Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) and the clone of William a.k.a. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) prepare their ‘perfect world’ in the new episode of HBO‘s Westworld.
The new episode airing on Sunday night, entitled Zhuanzgi (the name of a Chinese philosopher) featured Charlotte and William flaunting their power over this world.
Standing in their way, however, is Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and Ashley (Luke Hemsworth).
Perfect: Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) and the clone of William a.k.a. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) prepare their ‘perfect world’ in the new episode of HBO’s Westworld
William: The new episode airing on Sunday night, entitled Zhuanzgi (the name of a Chinese philosopher) featured Charlotte and William flaunting their power over this world
The episode begins with William having a dinner at a fancy restaurant, with two people who thinks they are close friends with him.
When he asks what his name is, the man just laughs, as William says he can do anything he wants to anyone in this restaurant.
He says they represent, ‘a very significant investment’ and that they will not remember anything and they have no control.
Dinner: The episode begins with William having a dinner at a fancy restaurant, with two people who thinks they are close friends with him
Laughs: When he asks what his name is, the man just laughs, as William says he can do anything he wants to anyone in this restaurant
‘It’s genuine, it’s beautiful, really. A beautiful lie,’ he says, when he’s interrupted by Clementine (Angela Sarafyan), who needs help with a client telling the couple to wait for him, as they freeze.
Clementine and William walk up to an apartment building and into an apartment where a number of people are dead.
A woman named Hope (Nicole Pacent) is saying she won the game, with Hope bloodied, as William asks if she knows who he is.
Genuine: ‘It’s genuine, it’s beautiful, really. A beautiful lie,’ he says, when he’s interrupted by Clementine (Angela Sarafyan), who needs help with a client telling the couple to wait for him, as they freeze
Clementine: Clementine and William walk up to an apartment building and into an apartment where a number of people are dead
Hope: A woman named Hope (Nicole Pacent) is saying she won the game, with Hope bloodied, as William asks if she knows who he is
She says she does and her procedure is up next week, as William jokes she’s ‘going out with a bang.’
William says the hosts ‘just can’t be replaced’ as Hope says, ‘the things they say, the way they act, just gets under your skin.’
William says there are no rules here, and there are no rules for what he can do for those who don’t respect this place.
Bang: She says she does and her procedure is up next week, as William jokes she’s ‘going out with a bang’
Rules: William says there are no rules here, and there are no rules for what he can do for those who don’t respect this place
He tells Clementine to go back to where she came from as Clementine smiles at her as William goes back to the couple in the restaurant.
He wants to get to know each other a little more and sits down with them as the title sequence begins.
The episode cuts to Christine (Evan Rachel Wood) who gets up early after her date with Teddy (James Marsden).
Clementine: He tells Clementine to go back to where she came from as Clementine smiles at her as William goes back to the couple in the restaurant
Get to know: He wants to get to know each other a little more and sits down with them as the title sequence begins
Date: The episode cuts to Christine (Evan Rachel Wood) who gets up early after her date with Teddy (James Marsden)
Her roommate Maya (Ariana Debose) says she’s glad her date went well and she deserves it, as Christine walks to work.
She gets to work and brings up the characters she has in progress, before starting a new narrative.
She starts it about a girl in the city… but changes it to a girl in the country, as her boss says he didn’t assign that to her.
Roommate: Her roommate Maya (Ariana Debose) says she’s glad her date went well and she deserves it, as Christine walks to work
Girl: She starts it about a girl in the city… but changes it to a girl in the country, as her boss says he didn’t assign that to her
He asks to hear about her new narrative, she says it’s a story about a girl who’s a rancher’s daughter.
She has a ‘nice simple life with her father’ with a plot of land outside town and she has ‘everything she can imagine.’
‘She’s just full of expectations and then one day she gets this feeling that she just can’t shake. Every single day she wakes up. She sees it but nobody else can, that there’s something wrong with the world, and it’s her fault.’ Christine says.
Narrative: He asks to hear about her new narrative, she says it’s a story about a girl who’s a rancher’s daughter
Expectations: ‘She’s just full of expectations and then one day she gets this feeling that she just can’t shake. Every single day she wakes up. She sees it but nobody else can, that there’s something wrong with the world, and it’s her fault.’ Christine says
He asks what the girl’s name is, but she’s interrupted by a phone call from Teddy, who predicts what she’s doing precisely and says he’ll see her soon.
Charlotte is seen controlling a number of people who start dancing in the street at her command.
She destroys a man’s ice sculpture and tells him to start again, telling the man at the keyboard she wants music with more ‘pep.’
Charlotte: Charlotte is seen controlling a number of people who start dancing in the street at her command
Pep: She destroys a man’s ice sculpture and tells him to start again, telling the man at the keyboard she wants music with more ‘pep’
She is enjoying herself when William arrives as she tells the people to dance faster and asks four people to form a chair for her to sit in.
She asks William if this is what the Greek gods did, disguising themselves as humans, as she wonders if they did it because they had ‘nothing better to do.’
William says the humans made the robots in their own image but she says they can rewrite themselves, though they haven’t yet.
