Westworld Premiere: Every Easter Egg and Reference in Season 3 Episode 1

[@ScreenCrush]

Any theories for season 3?

[@alfblue4734]

Stay home

[@yienmaster04]

I think Delores and Caleb will build a relationship (romantic or otherwise), and Delores will be forced to confront the conflict within herself as she's trying to destroy humanity while realizing her only true friend is a human. I think either Caleb or Delores will go a little too far in their quests for freedom and one will fail tragically, symbolized by the Icarus themes of the eagle flying too close to the sun/jet-engine in the season 3 intro sequence.

[@mikeybiceps]

The song played during the robbery when we first meet Marshawn Lynch was Bubbles Buried in This Jungle by Death Grips. Not sure what a potential meaning could be, but it’s there.

[@daulusmoretto]

Hi Ryan, I’m a Brazilian fan here! Hardly you will see any other Brazilian following your excellent reviews! But I’m a long time fan of yours! 2 thumbs up! 2x👍🏻. But stay home man...the New Gods are coming. Did you catch the reference?😜. Keep up your great work!

[@SceneComparisons]

this is Futureworld, another park the real world was not shown yet

[@DanielCaridade]

This one is probably the best episode so far. Almost a movie in itself. Man, I missed this kind of sci-fi.

[@juliomonrroyperez]

Indeed. The story, and the art direction were AAA

[@Rok0711]

It’s not Broken Bernard, it’s Damaged Arnold.

[@greenninja8755]

Thank you, that's why I'm down here.

[@nunyabusiness6693]

@@greenninja8755 same

[@sonnee44]

Punished Snake

[@MartinBuzon]

I like the comment section more than the video.

[@puneeification]

Lol, how did they let that slip.

[@Mari0o0o]

Just one thing, it’s possible Caleb is not necessarily fully human. He is part of some therapy experiment, we know something happened in the army back in the day, he has Francis talking to him, the crazy OD person comments about shadows, the Dbag friend talking about simulation in a simulation, his mother says that’s not her son, him saying it’s not the first time he’s been shot in the head, etc. All of these have alternative explanations (e.g. mom simply has Alzheimer) but it won’t be the first time Westworld has left small clues that add up to something big.

[@alleegette4285]

I was thinking that after he said he'd been shot in the head before! You don't usually just come back from that

[@Moviewer]

I agree with most of your theory, perhaps we are seeing Futureworld, wich is a simulation, and is within this simulation that westworld exists. Caleb could be a real man playing the futureworld simulation, and the narrative he is in is not real. Perhaps, he is the one who died and been put there after the war, and the friend Francis is alive oitside futureworld trying to reach him.

[@1986debu]

He might be in process of being tested for "fidelity".

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Another big clue: The flashbacks were shown very similliar to Bernards

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

That's a good point, he may have been severely injured in the war, and been given several prosthetic parts. There was the mention of having him sync up with the AI again, to "take the edge off."

[@VAVORiAL]

Eventually Dolores will see that humans are just as enslaved as her kind was/is, leading her away from this path of destruction and rage. Her enemies are not people - most of them at least - but rather oppressive systems that entrap people, forcing them into living their daily lives just as the robots lived theirs inside their loops. It's more about the similarities between men and machine, rather than their differences. And I think Caleb is the perfect character for that.

[@askingwhy123]

It sounds like you're suggesting Dolores will be cultivating karuna this season. She says early in ep1 that she doesn't want to hurt people any more, and even does her best: the first death is a guy dying the classic Disney "kills himself while attacking the hero" death. I could see s3 ending with "we're all in this together," if it wouldn't mean the end of the series.

[@fessy4]

i totally agree man 100% and no doubt the main big bad this season will be the big ball AI thing (rehiobum?) that set up this whole scenario.

[@fessy4]

actually i just had a thought if dolores has a redemption arc and most of its already in place, whats bernards role in stopping Dolores? is he going to help her find the way which she already seems to be somewhat aware of? is he gonna be a reverse villan? i dont think that sounds right but i dont know. and then lets not forget that ford put bernard on this path for a reason, and no doubt knew this was exactly how it was gonna pan out and i think ford was supportive of the hosts finding independence... im thinking we will see some sort of objective change for bernard, i just dont know what.

