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May 1, 2018 16:26
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Westworld is the secret prequel to Altered Carbon There is an Elder spaceship at the Glory dig site, and the head of the facility is a lady who has the Ghost Nation agnomen Quellcrist Falconer.
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May 1, 2018 16:33
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Sorry if this got answered (I looked five pages back and didn’t see it), but timeline question: we see the guest who was with Bernard and Charlotte the morning after the party when Dolores comes down to the lab. Then we see Dolores meeting Maeve on her way to the Confederados. Didn’t Maeve’s attack/the facility lockdown happen the same night as the party? So why didn’t the lab people the next morning know something had happened?
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May 1, 2018 16:37
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When Black Hat William was at the "end" of the narrative, did all the soldiers die because they're programmed to do so? I looked away for a moment and I didn't pick up what happened there...
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May 1, 2018 16:40
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Brass Key posted:and while the person that comes out the other end might be indistinguishable from the outside, from the inside... Well, who knows. All the hosts have to do is drop a line to the outside world, say "hey guys, who wants to live forever?", and watch as the world's elites line up to be lobotomized and replaced. This seems pretty plausible for me. Cylon infiltration season 3
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May 1, 2018 16:46
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tadashi posted:When Black Hat William was at the "end" of the narrative, did all the soldiers die because they're programmed to do so? I looked away for a moment and I didn't pick up what happened there... The guy MiB is holding captive says something like "this game is for you, but you have to play alone." and they all shoot themselves in the head.
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May 1, 2018 16:46
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if elsie isn't back soon I am going to be loving PISSED 
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May 1, 2018 16:49
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ArmZ posted:if elsie isn't back soon I am going to be loving PISSED Im pretty sure she will, considering they never showed us a body
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May 1, 2018 16:50
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idk I've got my doubts, they showed Bernie putting her in a chokehold like twice while referencing Ford making him kill people. But the off-screen-ness of it definitely puts it up in the air.
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May 1, 2018 17:08
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Wasn't she revealed to prob be alive in the ARG? her tablet was online somewhere.
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May 1, 2018 17:12
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The writers confirmed that Elise shows up in the second season at some point, alive and well
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May 1, 2018 17:13
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Wafflecopper posted:also, we're two episodes in. The show should be making us ask questions at this stage, because if all the mystery is dispelled in the first two eps then what's even the point How they deal with the fallout?
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May 1, 2018 17:13
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she either died or was kickin' it with ghost nation 
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May 1, 2018 17:14
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DariusLikewise posted:The writers confirmed that Elise shows up in the second season at some point, alive and well For varying definitions of alive and well depending on if it’s another flashback or not
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May 1, 2018 17:15
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i want to see elsie come back because she was fun to watch even though she'll be a bad guy
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May 1, 2018 17:15
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Serf posted:i want to see elsie come back because she was fun to watch even though she'll be a bad guy elsie and stubbs odd couple buddy cop show ftw
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May 1, 2018 17:17
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We keep seeing this red spherical liquid thing forming in promo clips, I'm assuming it's some missing link between ipod Host brains and Folded goop human brains. To create hosts that can't be tested against or something. a pathogen that only killed humans and left the hosts to pick up after they all died seems too hacky
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May 1, 2018 17:33
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Elsie spoiler: IMDB shows that Elsie is in episodes 4 and 5 this season, so even if she is alive, it won’t be for long
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May 1, 2018 17:51
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Pirate Radar posted:So why didn’t the lab people the next morning know something had happened? Security is not one of the strong points at Westworld. Except when it is. e: Wherever they were wasn't affected by, or informed about, the lockdown that happened at the main Westworld building. 
