Westworld: Creating Westworld's Reality - Behind the Scenes of Season 3 Episode 6 | HBO

[@proloyb5077]

Now this was a ridiculously good episode. I got chills when William said "if you can't tell does it matter?" 🤩

[@blueinblurr]

what does he mean by that?

[@saeedzeroone]

@@blueinblurr It refers to the past times when the young William first entered the Westworld park and was asked to choose a hat. He asked the lady, "Are you real?" And she answered, "If you cant tell, does it matter?" That's why in this episode, when Ed Harris says those words, the young version of himself sees him with surprise.

[@VaurTek]

@@blueinblurr As Saeed Mohammadi said, this is a call back to season 1 episode 2 when William first entered the park. It was the answer Angela gave him when he asked if she was real. But its also the answer to the question James Delos asked him. About whether or not William is just a passenger in his life or is he in control. Is William responsible for the death of his own daughter or not. In season 2 William rejected the idea that the forge knew who he was and what he would do, because it means he wouldn't be in control. That he doesn't have a choice. He began to question the nature of his reality and if he was a host or not. The answer he provide is that ... it doesn't matter. There is no way for him to know for sure if he has control or not. So struggling with this question is meaningless.

[@randomhuman97]

William has been a black hat for a long time. He forgotten the line separating real and fake. He finally realises whatever he was in the past doesn't matter. Now he's a white hat guy, and a good character development

[@lisamelroy2855]

Yep - great throwback moment!

[@ethanw8166]

This and the scene where Halores killed Hector made me think a lot about how Ford programmed hosts with a specific core memory of losing a loved one such as Bernard/Arnold losing his son to make them feel more human. Now Hale and Maeve have actually lived these types of experiences in the real world so it'll be really interesting to see how it affects them throughout the next two episodes!

[@beccazhou]

oh that's such a good thought

[@DhilipNexus]

3 more episodes dude

[@ShashankMSuresh]

@@DhilipNexus 2

[@DhilipNexus]

Yeah sorry 2

[@dewantoroo]

Yeah but maeve’s kid actually still alive and safe somewhere. So why don’t she just ask dolores to put in with her kid. I just don’t really understand why this dolores vs maeve plot even exist in this season. This plot are more fitting in season 2. It’s a bit stagnant making maeve as the opposite side of dolores but still having her with the same goal as season 2 : her kid. Well I guess the last episode show us another objective for maeve: revenge.

[@FinancialMatter]

wow the behind the scene footage makes you appreciate the episode more

[@DNotzz]

Tessa, Incredible this season. And all the MIB stuff had me pinching myself. Especially when all his persona’s started arguing with each other...I was like “this is amazing”. Was sad we didn’t get to see Dolores this episode...well Main Dolores. But the other stuff worked well. Maeve losing Hector...and then Chalores losing her family....wow heartbreaking. Dolores has some answering to do to these amazing women. Thandie and Tessa I mean.

[@silvianveronica]

Dolores didn't kill Hale's family, it was Serac. Serac now has Halores hate...

[@harryp539]

@@silvianveronica Why would he even do that

[@silvianveronica]

Why did he tried to kill her on this episode?

[@classicvillain940]

Dolores didnt kill Hale, Seracs goon did.

[@AbhimanyuGururaj]

@@harryp539 Hales says he'd come after her family if she tries to leak the data and he did. Thats why he says Hale, being playing a Dolores part she never abjured feelings for her family.

[@nero12345789]

Tessa Thompson is an actress that’s ahead of her time. So happy the show is able to utilize her so well this season! The final scene of this episode and the expression on her burned/scarred face is devastatingly beautiful. Also, Vincent Cassel makes a GREAT villain for the season.

[@Andre_APM]

Charlotte ended up looking like Anakin Skywalker

[@deondresixfo8188]

LoL I thought the same

[@EmoZix]

I HATEE YOUUUU

[@unknownfury7672]

I will bring peace, freedom, justice and security to my new empire

[@tsukuyominaexus]

Andre Montoya « Anakin Skywalker was weak, I destroyed him »

[@necro_nancy]

Rocket launcher dude had the high ground

[@hashemieada4846]

Damn it the hale part was heart breaking to watch, and William therapy table was a call to an old great memories of westworld

[@micajohansson1138]

I cannot thank enough Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy and the whole team of Westworld for delivering a great series. Hale was a boss this episode. Maeve now wants blood and I'm looking foward to it. I don't know which character to root for.