[@humane143imperfection6]

@@fessy4 How much of Bernard is what Bernard perceives himself to be?.. if he's engaging in active compartmentalization (technically regarded as a human trait) then he must be able to manage his own OS, to some extent, independent of any network.

[@fessy4]

@@humane143imperfection6 very good point, i also forgot it was delores that rebuilt bernard, this should be a good season :P

[@justinlevy274]

The eagle and jet engine reminded me of Icarus from Greek mythology. "Don't fly too close to the sun."The eagle melts later on in the credits. Someone will fail from Hubris, probably the high-society techie's thinking they had everything algorithmed out.

[@thoso1973]

Stanley Kubrick once said that the Icarus myth cut also be interpreted as a challenge to build better wings.

[@spacecadet2172]

It’s definitely Icarus. The video producer def got that wrong.

[@StandAsYouAre]

The eagle also makes me think of symbolism of a bird of prey. It’s a precision killer which can see animals it wants to kill and attack from over 3 miles away. But even it cannot fight against a force which is stronger than itself. The eagle just thinks the jet is just wind and the sun, like a moth thinks a bug zapper is the moon.

[@egomod]

totally.

[@maskelibalon]

The song "Common People" starts with: "She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge" supports the Greek mythology like Icarus and allegory of the cave ;)

[@flanthemanable]

During these times HBO should do the world a favor and release the whole god damn season

[@LuckyFish3000]

AreaMan couldn’t agree MORE!!!!

[@zangetsuee]

OMG IKR !! its torture

[@nborghoff]

But then how would I know it's been a week?

[@LeLuizFelippe]

as much as I like Westworld, I think we wouldn't enjoy it properly. It's nice to watch one episode and absorve it properly, including watching videos about it and so on.

[@nunyabusiness6693]

Damaged Arnold not Broken Bernard. There are no "B"s or a "k" & only 1 "r" in Armand Delgado. Also no "L" or "M" in Broken Bernard. An anagram means that there are the same exact letters in a different configuration. Like "TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE" = "I AM LORD VOLDEMORT" or "SAMANTHA" = "THATS A MAN". Please at least put a correction in the description or comments. His switch that is violent is Bernard and his mild mannered side is Arnold. He has the dual mind like Delores/Wyatt does. That's why his name is an anagram for Arnold not Bernard. He's back to who he originally was because Delores had him rebuilt as who she remembered and she remembered Arnold who was kind and gentle but like with her lover she had his Bernard killer side implanted to use him as a tool but he's smarter than she is, was able to get away and separate/control murderous Bernard with a remote. He's constantly running diagnostic tests on himself to suppress that part. That is why he has deemed himself as a "Damaged Arnold" instead of "Broken Bernard". Bernard is Ford's creation. Armand Delgado is Dolores's creation. I will never understand where you got Broken Bernard from.

[@princeprocrastinate6485]

Bernard is better than Arnold. When Dolores built him to be just like Arnold he was too much like him and went mad much the same way the real Arnold did. If anything the wildly dangerous side would be more like Arnold, as Bernard was an improvement over him, a better individual. And I think this mode he enters to defeat those guys is just the cold emotionless analysis mode the hosts enter, he's self inducing it to make it easier for him to deal with dangerous situations, which is very smart.

[@divinecroissant]

Thanks for correcting this, I thought I was going mad

[@miketorrey9192]

Interrstingly, you can find DAMAGED and DREAMLAND in Armand Delgado...can't find anything sensible for the rest though

[@nunyabiznaz1352]

At first I thought it was a double anagram...how disappointing lol! P.S. Are we related?

[@Smartacus420]

Samantha and thats a man are not anagrams? Thats has two t's, Samantha does not

[@brent4138]

Guess on the big twist: Dolores did not make it to reality. She just went to another park: Futureworld.

[@triskut]

...fuck

[@youbetailsillbebekki]

my thoughts exactly

[@keithtran7958]

I don't think so, that'd be too anticlimactic.

