Parce Domine is a chant that translates to "Spare, Lord, spare your people: Be not angry with us forever." It's a foreshadowing of what is to come as some of the hosts have finally escaped the Westworld theme park. And center among them is Dolores Abernathy, who has completely evolved into a lethal being, ready to enact her plan in the new world, a world that we have been given glimpses into in Season 2, but are finally taking a leap into now.
This season premiere primarily follows three characters: Dolores, Bernard and newcomer Aaron Paul's Caleb. Among the three storylines, I found Dolores's arc to be the most captivating one, because she seems to be a character with an established agenda, and watching the evolution of her character and how she has changed to survive in the new world is intriguing. I feel this season will finally be able to establish Dolores as a character who is incredibly badass and transcend into the likes of pop cultural icons (eg. Walter White).
Caleb's arc serves more of an introduction, as well as providing a glimpse into the inner workings of the lower class in the new world. It establishes his status as being at the bottom of the barrel, as a man pondering what his path in life is, which probably mirrors what the hosts feel when they become sentient. Most of the scenes concerning Caleb detail his background and I'm still not sure how it will fit in with the hosts' narrative, but it'll be interesting to see how his role ties in, considering where he's from.
Finally we also follow Bernard's arc and his arc has yet to ramp up, being more slower-paced and calm. He also seemed to be initially aimless so his narrative is yet to pick up the pace.
Season 1 was set entirely in Westworld, Season 2 had glimpses of this real world, and Season 3 just takes a giant leap. From the very first scene, we are hinted at some new mysterious technology with vague words such as "anomalies" or "divergence". Throughout the episode, we are introduced to a lot of jargon, as well as side characters that seem important, but not sure what for. It does a great job of just teasing your curiosity as to what they mean, or what they lead to in subsequent episodes. But, sometimes hearing these new characters talk with these unfamiliar terms can make the viewer feel as if they're stuck in a bickering between two experts of quantum mechanics; you sort of get the words, but wonder what they're talking about.
The visuals are intriguing, as they start from scratch since they're no longer in the theme parks. I've always been a fan of science-fiction so there is this always sense of wonder when they show sweeping shots of this new setting, just as they did when I first encountered Westworld. All in all, this episode successfully revitalizes the Westworld saga, bringing us to the enclave of a new, mysterious world, with an ensemble of familiar and new faces, in an interesting and intriguing direction.
This season premiere primarily follows three characters: Dolores, Bernard and newcomer Aaron Paul's Caleb. Among the three storylines, I found Dolores's arc to be the most captivating one, because she seems to be a character with an established agenda, and watching the evolution of her character and how she has changed to survive in the new world is intriguing. I feel this season will finally be able to establish Dolores as a character who is incredibly badass and transcend into the likes of pop cultural icons (eg. Walter White).
Caleb's arc serves more of an introduction, as well as providing a glimpse into the inner workings of the lower class in the new world. It establishes his status as being at the bottom of the barrel, as a man pondering what his path in life is, which probably mirrors what the hosts feel when they become sentient. Most of the scenes concerning Caleb detail his background and I'm still not sure how it will fit in with the hosts' narrative, but it'll be interesting to see how his role ties in, considering where he's from.
Finally we also follow Bernard's arc and his arc has yet to ramp up, being more slower-paced and calm. He also seemed to be initially aimless so his narrative is yet to pick up the pace.
Season 1 was set entirely in Westworld, Season 2 had glimpses of this real world, and Season 3 just takes a giant leap. From the very first scene, we are hinted at some new mysterious technology with vague words such as "anomalies" or "divergence". Throughout the episode, we are introduced to a lot of jargon, as well as side characters that seem important, but not sure what for. It does a great job of just teasing your curiosity as to what they mean, or what they lead to in subsequent episodes. But, sometimes hearing these new characters talk with these unfamiliar terms can make the viewer feel as if they're stuck in a bickering between two experts of quantum mechanics; you sort of get the words, but wonder what they're talking about.
The visuals are intriguing, as they start from scratch since they're no longer in the theme parks. I've always been a fan of science-fiction so there is this always sense of wonder when they show sweeping shots of this new setting, just as they did when I first encountered Westworld. All in all, this episode successfully revitalizes the Westworld saga, bringing us to the enclave of a new, mysterious world, with an ensemble of familiar and new faces, in an interesting and intriguing direction.