode had strong acting and a dramatic storyline with Caleb.
My main issue with this episode which caused my lower rating was a major inconsistency which they didn't explain:
Didn't that happen years later? Didn't she get full control of the humans years later? Halores said herself in episode 4 that she infected the young population, as they were more malleable and that generation grew up to become fully controlled by her parasites, thus taking over the world.
But we see Frankie still as a kid, which means it was just right after Caleb left them (7 years after the events of season 3). When did Halores built the tower and take full control of the humans in only 7 years? Also without Maeve and Caleb knowing a thing?
Major inconsistency here which really ruined the experience of this episode.
All-in-all Season 4 is an upgrade compared to the last one and definitely a contender for the top 2 best seasons.
This episode had strong acting and a dramatic storyline with Caleb.
My main issue with this episode which caused my lower rating was a major inconsistency which they didn't explain:
- in the beginning of the episode, we see Frankie and her mom, apparently weeks or at most months since Caleb went with Maeve and they were already in the city controlled by Halores?
Didn't that happen years later? Didn't she get full control of the humans years later? Halores said herself in episode 4 that she infected the young population, as they were more malleable and that generation grew up to become fully controlled by her parasites, thus taking over the world.
But we see Frankie still as a kid, which means it was just right after Caleb left them (7 years after the events of season 3). When did Halores built the tower and take full control of the humans in only 7 years? Also without Maeve and Caleb knowing a thing?
Major inconsistency here which really ruined the experience of this episode.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
snix_227 August 2022
I didn't think Westworld could top its first and second season. I believe it just did.
The last 3 episodes have been outstanding. Tessa Thompson, Thandiwe Newton and Aaron Paul are doing a perfect and i mean PERFECT job in these episodes. Evan Rachel Wood as well but has not been utilized as much so far. I hope she has more screen time these last couple of episodes.
The last 3 episodes have been outstanding. Tessa Thompson, Thandiwe Newton and Aaron Paul are doing a perfect and i mean PERFECT job in these episodes. Evan Rachel Wood as well but has not been utilized as much so far. I hope she has more screen time these last couple of episodes.
Too average for Westworld
Adieu_312 August 2022
Too predictable, No epic, No music.
Formal seasons intermediate episodes had new technologies and metaphysical questions ; we just get on the skin and don't seek deeper here, which make last couple episodes very average for what we were used to.
Still hope for Ecstasy of Gold in the two remaining episodes, for now I'm just hungry !!
Formal seasons intermediate episodes had new technologies and metaphysical questions ; we just get on the skin and don't seek deeper here, which make last couple episodes very average for what we were used to.
Still hope for Ecstasy of Gold in the two remaining episodes, for now I'm just hungry !!
'Outstanding', 'Stellar', 'Phenomenal'... Give me a break!!!
sadako117 August 2022
All themes in the show have been use before countless times. The show is quite generic.
After two seasons I still not see what is so especial about Caleb. He is a glorified sidekick. He just follow other guys around. He is just there to create conversations and to explain us the audience what's going on. For two seasons the show tried to give him some importance but he is absolutely unimportant for the main plot.
After two seasons I still not see what is so especial about Caleb. He is a glorified sidekick. He just follow other guys around. He is just there to create conversations and to explain us the audience what's going on. For two seasons the show tried to give him some importance but he is absolutely unimportant for the main plot.
One of my favorite episodes so far this season!
scott-c-buckingham10 August 2022
I am really enjoying this season. I don't understand the haters out there. Too confusing for some minds I guess. This episode was captivating, sentimental, violent, smart, and suspenseful all at once. The whole Westworld team is definitely out to make an unforgettable season and hopefully many more to come!
They're running from you
Trey_Trebuchet14 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Probably one of my favorites of the whole show. Aaron Paul is really good in this, and Caleb gets some REALLY good character growth. Sure, it's not the original Caleb, but I still found myself pretty invested and enthralled by everything he was dealing with. His progression through the facility was got scarier and darker the longer fit went on. I loved the heck out of it.
The "traitor" drama was really well done too. I'll starting to like C and I continue to love Bernard and his weird vision stuff.
Great episode. Hard to believe there's only a couple of episodes left.
The "traitor" drama was really well done too. I'll starting to like C and I continue to love Bernard and his weird vision stuff.
Great episode. Hard to believe there's only a couple of episodes left.
One of the best episodes of Westworld
tomiloki14 August 2022
USE ME.......
moviesfilmsreviewsinc15 August 2022
Episode 6 of Westworld Season 4 starts with us in the city of nightmares, with Outliers on the run and attempting to escape the Hosts. Jay is the latest in a line of rebels that have been saved, and he's taken to a safehouse, away from the Tower. Among those leading the charge are Frankie and her mother, reinforcing the theory that "C" in Bernard's vision is Frankie. The C could stand for Caleb. Bernard and C dig up their "weapon" , which is Maeve. They take her to the remnants of the city and remain determined to bring her back to end this ongoing war.
Inside, Bernard leads C through the inner-workings of the city, finding a lab. They need to replace Maeve's control unit, and fix her up too. Interestingly, we also learn here that hats are used to collect data. The tech is slow and primitive by "today's standard" but this soon changed when those in Westworld chose to use mirrors. Their idea was to play on humanity's vanity; another Charlotte Hale invention. As for Caleb, he makes it onto the roof and records a message for Frankie. He promises that she's going to win because she's stronger than him and the world Charlotte has made is real. He apologizes for failing and calls her his warrior. "I love you," Caleb signs off. Of course, we then get confirmation that C is Caleb's daughter, Frankie. However, Maeve awakens too and kills J before he can continue his murderous rampage. C is convinced that Caleb is alive and decide to head out and find him. As for Charlotte, she burns all remnants of Caleb and rebuilds him in her own image, turning him into a Host she can control. I don't want to say Westworld has run out steam this season, because there are glimmers of a great story here, but this episode doesn't really have all that much going on. Sure, we get the Bernard plotline and more details about C, whom we finally learn for sure is Caleb's daughter, but we also get that long escape run with Caleb which feels drawn out and stretched to the end of the episode. The whole idea of the resistance group and one among them being a mole is certainly tense, but that dissipates when you realize we don't actually know a whole lot about these characters. When the "turn" does happen with J, it doesn't quite have the same gravitas it may have had. However, the visuals and the pacing are both excellent this time around again, but with two episodes left it's unclear exactly where this one is going in the future. Let's hope the season rounds out with a bombastic couple of episodes!
