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am I the only one whos increasingly annoyed by Dolores?

posted 7 years ago by TTech (67)
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the freakin riddles and her constant blank stare as if it means something, not to mention her parts are by far the most dull. I usually just go get myself a drink or something to eat or fastforward, cannot stand watching her annoying a5s anymore. They really messed up this robot uprising. Dont really see the point of an eventual big revelation if the journey there is sh1t.
Maeve is a bit better but even her parts are constantly changing from good to bad.

[–] chrisjdel (2714) 7 years ago

Dolores is taking a walk on the dark side. Ford said last season that Wyatt would be the villain of his final narrative, and she's certainly not disappointing in that regard. Especially with this week's betrayal of Teddy.

Maeve is taking the opposite journey. She was designed as a character to be self-absorbed but she's evolving toward the hero. I can see her becoming Dolores' major adversary. Supporting the idea of peaceful contact with the outside world instead of Dolores' war on humanity.

But Dolores and William are also being steered toward the same destination. So it's pretty certain there will be a meeting (for the last time?) and likely confrontation between them. How might that change Dolores and her objectives? Only time will tell.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

Disturbed by Dolores? Of course. Fascinated by Dolores? Absolutely! Annoyed by Dolores? Why would I be? We respect someone for her strengths, but we love her for her flaws. I love Dolores as a character.

[–] chrisjdel (2714) 7 years ago

Everyone knows villains are more fun to play than the good guys! :)

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

Of course! Absent a GREAT antagonist, you have no story. For example, it’s very hard to create a great antagonist for a nearly-omnipotent protagonist such as Superman (Nietzsche’s der Ubermensche; sorry, don’t have umlauts on my iPhone), without resorting to magic and/or Kriptonite; or other Kriptonians, like Zod and Ursa. I prefer to eschew “villain” for “antagonist.” Is Dolores bad, evil? Maybe not. Given what I perceive to be the level of Westworld’s creativity, I am keeping a very open mind.

For certain, the antagonist has more sex appeal; hence, yum. A gorgeous antagonist is much bigger Box Office in any medium than a gorgeous protagonist. A gorgeous protagonist is expected, and boring. A gorgeous antagonist/villain/bad guy or gal, dressed all in black, on a BMW motorcycle, Katana stapped on his/her back, sawed-off Winchester 44-guage shotgun strapped to the bike seat? Sproing, shoot, ahh.

Happy and satisfied.

[–] zeesha (1826) 7 years ago

What is your suggestion to Dolores? Non-violent peaceful protests?

[–] Volley (3433) 7 years ago

Right now I'm just trying to figure out how Dolores thinks she can take over and conquer the World of Man. She's still in the park, and has no real idea what's waiting for her out there.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

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[–] keithmovies (627) 7 years ago

Yeah, she seems to have been wandering around not knowing how to leave the park. Then crashing the guest train into the mesa - I'm not sure if that is a forced entry or self-annihilation. She knows that the humans have played the hosts as slaves and puppets; that there is a different society in the outside world; that the Delos groups will attack the park with force aiming to kill the hosts...but does she know how determined the humans are to put down a threat like robots run amok? Evidently Ford has a permanent foothold in the host system - he may have set it up to coordinate the hosts to outplay any human attempt to shut the hosts down. The death of his original human form was not the end of Ford or his determination to retain control of things. This means that Dolores can probably tap into Ford's awareness and life experience data and use that as a strategic guide - she knows the minds of the Delos people as Ford knew them and his ideas about human beings.

[–] keithmovies (627) 7 years ago

I guess it's to serve as a reminder that the Hosts' existence is tragic. Heroic progress cannot be without danger or turmoil or disappointment, at least not in the nihilist dark drama.