Westworld HBO series

[Johnny Utah]

So happy the best character is back.

 

[YoNoSe]

Damn, I hate being right all the time.

I internally muttered " Oh **** you WorGar" last night.

Well done.

 

[YoNoSe]

So happy the best character is back.

That was a killer moment. I am cautiously optimistic this is all going to shake out in a cool way.

 

[Shawpaw]

Really liking the last few eps. Definitely intrigued that Dolores was playing Bernard this whole time.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Last night's episode finally put the needed spin on this season.

Could have done without the whole Shogun world.


Thanks Junkion

 

[e30ernest]

Could have done without the whole Shogun world.

I wonder if Shogun world will become more relevant later in the season. What we learned from that arc:

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1. Maeve can use the host's wireless connection with each other to send commands.
2. Narratives are re-used between parks
3. There are analogs of the same characters between parks.
4. Maeve learned something about choice (freedom to choose) last episode. This furthers her character IMO.
5. Hosts can speak and understand multiple languages.

I wonder though, is Dolores actually self aware? She seems like she's acting out Ford's narrative rather than actively making choices (like Maeve).

 

[Wor-Gar]

Well that's part of the central conceit of the entire show -- are any choices in life genuinely our own or are you following a pre-ordained path?

 

[DeadLeaves]

Interesting that all the hosts are present in the CR4-DL (cradle) and acting out their stories.

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I wonder if the previous episodes with Delos are eluding to the fact that all the guests may be present in some form there to, matrix style. After all, Ford is.

I'm guessing, perhaps, the goal of the park is to capture those personalities and replace them in the real world with bots to manipulate them to their own ends, political or financial.

 

[e30ernest]

Interesting that all the hosts are present in the CR4-DL (cradle) and acting out their stories.

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I wonder if the previous episodes with Delos are eluding to the fact that all the guests may be present in some form there to, matrix style. After all, Ford is.

I'm guessing, perhaps, the goal of the park is to capture those personalities and replace them in the real world with bots to manipulate them to their own ends, political or financial.

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No. I think the little brain ball Arnold carried to the Cradle was a copy of Ford's mind (like Delos). Ford always talked about evolving... I think this is what he views as the next step in human evolution (digitizing one's self)

 

[DeadLeaves]

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No. I think the little brain ball Arnold carried to the Cradle was a copy of Ford's mind (like Delos). Ford always talked about evolving... I think this is what he views as the next step in human evolution (digitizing one's self)

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Ah, yes. But I thought that was Delos. Not Ford.

But it being Ford makes more sense. The Matrix angle is interesting though. Ford is Neo!

 

[Shawpaw]

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No. I think the little brain ball Arnold carried to the Cradle was a copy of Ford's mind (like Delos). Ford always talked about evolving... I think this is what he views as the next step in human evolution (digitizing one's self)

I absolutely believe this. I figured he was building himself during the last season (digitally).

 

[Snake Plissken]

Don't watch this show at all but I think it's awesome that Hiroyuki Sanada plays Miyamoto Musashi.

 

[YoNoSe]

Don't watch this show at all but I think it's awesome that Hiroyuki Sanada plays Miyamoto Musashi.

If you're into that stuff this show probly doesn't present anything you haven't seen before but there was a very nice hairpin-dagger head removal you might find on youtube.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Don't watch this show at all but I think it's awesome that Hiroyuki Sanada plays Miyamoto Musashi.

The whole Shogunworld thing was very pretty and the regular cast got acted off the screen by their Japanese counterparts, but it was ultimately just one-and-a-half episodes of pointless, pretty filler. This season feels like it's stretched very thin, there's only been two particularly good episodes out of seven so far - I have to wonder if HBO made them split the plot for this season in two to get more material for less money, because it seems they really want this show to pick up the GoT slack.

 

[YoNoSe]

I'm still engaged and willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. I really hope that they aren't so influenced by the coverage they got last season - a small army of bloggers and podcasters in a race to decipher the season - that they are writing defensively against it. I think it's easy to get lost in the online perception and forget that most people don't check reddit every day.

 

[Snake Plissken]

The whole Shogunworld thing was very pretty and the regular cast got acted off the screen by their Japanese counterparts, but it was ultimately just one-and-a-half episodes of pointless, pretty filler. This season feels like it's stretched very thin, there's only been two particularly good episodes out of seven so far - I have to wonder if HBO made them split the plot for this season in two to get more material for less money, because it seems they really want this show to pick up the GoT slack.

I assumed it was a little side filler thing thrown into the show. From what I read he showed up on set even when he wasn't even filming to make sure everything was accurate. There's still quite a few Samurai flicks I need to watch of his.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Interesting that all the hosts are present in the CR4-DL (cradle) and acting out their stories.

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I'm guessing, perhaps, the goal of the park is to capture those personalities and replace them in the real world with bots to manipulate them to their own ends, political or financial.

Totally agree.

 

[Wor-Gar]

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No. I think the little brain ball Arnold carried to the Cradle was a copy of Ford's mind (like Delos). Ford always talked about evolving... I think this is what he views as the next step in human evolution (digitizing one's self)

Also agree.

 

[Johnny Utah]

**** the rest of the storylines except William's. The best character is back.

 

[e30ernest]

This last episode is really picking up the pace. Best one so far this season I think.