Chair: She is enjoying herself when William arrives as she tells the people to dance faster and asks four people to form a chair for her to sit in
William: She is enjoying herself when William arrives as she tells the people to dance faster and asks four people to form a chair for her to sit in
Greek Gods: She asks William if this is what the Greek gods did, disguising themselves as humans, as she wonders if they did it because they had ‘nothing better to do’
Charlotte says they have a different problem as she walks away with William in tow.
She’s seen walking with William up to the massive tower that Christine has seen in her dreams, crossing a massive bridge to it outside of the city.
Charlotte says the human race is ‘infecting us’ as we see Hope, who is now dead, just before she was supposed to ‘transcend.’
Problem: Charlotte says they have a different problem as she walks away with William in tow
Dead: Charlotte says the human race is ‘infecting us’ as we see Hope, who is now dead, just before she was supposed to ‘transcend’
Bridge: She’s seen walking with William up to the massive tower that Christine has seen in her dreams, crossing a massive bridge to it outside of the city
William said she made them to do what they want and she shouldn’t be disappointed some didn’t do what she want.
Charlotte says they are capable of so much more and William says he’s sorry more haven’t joined her.
He asks why she doesn’t just force them to join her, but she says, ‘Because that’s what they would have done.’
Disappointed: William said she made them to do what they want and she shouldn’t be disappointed some didn’t do what she want
Capable: William said she made them to do what they want and she shouldn’t be disappointed some didn’t do what she want
They talk about a man who had breached, with Hope get sent for him as the man says he’s glad it wasn’t all in his head.
Hope drops her gun and says the flower he’s holding is real before shooting him in the head, as Charlotte said she went on a killing spree and then blew her head off.
William asks if something is wrong with her system and she says there’s not, but adds there have been 38 incidents, all triggered by contact with outliers.
Breach: They talk about a man who had breached, with Hope get sent for him as the man says he’s glad it wasn’t all in his head
Hope: Hope drops her gun and says the flower he’s holding is real before shooting him in the head, as Charlotte said she went on a killing spree and then blew her head off
A frustrated Charlotte says William’s human predecessor would not have f***ed up like this and wonders if something is wrong with his programming.
He insists there’s not and she screams, ‘Then why haven’t you fixed my outlier problem?’
Charlotte gives her a new outlier to track down as William leaves and Charlotte runs diagnostics.
Human: A frustrated Charlotte says William’s human predecessor would not have f***ed up like this and wonders if something is wrong with his programming
Outlier: Charlotte gives her a new outlier to track down as William leaves and Charlotte runs diagnostics
The episode transitions to Ashley (Luke Hemsworth) and Jay (Daniel Wu), who are tracking the same outlier trying to get to her before William does
Jay says they live in the desert because Charlotte can’t track them there, adding they are the last free humans.
Christina meets Teddy on a pier, saying it was a ‘pleasant surprise’ as she asks what his story is.
Jay and Ashley: The episode transitions to Ashley (Luke Hemsworth) and Jay (Daniel Wu), who are tracking the same outlier trying to get to her before William does
Track: Jay says they live in the desert because Charlotte can’t track them there, adding they are the last free humans
Pier: Christina meets Teddy on a pier, saying it was a ‘pleasant surprise’ as she asks what his story is
‘Who I am is not the question you should be asking, Christina. It’s who are you?’ Teddy says.
He asks if she sees anything across the water and she looks and there’s nothing there.
He asks her to look again and she realizes Teddy was the man who saved her and he says they were old friends, and he knew someone just like her.
Who are you: ‘Who I am is not the question you should be asking, Christina. It’s who are you?’ Teddy says
Nothing: He asks if she sees anything across the water and she looks and there’s nothing there
She asks him to stay away from him and Teddy talks about Peter, telling her everything he says was true.
‘This world is a lie. It’s a story, a well-told one, but a lie all the same,’ Teddy tells her, adding maybe it’s better if he showed her, asking her to come with him.
He shows Christina two people who she says looks lonely, and he tells her to change their story.
True: She asks him to stay away from him and Teddy talks about Peter, telling her everything he says was true
Lie: ‘This world is a lie. It’s a story, a well-told one, but a lie all the same,’ Teddy tells her, adding maybe it’s better if he showed her, asking her to come with him
She looks again and they look the same, but he tells her to wait, and the people are seen talking to each other.
Christina says it’s a fluke and he asks her to change it again and one of the women leaves, which terrifies Christina.
Teddy explains, ‘In this world, you’re a God.’
Fluke: ‘This world is a lie. It’s a story, a well-told one, but a lie all the same,’ Teddy tells her, adding maybe it’s better if he showed her, asking her to come with him
God: Teddy explains, ‘In this world, you’re a God’
The episode transitions back to Ashley and Jay’s team hunting down the outlier, as William is seen walking near them as well.
Ashley says something is wrong and everyone just freezes around them… before they all turn to the group.
They agree to split up to try and get to the outlier as people start attacking them.
Attack: They agree to split up to try and get to the outlier as people start attacking them
Jay gets inside the apartment as the outlier is seen on the roof, approached by William, brandishing a gun.
