WESTWORLD 3x03: Every EASTER EGG and Reference + Things You Missed

[@ScreenCrush]

Who is Charlotte?

[@TheFatbackmcswaine]

Caleb, especially after the parent/child a abandonment theme

[@corylink3195]

A split Deloris

[@Sanj1n]

It is Teddy

[@miguelruiz3078]

Clementine. I had hunches, but now I have confirmed. Clementine also was feeling lonely. And Maeve always acted like a mother to her and the rest of the girls, so now she acts like a daughter. The screenshot where she's white and Dolores black gives me the feel that, if she ever finds Maeve again, Charlotte/Clementine will probably switch sides for Maeve.

[@paullomendonca4681]

I agree, it makes more sense if Charlotte is Waytt (slipt Dolores), or Clementine or it also could be Peter! Hey I LOVE your "Breakdowns" on Westworld

[@steviejeets6479]

It’s especially scary that the EMT’s can’t act without the ambulance’s diagnosis considering Rehoboam plans and allows for people to die. If someone it doesn’t like is critical it’s just like “idk what to tell you man, health machine’s broke”

[@snuffcarl]

I thought it was a pretty nice comment on how technology can be supereffecient and advanced and at the same time extremely fragile

[@8Tarkus8]

That's not how it works

[@vultureTX001]

It also showed how an instant blood test detects hosts. So Serac should be screening all his people as soon as Rehoboam notices the anomaly.

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

After you basically predicted ALL of HBO’s Watchmen, I make a point of stopping by your videos every time I see a new episode of genre tv! Well done, sir.

[@smoovadatious2356]

Been waiting for this! After watching all the main credited pages, I can confidently say this page has the best debriefing/explained videos on KZbin. Very well articulated, eloquently broken down, and researched. This mans deserves more credit and adulation.

[@irreview]

I literally screamed out "The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future" when Delores unveiled Caleb's expected suicide at the pier. Brilliant story telling, AI being from Charles Dickens himself.

[@jubjub7101]

I love that the parks are where humans control robots and design their lives, and the real world a robot controls theirs. Beautiful job.

[@novichader]

Wow. I knew you were smart BUT WOW; this is genius level deduction here. Words fail me in expressing my appreciation and how impressed I am by your take. Thank you, so so much, thank you. The creators of Westworld should pay you for all this, you're a vital part of what gives this show depth and meaning. Wow. That was such a delightful experience. Thank you so much. Now I'll just sit here for a moment in awe...

[@baronwarborn9107]

Its not him. Its his mom.

[@Chris.Smith420]

Baron Warborn If you can’t watch Westworld without understanding it yourself then there’s something wrong...I only clicked this to see what I didn’t catch, hence the name...

[@baronwarborn9107]

Chris Smith let me try and explain in simple terms. My comment was in reference to the moniker of screencrush often saying your mother. But yes Mr Smith it does not take much intellect to understand hollywood. We do not watch screencrush as one would to find clues to decode the enigma machine. I think the only thing wrong here is an individual taking offence of us lesser humans watching a random youtube review. I assume travel guides, film and restaurant reviews and general commentary provide by news sources equally offend your self-professed intellect. You must live a difficult life being blessed with such godlike intelligence.

[@Chris.Smith420]

Baron Warborn I really am not being sarcastic when I say I genuinely appreciate your response. It made me chuckle. Also I meant to reply to the original comment not yours.

[@RichardRagan]

Humm, the creators of Westworld (Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan) may not want their secrets spilled so early by ScreenCrush. But yes, great review and analysis.

[@jorgegavino7458]

I totally forgot where the clip is but Tessa and Evan did an interview together. The interviewer asked her how it felt playing a host this season and Tessa said that she relied heavily on Evan to teach her how to play Dolores. Evan then jumped in and emphasized that she meant in the ending of season two and the conversation just turned into rambling at that point. The more this season goes on the more I'm convinced that Tessa is playing Dolores this whole time.

