WESTWORLD Season 3 Episode 5, Breakdown, Theories, and Details You Missed! Who Is The Anomaly?

[@ThinkStory]

That man just standing in the ocean is a mood. In other news, leave your thoughts and theories in the comments below!

[@campkira]

it is just blade runner....

[@boaboy8052]

Dolores so hot want to touch the hiney

[@irisdogma8174]

The two differing charlotte recordings. Think about it. That is a big clue, and goes against everything that's being said and shown. The charlotte who's watching that recording is a host. Hosts aren't supposed to be 'in the system'. So how are we seeing two versions of that?

[@irisdogma8174]

One further thing I wanted to comment on, was all the face masks. Filmed before covid. I suppose it's reasonable to assume that future pandemics and pollution might have expanded the trend beyond asia, but it's still constantly a wtf for me. Also I want one. Those black ones are so much doper than the blue ones.

[@ThePurityControl]

@@irisdogma8174 Assuming the system doesn't know that Charlotte has been replaced it will just keep simulating her asif she was the original?

[@borisdorofeev5602]

-"What 'genre' is this?" -" *REALITY* "

[@PandeyPrashant]

Found it kind of corny, to be honest.

[@ecinajx19]

That's Reality/Horror

[@CoolChevere]

When Caleb notices that Dolores was shot, I believe he realized that Dolores deceived him when he first met her in the alley. By playing on Caleb’s emotions she tricked him into following her. Wondering if Caleb will start rebel against Dolores.

[@revolver_84]

EXACTLY! thats why he reacted so shocked when the realisation hit him

[@garyzhang6662]

i dont think she knew he was there though

[@TicoCryptonaut]

And how about this? www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/g0r5jw/dolores_noticed_caleb_that_he_too_was_injured/

[@nasrin1992]

jUST like how Teddy reacted when he found the truth about Dolores's intentions and how he was deceived! He rebelled against her. guess human emotions are like codes you may alter them but eventually their consequences will hunt you.

[@nilesknives6484]

But at the same time, she took some bullets for him. Which means either he is a kink in her logic or she still has plans for him.

[@DaVille914]

They revealed so much makes me think there is an even bigger twist

[@tameriz1280]

Exactly. I feel like "no, it can't be so easy"

[@hype12345]

That is the beauty of Westworld ... The unpredictability !

[@erenyeager007]

What reveal?

[@Kaue.1]

I think Caleb in fact is his friend that he sees in his flashbacks and because of that, his mother don't recognize him. In some point he would die and his mind (black Caleb) is transfer to his friends (white Caleb) body, and than he goes to the reeducational program and the tale about his head shot is just to uncover this. :)

[@DaVille914]

Kaue Poliche That would be really cool

[@PaulPrezzemolo]

I loved when they had Space Oddity playing during the chaos

[@javienseah7178]

The bag in the ending scene could be the repair kits for Dolores body, as she explained to Caleb 'tell you later'.

[@lin2thez341]

Good call. There was that scene in the trailer where she has the metal frame for a body.

[@brightskysyl3913]

The right information at the right time is deadlier than any weapon. -Dolores (c) Genre, Westworld Season 3 Episode 5

[@notsure6222]

I was kind of hoping to hear a HL2 quote to be honest, what Gman tells Gordon “The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.” with man replaced by information, but yeah would have been amazing, although it's still pretty good and true.

[@GodfreyMann]

7:26 Bernard may be the key because Delores-Wyatt’s plan may involve deaths of all the Delorii, including herself (starting with the suicide of Martin-Delores). This would explain why Martin-Delores tells Bernard, “you’re the only one we can’t replace”, because her plan requires her death and if she dies, then she can’t bring him back, because... ...as Delores keeps reminding him, 'You live as long as the last person who remembers you' and their unique bond allows them to bring the other back by passing the fidelity test. As Bernard is the only one who truly remembers her, then he's the only one who can bring her back....and crucially without Wyatt (who was Ford's creation). If Delores-Wyatt's plan works i.e. hosts win a safe place in the real world, then Bernard could bring her back at the end as her untainted original self without Wyatt, free of the memory and guilt of what was needed to be done (by Wyatt) to secure her freedom and that of the other hosts.

[@lagaman11]

This show keeps on getting better and better. WHAT A RIDE!

[@jackgreen5627]

Bernard, the most confused character in TV history.

[@rbdgr8370]

You forgot to mention the points made by Liam Dempsy about the humans. Like we are nothing but chaotic if not controlled or like we are our own demise. BTW gr8 comprehensive explanation of this episode!

