Westworld - HBO - October 2, 2017 - AKA BOSSMODE COWBOY SCIFI SUPER DRAMA

[Rhyis.]

i think i got this shit figured out btw

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dolores' old personality is inside charlotte atm. as the season progresses dolores' old personality will align closer to her new terminator personality.

close enough

[Meph]

close enough

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with terminator dolores commiting to be the modern "rider in black", I wouldn't be surprised if its part william in there somewhere

[Uzor]

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with terminator dolores commiting to be the modern "rider in black", I wouldn't be surprised if its part william in there somewhere

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Not sure about William, but she did say she liked strangling the pedo because it reminded her of the hunter inside, so I wouldn't be surprised if her alternate personality is taking over more and more.

[Gokulo]

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I'm having very mixed feelings about Neo Maeve. Her being badass won't get boring fast, but her having op powers even in the outside world feels a little too much.

[Uzor]

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I mean, it's not that weird. Both Dolores and Maeve are going around hacking things, they're essentially two sides of the same coin, where Maeve is better at hacking and Dolores is better at fighting/planning (probably). It makes perfect sense that a highly-advanced AI would be able to hack any technology they come into contact with.

Also; I feel like they've been hinting heavily at them being inside a simulation the entire season.

[Rhyis.]

yeah i've assumed that's what that white and black orb they show in-between scenes is meant to represent

[Meph]

yeah i've assumed that's what that white and black orb they show in-between scenes is meant to represent

I just assumed that was Rehoboam (but yes, the entire thing might be a sim)

[Uzor]

Yeah, it's pretty clear that's Rehoboam. He even takes Maeve to one such divergence. This season could take place (at least partly) inside of Rehoboam's simulation though.

[Meph]

[Rhyis.]

pmuch. its funny 'cause at this stage of the game this show would be more enjoyable without the need for twists at every turn but considering the one we just witnessed that clearly isn't the direction they're going

[Greedouw]

Is anyone's sound quality kinda shitty for HBOGO on PS4? Particularly Westworld?

I have a decent soundbar that is fine with just about everything except Westworld... it just seems kinda muffled

[Byrd]

pmuch. its funny 'cause at this stage of the game this show would be more enjoyable without the need for twists at every turn but considering the one we just witnessed that clearly isn't the direction they're going

Agreed. I definitely wish I didn't have to spend every minute of the show wondering if this is really happening, and if these are really the characters they say they are. Some of that is fine, but to this extent, I find it ... exhausting ... and it feels like there are no guaranteed permanent repercussions. Would it surprise anyone if Emily was still alive? Or Ford? Or if Caleb was actually a host - I mean, his Mom didn't know who he was. Dementia, presumably, but are we sure? I'm still enjoying the show, I just feel like they are trying too hard to be overly clever and misleading, similar to Season 2. Although not that bad, at least not yet.

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So Dolores brought out 5 copies of herself, but we only know where 4 of them are, yes? Dolores, Charlotte, Saito, Connells, and ... ? Presumably there's at least one more out there? And possibly two more, if Dolores had hers already in her head AND brought out 5 more?

[Krandor]

There is one unaccounted for yes

[Meph]

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Dolores, Charlotte, Saito, Connells, and ... ?

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It seemed like the goal for the get-together at the party was to put one in Liam

[Krandor]

Damn this last episode was a lot to process.

And that Bowie cover was fucking beautiful.

[Byrd]

I really enjoyed last night's episode, felt like it was the strongest of the season. For the second week in a row, Westworld felt like it answered more questions than it asked, which is always a nice sign of progress.

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Getting back story on Seurac was nice, although I wonder when they're going to start calling him Ozymandias. His narration felt a little clumsy; have we had that since the very start of season one with Dolores? The implication was that Dolores was watching those carefully hidden files as the audience surrogate; it doesn't make sense to have his files have that narration, unless he's attempting to write his own biography.

I loved the idea of Genre, but I do feel like it could have played out on screen a little better. It felt diluted to me by the constant cuts to other characters and scenes. I think I would have liked to have seen Caleb's (I keep wanting to call him Jesse) perspective continuously for the duration of his Genre experience.

[Tyrath]

I actually liked how Genre started off with the cuts back and forth. But by the end of it it kind of fizzled out

[Meph]

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I was waiting for the "watch out for the (fifth) final act" that the black guy said, dunno if that was a thing or not?

[Krandor]

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I was waiting for the "watch out for the (fifth) final act" that the black guy said, dunno if that was a thing or not?

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i.e. coming down from it and back to reality sucks shit

[Meph]

bah, shouldve known >_>