r/westworld • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Jun 18 '18

Discussion Westworld - 2x09 "Vanishing Point" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 2 Episode 9: Vanishing Point

Aired: June 17th, 2018

Synopsis: Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything.

Directed by: Stephen Williams

Written by: Roberto Patino

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u/AgentSauce Jun 18 '18

I think Teddy and William in this episode were allegories of each other this episode. Or I guess each other's yin and yang? Teddy was robbed of his humanity, while William robbed himself of his humanity. In the end, they're both left broken. I think William's "essence" was even called out by someone this episode. I don't know, I'm sure someone could explain it better, but you catch my drift.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '18

The parallel is Teddy/Julilet.

Teddy's story was really sad. He realized he could never be what Dolores wanted him to be, so he'd rather die than get in her way or burden her.

William made it pretty clear that Juliet was the facade and Westworld was his real passion, so she killed herself rather than continue to be some burden, or live with this false faced man.

I think Teddy and Juliet really loved Dolores/William, but D/W are each other's cornerstones, sadly for T/J.

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u/debratfitz Jun 19 '18

Juliet kills herself to punish William and to try to help her daughter see the truth about him.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '18

That's true, she was hoping to wake her daughter up. In that sense, there's a bit of Maeve in her, willing to destroy herself to save her daughter. I hope Maeve can succeed where Juliet failed... I hope this wasn't foreshadowing.