[@taylorhamm1068]

Dolores probably agrees with that.

[@taylorhamm1068]

@Sensei Shredder I know, it's just crazy and tragic that Caleb is doing so much for Dolores out of this sense of purpose and realness she provides him, but ultimately I think she hates him because he's still a human and she knows his past. This whole episode I thought Dolores was "freeing people from their cages" as a kindness, until Martin was like "yeah isn't it dope how we can just make humanity destroy themselves with these profiles?" Really imo it just happens that her grand scheme necessitates breaking these cages, and she really just hates cages - as it's a dirty human concept- and could care about the people.

[@creyes4182]

I bet Calebs mom was right, he’s not her son lol

[@simply2ghetto]

Maybe Calebs Mom was replaced by a host to allow Caleb to cling on to something. Bet you didn't think of that! #Illuminaticonfirmed

[@creyes4182]

simply2ghetto I think there’s a good chance he’s someone else that was re-educated and given fake memories. Like the real Caleb offed himself by the sea.

[@simply2ghetto]

@@creyes4182 That's a good theory man. A lot of similarities between Caleb and Dolores too. The mindfuckery these show runners exhibit... I gotta take my non existent hat off to them.

[@jimb0211]

Oh shit

[@SmoocheeWallace]

@@simply2ghetto WHAT THE FUCK

[@krono5el]

Noir cyberpunk is what i never knew i always wanted : P reminded me of Detective story from animatrix

[@_Francis]

Dolores freeing people's consciousnesses and being so powerful and self confident she reminds me of Daenerys

[@ahmedwaddah9391]

Even better than Danny 😁

[@_Francis]

@@ahmedwaddah9391 Control yourself!!! don't make me Drakarys you 🤣🔥

[@bendover04me91]

Dolores. Daenerys. D&D in season 3. NO. NO. NO. I refuse this memory...

[@damiand2422]

Serac has no control, only access. He is being controlled by Rehoboam

[@ZacsEffinAwsum]

I think he is like the "agent smith" of the simulation they're currently in

[@ssotkow]

In Abrahamic religions, prophets serve as messengers of God. Jesus in Christianity/Catholicism. Mohammad in Islam. Serac is the prophet of Rehoboam.

[@ty814]

I dont agree with that he and his brother created Rehoboam. And thats real.

[@amitkenan3878]

He became a slave to his own creation

[@mattgilbert7347]

"The power that governs our system is utterly abstract, quantitative, and inhuman" -Doug Lain There is no-one in charge, be it in the fictional WW or in our system of global capital.

[@johnsack7903]

bernard is the key to this season, he has the key and he is the fly that is going to be the major thing that Rehoboam is worried about. while delores is changing things, her actions are the thing that is going to change bernard and that could (mostly likely) be the down fall of Rehoboam.

[@RayJacobsenJr]

Bernard is the host who was Arnold that programmed/coded the hosts, so there's that.

[@pgurl1971]

john sack agreed - I think he’s the ultimate hero

[@kristenbartholomew4209]

My theory: Rehoboam is on the same path to sentience that the hosts have previously taken. It is the agitator that Serac hopes to find and stop.

[@keandric2765]

Ooh *Interesting*

[@amitkenan3878]

So will the system help Dolores destroy the human race?

[@michaelgorby]

I must be misunderstanding you... Serac wants to protect Rehoboam, not stop it. He designed it for the purpose of keeping people in their loops. Delores is the agitator, since she is not in the system, nor can she be predicted even if she was because she is not human.

[@Tyler-qk1xn]

I think the agitator turns out to be Caleb rather than Delores since he is supposedly human and a part of the system. By breaking the loop initially and becoming part of Delores master plan, he no longer has his life planned out for him. I think that was why there was such a strong reaction by Dempsey and why it could be part of him saying he’s worse than all of them and the “you did it” part. Now I do believe however it could also be that Caleb was in fact the one that killed his own friend. But too many times was something similar mentioned and it portrays Caleb to be some kind of monster we have yet to actually see.

[@michaelgorby]

@@Tyler-qk1xn I think both Caleb and Delores are unpredictable, but maybe only a human could actually fall into the category of agitator here.

[@littlen8279]

I can't be the only one who thinks of Skinny Pete and Badger when seeing Ash and Giggles

[@sad_ham1]

Watched others recaps as well but your explanation is the best.

