Well, that wasn’t the ending I expected for Season 4 of Westworld. My primary theory after last week’s episode ended up D.O.A., though we did get answers to several season-long mysteries. *Spoilers* to follow as I try making sense of it all on Westworld. After Episode 7, I had really hoped we’d see Bernard and…
The mind-blowing seventh episode of Westworld Season 4 left me with one huge question: What’s real and what isn’t on Westworld? Keep reading for my best spoiler-filled guess. Into the Sublime The episode begins with Bernard in one of his many simulations. This time, he and Maeve are breaking into the Hoover Dam to open…
Season 4, Episode 6, titled “Fidelity,” turned out to be the Frankie and Caleb show. We learned nothing more about Delores, but something very important about Charlotte Hale/Halores. And it may be setting up the endgame on Westworld. Caleb-278 The best part of the episode was seeing Host Caleb, version 278, play through an escape…
Episode 5, titled “Zhuangzi,” brought some clarity to what’s really happening on Westworld. Let’s just say we’ve entered the Matrix. Big *spoilers* to follow. Michael Crichton’s Westworld was always a story about the dangers of artificial intelligence. We’ve seen the same story play out in The Terminator series and later in The Matrix. In HBO’s…
Just when it looked like some theories were beginning to solidify after three episodes, as soon as we hit the season’s midpoint, everything has changed on Westworld. Most of the theories I had so carefully crafted have gone kablooey after episode 4, titled “Generation Loss.” Big-time *Spoilers* to follow. We Had The Timelines All Wrong…
Episode 3, titled “Années Folles,” returned to Barnard’s story and left me rethinking Westworld Season 4 –or at least several of my existing theories. As you’d guess, *spoilers* to follow. Bernard’s Mission The episode begins with Bernard in the Sublime, where we finally see the mysterious Tower. But, of course, the Sublime is a virtual…
Futureworld was the 1976 sequel to Michael Crichton’s Westworld. In the sequel, Delos Corp. uses hosts to replace world leaders, and has re-opened a new park after the mess that was Westworld gets cleaned up. If you’ve watched Episode 2 of Season 4 of HBO’s Westworld, does any of this sound familiar? Big *spoilers* to…
After a two-year wait, we finally have Season 4 of Westworld. The opening of this one was a bit more subdued than the opening of other seasons, but it’s clear the writers are setting up another puzzle-like plot. Note, *Spoilers* abound from this point on. Season 4 appears to begin seven years after the events…
I read very little science fiction these days, but at the end of last year, while getting over COVID, I decided to re-read Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain. In doing so, I quickly discovered there’s a sequel to the novel, though it’s not written by Crichton, who passed away in 2008. Here are my thoughts…
The Season 3 finale of Westworld, titled “Crisis Theory,” went places that few people expected. Neither of my predicted big twists came true. And the ending left enormous questions for the next season of Westworld. Here are my final thoughts on what turned out to be a wild, mindblowing ride. The Truth About Serac Last…
Season 3’s penultimate episode, titled “Passed Pawn,” gave us much more insight into Delores’ plan on Westworld and may have set up a huge twist for the season finale. Also, it looks like a few of my predictions have come true, at least as far as Maeve is concerned, and I was very close to…