Author: Dick Ebert

Meet The New Boss

Hosts, Wow! That didn’t take long. Big D timidly broaching how beautiful Maeve looked in the white dress. This after Ashley notes the physical attractiveness of Caleb, Hector and Stubbs. And then she says she’ll be discussing Louis Althusser – member of the French theorists like Lacan, Foucault, Sartre, Barthes-...

Dolores & Bernard – Adversary AIs

Hi folks, We’re reminded in episode 2 about the current nature of relationship between Dolores and Bernard. Here’s what she tells him: “It will take both of us to survive, but not as allies, not as friends.” I’ve been thinking about this. Clearly, Dolores wants Bernard to survive and for...

Maeve is Serac’s Winter Line

Shat Crew: Thanks again for everything you do, especially during this public health crisis when many people – me included – need some friendly voices in their ears. Big D – you’re always my favorite, especially all the talk about bears. Dear me! I’m a bit of a WWII nerd...

Westworld Episode 2 Instant Take: "The Winter Line"

Westworld Episode 2 Instant Take: “The Winter Line”

Was “Westworld” Season 3, Episode 2 a thrilling mind-bender or a “Rick and Morty” ripoff? “The Winter Line” took as back to the park and some familiar faces, including … Drogon? Maeve dropped a math bomb; Big D got on the Aaron Paul Train, and Gene Lyons thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. In this instant reaction episode, we drool over an “assed-up” Stubbs; discuss Bernard’s flashbacks; learn the difference between Greg, Gary, and Jerry; and preview Ash’s upcoming lesson on Althusser.

Episode 2 theory

Hosts, Watching episode 2, which I actually enjoyed more than the previous episode, showed us a glimpse of Dolores’s enemies and their capabilities. We witnessed Maeve being run through simulation after simulation but being granted just enough cognizance to determine that she is not a host, then granted a sidekick...

The reason Maeve was tested in the VR

Hello, Don’t miss the central point of why Maeve was run through the VR. Serac had her pearl and needed to confirm that she was not the host that had redirected the coordinates of the Forge beam. When she revealed to Lee that she had no idea how it worked...

A way a fix The Game of Thrones Ending

Hey guys, and Ashley I know this may sound like a tin foil hat theory but what if that Game of Thrones reference with Drogon was a way for HBO to say hey we’re going to fix the ending of Game of Thrones. They want to let us G.O.T fans...

Westworld S3E2 – Serac vs. Ford

Hi All, I watch a lot of TV. A lot, a lot. With most of the series I watch, it’s the continued development of the core characters that keeps me invested. Two episodes into Season 3 and surprisingly it’s the complete opposite for me with Westworld. I’m finding myself most...