[@Heaven_INC]

The 3 of them run from Serac's men in the slowest movie car chase ever ...

[@mojojojo1681]

Accelerate to top speed: 20mph it is

[@Heaven_INC]

@@mojojojo1681 don\'t get me started on the rest of this episode .. don't get me wrong, I love the show, but didn't really enjoy this episode. Hope it will not take the GOT direction ...

[@mojojojo1681]

@@Heaven_INC i hope so too. Just seems like writers are getting real lazy these days.

[@speedsociety9177]

not only that, Caleb looked out of the roof Terminator style calmly aiming that RPG while the bad guys shoot at him with machine guns. In another sequence they get out of the car and stand right in the line of fire of machine guns without even bothering to get cover... I love the series but this was so stupid it took me out of the immersion a bit tbh.

[@mojojojo1681]

@@speedsociety9177 yea and when caleb was about to get shot and dolores stepped in front of him, was it genre that made him see in slowmo or were they actually moving that slow. Idk. Im starting to miss the other prostitute that worked with maive.

[@rodgers1204]

I swear man, way u break down a episode is next level! Haha I seen others break down the show and it’s no where close to you!

[@iArieeee]

The progression of this show is amazing. I remember when this show was just guns and cowboys with a dash of The Sims. Every time I think I’m onto something Westworld reassures that I have no clue where this is going. 1. I like how Dolores leaked everyone’s info and exposed them to who they really are similar to what happened to them in Westworld. 2. I do think Dolores 2.0 (Charlotte) will turn on Dolores. 3. This is too far to predict at the moment but I do feel like Maeve or Bernard will bring things back to order in the end but Dolores May escape through a clone. 4. My favorite part about this episode was when Caleb got on Genre and the roller coaster of emotions he goes through with music included to match the mood. “Watch out for that last act.”

[@JoshJFu]

ariannalexus “which genre is it now” “reality”

[@skinfan2806]

ariannalexus she did wake all of the humans up like the Androids “woke” up at the park. Great point, Wow I love this show and how well the writing and narrative flows and makes references upon itself and deals with intricate introspective questions about us as humans.

[@stevieaa1919]

I miss the show I signed up for, season 1 especially!

[@sjsphotog]

SUPERB breakdown man. Really love all your hard work and research. Your WW summaries are one of my fave 2 WW channels. Keep it up. This episode was EPIC and my fave of this season. Loved all the cool music to match the genres epsecially the Flight of the Valkryies for the ACTION genre and the theme song from the Shining for the horror/suspense genre. the show runners are amazing with all these little easter eggs and details to find/notice. My fave show currently (now that Mr. Robot has ended)

[@kentwang44]

This is the best breakdown, better than the other guys. Well done!

[@malsaint-maximenenwali5061]

quarantine got me staying up so late I'm here this early smh

[@jimgolab536]

In Dune, Leto is also trying to free humanity from predictability.

[@darrelnoronha7813]

The fifth copy of Dolores is Maeve. She's in Berlin. So, this season will have two Maeves

[@mertemre]

damn that's a good one

[@3hreeoshortsvideos8]

Oh wow

[@barn8793]

Nah the 5 are Distillery man from shogun world...Delores herself when she put herself back into her own body...Charlotte...Bernard...and the Security dude who she killed in episode one

[@darrelnoronha7813]

@@barn8793 There were 3 female host bodies and 2 male host bodies. Musashi from Shogun World seems more of a simulation or a host by Serac.

[@CieJe.Alexander]

@@barn8793 five pearls in the bag, and one in her/host-Charlotte's head. That's six...minus Bernard.

[@seriousblu44]

Did anyone notice the song from David Bowie-Space oddity? When Caleb was coming down from his high and finally noticing whats going on.His own soul searching, his re-eslablisshment of his communication to Earth.

[@rayray117]

I like how Keleb being high took me back to breaking bad lol

[@jeffe_77]

How old is Serac? In 8:55 you notice the timeline projection is from 100-200 years

[@triskut]

Fischerspooner -“Emerge”- from a 2001 album. Great song to be the cherry on top of this episode

[@wietepiet]

11:07 that's the Dies Irae. Lots of death and other themes surround that song, so.... worth looking into. Only reason I recognized it as such was thanks to Sideways who does great videos on music in film etc. Dies Irae is in a LOT of stuff (including the aforementioned the Shining).

[@shroomkingdom8152]

I thought it was interesting Bernard said, "Worlds bleed," at the end you see the black on the Rehoboam watch bleed onto the white.