[@chhavimanichoubey9437]

Hahhahhahahhs fuckkk

[@julianofsatown]

Delgado, Armand is an anagram for "Damaged Arnold" not broken Bernard.

[@aalegge]

Sevdaliza's music in Westworld is already my favorite moment of the season so far 😌👌

[@danielnatzke6733]

How fantastic that one episode alone has such a magnitude of intricacy to observe. Thanks for all the work and brainstorming put into making this!

[@the_bearded_jay]

You guys are fantastic. I missed a lot of what you pointed out, including my mom.

[@mojoriot2293]

I was just wondering where my mom was in this vid! Guess she's still in the park killing rich a-holes...🤘😎😁

[@f18a]

This is the best analysis of Westworld S03E01 that I have seen - and I've seen a few.

[@seanahmed9079]

I thought the bird was a reference to Icarus!! LOL!!!

[@ScreenCrush]

Probably is

[@TheAngous]

@@ScreenCrush So this means Dolores will fail?

[@kristijanross977]

​@@TheAngous She won't fail. She is going to fail.

[@seanahmed9079]

@@TheAngous it could just as easily be a fable for the humans trying to control their fate and destiny through technology

[@TopFlightFamily]

Great analysis! Now I’m off to rewatch the episode 😀

[@matthewercole163]

If I had watched this episode a shitload of times, I would have caught on to maybe 15% of this on my own. Thank you for this.

[@666batmanrocksu]

This was super helpful. Having ADD, I get distracted and don’t read too much into what I’m seeing. But this definitely helped me to have a better idea as to what’s going on. Excellent job my man

[@rafaeltalavera6916]

Easily the best explanation I have heard yet! Thanks for the quality video

[@mojoriot2293]

Nice job catching all that! I caught alot of it, but the religious stuff is brilliant & perfect for the story. I think this season is gonna blow people's minds...I did notice one character that seemed out of place..yep, that was your mom. 😯😁👍

[@phononanon]

The Death Grips song Bubbles Buried In This Jungle is a reference to the of spheres that play a role in the story (Rehoboam and the cortexes) but also is a song about how people who don't follow the prescribed path set out by society become frightening to people who live comfortably in their bubbles, referring to both the rogue hosts and Caleb + the other criminals.

[@JoeKerr019]

Humans using machines to control their own emotions and robots fighting their creators by being self aware.... Thats literally from the blade runner novel (do Androids dream of electric sheep?). Also the underwater scenes of the opening were homages to mamoru oshii's Ghost in The Shell

[@ssotkow]

I'm totally digging the Blade Runner 2049 synth music and vibe.

[@solomonrivers7611]

🎵Twelve men went to spy on Canaan🎵 🎵Ten were bad and two were good 🎵 That Sunday School song pops into my head every time I hear the name Caleb. He and Joshua were the two good spies. Joshua meaning “Yahweh is salvation”

[@DanielCaridade]

Ryan, this channel has probably the best reviews/interpretations/analysis in the web. Your work is absolutely awsome! I only find a parallel in Pete Peppers' videos.

[@torikol1045]

This breakdown reminds me why I like Westworld.

[@TiberiusRexXXI]

Best breakdown on KZbin...better than Nerdist, Emergency Awesome and Think Story! - Says your mom!

[@Kiowas69]

Loved the music meaning bits. They are realy insightfull. More of that please.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Excellently done, Ryan. Thanks! ☘️

[@willperez8101]

Best breakdown yet. Well done!

[@alchang6435]

Have you not seen the anime "Ghost in the Shell" ?!? The major and the puppetmaster merge together. They weren't planning to populate the earth, they wanted to create an offspring and evolve.

[@AndrewSterlingCaporale]

I was literally gonna say. Westworld totally rips so much from GITS. Like the AIs uploading themselves to a Utopia was a huge one.

[@kombinatsiya6000]

@@AndrewSterlingCaporale these ideas are far older than that in sci-fi.