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May 1, 2018 17:52
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Pirate Radar posted:Sorry if this got answered (I looked five pages back and didn’t see it), but timeline question: we see the guest who was with Bernard and Charlotte the morning after the party when Dolores comes down to the lab. Then we see Dolores meeting Maeve on her way to the Confederados. Didn’t Maeve’s attack/the facility lockdown happen the same night as the party? So why didn’t the lab people the next morning know something had happened? I think we can conclude that all the parks are very poorly run and/or are a huge bureaucracy. Remember when Maeve escaped to the train station and there was no urgency whatsoever in getting the guests out despite the breach (the poor guy working the front desk had no idea)? Over the PA you hear that the train departs in 15 minutes or something. Communication between departments or across the park doesn't seem to be their strong suit.
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May 1, 2018 18:41
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It was confirmed on episode 1 that the park is on an island in China or Im misremembering?
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May 1, 2018 18:55
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I think the lovely security and lack of communication works because hubris seems to be a running theme in the show. The park has been running for 30 years without major fuckups beyond the initial host slaughter 30 years ago and that was mostly kept under wraps. The medical techs are routinely loving the hosts so no one sees any real danger with them. They take the hosts are seriously as we take dolls. When I was in the military we ran drills all the time and people got complacent and hosed up pretty basic stuff, I can only imagine that a bunch of mallcops with minimal training would completely bungle a legitimate emergency. Elderbean fucked around with this message at 19:11 on May 1, 2018 |
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May 1, 2018 19:07
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It was confirmed that they’re on an island, and it’s speculated that the island is near/owned by China because the Chinese military was there. But it wasn’t explicitly confirmed.
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May 1, 2018 19:08
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Elias_Maluco posted:It was confirmed on episode 1 that the park is on an island in China or Im misremembering? The Chinese are interfering busybodies who can't help putting their noses wherever they can, especially if they think they may lose 'face' by not doing so. Imagine if it were a US boat and commander, it could be anywhere.
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May 1, 2018 19:08
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Somebody mentioned Fallout: New Vegas earlier and now I can't stop thinking about how amazing a really well-designed, well written, open-world Westworld game could be. Roam around the badlands doing schlocky-but-fun cowboy quests, but occasionally something is a liiiiiittle off, and you keep catching glimpses behind the curtain. What are all these subtle references to a Maze...? Wait, your memories seem muddled... Were you a guest, or a host? Maybe it's random, and you won't know for sure until you find that damned door... Blah blah blah anyway someone go spend like eight years designing a fully voice-acted New Vegas total conversion, and PM me when you're done. TIA
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May 1, 2018 19:44
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Well, Season 3 is greenlit now (big surprise), so we'll see for sure where this is supposed to go to a degree.
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May 1, 2018 20:49
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Elias_Maluco posted:It was confirmed on episode 1 that the park is on an island in China or Im misremembering? Near as I can tell there was a split second view of a tablet somewhere which had a set of coordinates. A viewer hit pause, punched in the coordinates and lo and behold: South China Sea. So not explicitly stated but rather a "blink and you'll miss it" bit of information.
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May 1, 2018 21:36
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rich thick and creamy posted:Near as I can tell there was a split second view of a tablet somewhere which had a set of coordinates. A viewer hit pause, punched in the coordinates and lo and behold: South China Sea. So not explicitly stated but rather a "blink and you'll miss it" bit of information. IIRC they popped up in the Finnish subtitles of the S1 finale.
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May 1, 2018 21:43
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ArmZ posted:elsie and stubbs odd couple buddy cop show ftw Elsie and Stubs solve everything and save everyone but they do it off-screen
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May 1, 2018 22:41
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It's also heavily implied by the Chinese Navy attempting to exert jurisdiction, but having a signed contract giving Delos full rights to the island. Any real islands would be too strategically important, so it must be a manufactured island, which suggest the South China Sea where the PRC already has several terraforming projects ongoing.
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May 1, 2018 22:57
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So far I’m enjoying everything except for Dolores’s rampage, which feels super schlocky and I hope there’s a reason for that. I also can’t shake the feeling that season 1 was such a perfect complete story that none of this really needed to be told, and although it’s fun to see, ultimately it feels somewhere between wheels spinning/stretching for time and directionless. Before, you knew that the endgame was everything falling apart and the hosts achieving sentience, and it was interesting to see how they got to that point. Now we’re left with a scenario that can go anywhere or be stretched out as long as they want, so it seems far less intriguing and more like a typical show. Of course, this is only episode 2 and I’m fully aware that it’s too early to make these claims for sure. I’m glad they came up with a solution to not having Hopkins present yet still having monologues from Ford, and the flashback format to show more of the park when it was operational, because these were the two of the most intriguing aspects of season 1.