[@beth_9214]

Your explanation made the episode waaaaay more interesting!!!

[@ecinajx19]

Superb recap! Thanks for the insights. I especially liked the multiple Dolores pic.

[@crozraven]

tbh, this episode revealed so many things but I kinda feels it was the most boring episode so far even with all the explosions & everything. The "escape plots" could've been better or more interesting imo.

[@jeffs6090]

Wow! My thoughts exactly!! Lots of information but Uber boring! As in, like too much information just thrown at us here and there with little cohesiveness to where it struggled to keep my attention. At the end, I said to myself "well that was the worst episode of all 3 seasons".

[@mpaso6634]

@@jeffs6090 Same. Me and my boyfriend said the exact same thing. Worst episode of the entire show. It felt like the directors were too focus on style than delivering the substance in a meaningful way. Uhh and that slow ass car chase smh.

[@jeffs6090]

@@mpaso6634 - yeah, "go faster....faster....faster..." Car only goes 30 mph! 🤣🤣

[@CarloAnardu]

I don't know if it's something wrong with my settings but I feel like the audio design this season is really bad. Things happens on the screen but they feel distant and muted, even the explosions in this episode were bland and almost inaudible and the result was that all scenes are really slow and boring. Also music is always louder than dialogues. There is also a lack of rhythm that makes everything sluggish.

[@mpaso6634]

No its not you, everything this season is super muted and particularly this episode was painfully slow. Their attempt at trying different genres was sophomoric. All the genres were just a clip of a popular song and a weird filter/edit on the lights and Caleb opening his mouth up like a gold fish every 20 seconds.

[@CarloAnardu]

@@mpaso6634 really, they didn't even try to match the style of the direction/photography/camera movement/camera shot with the "genre". The concept of the drug was cool but it was executed in a very lazy way. Like everything else in this season. I stil like the concepts of the story but the execution is painful.

[@lizzy__brock]

@@mpaso6634 Saying genres was sophomoric is the perfect description! Genre looked like I was watching a college art project where they budgeted everything into the car chase over the actual look/feel of the episode. The concepts could be decent but they appear too rushed/not flushed out & spelled out so quick. The actual cinematography, audio, and overall concept (I guess?) are really falling flat on me this season. I did like the actual locations they decided to shoot in for the "future" though. Part of me wonders if this is all filler for next season which will be much better? But why not go all in or end it at season 2? Its so upsetting.

[@Emilioh888]

I really liked the first 4 episodes but this one was the worst westworld episode ever. Slow, useless drugged aaron paul scenes, it felt empty with no substance. I just didn’t connect with seracs story. I don’t know if it’s the editing or something... It just wasn’t up to the high budget westworld standards. Plus all the special effects when the weird white eclipse appears look very amateurish. It felt like they had no budget left when this episode was done. And finally, its one of the few episodes where the ending was so plain and boring. Like I wasn’t even excited to see what Dolores was going to do next. I wasn’t craving to see the next episode and usually that’s a bad sign... at least for me!

[@Sandybowls_9001]

Love that death grips played when ash and giggles made their entrance.

[@JustMe-ic1zg]

I remember those days when this show was full of hosts. Such a good days

[@r2d2Sebba]

Awesome review, so insightful! Thanks :) Quick note on Caleb's storyline: The "mysterious hooded man" in Caleb's vision seems to be the same as the "high profile target" in the same flashback. And that's Enrico Colantoni, his character is named Whitman (info from a light search on imdb). Since Enrico is not a bad actor, and this is kinda his genre, I doubt that this is just a cameo, and I think he may be a key player in Caleb's arc. 🤔

[@DKformerlyDianeK]

Thank you for your very insightful view of this show !! Out of all the ones out there I think you are the best !! You always get it right. With this episode I was a little disappointed in how the story moved around alot of action type movie stuff and story jumping. But as always you cleared it up for me. Thank you !! Can't wait for your next video love you too 💞💞✌😎😷

[@ihatekelevra]

Loved how when the people one train saw their profiles .it was very similar to when humans first arrived arrived to Westworld via train. Stepping off the train to a new life .

[@escott1981]

Very interesting theorizing that Stubbs is a mole. But Stubbs was completely reprogrammed by Bernard earlier in the season.

[@adityavikas7312]

The black over white circle is complete chaos. The world before Rahobum is created and activated. It's starting to lose control again now that Dolores did this

[@rahulvs10]

Stubs can't be a mole. He is a host.