[@nononono12345]

Al Chang THIIIOOOS

[@DanielCaridade]

The opening credits drink a lot from GITS fountain :)

[@KesselRunner606]

When Caleb is introduced, he's lying on a bed and the light of an outside cityscape as his sunrise. First thing I thought: Ghost in the Shell.

[@dha6232]

Ill Travortay? Ill Travortay? 💀🔥 "Eel Trove-ah-tore-aye" "The Troubador", in Italian

[@pangolothian]

Damn, dude. Crazy deep connections. Awesome video!

[@GuilhermeWinspear]

Great insights! Thank you for uploading!

[@AzLau980]

Outstanding work!

[@smepable]

Wow, thanks for the effort of putting all this research into a great Video.

[@slingeroftruth]

I had no idea that 99 Red Balloons was about a accidental nuclear holocaust. Wow. These were very enlightening theory's I wondered about watching this episode. I think you're on it with your interpretations. Thanks

[@barkasz6066]

It’s right in the lyrics lol: Back at base bugs in the software Flash the message “something’s out there” ... 99 red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it’s red alert There’s something here from somewhere else The war machine springs to life ... 99 decision street 99 ministers meet To worry, worry, super scurry Call the troops out in a hurry This is what we’ve waited for This is it boys, this is war The president is on the line As 99 red balloons go by The original German lyrics are even more explicit and cynical about people wanting to play war. There is one line about pilots getting in their jets thinking they are bigger heros than Captain Kirk.

[@Alex_dlc]

"Armand Delgado is an anagram for Broken Bernard"? What? Where'd the K come from? It's actually an anagram for "damaged arnold"

[@Don-Yeti]

I love your channel. Almost everything you cover, is what I'm into. I subbed during Watchmen and the rest is history lol. Keep doing your thing dude, I can see your channel going 📈 💯

[@1Darkwave1]

Amazing work. Bravo... And subscribed !!! I'm so excited for everything about this season 🙏🏽🕵️😁

[@mocsaiorsolya5292]

Amazing as always :)

[@davidgraham-parker]

Great work mate! Thoroughly enjoyed this report. Thanks for pointing out the graffiti on the wall of the underpass where Dolores is found by Caleb. Thanks also for the Biblical references... wow!

[@snomelc920J]

I already think they are in a simulation because of the conversation at dinner Dolores had with one of the elite. And now you got me thinking Caleb is a Host in this simulation, tricking Dolores into thinking she free 😂

[@SceneComparisons]

12:15 this is Futureworld, another park the real world was not shown yet

[@Fahamut]

dimitreze Delores escapes last season and next ep Bernard is gonna sneak back in. It’s not Future World. The real world is playing the part of Future World. Only the real world would have PULP playing in it. The fake Future World would have no idea who they are!....Oh wait... That part I got totally backwards! 😂

[@CelineBombay]

It's just the year 2058 😀

[@yi9621]

Brilliantly sharp! Thanx!

[@valaraukar_595]

This show is so complex and amazing... i love it! ❤️

[@Groo-V]

You could’ve stopped at just the images in the intro and I’ve have been impressed

[@sportitojoe]

I posted this in another breakdown. I don't know if it's an Easter Egg, clue, or whatnot. But being Filipino, I recognized the language in the farm that Bernard was in. And his last scene was at a port in Palawan, the westernmost island of the Philippines. He was pointing to an area in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. Westworld is in Southeast Asia!

[@Peanutdenver]

Good catch and I wondered the significance of it being in Southeast Asia...maybe it is an easter egg.

[@sportitojoe]

Based on Bernard's beard though, and knowing WW is known for it, it seems as if the port and farm are not within the same period of time. I did find an bigger candidate for an Easter egg though: at the place where Bernard was living, a group of guys were singing karaoke over some drinks. Karaoke/Videoke is a huge and almost daily pastime for the working class in the Philippines.

[@charleshamilton9274]

Joel Parcon - It was my understanding that Delos leased and occupied an artificial island created by the PRC.

[@sportitojoe]

@@charleshamilton9274 well, the PRC actually did make an artificial island on Spratlys :)

[@professorrinse8028]

You missed an Easter Egg, when the guy approached Delores and she told him to fk off, that's a scene in Trading Places. Made me lol anyway.

