Tagged: Simon Quarterman

First Time Caller

Hi Guys, Recently discovered your podcast and now find it an indispensable companion as WestWorld is relatively unknown in Australia and I know only one person that is hooked in the same way. I shared your initial disappointment with Ep 5 and found the plot lurched from one deus ex...

Lee Sizemore Is The Fool From Shakespeare

Hi Shat, I recently began watching Westworld ( I watched season 1 before starting this season) and was wondering what you thought of the idea that the Lee Sizemore character is playing the role of the fool character in a Shakespeare play. While he is mostly their for comic relief,...

Season 2: Probably Another Planet

Hey guys, It’s Jordan! I haven’t abandoned you, just been busy and haven’t had more than one viewing of each episode this time around but the long weekend ahead will give plenty of time to piece together a coherent semblance of a theory. Either that or Tuesday morning they’ll find...

Westworld Episode 5 Review Akane No Mai

Westworld Episode 5 Review: “Akane No Mai”

Westworld Episode 5 Review: “Akane No Mai” Throwaway episode? Shut your geisha mouth! Shogun World wasn’t the only interesting thing about Episode 5. “Akane no Mai” also put to rest several viewer theories and established a pecking order among characters. Walk with us as we outline Dolores’ secret game plan,...

More Proof Sizemore Might Be A Host

Hi all, I don’t even know if this is the right place to send theories, but here goes. Did anyone notice Sizemore’s sudden ability to understand Japanese? There is no clear reason given how he is able to understand all the conversation going on around him. I get that he...

Westworld Episode 5 Instant Take: “Akane No Mai”

Westworld Episode 5 Instant Take: “Akane No Mai”

Westworld Episode 5 Instant Take: “Akane No Mai” Dolores’ reason for traveling to Sweetwater is revealed and Maeve discovers her “new voice” in Kerri Gross’ first Westworld Instacast. “Akane no Mai” introduces us to Shogun World, ninjas, samurai, doppelbots, and sweet, sweet robot lovemaking as Season 2 ventures into some...

Clarification On Language Barriers And Voice Commands

Shat Nation, First off, congrats to Big D for his first time hosting and to Kerri for her first instacast! You guys killed it. Secondly, I’d like to try to clear up some of the confusion with language barriers and voice commands coming out of this episode. I’m basing this...