[@fernandoacostaylara2586]

So? This is Westworld. Bernard is a host and proved to be the less reliably source of truth till now lol always tripping or with memory gaps

[@halochamppp]

Is everyone that got a message on how they will die a host? Or are the human? I'm confused

[@chrislees7746]

Just mind blowing . Literally best show ever made

[@McGateway]

So I anagramed Serac's name - His last name is Cares spelled backwards or Scare with a slight change of order. His first name is an anagram of R u en Danger. Not sure if any of that is relevant but thought it was interesting.

[@LadyMoonboy]

I think Dolores and Caleb are going to Westworld because while in the subway Liam asked Dolores where they are heading and she answered "West".

[@mohammadaminrajabi1828]

I can't wait for another week. this is driving me crazy.

[@campkira]

only 3 episode left.. don't hope too much...

[@vanlalruatfela4965]

@@campkira whats ur point? 😂😂

[@mohammadaminrajabi1828]

@@campkira :( its really sad! do you think there is gonna be another season? I personally don't think so :(

[@irisdogma8174]

The trailer flashed a return to westworld. So I'm guessing they go back there (and perhaps to get or stop the getting of the data)? I suspect that some of this is mirror world simulation, and that at some point he actually got the data. There's some trickery there because clearly he IS able to predict some of Delores' actions despite her not being in the system. Also, man in black says at some point "i'm going to save the world', so I look forward to stand off between him, and delores, maybe!

[@queenshirabe]

Lena Waithe has now been in two scenes where the Shining was referenced, this and Ready Player One.

[@lukeb247]

Caleb's reaction to Dolores is my reaction everytime I see Evan Rachel Wood

[@vibewhen]

Aaron Paul: I don't want to be involved in any production that has me act as if I'm on Drugs. Westworld: Yes also Westworld: Wait no. again also Westworld: wait Yes but no but well um Kinda. heh

[@kittencreep]

these are sooo good thank uuuuu

[@christypassy]

One thing that confused me is how Dolores got shot in Episode one, was bleeding almost to death and saved by Caleb. However, in this episode she got shot, didn't bleed and just moved on with her life. Can someone explain?🤔🤔

[@kanesn0633]

Christy pascale that's what's bothered me too. In the last episode of season 2 Delores was unaffected by William shooting her. But bleeds when shot by Seracs men. Then in this episode shes back to be being invincible? Its gotta be a continuity error?

[@matthewstein5854]

I've heard ppl speculate it's because she was trying to recruit Caleb and she had planned to use him this whole time after reading his file.

[@christypassy]

@@matthewstein5854 So she manufactured bleeding too? Woah.

[@kanesn0633]

@@matthewstein5854 I thought that too initially. I couldn't accept it because I dont like the idea of Delores yet again using a man for her own nefarious intent. And after Maeve getting easily dispatched my Musashi via katana stab it didnt make since why Delores' body could take so much damage. Especially since Maeve can control other host and didnt need to fight him in the first place. I know some may say " but Maeve even said she lost her power you idiot" when in all actuality Maeve said that when she was in a a computer simulator not surrounded by host. Plus went on to show that she can indeed control electronics in the real world by turning the Yakuza guns against them. A lot of people refuse to accept the errors in this season but my own awake Consciousness won't let me accept it just because it's a show.

[@maplenerd22]

@@kanesn0633 - I don't think there's enough information to say those are continuity errors. We know that Hosts are just machines with consciousness. How they react to bodily harm are just programs triggered by senors. We also know that Delores has the ability to create host bodies at will. So who's to say she couldn't have planned and created a body with infused blood in the first episode so that she can appear "human" to Caleb, but then in the fifth episode be in a brand new body where there's no blood infusion. As for Maeve, we really don't know if her powers in the park would work on other hosts, particularly Delores in the real world. She hasn't shown it yet this season. Also keep in mind, Maeve doesn't have control over hosts that are sentient, for example Ghost Nation. She couldn't control them in Season 2 even though she spoke to them in their language. What we do know is Maeve's body and code is under some sort of control of Serac. Afterall we have seen that he implemented a kill switch in her, so it's safe to assumed Serac didn't give her unfettered abilities like she had in the park.

[@igooazoovig4306]

The Shining theme during the episode gave me goosebump

[@phatkiddre]

This was heavy as a white dwarf star! I had to watch this three times to catch everything. This helped

[@WeRemainFaceless]

1:35 ... the watch is tracking the potential anomalies in humanity. The chances that mankind would self destruct. Its basically predicting the future as explained in the memories. So, as the episode starts out, we see the black circle relatively calm and by the end of the episode, the darkness spreading and growing. Ergo, he's seeing the system detecting a very high probability that a major cataclysmic event will occur soon.

