Westworld — Series 1 — Episode 9 and 10: The Well Tempered Clavier and The Bicameral Mind

21st August, 2018.

Right … I’m almost at the end of — get this — a day off.

Frantically realising, whilst wandering, washing up, having dinner with the family — my nephew says there’s a giant eyeball, over there … ! — that stuff’s a going on … 

I’d seen the news, today.

That Microsoft has halted a hacking attack on various Republican Party/conservative groups in the US … 

From Russia.

OK, that’s bad.

But, being honest?   I’d like to know what US cyber spies are doing.

Not that I think they’d tell the likes of me.

But I’m willing to bet that there’s a US Cyber warfare department doing something similar.

Willing to bet the UK government’s resident boffins at GCHQ are involved with the same sort of activities.

And willing to bet Microsoft love the publicity.

At ANY rate … ?

I can remember reading about an open source software project, a few years ago, called ReactOS.

A product designed to be used instead of Windows, and free of charge, but compatible with Windows software.

You could go and install ReactOS on your PC, and use exactly the same Windows apps you’d already got.

Without having to buy separate versions*.

It’s only when my ageing memory caught up, I realised I’d read about ReactOS, a while back.

About how interested Russian politicians were in the thing.

I don’t know for sure … 

But I’m guessing something like ReactOS would give malicious agents a chance to would out how to put a spanner in Microsoft’s works … 

Without have to buy anything from them.

~≈§≈~

At any rate … ?

It’s a day off.

Or, at least, has been one.

And … ?

Yes: I’ve watched more TV.   I have finally caught the last two episodes of Westworld’s first series

Yes: … that WAS rather good … !

~≈§≈~

Episode 9 — The Well-Tempered Clavier — sees Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) brought in for repair.

Sees Dolores (Rachel Evan Hunt) and Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) confronting their pasts.

And sees Teddy (James Marsden) having flashbacks.

Episode 10 — The Bicameral Mind — sees the Man in Black (Ed Harris) confronting Dolores.

AND revealing he’s her long lost lover, William (Jimmi Simpson.)

All this … ?

All this, and a big climax that sees Dolores aiming a gun at Dr Ford (Anthony Hopkins).

~≈§≈~

Now, all that’s possibly doing Westworld’s first series short.

It is late, after all.

But frankly?

I’ve thoroughly enjoy the show: and it’s inevitable ending.

And am looking forward to going back to Westworld.

I want to see if Maeve … ?

Can finally get out …

*        When telling people about the difference between Macs using macOS and PCs using a version of Windows, I find games consoles handy.   If you want to play a game on an Xbox, you have to buy the Xbox version of the game: you can’t use Playstation version of the game.   It’s different with ReactOS: you can still use Windows apps.