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Two guests arrive at the park with different expectations; Maeve's emotions are tweaked; The Man in Black seeks help from a condemned man.
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Title: Chestnut (09 Oct 2016)
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Cast
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Evan Rachel Wood | ... | Dolores Abernathy | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Maeve Millay | |
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Bernard Lowe | |
| James Marsden | ... | Teddy Flood | |
| Ben Barnes | ... | Logan | |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | Lawrence | |
| Luke Hemsworth | ... | Ashley Stubbs | |
| Sidse Babett Knudsen | ... | Theresa Cullen | |
| Simon Quarterman | ... | Lee Sizemore | |
| Angela Sarafyan | ... | Clementine Pennyfeather | |
| Jimmi Simpson | ... | William | |
| Shannon Woodward | ... | Elsie Hughes | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Man in Black | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Dr. Robert Ford | |
| Ptolemy Slocum | ... | Sylvester | |
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Maeve's emotions are tweaked by Elsie to prevent a recall; Lee floats his latest narrative to the staff; Bernard and Theresa investigate the extent of a host aberration; two guests arrive looking for different scenarios; the Man in Black enlists a condemned man to learn Westworld's darkest secrets. Written by Giedrius G
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man tied up | hanging | saved from hanging | man in black | bare breasts |Certificate:
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(uncredited)
Written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood and Ed O'Brien
Performed by Ramin Djawadi
[Player piano in the saloon]
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Tessa Thompson has appeared with Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers Endgame and MIB:International (2019) and his brother Luke Hemsworth in Westworld(2016) See more »Goofs
At the 06:37 mark Angela (the greeting host in white) and William are going up the escalator and before they make it to the top they see a couple walk by. When they make it to the top and walk off the escalator, the same couple walks by. See more »Quotes
Logan: This place seduces everybody eventually. By the end, you're gonna be begging me to stay because this place is the answer to the question that you've been asking yourself... Who you really are. And I can't fucking wait to meet that guy.See more »
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No Surprises(uncredited)
Written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood and Ed O'Brien
Performed by Ramin Djawadi
[Player piano in the saloon]
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9 October 2016 (Canada) See more »Company Credits
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As if the pilot didn't convince you, I think 'Chestnut' just about guarantees that Westworld is the best new show of 2016. While much slower than last week, this episode proved Jonathan Nolan is in it for the long haul.
Nolan and his writers seemed to pay tribute to the 1973 movie here by giving one of the episode's main focus on two guests trip to the park, played by Jimmi Simpson and Ben Barnes. I'm pretty sure this won't be the last time we see them, but it was interesting addition to the already massive cast, even if the only thing they did was kill and have sex with the hosts.
As for Ed Harris' mysterious 'Man in Black' character, he's knocking more people off the board in the outer landscapes of Westworld in search of the park's deepest secrets. Is he actually a guest? Could he maybe be a host? I have no idea, but I'm intrigued nonetheless. Especially now that he has Clifton Collins Jr at his service.
This episode didn't devote as much time to Dolores as last week, as Thandie Newton's Maeve took that role. Dolores shared the now series tagline "these violent delights have violent ends" with Maeve and it seemed to trigger something in her mind. Which in turn, got her decommissioned, for the moment. I got a heavy "Ex Machina" vibe from her near escape which is major compliment. To me, this series still poses many unanswerable questions but I'm excited to see where it goes. Anything from the Nolan family has my attention
+Harris is relentless
+Tribute to movie
8.2/10