We've had enough of your damn schtick! You don't know any more about anything than anyone here about jack shit, but you present all your worthless opinions as fact. I speak for everyone here, when I say STOP IT.
HBO's "Westworld", starring Anthony Hopkins/produced by J.J. Abrams
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We've had enough of your damn schtick! You don't know any more about anything than anyone here about jack shit, but you present all your worthless opinions as fact. I speak for everyone here, when I say STOP IT.
So Ford is back, but less than a simulacrum-- more like a ghost in the machine. His consciousness has been duplicated, but can only exist in a virtual space, otherwise he would go plumb loco like the old Scottish guy.
So there were some developments in this episode, most of which involved characters dying, which is about the best Westworld season two can do. Maeve is all shot up, but will probably survive (because she's Maeve and because weasely guy is there to save her), but managed to add hypocrisy to her list of artificially intelligent character failings when she complained to Dolores about reprogramming Teddy. And the Man in Black got shot up quite an amazing amount, but is still crawling around-- a couple of weeks ago I was wondering if his daughter was a robot, but now I'm wondering if he's a robot. And Hale managed to avoid death by Dolores by the skin of her jugular, but it was kind of fun to watch her inner coward come out and beg. Too bad we didn't get that from MIB. Other than that, we had about fifty-five minutes of shooting, stabbing, punching, and adolescent gender relations.
But the best part was undoubtedly the roomful of Bernards. I hope this isn't just a tease, because I want to see the Bernards in action en masse by the end of the season.
So there were some developments in this episode, most of which involved characters dying, which is about the best Westworld season two can do. Maeve is all shot up, but will probably survive (because she's Maeve and because weasely guy is there to save her), but managed to add hypocrisy to her list of artificially intelligent character failings when she complained to Dolores about reprogramming Teddy. And the Man in Black got shot up quite an amazing amount, but is still crawling around-- a couple of weeks ago I was wondering if his daughter was a robot, but now I'm wondering if he's a robot. And Hale managed to avoid death by Dolores by the skin of her jugular, but it was kind of fun to watch her inner coward come out and beg. Too bad we didn't get that from MIB. Other than that, we had about fifty-five minutes of shooting, stabbing, punching, and adolescent gender relations.
But the best part was undoubtedly the roomful of Bernards. I hope this isn't just a tease, because I want to see the Bernards in action en masse by the end of the season.
So we've basically confirmed that all the Bernard scenes this season were him uncontrollably living through his own recent memories, just now we know the context that he's doing it to repair himself.
It seemed a lot like the writer was going to repair Maeve. Not clear whether it's actually out of concern or whether it's just because from his point of view "Well gee. The humans will probably kill me. The other hosts will probably kill me. Hey! Maeve might not kill me! Hey Maeve, did I mention how I always liked you?"
Interesting theory about William being a host. It's possible but I'd find it a little disappointing. Though he did take a lot of gunshots and seemed strangely alive though badly wounded. And I'd be surprised if the character weren't allowed to complete Ford's game.
It seemed a lot like the writer was going to repair Maeve. Not clear whether it's actually out of concern or whether it's just because from his point of view "Well gee. The humans will probably kill me. The other hosts will probably kill me. Hey! Maeve might not kill me! Hey Maeve, did I mention how I always liked you?"
Interesting theory about William being a host. It's possible but I'd find it a little disappointing. Though he did take a lot of gunshots and seemed strangely alive though badly wounded. And I'd be surprised if the character weren't allowed to complete Ford's game.
Did she need a few episodes off to film star wars?
What makes you think we won't see her again soon?
Yeah, I figured something like that was happening. Bernard comes across as rather sensitive and vulnerable. Even while he's on the admin team, he seems subjected to a lot of stuff many of the others aren't. We see him visibly glitch. Being on the admin team, he likely knows he has to get through this to fix himself, which must be painful. Maybe he's been going through a self-diagnostic test.
So when they interrogate Bernard, they have a tablet with the Host user interface open.
I can easily accept they had a nearby tablet. How, though, do they access a particular Host like Bernard? Wifi? Bluetooth? Hard line?
Bernard has passed as human this whole time. He has been in rooms plenty of times when someone accessed a Host interface. Bernard never showed up on the network lists those times, else he would not pass as human.
I can easily accept they had a nearby tablet. How, though, do they access a particular Host like Bernard? Wifi? Bluetooth? Hard line?
Bernard has passed as human this whole time. He has been in rooms plenty of times when someone accessed a Host interface. Bernard never showed up on the network lists those times, else he would not pass as human.
Just my own theory. No evidence.
Can't believe that guy tried to get it on with one of the killer robots.
After every that's happened, how horny do you have to be to think fuck fuck fuck instead of shoot shoot shoot.
Also can't believe Taulah is the actress who played Mary Bennett.
After every that's happened, how horny do you have to be to think fuck fuck fuck instead of shoot shoot shoot.Also can't believe Taulah is the actress who played Mary Bennett.
My guess is there's some sort of transmitter built into the memory core that only the tablets can access. But that makes me wonder if it's possible to intercept it or hack it by a different source. Like, what if one of these signals is spoofed, allowing modification from an outside source to be fed back to the host.
Think of the network as using one frequency or wifi signal. Bernard probably just uses a different signal, and the technicians never had a reason to check for another signal until now.
Alternatively, Ford could have programmed the network not to list Bernard without high-level approval, and this is the first time they had reason to look for such access.
Another option is that they physically adjusted Bernard so that he could be accessed remotely from a short distance. There could be a standard setting used for such purposes by the technicians, or there is something they attached to Bernard that acts as a relay to the tablet.
Alternatively, Ford could have programmed the network not to list Bernard without high-level approval, and this is the first time they had reason to look for such access.
Another option is that they physically adjusted Bernard so that he could be accessed remotely from a short distance. There could be a standard setting used for such purposes by the technicians, or there is something they attached to Bernard that acts as a relay to the tablet.
It was probably easier to find him now that they knew he's there.
If they didn't intend Maeve to get repaired, the way they left her is a pretty huge mislead. Leaving her damaged but awake, showing the writer hide from Dolores and then go back to her. And we don't know where Felix got to, I think those three 1) Have developed actual loyalty to Maeve and 2) See her as their only hope of survival.
If they didn't intend Maeve to get repaired, the way they left her is a pretty huge mislead. Leaving her damaged but awake, showing the writer hide from Dolores and then go back to her. And we don't know where Felix got to, I think those three 1) Have developed actual loyalty to Maeve and 2) See her as their only hope of survival.
My thought on this is that he's an admin host, therefore maybe there's some extra security involved that hides him to prevent tampering. Some sort of firewall maybe. There could be a failsafe too.
Yep, that too. It would make sense that, seeing that he has admin access, that he'd be blocked off to a higher-level access. Either way, a very specific way to access him that is different from others hosts. There must also be a warning that gets sent out to techs if Bernard is found to be tampered with. I'm laying that out there now, because I have a feeling something like this will be pertinent.
See, Bernard knows stuff. Stuff that others hosts would likely love to get their hands on. Maybe Delores, for instance.
Yeah, come to think of it, she looked to be in pain and grasping for survival. That is not a visual you give to someone who survives. That's a visual you give to a character they plan to die. Even if she were to be revived, I think that would be associated with some significant trauma. And she still remembers being shot the first time. I'm predicting a change in direction for her character next season.
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Clearly, she will die without intervention. But she's a host, surrounded by people whose job is to repair hosts. She is not dead, she is in Dead Mode.