[@danzafrir2900]

To be honest, I feel like Maeve has had the least emotional development and growth this season, her story line feels forced. Halores is absolutely outstanding, and I was not a fan of Tessa Thompson last season.

[@aliengranpa]

Can we acknowledge how amazing Tessa Thompson has been this season?

[@quintonmtyala3657]

She's been absolutely brilliant!

[@Anenome5]

She deserves an emmy. Not since the recent Battlestar Galactica have we seen delicious bodysnatcher plots like these.

[@Coryclemmings]

Tessa is brilliant!! Character development amazing!!

[@itsmedariod]

Give an award to that woman! Loving Tessa in this season, she's so good

[@Kovu2016]

"There nothing stronger than a mothers love even if its a programmed mother's love" - ERW damn right it is queen iduna. cue theme: when the north wind meets the sea...

[@imhellag]

when William says "i'm the good guy" i got goosebumps!

[@WTDProductions]

Best episode of the season so far

[@sparks564]

The major critic I have for this episode and the series as a whole is: Those guards/mercenaries have a terrible aim, worse than stormtroopers! I know she's a robot, but I believe that even I, with no weapons training whatsoever, could at least hit one or two shots more at her than they could.

[@Anenome5]

Even if you hit them, they don't have to go down.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

The story, the digital compositing, the make-up... I'm speechless. I so love WESTWORLD! 💜

[@Buenomars]

Love that they really expanded and challenged Tessa's role this season. It's a nice surprise since she's gotten a lot busier after Season 1, with MCU and other projects... Such a crime this season was delayed AND reduced to only 8 episodes, for some reason. Not a good omen considering something similar happened to Game of Thrones. As a reviewer said, would have been nice if an entire episode was dedicated to Serac's backstory, instead of being shared in Episode 5 but oh well, shortened season and all.

[@httr94]

Season 3 might be my favorite season so far

[@Anenome5]

Tessa Thompson's depiction of Charlotte Hale controlled by Dolores pretending to be Hale is so thoroughly convincing that she deserves an Emmy.

[@SD_702]

Has there ever been a show with so many incredibly dominant women characters? A trio of rockstars and I can't decide who I'm rooting for. Those ladies have been fantastic this season.

[@filmbrophobic]

not to mention the incredible women behind the scenes; love how many women there are in these clips in positions that are usually male (like the director and stunt coordinator)

[@sakiib_m]

yes.Person of Interest.

[@necro_nancy]

I agree that it's been incredible and doesn't at all feel forced or unnatural in any way unlike so many Holywood flicks these days that hamfistedly try to portray "girl power". These characters in addition to their absolute badassery also come with their own sets of flaws which make them feel more realistic and relatable. I honestly don't know who I should be rooting for and kind of want them all to succeed, even as they appear to be at odds.

[@Anenome5]

I'm just glad they pivoted the show into the real world. That was a massive, risky choice and it has paid off. Then this Rehoboam plot and the delicious analogies to the hosts it allowed them to play with, simply amazing writing direction. They picked the perfect plot. This allowed them to create an amazing bad-guy in Serac, the best bad guys think they're the good guys, the saviors of the human race. Only thing I don't understand is why Jacob is in the story. People are saying he must be Serac's brother, reprogrammed, but he's way too young. Maybe to give the audience someone to sympathize with, also she needed him for the keycode thing. I think the season will end with everyone finding out that this is all a Rehoboam simulation and projection of what's about to happen, ending with Serac losing, resulting in Serac going apesh!t as he takes off the goggles and now has to deal with the breakout of Dolores into the real world, which will setup the actual confrontation in the real world for next season.

[@greencat1314]

That's probably due to Evan Rachel Woods, she is a great feminist and I imagine her to have a lot saying in how women and femininity are portrait in this show

[@louismuscovitch2113]

A featurette "full of splendour" Great jaw dropping episode \W/ |||

[@sethdavis9267]

Her character has surprised me this season! She may turn out to be the MVP of the whole season, if not just that last episode.

[@undeefined_]

What the Hale is going on?

[@thetechtron9465]

Precisely that

[@GabrielReactsz]

I LOVE HALE/DOLORES! I was really hoping she would escape! Thankful she did!