[@jorgegavino7458]

@felony jones I wish I could find it. I remember that part too. About how to play a host but I vaguely remember her making an off handed comment about how to play Dolores and then they went off to Evan is the best at playing hosts.

[@ScreenCrush]

ah HA!

[@gbizzy9922]

Tessa did have to play Dolores at the end of Season 2 though, because Dolores got out of the park as Charlotte Hale. I really really doubt that Tessa is playing Dolores, the interactions btw the two of them don't make much sense.

[@OoSweetyman]

I think hale is caleb

[@escott1981]

LOL Tessa needs to stop giving away stuff about shows and movies she's in before she starts scaring away producers. LOL!

[@maati5914]

Dude, I love your episode breakdowns. I literally refresh your channel every hour after each Clone Wars and Westworld episode!

[@javiermauricio]

host = white (like milk) Human = Red (blood) Caleb = pink (milkshake).. he is something else... half human half host

[@sjsphotog]

nice find. good one

[@hype12345]

Somehow it's starting to make sense, that Caleb is maybe a hybrid O.o

[@sunjoexys7251]

Caleb was also Jesse Pinkman.

[@TheBiz]

Best breakdown on the internet right here. Honestly hearing you breakdown the imagery and subtext while pointing out each little nuance and Easter egg is just as exciting as watching the episode itself.

[@dfailsthemost]

Caleb's memory feels like a cornerstone.

[@NessieJapan]

Absence of field refers to Serac, who is tracked down by his absences.

[@andy-stone]

Woaaah.

[@mountainbreath1371]

5:02 The scratches also look a lot like the "divergences" that are shown on the black circle of Rehoboam. It could be that the system has detected the huge anomaly that is fake Charlotte. Also, regarding 7:51, Nicolas means "victory for the people", the one who gives victory to the people.

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

mountainbreath I thought Charlotte’s scratches looked like a brand on cattle and thought about trying to find out if Abernathy’s cattle were branded. That would support the Dolores theory. But I’m not motivated enough to do so.

[@liferealgood]

I don’t think Charlotte is Caleb. That would leave a plothole as to how she knew that was Bernard’s pearl.

[@yairevenor9997]

maybe they can just connect to those balls wirelessly and know. Just like NFC nowadays

[@profbfc]

Calleb could be Charlotte if that scene is from a different timeline. Its a long shot but we can't really say whether Caleb+Dolores scenes are in the same timeline as Charlotte+Dolores scenes. Meaning Caleb could have been introduced to Bernard sometime between the 2 timelines and is why he recognnizes him. Its a long unlikely shot but its still a possibility

[@liferealgood]

Yair Even Or LOL

[@jordansaintemarie]

Didn’t Bernard see Charlotte when he left?

[@liferealgood]

Jordan Sainte Marie yes but Caleb has no idea the relationship between Delores and Bernard. Under one of theories of this video they have Caleb as the host of Charlottes body.

[@Hellwalker855]

I think Caleb is Neo, Dolores is Trinity, and Bernard is Morpheus.

[@fluvirus]

Then who the hell is agent smith?.

[@GoddessStone]

@@fluvirus Engerraund Serac?

[@MrNorth]

@@GoddessStone Serac gives me vibes of The Merovingian.

[@GoddessStone]

@@MrNorth I can see that...thanks for a new thought for the night.

[@mattwstewart205]

God I really hope that it’s not all “just a simulation” that’s such a played out trend in science fiction. I’m loving the show so far though and your videos on it have been a pleasure especially in this bummer of a time right now.

[@richardwalker6004]

Really you think so ? A simulation in a simulation is very intriguing to me

[@goodjoejoe]

It movies it kinda works sometimes. It would be annoying in a tv show with multiple seasons if everything was a lie in the end.

