How are Westworld and Alice in Wonderland connected?

Have you caught all the Westworld references to Alice in Wonderland?

Westworld and Alice in Wonderland. Who would have thunk it? Actually, given how bizarre and unique the stories for each are, it’s not all that surprising. There are many hidden references to the old classic story embedded within the characters and narrative of Westworld–and we have got a list of them for you below, thanks to Time!

According to Evan Rachel Wood who plays Dolores, and showrunner Lisa Joy Nolan, Dolores is meant to mimic Alice in more ways than one. First off, they both have blond hair that they tie back. Secondly, they both wear very similar powder blue dresses that are high-waisted. And most similar of all, they both have a completely blank life canvas and are thrust into a crazy, new world.

Case in point, we first meet Dolores in Westworld as a calm, relaxed, innocent woman and then as the host who believes she is in a dream. Know what else was described as a dream? The tea party at the Mad Hatter’s.

While these are just comparisons between Westworld and Alice in Wonderland, there is also a direct quote from the book that Dolores reads to Bernard. This is taken directly from chapter 2 of the classic novel:

"“Dear dear, how queer everything is today and yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night.”"

At that moment, you can see how Alice and Dolores are so alike. Their realities are skewed and everchanging, and they both find themselves lost and confused by it all.

In episode 7 of season 1, Bernard is seen reading a passage from Alice in Wonderland to his son at the hospital. It is something that the Mad Hatter says in the story, and once again resonates with Westworld in an interesting way.

"“If I had a world of my own everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t.”"

This particular episode, “Trompe L’Oeil”, is all about how we perceive the world and all the things in it. So the Mad Hatter quote seems to make perfect sense in the context of what the episode was about, right?

Did we miss any references to Alice in Wonderland? Tell us in the comments below or on Twitter, @BeyondWestworld.