Westworld S3, episode 1: O brave new world, that has such hosts in it

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"Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?" -Joel 2:17, KJV

"The real gods are coming. And they're very angry." -Dolores Abernathy

This piece contains heavy spoilers for the season three premiere of Westworld. You probably won't want to read it until after you've seen the episode.

Westworld's third season premiere, "Parce Domine," is the first episode of the show to be set completely outside the park (well, okay, unless you count that post-credits scene). We don't see the familiar dim corridors of the Mesa even once, nor do we hear the name "Robert Ford" uttered a single time. Dolores has slipped her bonds, wearing a stolen body and carrying five pearls out with her, and she is free.

Only, she's not free-not really. Not yet, at least.

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