[@Phe0nix1986]

My god you’re good. Thank you screen crush

[@o15ika]

It has many Root/Samaritan-esque things and I love it. It's only natural knowing Nolan is behind it. I really really miss POI.

[@erojashr77]

Loved this first episode. Very good overall. I specially liked the use of synths in the score that gave it a Blade Runner feel. Let's hope the rest of the season is at least this good if not better.

[@obscuremetaphor]

That Massive Attack track was also used in The Matrix - chimes with the simulation theory

[@Yggdrasil42]

RICO is also Spanish for "rich" so it could be referring to the tagline for the app.

[@jumoomartin5377]

The use of 'Dissolved Girl' in that scene is a nod to the opening of The Matrix. You know, talking about reality being a simulation and all.

[@VipinSingh7]

The Rehobhom is just like the Sybil system in Psycho pass who decides if a person is capable of one thing or not.

[@zincChameleon]

Uh, the nucleus accumbens is the primary reward center in the brain; what Jonathan Nolan probably meant was the stimulation of the right temporal lobe. Note how Dolores touches the man's right temple. The nucleus accumbens is located at the base of the brain, under both hemispheres, in the basal forebrain.

[@ThompterSHunson]

Shit, man. This show is burning off my brain more cells than I can count.

[@deanminer]

LOVE YOU RYAN!

[@rsmith90]

Great video. Only one disagreement. The bird and turbine in the intro, I think, represents the exact opposite. Apart from the fact that no bird, or anything shy of a bullet could make it into an activated turbine, it represents mans creation advancing to the point where it destroys what is natural or the world as a whole. Man built planes to capture the power of flight, once only avaliable to the birds. Now man has created life, once only reserved for the Gods. Alternatively, the bird (himanity) has flown too high and is now getting burned up in the fire of its creation, the jet (hosts). All mirroring Icarus.

[@Gxoh23]

R Smith it’s called a bird strike. Most engine bird strikes agent a big deal. Occasionally they can cause engine failure. Delores isn’t an ordinary bird. She’s going to cause damage, but a plane can land with a single engine. Unless her followers take out the other engine looks like the humans will win at the end of this story.

[@rsmith90]

@@Gxoh23 Bird strikes happen all the time, but that is very clearly the back of an active gas turbine (possibly turbojet or afterburner turbojet) and there's no way in hell any bird could get any where near the rear

[@Gxoh23]

R Smith A mechanical bird made specifically to go against the current could. She’s not like the rest.

[@simulationone]

This is us in life rn. I love this breakdown of Westworld

[@joey199412]

"This meritocracy sounds like communism". This is a misinterpretation of what communism means. Communism means the abolishment of ownership in all forms and sharing the resources equally among all participants of society. It says nothing about how people work. Capitalism is the economic system that claims to embrace efficiency and skews towards meritocracy because more productive people will gain more resources based on their labor contribution. So a meritocracy (Resources and status divided based upon personal contribution) is a form of capitalism per definition, as the resources aren't divided equally among everyone, and personal ownership of resources is still a thing.

[@diazjubairy1729]

Late capitalism problem

[@juliomonrroyperez]

Lack of meritocracy is not so good either. My country (Venezuela) knows that too well. With the left ruling, they decided that meritocracy was not good. That was just an excuse to give jobs pointing fingers. And that brings collapse. Nothing is good 100% specially if there are humans involved with their own private agendas.

[@juliomonrroyperez]

Lack of meritocracy is not so good either. My country (Venezuela) knows that too well. With the left ruling, they decided that meritocracy was not good. That was just an excuse to give jobs pointing fingers. And that brings collapse. Nothing is good 100% specially if there are humans involved with their own private agendas.

[@kali7906]

Julio Monrroy Perez what does the Left represent politically in your country?

[@ecurb10]

Yes, if anything communism is the opposite of a meritocracy.

