Hi Dad
wow didnt see that coming
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If this is the same daughter who blamed him for her mother's death and called him a monster, I'm surprised it wasn't more like "Hi, dad!" - BANG! Totally out of the blue, who woulda thought moment. I love this show!
shareShe's a host created by Ford to fuck with MIB. This is based solely on the reaction she gave as we've been told she wanted nothing to do with him and blames him for her mother's death. Easy to shoot holes in tho since we saw her being attacked by tiger, etc. Why have all that backstory if she was just a robot.
shareThis may not be the same daughter. Her name is Grace rather than Emily. Perhaps she preferred her middle name (?) and started using that. Or William could have another child - the product of an affair. I assume we'll find out next week.
shareDidn't realize she had an official name on the show yet. IMDB shows Grace but HBO shows Emily. I'll go with Emily since it helps my theory. :) And the fact we haven't seen nor heard of any other daughter.
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Okay, I looked into it and the actress Katja Herbers who plays Grace acknowledged that yes, indeed William's daughter was named Emily Grace and they are the same character. So this is not a child of a mistress. It's the same little girl we saw trying to talk to Dolores and being discouraged from it, all grown up now. Which begs the question: if she hates her dad so much, what is she doing there? It's going to be interesting that's for sure!
shareMaybe she knows that of everyone there he must have a handle on what's going on (or is finding out). Also, she needs to be in contact with other guests to know "who to trust" since the hosts have all become unpredictable and violent as far as she can tell.
shareGrace met her (briefly) companion before the revolt started. The safeguards on the weapons were still active or the shot would've done more than just hurt a bit. If we assume her attitude is very different from her father's, she may simply not feel right having sex with a host - who has no choice but to fulfill her desires and want whatever she wants. She was quick to figure out the hosts had gone rogue but seemed surprised at the same time, she definitely wasn't prepared for that in advance.
What I want to know is, what was Grace doing there in the park before the ѕhit hit the fan? And have her plans changed because of that or only become more urgent?
Really? I wasn’t surprised at all. I actually expected it. I guess maybe I was the only one who knew that was going to happen. They showed her as a little girl and William talked of having a daughter, and the way she acted with her male partner saying how the only way to know if he was real or not was to shoot him...I knew right from that scene she would be revealed to be William’s daughter. Her dad was obsessed with Westworld, it seems only fitting that she showed up in it. Guess I’m the only one who thought that.
shareWhen your adult child tells you that you're the one responsible for her mother's death and she calls you a monster - after that, don't expect even the basic courtesy call on the holidays or your birthday. That's why I thought quite possibly this was a daughter from outside his marriage. One that might regard him a little more warmly than Emily. Be interesting to see what's changed, and why she's seeking him out now.
shareI don’t know that she’s seeking him out. Maybe she wants to try and understand why he and her family were obsessed with it and how it ruined everything? Her uncle died of an overdose, her mother committed suicide, her grandfather got sick and her dad turned him into a host that he killed every time the host malfunctioned. It’s a bit fucked up. Maybe she wanted to see how it became an obsession? Her uncle was hooked and so was her dad. Her grandfather bought the company. Maybe she wants to take it over and destroy it? Destroy what ruined her family. Who knows.
shareShe wasn't being courteous - she said, "Hi Dad" but if looks could kill...
But it was clear from the start that she was a "somebody," which immediately suggests William's embittered daughter. She won't fool around with hosts, she's aggressive, well-versed in park rules and lore ... who else could she be?
Plus, there's the "Undercover Boss" aspect: she's clearly not a regular guest to Stubbs, who shows her deference (he was one of the few MesaWorld operators who recognized William).
Yup, exactly. She was obviously somebody to the story, otherwise why show her whole story from entering the park? Plus she also knew multiple languages and could talk to the hosts. Even Stubbs didn’t know what they were saying. It was clear she wasn’t just another guest or someone of no importance. The only possible outcome, would be for William to be her father. She knew too much to just be another wealthy player.
shareActually I thought she might be another member of the Delos board who decided to skip Ford's little party. Or perhaps she was Ford's granddaughter - and that's why she knew so much. Her being William's daughter was not the only possibility.
At one point Grace said she wasn't looking to leave the park, when any sane person would be getting the hell out of there, and now we know why. She was trying to find her dad. The question is, what does she want with him?
True, she could have been someone else of importance. But from her first scene where she was aggressive and shot at her lover, I just had a feeling right from that moment she was William’s daughter and no one else. Actually, it would have been surprising if she was anyone else but his daughter, I was that sure about it.
She may have been trying to find her dad, or maybe she was looking for Ford. After all, she also holds a stake in Ford’s work, it was her grandfather who owned the company. Her dad only got into it by marrying into the family, and then taking over once her grandfather got sick, and her mom and uncle had their own demons. Not to mention her grandmother. William took charge and became owner, but she has a stake in the company too. So who knows what her motivations were? It could have been to seek out Ford. Or maybe she wants to tell her dad that she’s taking over the business. We’ll have to wait and see what her motivations were.
Ford can be as dangerous and ruthless a man as William. The combination of brashness and intelligence we see in Grace wouldn't be the least bit surprising in a grandchild of Ford's. Of course we know who she is now. And I could see her trying to oust her father from a company that, after all, he married into whereas she is the rightful heir to her family's fortune. When the park went haywire it might have occurred to her that wow - I could shoot the bastard right now, and blame it on a malfunctioning host. William should watch his back!
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