[@GhostInPajamas]

Such a tragic ending it left me genuinely speechless. This season has been wild so far can't wait to see how it ends. Renew season 4 :D

[@rebeccaelliott9770]

Your wish was granted!

[@SupportGamin2025]

great episode

[@ZemplinTemplar]

I don't know why, but when I hear Tessa's voice in interviews, it has quite a different colour and timbre to the voice she uses for Hale (both the real and host version of the character). The burn effects were haunting, really well done by the effects guys. The composite shot was great as well, I honestly had not idea it was a composite. Great work. :-)

[@lolzmoney6669]

You mean they had a five minute BTS segment and spent all of it talking about an exploding jeep, rather than that masterclass performance by Ed Harris?

[@mimi-sk2ip]

probably saving it for the bluray extras. but he did give an interview saying that he wasnt happy with his storyline and it was hard for him to film that episode

[@marna_li]

Being conscious about what has shaped you (your past), and how to make conscious decisions that shape your future.

[@dinahgraham4964]

Let's be honest too. If Hale told Serac she wouldn't have helped him he would have killed her family or her. He said that Charlotte wouldn't have checked on her kid, but she did make a video for him. Sad though that her family is dead now because of Dolores.

[@danzafrir2900]

I was thinking the same thing, obviously the real Charlotte cared more about her kid than Serac realized, which makes me wonder how good Incite really is at profiling people's emotional depths. When Serac spoke of moments of true free will, I think there are more of those than even he realizes.

[@necro_nancy]

I think it's been slightly touched upon throughout this season that Incite doesn't / can't take into account people's capacity to change, especially for the better; an example of that would be it programmed the Lee Sizemore copy to believe that the reason he sacrificed himself is because he must have been in love with Maeve, because the program couldn't comprehend him behaving selflessly otherwise.

[@ernestogvaldes6098]

What Serac means is not that Hale doesn't care about her child, is that if she was the real Hale she would have put business first and be focused on finding the host. When real Hale made the video in the park she feared for her life, if it was real Hale now, looking for the host would just be business as usual, the fear of Haleores is what makes her contact her family instead of focusing on the task at hand

[@birdiewolf3497]

Yeah that is part of the data that Insight is missing that Westword/Dolores has. Hence why they are so desperate to get it.

[@cameronhawkins5014]

I am loving this show!!!! Can’t wait for the ending and season 4!!!

[@CurlyViet]

Can we take a moment and enjoy that design assembly 👗 she wore the entire episode - I mean, come on. Absolutely stunningly well crafted👏🏽

[@thesweetscience5361]

I like all the Easter eggs the show runners have in every episode. They do it better than any other show

[@OxygenPeople]

I wonder if this will push tess to deepen her hatrid towards humanity or push her futher away from dolores

[@beccazhou]

my wonderings exactly!

[@nolovelost4020]

@KolTony I really hope so! An eye for an eye!

[@aznrhmn]

​@KolTony What if in the end, she (Halores) found out that the part where Serac killed her family so that she (both Halores and Dolores) will successfully kill Serac, was real Dolores plan all along. Tey gon eat each other assss

[@aerynsunx]

@KolTony Who says this was the work of Serac? If Serac wanted her dead, the explosion would've destroyed her. But Serac wanted Hale alive. Dolores is the one who told 'Charlores' that her "family" wasn't her real family. This had to be Dolores's work. Like destroying Hector, she wanted to teach Hale a lesson about who's in control, and where her loyalties should lie.

[@willjames8429]

Tbh I hope they don't finish the storyline this season and it continues on to season 4

[@delafo58]

I think this will be hanger at the end

[@harryp539]

Guessing by the way it's going pretty sure there'll be season 4

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I don't recall where I read it late last year however Jonathon Nolan and Lisa Joy have apparently mapped out the show to five series so we'll get S4 and S5.

[@soufian2733]

Nicholas Maude ...if HBO greenlights them

[@BonnieVanguardia]

@@soufian2733 Yeah, sadly the show's number of viewers have been slowly decreasing, at least for the US. I think it can get greenlighted but they'll have to pull back on SFX etc.

[@mikemichaeld2259]

Just loving your work guys really amazing stuff thank you

[@escott1981]

I'm surprised that the explosion was all done digitally. Great job!