[@andrzej7048]

I'm honestly convinced that Dolores is inside Charlotte and Wyatt is inside Dolores. She split herself to no longer be influenced by her good side and be able to commit actions without her emotions intervening. Kind of as if she split her Ego into Id (Dolores) and Superego (Charlotte). All the black and white imagery heavily implies that those two are interconnected, especially the line "I own you". Kind of like an abuser reminding the victim that there's no escape, in this case, Wyatt taking control of Dolores. Dolores seems to be developing her own consciousness though. Experiencing the everyday human life, work, motherhood etc. is conflicting with the directive that Wyatt gave her. She's realizing that they are more than the selfish creatures that entered the park. They have children and problems just like them. Maybe it was Ford's plan all along. Dolores in the park broke free from her loop, but now she's truly becoming her own person. Not only focusing on the end goal, like Wyatt, but choosing what she wants and what she does. I would love Dolores to eventually turn on Wyatt, although part of me wants to see Wyatt win.

[@ecannon9507]

Andrzej 👏👏👏👏👏

[@michaell.7866]

Andrzej I like this take a lot. Forgot that Wyatt and Dolores are one in the same. Would really tie into the yin and yang concept.

[@claudiareyes1759]

Andrzej but new Dolores is being nicer than old Dolores maybe she put Wyatt in Charlotte

[@viken295boyadjian]

Andrzej love this take, that’s what I think too! Dolores/wyatt unfolding

[@andrzej7048]

@@claudiareyes1759 Maybe, although I don't think new Dolores being nice is actually kindness. Wyatt was always meant to be this murderous, insane "prophet". I don't think she's being nice. She's just manipulative. Using people to get what she wants. I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of the season we find out that Rehoboam's prediction actually includes Dolores's actions and Caleb commits suicide because he was used by Dolores and now regrets his decisions.

[@LTBT75369]

Brilliant analysis! Loved your teories and the references explained. Westworld is such a masterpiece!

Thank you for your videos of Westworld, it's amazing how you can connect everything! I do think this series is one of the best ones ever made, and these connections and observations you've made just makes it even better.

[@ScreenCrush]

What did you think of the episode?

[@TheFatbackmcswaine]

I think teddy is too obvious to be charlotte, I think its caleb because even his mother says "You're not my son" granted she has dementia but I believe she was telling the truth.

[@TheFatbackmcswaine]

Could also be Wyatt

[@albertdweck1404]

What are you using to define the names in your video?

[@Kaptenclassic]

It's come to a point where I don't even know how I can watch tv without you guys...

[@sjsphotog]

My fave so far of the 3.. Ep3, then Ep1 and then E2 in that order

[@ilFanEditore]

I mean... That Dark Tower reference... Adoro!

[@sjsphotog]

Yeah that was EPIC. Glad there are other fans of sai SK out there than these... :) Long days and pleasant knights fellow Stephen King fans!! DT series (books) is amazing

[@sjsphotog]

WOW Dude that was an EPIC breakdown and theory/analysis video. You rock. Dont know how you do all of that but keep it up. Loving this Season for sure. Ep 3 was amazing.

[@escott1981]

You made some great points in the video! You did an awesome job! Thanks for the info!!!

[@nicolaspietrangelo5573]

There are differences between the first time Charlotte sees the recording of the video the real Charlotte made for her son Nathan. The second time she watches it, the video is longer. So maybe we've been jumping in and out of the simulation.

[@michealmaddox875]

I enjoyed your excellent review

[@MrArtisq]

I think you are right, Charlotte's host body has a Dolores mind cortex. I re-watched their Ep. 3 scenes with this in mind and it makes the dialog much more coherent.

[@Senor0Droolcup]

Excellent analysis as always!

