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tic. "Being an indigenous person myself,
and being from the Lakota area of South
Dakota, I wasn't about to get certain things
wrong. Every costume was inspired by fam-
ily photos and research from libraries, so it
has a nucleus and genesis in reality."
In considering her characters, Crabtree
hits upon the appeal of Westerns to visi-
tors of a fictional theme park, but also the
appeal of Westerns themselves. "Westerns
are all about idealizing America, that sort
of rugged, anything can happen, if you can
build it, you can do it—that sort of high
optimism. It's a way of carrying yourself
with aplomb and charisma that I tried to
throw in, whether they were a good guy or
a bad guy."
In thinking about the motivations of
characters in such a world, Crabtree hits
upon not just the appeal of Westworld to
the characters who visit it, but the universal
appeal of Westerns themselves.
Photos:
HBO.