[@dallymoo7816]

No not all

[@blueinblurr]

no the explosion is definitely real. the car is processed digitally

[@floydian]

did you even watch the video?

[@EllRiver]

I mean, I could tell its was done digitally, I mean the flames were clearly real but you could tell the flames were not actually there.

[@RatedVideos]

When Serac was talking to Halores in the board meetingroom and revealed he was using his tech in another room just made me laugh out loud and clap loudly for myself, such a Serac move.

[@princeprocrastinate6485]

This was a phenomenal episode. Tessa Thompson is doing great work this season.

[@thecouncilofnine4692]

*Halores kills Hector.* Me: This was not cool, girl. We actually loved Hector. I stand you no matter which body you are, but this version of you has to go. *Halores loses husband and child.* Me: Ah shit. I guess is like you said, darling. An eye for an eye. But all the other parts first.

[@SergelineBelizaire]

OM G, that was cruel and funny at the same time.

[@yeulathe]

What wrong with kill your enemies who want to killed your all kind ?

[@DrAyan_m]

I think the original hector pearl is still intact in the park. They just made a copy of it at the delos headquarters

[@helmsmanproductions3935]

Well karma is a bitch

[@dallymoo7816]

I felt worse for the kid then hector

[@rodaxel7165]

All hail Halores! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DanielRey_NGR]

But Hale is not really her... why are you saying that this changes Hale’s character and it gives audiences a new perspective of her, when truly; this just speaks for how a part of DOLORES has changed and also explains more about the essence of the Hosts.

[@saltyYagi_]

What a fantastic episode bro, amazing stuff

[@moonlightfitz]

Nice episode🙌

[@meluui]

4:00 Char-boiled-lores in sweatpants and slippers is a mood

[@Miadaskate]

This show is so amazing. I wonder why this season was cut from 10 episodes to 8?

[@escott1981]

$$$$$

[@gaspardlaurent742]

Yeah ep5 felt like two episodes into one, Serac backstory didn't melt very well with the Genre stuff

[@Undertheinfluence4now]

I love watching video likes this it really teaches you how to direct,act, and write

[@BrianWenger]

My theory: Dolores blew up the car and "Hale's" family because they were making her too sloppy.

[@DrAyan_m]

I dont think hector is gone forever. Serac said to copy three pearls from the park and transfer that to delos headquarters. So the original hector pearl is still in the westworld park.

[@DrAyan_m]

@KolTony serac specifically said "copying" and then transferring ( the copies). It seems like they wanted to give the impression of him dying for real but kept a way to bring him back if they want

[@DrAyan_m]

Another evidence is when they find Hector's body in the park, they said that they need to transmit data from his control unit.

[@artcasperos]

Looks like there is a copy of Hector

[@Daemon1995_]

Im so glad theyre showing it to us

[@thaciocangussu3317]

The Best serie eveeeer

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

That's one clever effects shot! 👏

[@ricepredator]

The test run of the car demolition was done at my city's mall! Santa Anita Race Track & Westfield Mall.

[@cynthiazhang]

"This is the best we've ever looked" 😂

[@lclooney07]

They filmed the stunt scene at the Santa Anita mall. I know those mountains anywhere!

[@peachesandlily]

Tessa Thompson’s arms deserve praise as well, she’s yoked!

[@smthmn]

Tessa is killing it!!! Keep her on the show please

[@alejandramunozvillarroel5545]

My dream car is a Jeep, this makes me so sad and poor

[@ravindranathsinha4580]

Will Teddy return in this season?

[@Minuto-Geek]

I didnt understand. What she needs a double for the after explotion scene? Can anyone tell me?

[@atar212]

Fantastic!

[@neilmcdougall4927]

I think she cared for the son and took on that family as it was one of her creator's woes

[@el_covfefe]

Please do a video on the burn makeup

[@rajifusama]

When Hector died it resembles Switch's death in The Matrix

[@leohernandez9518]

0:46 ?

[@rlfcynz]

Tessa is f'king jacked..did you see her triceps in the fight scene.. holy shit I'm in love!!!

[@davidle4936]

3:58 Oh my God!!!😨😨😨

[@redstar213la]

Halores 🔥

[@charleshamilton9274]

Serac’s guards couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn. Hale never misses.

