Seven Nation Army

Published May 7, 2018 · Updated July 6, 2022

Hey all!

We now know that The Raj is Park Six. The question is, are there only six parks or at least six parks?

If the hosts are able to cross borders, as evidenced by the tiger and the host from Shogun, what if the seven nation army is one that Dolores is building by pulling in hosts from all of the parks?

She’s aware there is an outside world, it’s not clear if she is aware there are other parks. If and when she realizes there are more hosts available to her, why wouldn’t she recruit them? The song is playing during scenes in The Raj, which is when we first learn the violent delights virus has spread across parks, sort of like — as was pointed out in the instacast — gossip spreads.

Also, with regards to The Raj: the theme park is clearly set in the time period of British Colonialism in India (for literary context, think the very beginning of The Secret Garden or The Jungle Book, etc). Raj is Hindi for rule or reign, so the park’s name is in reference to this period of history when British forces ruled in India.

Jill G.

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