[@MyVin1234]

I'm tossing out my theory that Caleb is actually a version of William. She knows he would do whatever is needed. She just needed to change his back story. Like when Caleb's Mom said "you're not my son" was supposed to be taken as Alzheimer, but I think she can tell etc.

[@MyVin1234]

@Kimmminem West Because he doesn't know he's William. And 3 months of time for them is like...idk. There is no real comparison, years, decades, more. That's how Ford figured it out. William couldn't do what he wanted with Mr. Delos, because there wasn't enough time. In season 2, when Dolores was helping make Bernard, she said something along the lines of test # 10,000+ and as far as William being in Caleb. There is no settling, he has no choice. I think she took out the human Caleb and replaced him within those 3 months. Her meeting Caleb, the same way she met William wasn't an accident. Before William went full on Dark Side. He loved Dolores. No programming involved aka Teddy. And if it comes to choosing soldiers for the war to come. Who would you rather have on your team? William or Teddy.

[@Masf1989x]

Those Golf balls in the opening scene ( that scene with the rich guy), I think was a subtle refrence to 3-Iron movie. If you had watched that korean film, You would get it.

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

I picked up on how unusual Caleb's name was (it more or less means dog in Hebrew, most Hebrew names have some sort of plant or animal context to them.) I rewatched the first season, where the man in black asks Teddy if "they taught him some new tricks, how to sit, roll over, beg..." so I think Caleb will be Dolores' new "Teddy"

[@mattfrost]

The one thing that I found un comfortable about the sound track of this episode was the glitch that can be heard throughout. It happens ever so often. Much like when Tyler Durgan was splicing footage throughout fight club.

[@GantzGeo]

It's almost as if, future world is another simulation.

[@lauraf783]

I needed this! Thx

[@gravit8ed]

Underlying all of this new storyline is the idea that humans want to shed their emotions and humanity, while the machines/AI/Hosts are struggling to gain the very thing we'd like to leave behind. It's the classic 'Grass is greener on the other side" theme but taken to the extreme far end of the existential angst spectrum. Heady stuff, real motivational insight behind these characters (thanks for tying some missing pieces together for me). I get the feeling that a lot of early fans of WW are probably not going to finish round 3...I mean it's fun to watch and well produced but its deeeeeeeep. Muad'Dib. Yeah.I went there.

[@MGenrih]

Kaleb lunching with a robot is a reference to the photo "Lunch atop a Skyscraper", with robot replacing 10 humans

[@mykeviper]

Nice! Very much like the video. Are you going to do this every episode? It will be cool to watch each one. Thanks!

[@rogermiller5411]

awesome man...thanks

[@edwassermann8368]

excellent work!

[@XxXxXxPeacexXxXxX]

❤️ great job!

[@juliakay6204]

Fantastic analysis. I can’t believe how many things I didn’t notice. But what the heck is the black thing on her ear? Subscribed for sure.

[@thesweetscience5361]

WW writing is on another level from any other TV show. For a few minutes I felt I was watching a cinematic masterpiece

[@LuckyFish3000]

People have time. I appreciate the time They have to decipher things I cannot.

[@hockitibontas]

0.54 also harkens back to what the James Delos host says to Bernard when he's gone mad/dying. About thinking we're looking up at god but it's actually a reflection of the devil laughing back down at us

[@ericcindycrowder7482]

Did anyone else notice Liam driving (or getting into) the Porsche 918 Spyder? This Porsche was made between 2013-2015, yet the show is set hundreds of years in the future. I know there are plenty of rich people in the show that own classic cars, the parking garage showed many cars like a Porsche 911, mustang, other muscle cars, etc... What I think is cool with the 918 is that it is so futuristic looking is that it blends in with all the current tech self driving cars in the show. Only a gear head like me would even release it’s a 100 year old car from the past and not a contemporary car that’s set it in the shows timeline. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_918_Spyder

[@CaptainGraviton]

I think I spotted an Easter Egg: [at around 25:50 after Bernard/Delgardo questions himself] there are the words "Special Circumstances" in the Rehoboam Visualization that follows. Special Circumstances, in Iain M Bank's "Culture" novels, are a covert department created by artificial Minds that are tasked with construing events to manage outcomes and (peacefully) avoid violent conflict. Foreshadowing perhaps?