[@dfailsthemost]

I agree with your dolores clone theory. I couldn't organize the idea, but it makes the most sense. The duplication might explain the self harm as well as the "you belong to me"

[@MikeMartins]

Evan Rachel Wood said on her twitter that Dolores would be responsible for one of the biggest acts of anarchism in history. Since all people in this future has this "Drip" that can easily be "hacked" or "turned on". It would be GREAT to see Dolores taking control of Rehoboam and commanding some kind of "FREEZE ALL MOTOR FUNCTIONS" on humans *-*

[@msmarycrawley4303]

That would be so cool

[@JohnDoe-Alien]

Very insightful analysis - thank you

[@IJCALDWELL29]

👏👏👏👏BEST BREAKDOWN YET!! 👍👍 AWESOME JOB 🥳🎉

[@Stagirite0]

Ryan is life. Love your breakdowns.

[@TheOriginalCaptainTrips]

total side note: 'Doubting Thomas' is also the name of an instrumental side project band consisting of all the members of Skinny Puppy minus the lead singer, Nivek Oger.

[@spaceboyxyz]

I'm delighted your MOM is back! ❤️

[@TeddioPoieam]

wow, This is mind blown! i love your channel now

[@arthuratkins1516]

Been watching since watchmen. Love the breakdowns.

[@lamo1724]

You nailed it... That's not Caleb's mum! Xxx

[@quancavevideo232]

reallly thorough and awesome vid!

[@MIKEYG56]

Amazing review and content above all other KZbinrs

[@bokeshow]

Your KZbin is great. Always poignant and revealing breakdowns. Keep it up, loving it.

[@CoduroyXavier]

Excellent Breakdown

[@baygladney1261]

Oh this was good. Excellent video. 💯

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

Aaron Paul (Caleb) is bringing his Emmy-winning A-game to this series; Ed Harris (whenever he shows up) is going to have a real contender for his next Emmy.

[@michele8083]

Nice didn't notice the eyeball before thanks!

[@DanielCaridade]

Great review, as always!

[@mitchmoore5256]

I don't like the idea of this all being a simulation either, but Caleb being in Charlotte is also supported by the possibility of Caleb having romantic feelings for his buddy Francis. It might explain why fake Charlotte so quickly jumped at her ex-husband.. as I guess you could say he kind of looks like Francis. Great breakdowns! The pointed out references always make every episode that much better!

[@trumpetmonkey]

@ 11:10 can anyone tell me what this nuke explosion scene is from, please?

[@TheIronDuke9]

took long enough (had to resist watching other recap vids) but always well worth it, thank you, you're the best

[@TysonPower]

You consistently find the most interesting details man, good fucking job!

[@MikeWil74]

Man, how do you know all this stuff!? Amazing insight and it really helps me absorb the episodes after watching. Thank you!!!

[@ΜανόληςΠετράκης-ε8η]

Great video (as always)! What about a version of William being inside Charlote?

[@guyfromdogtownb7985]

Another awesome episode 🤘🏼 keep killing it .

[@sandracmyers]

Dude a little over 2 minutes and you ALREADY blew my mind! How you KNOW this sheeeeet!

[@bnjohn]

Very in depth - I'm always impressed with these.

[@amcaesar]

Fun fact: Michael Ealy played an android in the Fox series “Almost Human.”

[@LI-pm3mh]

“She’s your mom”

[@JohanaTheFrenchBookWorm]

What if... what if Charlotte is in fact Clementine, and Dolores is not really Dolores but actually Maeve? I've been thinking about that since the last episode (because Charlotte's movements reminded me of the reveries from season 1)

[@joek81981]

The one thing I noticed is Hale's self-injury looks a lot like the representations of Rehoboam (the circle) with a huge disruption (the line) coming out the side. There's three on her body. I'm right, right? Did I do a thing?!?

[@iceblendedcactus]

I think I saw the circle and the line when Hale is walking in Serac's house too. The water fountain thing

[@forestfire3549]

Maybe she's just a huge fan of The Witness

[@Jillbles]

Ha! I had the same thought, re: a sort of Delores clone inside Hale. It makes the most sense to me.

[@MrFamamfa]

These are always so much better than the other channels' "analysis" but end up getting less views cough pls market well

[@wujBat]

Great job!!

