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Hi, First, have a palindrome: “Serac cares.” No heavy theorizing, just a short story recommendation which seems to echo elements of Serac’s dilemma. “Fool’s Mate,” by Robert Sheckley, written in 1953. “The players met, on the great, timeless board of space. The glittering dots that were the pieces swam in...
Hi guys, I just want to give some thoughts on Serac on this week’s episode. Just wanted to point out this cool visual of Serac and his black halo Another indication he’s Satan because negative figures in the Christian mythos are depicted with a black halo. However, one thing to...
Hello Shatsters, In the Deep Dive, Gene posed a great question. If you are a parent of 5 kids, 3 are awesome, but 2 could potentially screw up the lives of the others, do you get rid of the assholes? This really got my brain juices going. I paused the...
Your hosts are all back on the “Westworld” train! Choo-choo! Gene stops complaining. Ash heaps on the praise, and Big D wants to know where he can get some Genre. Season 3, Episode 5, fleshed out the mesmerizing Serac, reminded us of the talent in Evan Rachel Wood and Aaron Paul, blasted a kickass soundtrack, and closed the book on the season’s first movement. Mysteries were solved. Things were blown up, heads were smashed, gun sights went unused, and we learned a whole lot more about Caleb.
Hey from lockdown in New Zealand, I wrote in during True Detective Season 3 which made your pod at the time so happy days! For Westworld I was planning on waiting until the end of the season to write in, (as a kind of show/podcast review) but the “Unknown Caller”...
Hi Shat, Throughout this season, we’ve watched Westworld transform from an intellectual mind-bending show packed full of philosophy and existential concepts to a full-on sci-fi tech fest. Some people like the concept, while others believe the showrunners should have remained faithful to the original format. I believe what we are...
Hi Harry, Ron and Hermione, isn’t Serac espousing utilitarianism? In particular it could be described as muscular utilitarianism. Episode 5 rooted Serac’s justification for manipulation in his belief/delusion that he knows what is best for humanity wrapped in a narrative of a beneficial philosophy. While the Benthamite philosophy can be...
What if… Little Nathan Hale became Francis (name change for protection ??) and in some weird Face Off military surgery / reprogramming he became Caleb. What if new Charlotte does something in order to protect him by leaving him when he’s 8 (he seems like the same age as tiny...
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