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The Kinky Tauntaun Ep 15 Westworld Special

TKT Ep 15-Westworld Season 1

 

I. Background

   A. 1973 movie...Jurassic Park...but with robots

   B. produced by Jonathan Nolan, JJ Abrams, and Lisa Joy

   C. Acting/characters

 

II. Season Reactions

   A. So, William is the Man in Black

   B. So, Bernard is a Host...and made in the image of Arnold

   C. So, there isn't really a maze

   D. So, Maeve wasn't really acting on her own volition...until she was at the very end

   E. So, Dolores is Wyatt...or something

   F. So, does this mean all the retired Hosts experienced consciousness and just went crazy?

   G. So, are Elsie and Stubbs still alive?

   H. So, Arnold sacrificed himself...and so did Ford

   I. So, who's conscious and not crazy?

   J. Who/what was Ford creating when Bernard killed Theresa?

  

III. Predictions/Theories for Season 2

   A. Man in Black/anyone else from the Delos board

   B. Elsie & Stubbs, Ghost Nation

   C. Who will Dolores become?

   D. Who will Maeve become? Will she reunite with her daughter?

   E. What will happen in season 2 general predictions

   E. Psychology, duality & religious imagery and themes of the show