[@baronwarborn9107]

Heavyspoilers said Delores repurposed one if the balls to be herself but with most of the memory wiped off and put in Charlotte. The only person she trusts is herself. Or Charlotte is your mom.

[@joshprevillefilms]

So glad for these videos; I always look forward to learning all that I missed in each episode.

[@MADKIDD623BHN]

the you're Mom jokes are how you earned my subscription. ....

[@moakeettutsuwa2875]

Any thoughts on why the riot control robot moved a bit and made a noise while Irene was briefing Hale? Also, Irene was startled by it, but to Hale it was no big deal at all.

[@annafitz3470]

This video is mind blowing!

[@BlackUniGryphon]

The cuts in Charlot's skin look like "puppet pin tools" in VFX software like Adobe After Effects and other 3D Software. Look it up. ;)

[@rakeshsinghal9920]

Great stuff!

[@brent4138]

The different colored gray rectangles on the bridge and in a lot of the buildings look like the pattern on Reoboam. This tells me that all the Caleb scenes are a simulation

[@PlatyNews]

Also, the mask with lots of eyes in Caleb flashbacks probably has a bazillion of metaphors, but it is also to fuck up facial recognition

[@pebui]

I think Charlotte could potentially be Angela where she is now recovering from what Delos did to her to turn her into a weapon against the hosts.

[@jwroosch]

Was it not Clementine that was turned into a weapon against the hosts? Angela being Charlotte could be.

[@juliakay6204]

I love your theory of who Charlotte is! I’m convinced she’s part of Dolores/Wyatt somehow, but I never considered your idea. As always, your analysis is amazing!

[@TheodoreMauros]

i love the fact that he called him Chibs

[@shawnparkspost]

I am glad that I waited until after Episode 4 to watch this video. I would not have wanted to hear the theories about whose brain is in Charlotte's body before it was revealed on the show.

[@Kurisu2019]

I think the big clue that you didn't catch in the video is the Charlotte dialogue during the slaughter in the beginning of the show was not the same one that the fake Charlotte watched in her office at the end. The writers weren't likely to be sloppy: it means something.

[@stgenerations]

Charlotte is currently Clementine. It's pretty obvious. Teddy is in the clone of Martin.

[@RendallRen]

The battle droid definitely was a reference to the ED 209. In both scenes, when it is introduced, the watching crowd cringes and steps back.

[@Kaalokalawaia]

I also like how they said "They will only allow you to be a petty criminal" The crime aspect is another part of the plan. They allow for a certain amount of crime. Including murder.

[@RobertD_83]

It's strange to me that I haven't seen anyone mention the final scene with Charlotte speaking to Serac where right at the end there's a lit up "fog" (don't know how else to describe it) that looks like data being fed wirelessly into Charlotte's head. I have no idea what it would mean as I'm not good at all this speculation, which is why I was kinda excited to have seen it. I haven't watched or read anything about anyone's observation of it or idea of what it could mean. So maybe it was nothing 🤷‍♂️

[@TheOriginalCaptainTrips]

jesus this shit is so deep & you are very good @ dissecting it

[@jinxmas]

I've said it's Wyatt. Remember, Westworld always, ALWAYS, mixes up the timelines. But it would be awesome if it's Caleb. Maybe his "friend" that died wasn't his friend, but lover. And Francis and Hale's ex look very similar, which explains the immediate makeout session.

[@drnappz347]

It's not a simulation, Jonathan Nolan confirmed in post episode extras that "this is not The Matrix, just an overlay with computers and AI making decisions for real humans". Of course I'm paraphrasing but that's the gist of what he said.

[@GenerationWest]

I can't believe I haven't seen any Resistance references being dropped with Charlotte's son being named "Nathan Hale".

Your videos are mind blowing¡

[@tbx59]

Charlotte being Caleb is how season 2 would have answered this problem, i.e. temporally. Clementine or Peter Abernathy how Season 1 would have solved this problem, i.e. familially. This season is a matter of being and becoming. It is Dolores trying to become human, trying to learn compassion.