[@me9061]

Thank you for the heads up before you played the "next episode" clips. I HATE when review shows show that. I don't watch them so the next episode is a complete surprise and your heads up was appreciated so I could fast forward.

[@bluerisk]

No simulation in a simulation, I guess, but that Rehoboam has outgrown his creators, as Dolores did with hers. Albeit like in case of Ford, Serac is actually not the creator of Rehoboam and thus has only control, but no real understanding of "him", as did Ford with Arnold's creation. And the killing of Dampsey(?) against the simulation was not a choice, a white space, but simply being as problematic as his brother just to a lower degree, but one that will get him later nonetheless. Maybe Rehoboam has already identified him as problem and Dolores is already a part to correct this problem. What if Rehoboam comes to the conclusion that humanity is not worth being saved, or that Dolores's kind is superior and the future? I'm a bit of all the people who are on this Matrix-trip, unable to fathom something else. But if it is really simpl a simulation in a simulation...what a bummer. That would be even worse as Galactica or Lost. I'd love to see that Serac has to face the fact that he is the agitator who is about to destroy the world.

[@BaronOfHell666]

Good breakdown. You caught some things I missed.

[@hummingbird71]

Stubbs being Serac's mole doesn't make any sense to me. Stubbs has already been established as a host under Ford's command. Even if he wasn't, why would Stubbs let Dolores out the park in the first place?

[@JoshJFu]

Anyone notice in the outlier containment center, when Serac is seen speaking to his brother, Serac seems to be a lot older than the flashback version of himself but his brother seems to be the same age.

[@karelknightmare6712]

Don’t you think the brother is Caleb ? Bible name like the AIs. That’s why he has the psychotherapy and complex control systèm. Francis is the « French » .. enguerrand. That’s why Liam told him he started this. And why Dolores has « taken » him.

[@danielt.3152]

When Delores is protecting Caleb and the bullets are mid air they seemed to slow down, 1) were they imaginery bullets? How does one miss so many times at such close range? 2) Like 1 bullet out of 10 host Delores? 3) why no white robot blood? Conclusion: Something is not right on all that?

[@irisdogma8174]

Good call. Not sure if it's a something, but I know it's time to be looking for somethings, so I'll rewatch that bit.

[@CensuradaPorBoleta]

Hosts' blood isn't white, the substance they use to create their bodies is. Don't you remember in season 1 Man in Black gives Teddy a blood transfusion?

[@danielt.3152]

CensuradaPorBoleta ok sorry it’s confusing to me

[@eddiewouldgo3903]

So if Minority Report had a baby with the Matrix you get West world!!

[@thedosman]

The Matrix meets The Terminator meets Person of Interest.

[@TheJaker5]

Terence dies of an overdose in 4-5 years? Who even does that anymore 😏

[@bopparino]

Have you heard of opioids? www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/statedeaths.html

[@lin2thez341]

@@bopparino r/whoooooosh

[@user-wy1et9dk9w]

@@bopparino i'm guessing you forgot about logan and missed the OP's joke haha

[@bopparino]

Omg, I DID forget... whooossshhh 🤦🏻‍♂️ At the party in S3E4, Roderick (Liam's friend) says of Lara (Dolores' false identity): She died of an overdose. Who the fuck even does that anymore?

Who's Terrance? Giggles?

[@YoniLavi]

I just wanted to mention that Serac's work here follows pretty much the same concept of Psychohistory described in Asimov's Foundation series. As such, I believe that the title "Foundational Cognitive History" seen on the tablet Dolores is holding is a reference to this.

[@SteveKasputis]

I thought the same thing. Here's what I commented ... It strikes me there are a lot of similarities between this season of WW and Asimov's Foundation series (including the trilogy written after his death). Maybe the writers were fans and are drawing on that as inspiration. 1) an individual (Seldon in the books) attempts to create a way to predict events by understanding human behavior. 2) Chaos causes problems with the predictions and must be eliminated (in the books the Chaos worlds are quarantined) 3) There are robots that the system can't account for It's not an exact parallel but there are definite similarities

[@cas5936]

I'm glad you guys are here or I would have been so totally lost.....well I still am. WTF is this season really about??? It's so fluid back and forth...