Inside, Bernard leads C through the inner-workings of the city, finding a lab. They need to replace Maeve's control unit, and fix her up too. Interestingly, we also learn here that hats are used to collect data. The tech is slow and primitive by "today's standard" but this soon changed when those in Westworld chose to use mirrors. Their idea was to play on humanity's vanity; another Charlotte Hale invention. As for Caleb, he makes it onto the roof and records a message for Frankie. He promises that she's going to win because she's stronger than him and the world Charlotte has made is real. He apologizes for failing and calls her his warrior. "I love you," Caleb signs off. Of course, we then get confirmation that C is Caleb's daughter, Frankie. However, Maeve awakens too and kills J before he can continue his murderous rampage. C is convinced that Caleb is alive and decide to head out and find him. As for Charlotte, she burns all remnants of Caleb and rebuilds him in her own image, turning him into a Host she can control. I don't want to say Westworld has run out steam this season, because there are glimmers of a great story here, but this episode doesn't really have all that much going on. Sure, we get the Bernard plotline and more details about C, whom we finally learn for sure is Caleb's daughter, but we also get that long escape run with Caleb which feels drawn out and stretched to the end of the episode. The whole idea of the resistance group and one among them being a mole is certainly tense, but that dissipates when you realize we don't actually know a whole lot about these characters. When the "turn" does happen with J, it doesn't quite have the same gravitas it may have had. However, the visuals and the pacing are both excellent this time around again, but with two episodes left it's unclear exactly where this one is going in the future. Let's hope the season rounds out with a bombastic couple of episodes!
Boring filler episode
richardguion12 November 2022
This episode seems like pure filler. I think the further Westworld moves away from the Michael Chrichton film's premise, the amusement park full of robots, the weaker the story is. The previous episodes had some compelling stuff and Ed Harris had some interesting scenes to play. Here we have Caleb suffering for an entire episode. I agree with the other reviewers who said Caleb is a boring character, despite Aaron Paul's acting, the writers don't make him into an interesting character. The show runners must have been too busy making Prime Video TV shows. I do keep watching because I love Ed Harris & Thandie Newton's performance. Tessa Thompson is also great fun, the dominatrix torturing the human race. WTF happened to Evan Rachel Wood's storyline? She's totally wasted this season.
Without a doubt the 10 rating are fake
denise_actress10 August 2022
Utter Nonsense
h_pt_12 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The show runners have no sensible idea about complexity.
Dolores/Hale (very unconvincing) rules the world (a very small world indeed). How did she achieve this? No one knows. Maybe she just replaced all politicians in the world (God bless). Maybe humans rolled over and played dead. She is a sad ludicrous iteration of last season nonsensical world domination AI-ball.
Humans are overridden by nano machines controlled by sound waves (!), so there can be a beautiful tower on the outskirts of every major town(?). They are now the de facto hosts of the "real" world (or is it?).
Bernard is now the Oracle, just because he spent three decades watching simulations by The Architect Akhenateka in the sublime. Caleb remains something of the One, ex military, ex black ops, ex outlier, full punch bag - not a single action scene during which he does not have to be saved by Maeve. This the One parody is complementary to new Dolores hypnotic waking world. Alas, 3rd season was not very good but 4rd season is borderline ridiculous and uninteresting.
On top of everything, if any synthetic being ("host" by now is just confusing) speaks to a human "outlier" they are abruptly overcome by a sudden necessity to commit suicide!!!
Westworld has become derivative if itself, which is the worse single flaw of any show. It is intellectually naive, with no sense of narrative coherence.
At some point two characters rise two mirrors in the desert to interrupt a "laser fence". This is just about as ridiculous as the rest of this narrative.
Astonishing.
Dolores/Hale (very unconvincing) rules the world (a very small world indeed). How did she achieve this? No one knows. Maybe she just replaced all politicians in the world (God bless). Maybe humans rolled over and played dead. She is a sad ludicrous iteration of last season nonsensical world domination AI-ball.
Humans are overridden by nano machines controlled by sound waves (!), so there can be a beautiful tower on the outskirts of every major town(?). They are now the de facto hosts of the "real" world (or is it?).
Bernard is now the Oracle, just because he spent three decades watching simulations by The Architect Akhenateka in the sublime. Caleb remains something of the One, ex military, ex black ops, ex outlier, full punch bag - not a single action scene during which he does not have to be saved by Maeve. This the One parody is complementary to new Dolores hypnotic waking world. Alas, 3rd season was not very good but 4rd season is borderline ridiculous and uninteresting.
On top of everything, if any synthetic being ("host" by now is just confusing) speaks to a human "outlier" they are abruptly overcome by a sudden necessity to commit suicide!!!
Westworld has become derivative if itself, which is the worse single flaw of any show. It is intellectually naive, with no sense of narrative coherence.
At some point two characters rise two mirrors in the desert to interrupt a "laser fence". This is just about as ridiculous as the rest of this narrative.
Astonishing.
This whole season is abysmal...
liowik2 August 2022
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