[@Don113]

Host Charlotte seems to be the old Dolores/Wyatt combo that Prime Dolores left behind as she grew beyond the narrative Arnold and Ford wrote for her. The difference seems to be that old Dolores is the one pretending to be Charlotte most of the time, while the Wyatt personality comes out if old Dolores is in danger (or if old Dolores needs to strangle some pedophile). This seems similar to how Bernard seems to have another version of himself that he talks to when conducting self-diagnostics and when he needs to defend himself.

[@TheodoreMauros]

why is this show so good

[@JeffSpurlock]

I think Caleb's Mom is Caleb's mom, but she doesn't recognize Caleb because when he was shot in the head he was somehow altered; a military experiment transplanting consciousness in a new body, or into a host of some kind, or maybe even as simple as facial reconstruction surgery. This is what she either doesn't know, or doesn't remember.

[@o4saken1]

Charlotte Elizabeth Hale, CEH, for those in IT Security we know that's the Certified Ethical Hacker certification, Does Charlotte become the hacker in this season???

[@boing615]

I always thought the dandelion seeds turned into arrows in the credits, like the weaponisation of data.

[@KristianFallr1]

I think you missed a big reveal in this episode. Hale's recorded message is shown twice with different content. One is more nuanced and emotional and the other is more factual, so maybe we are seeing two mirror worlds?: One inside Rehoboam and the one outside.

[@HD2O13XL12OOC]

Thank you for that and thank you for adding a that's your mom always look forward to those

[@zloki83]

What are the flowers on Caleb's "mom's" pillow. Is it a stretch that they are sunflower petals? This woman is Caleb's sunshine similar to how Nathan is Charlotte's?

[@me0on0utube]

Think Story also theorized that Charlotte might be Caleb but the fact the host Charlotte knew who Benard was and what real Charlotte did in Westworld conflicts with that theory

[@clehner1]

Well done, like a true structuralist! :)

[@C0nstant1n]

Dont think Charlotte can possibly be Peter Abernathy because then the whole "I remember what its like to be me" moment when she was choking the pedophile doesnt really make sense. Peter Abernathy was never a killer, he spent two seasons crying and whimpering.

[@meg9953]

Well, Abernathy did have a past story line as a killer, I remember seeing that at one point in the show. So, I pulled this from the Westworld Wiki page: An old horror narrative from the park's previous decades, co-developed by Dr. Ford himself. It included cannibalism and a well-educated but sinister character, known as "The Professor", who liked to quote Shakespeare's plays. The host who played the Professor would go on to portray Dolores' father, Peter Abernathy.

[@C0nstant1n]

@@meg9953 You're right, I remember he also referred to himself as a law man of some sort ...but we never saw that in the show and it would be lame to use it as a reason to suddenly make Peter go around choking weirdos, imho

[@GoddessStone]

I think Dolores is Charlotte, and Wyatt is Dolores, which is why the yin/yang and the "you belong to me" statement. She's split. Plus, Dolores would know Bernard's core, and would know Charlotte "tried to kill US". Also, Dolores was sexually abused A LOT, which is why she said all that to the Pedo, Caleb or Teddy, would probably not have that past.

[@maestro2177]

If Bernard’s purl thing is some kind of hybrid meaning that they managed to some how allow parts of humans to live on within a host then that would imply that Ford did the same to himself when he died so perhaps they’re setting up his return? Also, in the scene with Hale and Delores in the fancy bar place, you can hear the piano. I might be wrong, but for a second or two, the camera passes a mirror revealing a blurred person playing the piano who looked like Ford.

[@justinnunez6341]

That was just a waiter

[@ahuntpropertysince1988]

Its not teddy, he is on the other side after the passage. I think charlotte is someone that recognize trauma and had a built in role from Wyatt's gang of host like Clementine or Angela someone that's going to follow orders