[@junningliu5325]

Drawing the contrast of Dolores killing the fly in one hit in Season 1 as a host stepping out of her loop and the Brazilian president annoyed the fly as a human and being forced to stay in his loop, crafted by Serac.

[@escobarines]

Nice one!

[@StellaMariaGiulia]

Maybe someone would appreciate knowing that the Shining theme at the beach contains the four notes from the Dies Irae (it's a 800 years old Gregorian chant on funerals and the day of reckoning, it's used in music and cinema because it can subconsciously convey a sense of dread.); so its use here merely predicts Liam's death or is it something more? The day of reckoning between Dolores and Serac, maybe?

[@vondez10]

Every time you say rehoboam it sounds like you got a mouth full of marbles 😂😂...great video tho. Really enjoy your recaps

[@shroomkingdom8152]

I hate when you can tell a chase scene was shot in about a 4 block radius. When you can tell they're just going up and down the same block, it really takes me out of it.

[@katiieeardley]

Depending on how the technological advancement of Rehoboam lines up with the timeline of events occurring within Westworld (the actual park), Arnold could have been deemed an outlier but Ford certainly must have been. Its predictive powers should have suggested that Ford's actions within Season 1 would lead to host consciousness and thus lead to Serac's present threat- should he not have intervened before Ford enacted his plan? Because, with the ability to predict decades into the future, it would logically detect a major disruption at that point. Ford likely would be an outlier and therefore unpredictable and not controllable, but I wonder whether Serac investigated him at all.

[@davidagiel8130]

I’m pretty certain Charlotte was the mole, not Dolores/Charlotte, the real Charlotte.

[@callmemaybe1164]

You think? She was literally grilling Theresa when she failed to transmit their stolen data back in season 1

[@leytonc4]

charlotte being the mole was already confirmed

[@quaweeguy]

It was known since Season 1 buddy

[@rhhfhfsajajaa4294]

@@quaweeguy He means a mole for Serac which was confirmed in S3e3

[@tebbytee]

Serac told "Charlotte" he had another mole, so it has to be someone else.

[@ARmandiElaion]

Love the show, every episode keeps me thinking and thinking

[@simiyachaq]

02:04 Uggh :D I can't overcome the fact that Sérac spoke much better Portuguese than the Hispanic actor that just unemotionally read the script without even trying not to make it sound Mexican. Are Brazilians really that hard to find? I still can't take Pablo Escobar seriously when he tries to sound like a badass Colombian with a thick Brazilian accent.

[@RangerHouston]

I wonder (and appearantly Caleb does too) if Delores is anatomically correct...

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

I think Rhehobolam represents everyone's "Loop" the habits we all have and how they create and recreate certain situations in our lives again and again. Outliers are people whose loop changes frequently.

[@bibblethealien1018]

Didn't you hear Bernard say "She took them off their loops" when speaking of the humans?

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

@@bibblethealien1018 That's what I'm basing it on, it doesn't predict the future more like this is what ppl are doing. Given that this will probably happen.

[@mwansamatimba2750]

@@ajwaddanwarr3409 It tells them what to do. Past behavior is the best predictor. Kind of what AI is based on. In the end it controls peoples' fate.

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

@@mwansamatimba2750 ​ yeah exactly broo! It uses the past to ensure what they will do in the future doesn't deviate too far from what they were already doing , and then uses the result of the suggestion to predict again. But because the suggestions are biased on past data it ensures that every future actions continues the loop of their fruitless lives.

[@ssotkow]

13:06 Blood on Caleb's hand. But my prediction is Caleb will fill the white spaces of Rehoboam to redeem himself by disobeying Dolores.

[@superkid12345]

My level of frustration with this show has far surpassed my enjoyment of it. - The Genre drug could have been executed so much better, instead of overwhelming music, he should have had visual hallucinations too. Literally people trip out more smoking a joint then they do on this drug - I don't get whenever they put the glasses on Liam he instantly knew everything about the persons life in 5 seconds, like could recite a specific moment that he knew was impacting them at that moment? - How did Rehoboam completely take over the world in less than one generation. Serac was like 20ish when his brother first created it and in less than 40 years, it controls everyone and everything? And how old is Caleb, if it was already modifying his life as a child and he's approx 35-40 now, the timelines don't line up unless Serac is actually 100 and he somehow has given himself immortality. - How did releasing Rehoboam cause all of society to fall apart in 15 minutes? They literally got an email and within the first page their entire life has turned to chaos. I'm not trying to be a complainer but I have committed 3 years to this show and it seems like they are just dropping the ball executing a lot of the ideas.