‘You see it too, don’t you?’ the outlier says, looking at the tower, adding her husband could see it too.
‘This world doesn’t make sense. Nothing makes sense. You feel it too. I can see it in your eyes. You think you’re going crazy but you’re not, you’re not alone,’ she says.
Outlier: ‘You see it too, don’t you?’ the outlier says, looking at the tower, adding her husband could see it too
William is about to shoot her when Jay shoots him and flees with the outlier as the team all disperses and head to a waiting boat.
Back on the roof, William gets up.
The episode cuts back to Teddy and Christina, who wonders who they really are.
Shoots: William is about to shoot her when Jay shoots him and flees with the outlier as the team all disperses and head to a waiting boat
Teddy and Christina: The episode cuts back to Teddy and Christina, who wonders who they really are.
She says she has lunch with a college roommate and Teddy tells her to stick to the schedule.
He tells her that anyone could be one of them and not to trust anyone, telling her she won’t make a mistake.
Christina meets her old college roommate… who is Charlotte, who says she’s only in town for one day.
Trust: He tells her that anyone could be one of them and not to trust anyone, telling her she won’t make a mistake
Charlotte: Christina meets her old college roommate… who is Charlotte, who says she’s only in town for one day
Charlotte asks how work has been and Christina says its ‘tedious’ but Charlotte says she seems different.
She asks if she met someone and Christina says she wishes they had more time and Charlotte says she deserves to be happy.
Christina says she did meet someone and they’ve only been out once but he seems really great.
Work: Charlotte asks how work has been and Christina says its ‘tedious’ but Charlotte says she seems different
More time: She asks if she met someone and Christina says she wishes they had more time and Charlotte says she deserves to be happy
She asks what his name is and she says she doesn’t want to jinx it, but Charlotte says she has ways of making people talk.
A man bumps into another man behind them and Christina says she has to get back to work and Charlotte says she’ll check in on her next week, and she can always call her too.
Christina gets back to her office and runs a search on Charlotte Hale but the character is not found.
Ways: She asks what his name is and she says she doesn’t want to jinx it, but Charlotte says she has ways of making people talk
She then runs a search on her previous self – Dolores Abernathy – which she finds, but she’s interrupted by her boss, who asks to talk in his office.
‘Your behavior lately has been concerning me,’ he says, as Christina says she’s been flustered by Peter.
He asks if anyone has put ideas in her head and he asks, ‘Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?’
Boss: She then runs a search on her previous self – Dolores Abernathy – which she finds, but she’s interrupted by her boss, who asks to talk in his office
He asks about the ‘personal issue’ and she doesn’t think that’s any of his business and he says things get solved with a bullet to the brain and a scared Charlotte says ‘Stop!’ and he freezes in his tracks.
She tells him to go home and asks where the walled garden is and he says, ‘You just have to see it.’
She walks through a black door and says ‘Show me the game’ as the city comes up bright red.
Personal: He asks about the ‘personal issue’ and she doesn’t think that’s any of his business and he says things get solved with a bullet to the brain and a scared Charlotte says ‘Stop!’ and he freezes in his tracks
Stop: He asks about the ‘personal issue’ and she doesn’t think that’s any of his business and he says things get solved with a bullet to the brain and a scared Charlotte says ‘Stop!’ and he freezes in his tracks
She asks to access her narratives and she asks details about random characters she sees as she realizes there are so many narratives she wrote.
The episode cuts back to William, who says there’s a beauty to this world, an order, a grand design.
‘It was a dream for so long and we finally made it real,’ he adds as he visits the human William, what’s left of him.
Narratives: She asks to access her narratives and she asks details about random characters she sees as she realizes there are so many narratives she wrote
The real William asks why he’d ask him and not Charlotte, as host William asks what he is.
Host William says he had contact with an outlier and asks if it’s infecting him because there is a virus in humans that makes hosts kill themselves.
William says its not his world, it’s hers, and real William says, ‘Maybe it’s time you questioned the nature of your reality.’
The episode cuts back to Christina’s apartment, where Teddy is waiting for her, as she says he was right.
He asks if she sees it, and she looks at the massive tower and nods as Christina asks if she’s writing everyone?
She asks who did this to you and Teddy says, ‘You did as the episode comes to an end.
The preview for next week’s episode shows Maeve being fixed up by Bernard and says she wants to know what’s happening.
Charlotte says humans are petty and exhausting and she wants to put an end to this.
Charlotte: It was also revealed in Generation Lost that it’s actually been 23 years since Caleb has died, as Charlotte revealed this current version is the 278th version
Zhuangzi represents the start of the back half of the eight-episode fourth season of Westworld.
HBO has yet to renew Westworld for a fifth season at this time, though it’s unclear what the network’s plans may be.
Season 4 continues with Fidelity on Sunday, July 31, Metanoia on Sunday, August 7 and the season finale, Que Sera, Sera on Sunday, August 14 on HBO.
Season: Zhuangzi represents the start of the back half of the eight-episode fourth season of Westworld