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May 1, 2018 23:23
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 Stolen from Reddit but... this is probably the absolute worst thing you could have said to Actual Murderer And Angry Loser Teddy Flood.
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May 1, 2018 23:32
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Phuzzy posted:
Yeah, forgot about this but dude definitely wasn't reading the room. My watch party all agreed "I fix you, I'm a doctor! HEALER!!! I HEAL YOU!" would have been much better...
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May 1, 2018 23:36
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IT'S JUST A JOKE BRO
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May 1, 2018 23:42
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Phuzzy posted:
Aside from "Whenever you come in, I gently caress your corpse"
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May 1, 2018 23:46
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Elderbean posted:I think the lovely security and lack of communication works because hubris seems to be a running theme in the show. The park has been running for 30 years without major fuckups beyond the initial host slaughter 30 years ago and that was mostly kept under wraps. The medical techs are routinely loving the hosts so no one sees any real danger with them. They take the hosts are seriously as we take dolls. Seriously, this is a solid point. You even see this in the first episode when a bunch of employees mock security for “wanting to play with their toys”. There’s likely no institutional memory about thirty years ago, so any training they do have is by people who have the knowledge second hand at best.
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May 2, 2018 01:22
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Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:Yeah, forgot about this but dude definitely wasn't reading the room. My watch party all agreed "I fix you, I'm a doctor! HEALER!!! I HEAL YOU!" would have been much better... Yea, you really gotta read the room in that spot.
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May 2, 2018 01:41
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I just got an email from Delos, not sure if everybody gets these or if it's just because I went to the SXSW activation but here it is: (Sorry on my phone or this would be done better) Attention Delos Employees, By now, you have heard about the viral outbreak at the parks, and as such, all traffic between the mainland and the island has been suspended. The operating staff at Westworld has assured us that the situation is under control, and we will be doing our part to support them here as they continue to enclose on the contagion. We will not be sending reinforcements at this time. Mainland employees, we're asking for your assistance with the following action items: A gif of the control room that glitches and goes here: https://www.discoverwestworld.com/#explore Additional eyes on the ground are needed as Mesa employees are consumed with the disruption. Please make sure that all is as it should be. A Delos corporate logo that goes here: http://delosincorporated.com/restricted/ Corporate Research Group employees, please check in immediately. Then a link to a video about the corporate retreat and an article about gus fring's robot character: https://youtu.be/su1AyyLaAR4 https://www.hbo.com/westworld/season-2/2-reunion/giancarlo-esposito-season-2-interview D-Pad fucked around with this message at 01:49 on May 2, 2018 |
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May 2, 2018 01:43
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Seems to me lying about your reasons for torturing the hosts would be more likely to get you killed. No one likes people who pretend they're one of the good ones rather than owning up to their behaviour.
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May 2, 2018 01:56
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Security is not one of the strong points at Westworld. Except when it is. Sock The Great posted:I think we can conclude that all the parks are very poorly run and/or are a huge bureaucracy. Remember when Maeve escaped to the train station and there was no urgency whatsoever in getting the guests out despite the breach (the poor guy working the front desk had no idea)? Over the PA you hear that the train departs in 15 minutes or something. Communication between departments or across the park doesn't seem to be their strong suit. But when Maeve steps off the train, isn’t that the same time as the alerts start actually going off? And when we rejoin her this season, the host rebellion has already made its way through the facility. So we’re meant to think that the mesa is in ruins and the alarms are definitely going off in the main part, but down in the workshop—which we know is connected to the mesa, because of Maeve’s little naked-and-afraid adventure when she woke up suddenly—they’ve been missed so far, they’re oblivious.
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