‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 5 Predictions: The Man in Black Finds An Ally And Dolores Reaches Pariah [Spoilers]


Episode 4 of HBO’s Westworld saw Dolores introduced to the “game within the game.” Now that Dolores has entered the maze game, how will her story unfold in Episode 5?

Spoiler alert: This article discusses Season 1 of HBO’s Westworld. Please proceed with caution if you wish to avoid spoilers.

Episode 5 of HBO’s Westworld is titled “Contrapasso.” The synopsis is below.

“Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), William (Jimmi Simpson) and Logan (Ben Barnes) reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression?—?and are recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.”

Dolores has come a long way since the first episode of Westworld. She has gotten a new father after the previous one malfunctioned due to an upgrade. Then she received an awakening, of sorts, thanks to that same upgrade via her father uttering words that acted like a trigger to her coding. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) also introduced her to the “game within the game” in Episode 4. As Westworld showrunner, Jonathan Nolan pointed out in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Dolores is “looking inward and trying to find the meaning of her own story.”

[Image by John P. Johnson/HBO]

So, now, in Episode 5 of Westworld, it seems Dolores will reach Pariah, a place where the Man in Black (Ed Harris) visited in order to find out information about the maze game he is desperate to play. So, could Dolores find out more about this game when she reaches Pariah? It could certainly be suggested by the recruitment to a “dangerous mission.”

Speaking of the Man in Black, Episode 5 of Westworld sees him finding an ally in regard to unlocking the maze. So, could Dolores be his newest ally?

According to the preview video for Episode 5 of Westworld, that ally could actually be Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins). The Man in Black is seen having a conversation with Dr. Ford in the trailer below. The Man in Black asks Dr. Ford if he had made a worthy adversary. It is assumed they are talking about the maze game here because Dr. Ford then goes on to ask the Man in Black what he expects to find in the center of the maze. The Man in Black then pulls out a knife. What he intends to do with it is not known though as Teddy (James Marsden) stops the knife with his bare hand.

You can view the preview video below.

Dr. Ford also seems intent on finding out more about Dolores in Episode 5 of Westworld, when it is revealed he is questioning her about her dreams. Ford is interviewing a naked Dolores, indicating this interview is aboveboard, unlike those interviews conducted between Dolores and Bernard, who appears to take Dolores aside during the day and quickly ask her questions while fully clothed, before returning her back to the Westworld stage.

Dr. Ford also questions Dolores about her desire to break out of her manufactured loop, indicating he also knows Dolores is now in the maze game. This leads the viewer to question what will happen with Bernard now that Dr. Ford knows.

[Image by HBO]

Dolores is also seen pulling something out of her arm. This is much in the same way viewers saw Maeve (Thandie Newton) have a bullet removed in Episode 4 of Westworld. So, does Dolores have something left over from a past event lodged in her arm, like Maeve did, or is it something else?

As Dolores pulls the item from her arm, it looks similar to a chain. Could this item reveal a truth to Dolores in Episode 5 of Westworld? Or is it a memento from her past? Only by tuning into Episode 5 of Westworld will reveal what it is.

Finally, you can also view the gallery for Episode 5 of Westworld below courtesy of images supplied by HBO.

What do you think will happen in Episode 5 of Westworld? Let us know by commenting below.

Episode 5 (entitled “Contrapasso”) of Westworld will air on HBO on Sunday, October 30 at 9 p.m.

[Featured Image by John P. Johnson/HBO]

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