[@Touchgrassplz]

shes got aim assist bruh

[@yinyuexingzhe]

精彩! 黑尔的人格越发的完整, 期待下一集~

[@jonslack5285]

These are great but why oh why do you air them directly after the episode?? Is it too much to ask for you to let us enjoy the experience of being immersed in this story world and the questions and feelings it stirs rather than rushing to explain everything behind the story and in doing so vanish our emotional experience?

[@daymanAAAAHHHH]

I wonder what this implies. Dolores is starting to believe her lie and went out to rescue her 'husband' and 'son'. The hosts are evolving.

[@vittoriacolona]

I would not say it ‘s much a lie as she is being influenced by her environment and circumstances. Which is exactly what happens to people.

[@JustAnotherLight]

Who did it though? Was it Serac?

[@VictorMinchihLee]

Plot twist: Dolores, not Serac, has the family killed and Chalores surviving is an unintended consequence leading to a final episode confrontation among the Dolores copies and Dolores. What better villain than the self?

[@ronnielodge7032]

Anybody knows the bag she’s using 😭?

[@AbhimanyuGururaj]

Versace

[@laismorais2137]

Tessa Thompson is a gift

[@dio-vq5jr]

good

[@mrjaygee90]

Oooh "Hale" hath no fury

[@Mysterialic]

What's with the stormtrooper aim?

[@ObiesieMaduegbuna]

Filmmaking right there folks

[@yonirais4699]

up until i saw this video i had no idea they called the hale host halores

[@lowbird7947]

I'd now call her Charredlores

[@suncitythemusical]

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

So Charloris is now.... Charredloris? Is Jonathan playing tricks with Reddit again? D:

[@DanFarrell98]

3:23 well that’s horrifying

[@RoySherfan]

0:05 ok let's see what these BTS things would HOLY SHIT! They are shooting on film stock??!?!!? WOW ok

[@Shadow__133]

Cool series. I just wished I had a PhD to understand what it is about.

[@sheorgorath]

Ce maquillage de dingue !

[@CultureContent]

Tara?!?!

[@deafrican5141]

We need more Bubbles buried in this Jungle please.

[@Ynotnow9900]

1:38

[@M7_Saffar]

I believe Charlotte turned to Barnard team or be that monster who follow serack for vendetta

[@8Tarkus8]

That music at the end, it's the same from the game Motorsport Manger isn't it?! Yes, it is. The track is named Gathering Data and it's from Motorsport Manager.

[@HisameArtwork]

2:17 uh, now when ever I hear beautiful and perfect in the same sentence it makes my skin crawl. thanks for ruining english, oranges and mangos for me. cheeetos were bleah to begin with XD and clowns can nope the heck out, though that one is on King.

[@rahat1447]

I miss Ford

[@roswellvireak7966]

Halores Skywalker

[@sorinsuba]

the explosion and fire still looked fake :(

[@tomYT_FR]

I don't understand why they needed 2 burnt Hale

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

*Great show !* The fun mistake was that the electric cars do not explode like gasoline cars ! When will Hollywood learn that electric cars puff chemical flame vapor and melting electrode sparks, instead of exploding ?

[@MasonFPS]

Have they stated that they're using electric cars anywhere?

[@necro_nancy]

I feel like most things will explode when hit with an RPG

[@MasonFPS]

@@necro_nancy seems like it was more like a car bomb or something though, right?

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

Isnt it weird that Serac always talks like he can fully predict humans and thus acts as if he is always right in what he says and does, yet we know his programming is flawed which is why he needs Delos research from the Park. I feel like he justifies it with the idea that once he has the perfect human algorithm, that it will all be worth it. I mean that is what he always worked toward and wanted.

[@atester9674]

I don't find it weird, like you said he completed the algorithm thanks to Delos which provided the insight thoughts of many rich people who are in charge of human society. His watch shows him the turbulence, the darker it become the more wrong it is. Serac can control all the situations, Machine just need time to balance the turbulence so everything can go back to loop but he still need to stop Dolores.

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

@@atester9674 I feel like Serac hopes that once he has the perfect human algorithm that that one perfect reality will be calculated instead of the current way of having the dilemma that it just decides what might be the best path for everyone/humanity. Basically he goes by the end justifies the means. Even thought the end - his expected ideal - will still be far from ideal. It will just be another dilemma, just a more accurate one.

[@harsonlau271]

Wow, you blowed up a real Jeep Wrangler just for a scene? That's a lot of money