Tagged: WW-S3E02

Big D’s theory about Rohoboam acting to preserve its existence and purpose in the world seems suspiciously like the same problem HAL had in 2001. Its prime directive to protect the mission to Jupiter at all costs conflicted with the threat posed by its human subjects to shut it down...

People have complained about season two and, aside from general confusion, the lack of “stakes” was central to the complaints. Westworld is at its best when it is wrestling with gray areas. The conflicts are metaphysical and philosophical in nature. The struggle between dynamic opposites is not most compelling when...

Hello, Big D’s nickname reminded me of this scene from Futurama: Ken C.

Hello, I keep waiting for someone to mention the book “Homo Deus” by Yuval Noah Harari during your podcast as it relates to Westworld. I don’t know if any of you have read it, but I feel like the writers of Westworld must have. While in my opinion it’s not...

Hi Joe, Jerry and Sugar Kane, Listening to the deep dive for The Winter Line got very confusing when Big D reached for his tinfoil. I am going to have to listen again more carefully with a notepad. However the assertion that the timeline doesn’t seem to match up is...

Hey, Just to finish a couple odds and ends Ash. To clarify my end, I am Vincent C, hence my email address in my name. My wife has the desktop setup in her account, hence youtube handle Gigi Bouse. Sorry just want to make clear. So part of PROMIS is...

Hello all, Listening to the deep dive gave me a couple ideas. Gene mentioned that winter line means an atmospheric inversion. After a bit of googling, I found that the winterline is an atmospheric inversion that causes a second horizon, a mirage. You can only see this horizon from high...

Three things: 1. fine you didn’t like it – don’t belabor it – that doesn’t help me enjoy the show. 2. My wife would say any show is tedious when you re-watch it – of course, you know what happened 3. I enjoy having people who are really knowledgeable talk...