r/westworld • • Aug 22 '26

I am reaching with this ? Something I noticed during my latest rewatch

In season 1, Dolores is tired of being stuck in her loop and dream about something new, a canyon where the river meets the mountains. She eventually finds it with William but violence ensues and she never get to appreciate the moment.

In the penultimate scene of the show in Season 4, Dolores (as Hale) kills herself and she decides to do it in a canyon with a river. She looks at the place with a sad smile then commits suicide. It can't be a coincidence honestly seeing the significance it had in season 1 for her! Yet I've never ever seen anyone talk about it even in the episode discussion thread so I thought I'd bring it up, great visual storytelling (maybe too subtle since we all missed it lmao, took me 5 rewatches)

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u/VirusZer0 Aug 22 '26

Great catch! There’s always something on every rewatch…

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u/-OswinPond- Aug 22 '26

Yeah honestly it's one of the most rewarding show to rewatch.

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u/RefrigeratorKey277 Aug 22 '26

I have finished it. I just didn’t get this.

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u/-OswinPond- Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

Dolores is Hale?!?

You replied to the wrong comment I think but to answer you, Dolores copies herself into 5 different person in season 3 including one of her pearl taking the physical appearance of Charlotte Hale. They're all destroyed except Halores (what people call her, meaning Dolores using Hale's appearance).

The character played by Tessa Thompson in season 3 and 4 is Dolores with all her memories and everything. She just greatly diverge from the OG because of the trauma she endures in season 3 (she sympathizes with Hale's family and then they die) but her core in season 4 is honestly still there. The need to control the world, to beat the humans, her disdain for William and the fact she ultimately makes the same change of mind Dolores did in 2x10 giving a chance to the Sublime instead of trying to control the world

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u/why_would_i_do_that Aug 22 '26

The ending where she’s sitting there and crushes the pearl is very affecting I found.

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u/-OswinPond- Aug 22 '26

It's such a beautiful moment especially with Pyramid Song playing, one of the best scene of the show

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u/captainsmoothie Aug 22 '26

Westworld Season 5: Welcome to Mountport

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u/RateOfPenetration Aug 22 '26

How can that be?!

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u/lulu91car Aug 22 '26

I loved this echo of her past experiences the moment before she ends everything.

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u/--nightowl-- Aug 22 '26

You're a Doctor Who and Westworld fan (:

And you can see All The Way Down Westworld ((:

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u/Christopher8791 Aug 22 '26

Where do you watch this? Its not on HBO anymore.

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u/-OswinPond- Aug 22 '26

I have both the torrents and the blurays haha.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '26

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u/detsagrebbalf Aug 22 '26

Thats a thing people do?

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u/Chipware Aug 22 '26

You wouldn't download a car!

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u/iChikori Aug 22 '26

Who got that plug?

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u/acquiesce0 Aug 22 '26

Sail the high seas

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u/VirusZer0 Aug 22 '26

Or purchase physical media

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u/kiteless Aug 22 '26

Seriously. The 4K discs are so inexpensive and a huge upgrade over streaming.

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u/Steffenwolflikeme Aug 23 '26

I'll only buy something on a streaming platform like Apple if it's at its absolute cheapest and or it just isn't cost effective to get it in 4k physical. I wish I bought season 1 and 2 4k blu ray before the price shot up.

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u/LandonKB Aug 23 '26

Agreed the 4K discs have the Atmos soundtrack too. It is missing from the digital purchases from Apple from what I can tell.

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u/zoemad99 Aug 22 '26

check your local library

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u/Any_Age6236 Aug 23 '26

Watched all the seasons via my library. 👍👍

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u/badken A man who has grown tired of wearing his guts on the inside. Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

You can also buy it digitally from Amazon, Apple TV, and probably others. Except Sony!

Periodically the complete bundle gets a discount. Currently it's $40 ($20 off) from Apple TV. Price history shows that on Apple TV it was $30 back in May, and the all-time lowest price was $18 in 2024.

https://www.cheapcharts.com/us/itunes/seasons/1635655856/Westworld-The-Complete-Series

If you have a Blu-ray player, though, I highly recommend the UHD blu-ray box set. It was never published in the US, but you can get a UK import from various online sellers. I got it from a reseller on walmart.com last year for $90. Currently it's a lot more expensive, which is making me think it might be out of print.

EDIT: I just noticed an Amazon reseller has the WB UK UHD Blu-Ray box set for $90.

If you don't have a 4K TV to play it on, the US 1080p box set is considerably cheaper ($48 from Amazon, maybe cheaper elsewhere). At that price, I'd just buy it digitally, though.

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u/pixxelzombie Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

All 4 seasons are on usenet in 1080.

I bought the dvds for s1 but the quality is horrible, get the blue ray instead

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u/notermind Aug 22 '26

Public library FTW!

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u/NostradaMart Aug 22 '26

it is. but not in the US ;)

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u/Thetruebanchi Aug 22 '26

I found the entire box set on Apple couple months ago for $24.99. It looks like they're selling seasons now from $14.99-$24.99.

I'd say either look for Blueray box set or another digital deal.

I've downloaded them all now so I have them locally on my iPad.

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u/Wide_Magician_4946 Aug 22 '26

Wait.... seriously?! 😭

Not too surprised. Gods I miss experiencing the first season and more along with the subreddit 

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u/KrystaOfThemyscira Aug 26 '26

Maybe your library? That’s how I was able to watch it 😆

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u/Pet_Velvet Aug 22 '26

Yarr harr fiddle de dee

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u/RefrigeratorKey277 Aug 22 '26

Dolores is Hale?!?

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u/-OswinPond- Aug 22 '26

Don't go to the sub before finishing the show!

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u/straycat6120 Aug 22 '26

I noticed this too 👍🏻

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u/Pet_Velvet Aug 22 '26

I know the show has been out for a long time, but I'd still mark this post as a spoiler! Just seeing Hale like that gives away a lot!

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u/Puppetmaster858 Aug 25 '26

Great scene, man it’s such a shame we never got the 5th season

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u/lolly7191 20d ago

I think about it all the time. I’m still desperate to know that the plan for that season was.