Calm Mind
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Great television that's what.
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Westworld - Live in Your World, Play in Ours - Sundays on HBO
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Great television that's what.
arts&crafts
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So was that SW room SamuraiWorld?
Garrett 2U
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After finding out he was the architect behind the hosts' consciousness, I really hope he sacrificed his human self and left behind his host self to lead the revolution,
Anthony Hopkins: "Checkmate, bitches. I'm out."
It was awesome. I think some of the speculation in the threads really killed some of the outcome of the plot. But i think overall it was a great season. really wish Michael Crichton was still among us to have direct input into this. I bet it would only make it better.
All in all tho, it was really good, "into darkness" was a good prologue to the next narrative, and all the ties to there is no free will just the narrative really makes everything more interesting. Excited to see where it goes next.
All in all tho, it was really good, "into darkness" was a good prologue to the next narrative, and all the ties to there is no free will just the narrative really makes everything more interesting. Excited to see where it goes next.
metalslimer
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Yep it would feel extremely cheap if he let himself live
Samurai World was a mistake. Sort of emblematic of the show for me. Put in a thing that ~feels~ intriguing and important, but don't engage with it at all. Cheap thrill.
So here's another thing. How in the fuck does Arnold have a chunk of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling in his office (and how is it flat). And isn't it convex, not flat? I haven't been to the Vatican. Leave it to tacky-ass Arnold to have a print up.
So here's another thing. How in the fuck does Arnold have a chunk of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling in his office (and how is it flat). And isn't it convex, not flat? I haven't been to the Vatican. Leave it to tacky-ass Arnold to have a print up.
metalslimer
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Well it was there to confirm there are many other worlds along with the note about Maeves daughter. I don't think they completely abandon other worlds and stay only in westworld.
Zoe
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I like this!
Could also stand for Shogun
Audible Phonetics
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That is my hope too.
DorkLord54
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Anyone else expecting most of the rest of the series to be Dolores vs. MiB?
I was gonna write something... I dunno, sardonic, I guess, but can I get a reaction from someone who thought that hosts weren't people the whole time? The "They don't actually feel pain, they just act like they do but it doesn't matter because they get erased" crowd? It'd be interesting to hear thoughts from someone who didn't feel for the hosts going into tonight.
What "vs"? William is head-over-heels gaga for her now. He has no goals or desires or motivation anymore.
More_Badass
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Not anymore. Actually I'm expecting them to be allies (or at least respect each other)
metalslimer
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Also I know we do make fun how dumb the butchers are but is it really that hard to believe that someone would side with Maeve over the humans that have been torturing her for years?
Yeah, I see this as more likely than him creating a host version to die just so his mortal body can live on for a few more years.
Swordworld
Swords! Swords will fuckin cut you wide open
Yeah tbh anything that could from having to watch these idiot dweeb boys beat off on corpses all the time would be very appealing.
The asian dude was trying to fix a broken bird so of course he would side with Maeve. Dude actually felt sorry for these things.
I never found it that jarring, the other guy was terrible though both his acting and character.
That's a great line.
Intheflorsh
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Maybe I'm simple but ultimately I think I would have enjoyed a show that's just about a bunch of people trapped in a park with killer robots more.
Edit: Glass Candy tho
Edit: Glass Candy tho
More_Badass
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The scene with Teddy and Dolores was the best reveal of that kind since Black Mirror. It was just as "Wait..what the fuck" as that episode too
As much as I enjoyed Hopkins on the show, I hope there isnt a host version of him.
I really don't see Ford coming back next season.
Not only because...well, Anthony Hopkins ain't cheap. But because Ford is a storyteller. The God, the Puppetmaster, being undone by his creations after setting them free. His great sacrifice. It's the exact kind of poetic ending I could see Ford wanting for himself.
For Ford to come back as a host reduces his great story...to, well, fanfiction.
Not only because...well, Anthony Hopkins ain't cheap. But because Ford is a storyteller. The God, the Puppetmaster, being undone by his creations after setting them free. His great sacrifice. It's the exact kind of poetic ending I could see Ford wanting for himself.
For Ford to come back as a host reduces his great story...to, well, fanfiction.
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The finale was excellent, but still two moments that stood out as stupid to me.
One. Why would the train still be running out of Westworld if there's escaping robots killing humans? They wouldn't call to the station to stop all trains because of an emergency? It would not be business as usual. The whole narrative of the prostitute to leave was just dumb and ultimately had no pay off and didn't even really effect the main story (unless it was her who programmed all the hosts in cold storage? I don't think so, but maybe).
Two. Why would they watch the host cut her arm off and tell her to shut down instead of just shooting her? She's already killed a dozen of your coworkers? Dumb.
Also, they never even mentioned the head of security never coming back from his trip alone last episode.
Besides that, loved the episode.
One. Why would the train still be running out of Westworld if there's escaping robots killing humans? They wouldn't call to the station to stop all trains because of an emergency? It would not be business as usual. The whole narrative of the prostitute to leave was just dumb and ultimately had no pay off and didn't even really effect the main story (unless it was her who programmed all the hosts in cold storage? I don't think so, but maybe).
Two. Why would they watch the host cut her arm off and tell her to shut down instead of just shooting her? She's already killed a dozen of your coworkers? Dumb.
Also, they never even mentioned the head of security never coming back from his trip alone last episode.
Besides that, loved the episode.
Gnome Scat
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Southworld.
I think it was just meant to emphasize how fake it all is. As soon as the humans are gone every thing shuts down.
Spin-off World
Just as those great composer's didn't die but became music, Ford doesn't die but becomes a host.
That whole narrative was setup by Ford. He locked down only the parts he wanted locked down. In the end she went against his programming by choosing to stay
I don't think that's true at all. Bernard mentions she makes a decision on the train (likely about to tell her she decides to stay), but she broke his tablet before he could finish his sentence.
Forsaken82
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I am counting on a Host of Ford to appear as Wyatt in season 2.
Maeve has nothing special. She was just following the narrative Ford created for her, a fake consciousness.
She was keeping security busy inside HQ while Dolores is erasing the board.