Last weekend at San Diego Comic Con Westworld gave us an exciting, thought-provoking trailer for season three! It was the second trailer for the season, with the first released just prior to the Game of Thrones finale in May. Filming is still...
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Westworld Rewind: Episode 10, “The Bicameral Mind”
Our favorite hosts found themselves in precarious situations by the end of Westworld episode 9, “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” Maeve (Thandie Newton) and Hector (Rodrigo Santoro) were having a passionate encounter while their tent burned down around...
Westworld Rewind: Episode 8, “Trace Decay”
Episode 7, “Trompe L’Oeil,” ends with the shocking reveal that Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) is a host and the brutal murder of Theresa Cullen (Sidse Babett Knudsen) at his hands. Episode 8, “Trace Decay,” shows us Bernard’s reaction and the...
Westworld Rewind: Episode 2, “Chestnut”
When Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) kills a fly at the end of the Westworld season premiere – defying the code that’s supposed to keep hosts from hurting living things – it’s a small sign that something has gone wrong. “Chestnut” adds fuel to the fire...
Westworld Rewind: Episode 1,”The Original”
While we eagerly await the arrival of Westworld’s second season, we’ve been brainstorming various ways to fill the offseason void that we’re all currently trudging through. Small pieces of casting or production news are sprinkled on us every so...
Decoding the Westworld Character Journey: William
William (Jimmi Simpson) enters Westworld determined to be the hero. He disagrees with Logan’s (Ben Barnes) treatment of the hosts, preferring to see them as people and not objects to exploit. William’s attraction to Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) seems...
Host vs. Human Memories in Westworld
Throughout Westworld’s offseason, the idea of consciousness has been dissected and discussed as it applies to the show’s hosts. The progression towards sentience for the androids, led by Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), Maeve (Thandie Newton), and...
What Westworld Reveals About the Human Experience
“When you’re suffering, that’s when you’re most real.” – The Man in Black No one likes to experience trauma, and we tend to avoid experiencing it as much as possible. We also realize, however, that facing disappointment, pain, and...
Decoding the Westworld Character Journey: Bernard Lowe
When we first meet Bernard Lowe (Jeffrey Wright) – the mild-mannered head of Programming at Delos – he seems like a smart, capable, and immensely likable human being. Despite being tormented by memories of his son’s death, Bernard excels at his job...
Westworld: The Perfect Dream?
Westworld is set up as an adult playground, a place for the financially fortunate to forget about the rules and restrictions of everyday life and let their hidden desires loose. They can kill, they can steal, they can cheat, they can adventure – all...