[@RM-of4bu]

"Jean-Mi" is short for Jean-Michel and it's never separated as just "Jean"

[@mwansamatimba2750]

The fifth pearl is teddy. At the end of season 2 Delores saves Teddy's mind in one of the pearls. Who better else does she trust in her missions. Teddy has been loyal to Delores up-to season 2 which is similar, to Caleb's loyalty. She trusts these two men more than the other hosts or humans. It could be Ford (Anthony Hopkins) as his character was mentioned that he might return to the show this season. He could be the guy in China and come to think of it, ford spent most of his time with delores. Hence she could use his help to take down Serac as he is the most experienced tech in Westorld together with Bernand. It also explains why she saved Anorld as well.

[@mattiascarinci7735]

In the next episode trailer there is a scene that shows Dolores and Caleb riding horses, Dolores holding the bag that they received at the end of the episode, in a place that looks a lot like Westworld

[@rohmer50]

Does anyone else find the sound mix of this show less than optimal? I've got a decent sound system, but I find the dialogue track is often overpowered by the music and sound fx and the dialogues itself is somewhat dark and muddy in terms of EQ. This has been happening for several of this season's episodes. Might just be my old ears, but the earlier seasons of the show sound much better to me.

[@bluerisk]

This non-native speaker without CC couldn't agree more. And I'm also hard of hearing...wasn't helping that much either.

[@bendover04me91]

yes. i mean it's free and it's entertaining me so i can't really complain.

[@DougWolfe]

You’re right about the dialogue being overpowered. So much so in fact that I regularly turn on Closed Captioning so I don’t miss anything.

[@zdnet1]

Dolores is Serac!! A vessel created for himself that will survive them all. A combination of immortality (Dolores) and unlimited knowledge (Rehoboam). Now, bring yourself back online :)

[@Bartje2enhalf]

Doesn't look like anything to me.

[@sebeller7998]

i viewed this episode as pure exposition - it helped fill in many gaps and allowed many of us an opp to "catch up" and understand wtf is going on. While I appreciated that, it was a bit of a drag on the action (like that CHiPs-style car chase) - hope it's just an anomaly and next week the show will get back to being awesome... and more Maeve.

[@sebeller7998]

side note: i found it funny that they had Caleb aka Jesse Pinkman spend most of this episode on drugs - lol

[@reneeflaherty2415]

Was the music when Caleb and Dolores were getting on the plane at the end the same as when Yul Brynner was tracking down James Brolin?

[@MyTopFan]

“Genre” - Alex Trebek

[@Forevergod17]

This is my favorite series of all time

[@Darkanent]

Thank you for a great breakdown!!!!

[@afoolsparadise8044]

car chase and genre moments feel like a filler

[@CensuradaPorBoleta]

That and the fight scenes and the stunning sets, it's all filler for a boring slow season. Dolores is a step ahead of everyone and wants anarchy, that's pretty clear from the beginning, so there's really no excitement. I hope there's really some interesting twist, because the whole almighty robo femme assassin thing is getting tired and they are WASTING Aaron Paul's brilliance unless he ends up having something important to do with the whole plot, hopefully

[@abqarishauqi6312]

Glad someone also saw the flaw in this episode. It a shame because episode 4 was bloody amazing. Dolores and Caleb are pretty bland characters even from the first episode despite their motives. Everything they do so far is predictable and filled with cliches. I know the twist on next 3 episode would changes things but still these 2 characters doesn't give Westworld the charms as it used to be.

[@Simple-M___zzz]

at this point I'm just watching the show just to come here to watch your videos

[@MrSoledan]

Well, it's Person of Interest all over again (previous Nolan's TV show). First two battling AIs, now even Elias here! That's the bald guy in Caleb's flashback, actor played secondary role in POI too. POI was more logical and coherent so far, though

[@mackd5308]

This makes the trailer playing Dark Side of the Moon more revealing.

[@1gamz]

That Basic tshirt on Liam made me chuckle

[@rauliuxaa]

That moment when Caleb sees Dolores shooting the gun and there is Dance with the devil music going, i wonder could that mean something..

[@dwaniscool]

Awesome review! Thank you!

[@Alex_dlc]

Is the plural of Dolores Dolori?

[@bendover04me91]

Doloreses

[@captassassin5680]

Am I the only one who enjoys the breakdowns more than the actual series?