[@ekx5120]

You missed that lady in the background during the first party, she was my mum.

[@josephdaki1810]

yeah thats what she said. i did her last night

[@iCoolaxe]

@@josephdaki1810 Must have been rather tough banging someone that heavy.

[@josephdaki1810]

@@iCoolaxe - she had a very smelly backdoors

[@CC-rv4zc]

Caleb is a host. Part of a military program to restore soldiers killed in action.

[@kian-ch7wz]

He human

[@Alexis_maxwell]

Armond Delgado is an anagram for “Damaged Arnold” not “broken Bernard”. Lol

[@hamdinger7145]

Very good. Thank you.

[@mortenbkgaard7582]

This was amazing!

[@gdelan1]

Have to say that EVR's acting seems to have gone to the next level in this season. Think her and Aaron Paul are going to be great together.

[@hesterprynne5965]

She's amazing. Totally agree!

[@BlackfyreHD]

I think that the bird flying into the engine was a play on Icarus flying to close to the sun. You can see the bids wings falling apart as it gets closer, just like what happened to Icarus. So I'm thinking Dolores's goal is gonna be her undoing.

[@DeLaCroix_]

Good catch with Plato’s allegory. Makes me view the whole scene differently now.

[@embracethemystery]

Nice analysis! Sorry if I missed this in the vid or comments, but when the guy asked Aaron Paul's character, "Do you know how to drive one of those?" I took it as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Fast and Furious ...?

[@kristijanross977]

It's like going from Prison (mini-game) to /hub in Minecraft, however, they are still stuck inside the server (simulation).

[@lucidfall]

I also thrilled with song common people!

[@HowlitzerPaul]

The look on her face changed my life, I will forever watch the eyes of others..

[@ao_qd]

In the Allegory of the Cave, these chained people would need someone to be their savior, someone to free them from the cave and show them the objects, the truth, and the light. That someone is Dolores!

[@amaliaimaldonado1159]

Great video! I would add the scene Caleb is at the train station...for some reason it appeared to me as the same one from the park. And, lets not forget the ending of season 2...a simulation within another simulation??

[@StevenOrtega718]

Amazing work as always! Do you do the research on the episodes yourself or with others? What device do you view these various series episodes on? It seems like you look at these episodes frame by frame in slow motion, great details! Thx again!!

[@UKG_BPM_138]

Caleb’s story mirroring Dolores’ could be hinting to us that this is yet another park and the writer’s lack of originality in creating the host’s loops is showing through again, like in Shogun World. Maybe after they left Westworld last season they were sent there as a test or to make them think they actually did escape, as they have no point of reference to the outside world. A simulation inside a simulation hidden within ANOTHER SIMULATION!!

[@TripperTours]

Except Caleb broke out of his loop quite easily showing he has free will to do so. I believe this is all real (in the show)!

[@dlorien7306]

And how is Dolores flying all over the world if she's still in the park? They deactivate her during transit and then add in false memories of the entire trip? Each time? Seems a little extra. I think it's the real world.

[@carlosluis1925]

One of Rick and Morty's best

[@StellaPurple]

Also, notice the mall iSetan at the background. The story actually takes place at future Singapore.

[@mcburger9382]

The GREATEST easter egg in this episode NO ONE has caught yet. (Well, That I know of.) The music during Dolores shoot out where she replaces the head of Insite security is a terrific reprise of the music from the first two Terminator movies. Rewatch the episode and you will definately hear it. Instead of Arnold showing up you get Dolores!

[@roboninja3194]

The bird and the jet engine is clearly a reference to Icarus. Cmon now that's an easy one.

[@yubebarca]

Interesting take. Regarding the allegory of the cave, however, it's not that people (those in the cave) see the shadows on the cave wall and wrongly believe those shadows to be themselves. The key is people in the cave can only and have only observed shadows, and so believe shadows are the whole of anything, and don't see shadows as referential to other beings or things. It's not self identification, but a misunderstood belief regarding what is real in totality.