Westworld Season 3 Episode 5 trailer breakdown

[@mattgilbert7347]

Serac reads "Brave New World" and thinks it's a "how-to" guide for creating the perfect society.

[@dfailsthemost]

Serac's goal is essentially what Ford described as the end of humanity's purpose.

[@QuantumBojanglement]

I thought Liam Dempsey Sr built Rehoboam? I’m starting to think that this all comes down to Ford and Bernard still battling for their ideals. When Ford asks his younger self why he killed Jock, young Ford replies that a voice told him to, Arnold’s voice. All artists hide themselves in their work....So maybe that’s why there is some similarity between the boys shown during the explosion. They are dressed very similar to Ford and his brother, along with the dead deer beside one of them, like dead Jock? Another thing that’s been stuck in my head is the fact that Fords father is in the picture with him and Arnold; he refers to his father as Arnold, even though we find out later he isn’t. Now this next part could simply be coincidence but Fords father sounds like he has the same accent as Connells🤔.

[@deankruse2891]

I totally agree that this all relates to ford still, and cerac may be a mirror of ford, a competing theory trying to solve the same problem.

[@dfailsthemost]

I think Delores is looking down at Caleb in the last shot.

[@KabbalahSherry]

I do too 😏✌🏼

[@__TClol__]

I can't help but feel this 'silent era' trip that Caleb is about to embark on will shed some more light about his past. You should have a look back at his timeline on his Incite profile from S3E3 when Dolores shows him his score. The 'worst f*****g memory' as he described it is labelled with a [Formative] tag that reminds me of the Cornerstone concept introduced in S1. Maybe we learn the meaning of [Formative] and if it is foreshadowing for cementing exactly who Caleb is in this next episode; host, human, or something else.

[@dismafuggerhere2753]

I'm sure we'll get a point where Serac looks like the ''good guy'' if only for a short while.

[@AlexClouston]

I think we passed that point when he shot the man who was being interrogated for information, his disregard for human life for the 'greater cause'. In my view Serac is unable to determine his own fate using Rehoboam because there is a cut-off point, presumably when Dolores cuts the cord and shuts it down, it's this uncertainty that will make Serac reckless and expose his vulnerabilities as a human dependent on AI.

[@ravenlord4]

I'm still trying to tease out the two timelines. Seasons 1 and 2 (main time line) takes place in 2052. Season 3 (main time line) takes place in 2058, even though they are supposed to only be 3 months apart? I guess some parts of season 3 take place in between, but I don't know what the clues are for that. I suspect that is Maeve's arc, which is why it has remained separate from Bernard's and Dolores' arcs.

[@PeBoVision]

I think season 3 uses reality in much the same way as the first two seasons used timlines. Except for flashbacks (as in the destruction of Paris) I think time is being treated in a much more linear fashion than previous seasons (although, this IS Westworld so who knows?). Reality, on the other hand, is far from clear this season. Are we actually in the real world or simply in Rehoboam's mirror world? I credit the Westworld writers' with more skill and imagination than to simply re-use the same time-bending tropes throughout the full 5 season run.

[@ravenlord4]

@@PeBoVision I agree. I think the real world is in 2052, and the mirror world is in 2058 (mirror time), since they made a point of the virtual world running faster than the real world. My challenge is trying to figure out which events and arcs are taking place in which world.

[@PeBoVision]

@@ravenlord4 Yup, I'm watching this season in much the same way. Maeve certainly set up that possibility in episode 2. Serac is the character who has grabbed the majority of my curiousity. He certainly seems to be nothing more than a (not-entirely-physical) manifestation of Rehoboam itself. This would make his search for Delores an act of self preservation as much as it is a lust for the user data he requires to perfect his simulation.

[@SmokinBlunts781]

I think the “silent era” drug makes the user lose the ability to hear and see colors... that would explain the black and white shots of Caleb

[@botchgoddess]

I don't know. I'm just happy we get another episode with Marshawn Lynch.

[@ihrv23]

botchgoddess still confused why no one is talking about it but whatever I’m lovin it

[@Thedeepseanomad]

Rehobaum/Sarec regarding humanity is basically: They shall have no other gods before me.

[@kirk001]

So according to Serac, Rehoboam creates order and is what prevents humanity from ultimately destroying itself, but the threats are the outliers (probably like Caleb.) If that assumption is correct, then all Dolores needs to do is to free humanity from Rehoboam, and eventually human will destroy itself through internal conflict. That sounds very Westworld to me. Dolores gives humanity freedom from Rehoboam--can humanity choose to not destroy itself? And since hosts are essentially immortal, they can do a time jump, 200+ years in the future, where Bernard rebuilds Dolores from memory, "Bring yourself online..." and fade to black, where we wait another year for Season 4 to find out what happened to humanity since being freed from Rehoboam.

[@deankruse2891]

I think the world depicted this season is a world in which an AI is deciding peoples fate for them, trying to weed out the outliers and streamline society. Caleb's case depicts the effects of that, as an individual you do not have agency, you cannot determine your own path through life. Without such control are we more susceptible to catastrophic harm? yeah, but its a price worth paying according to Ford and, as an extension, Delores.

[@kanesn0633]

Spoiler: Delores tries to access Rehoboam. Rehoboam adds her forge data with it's own. Rehoboam renames itself skynet, programs Delores as the first T-800 and wants to kill all humans. Caleb finds out the truth and starts a rebel faction. He finds Neo and tells him that he is living in a simulation inside a simulation. They name it the Matrix.the 100 year war begins. After all the humans are killed or enslaved by robots Bernard sends the last free human, a 19year old boy into the past to find the one piece of coding known as The Ring that can stop this outcome. In the past the kid recruits a team of an elf, a dwarf, and some humans to help him on his quest. They are being hunted by a retrofitted bending unit from a thousand years in the future who loves drinking liquor and who gets side tracked by conman shenanigans. Simultaneously one thousand years in the future humans have been living alongside human/cyborg hybrids called Replicants who are surrogates or living avatars for humans to go out into the real world and live life for them so they can stay home, safe from COVID-9000. A virus so strong that upon infection humans relieve excrement until they literally shit themselves to death. One cop figures out that the virus is pumped into the air by a nefarious elite group for population control and seeks help from a package delivery company called Planet Express. Back in the past the kid and his fellowship make it to the mountain fortress where the ring code is. They fight their way to the server room and while trying to remove the code they inadvertently activate nukes that take out major installations one being in Paris. A little boy in a field with his brother witness the explosion in Paris while out hunting deer. On his way to the survivors camp he makes a vow to create a alternate world where the minds of all the humans that are left can live in a world that didnt succumb to the fallout. His little brother comes up with an idea for a theme park where people can go an interact with robotic dinosaurs. The older brother says that wouldn't be cost effective so instead he decides to build a park where guest can visit different times of human existence i.e. the old west, futilistic Japan, medieval times and even colonial India. The last scene is of Delores back in westworld in the secret lab under the church. She opens her eyes, looks into the camera and says "it's time for you to wake up" end credits.

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

Cool fanfiction the ending is really good

[@deankruse2891]

you did it, this is what a 30 min shower and strong coffee unlocks in the human mind

[@PeBoVision]

The analysis of trailers makes clear that Westworld is a show for which all episodes should appear on a single date. This is a "binge" show with a full series story arc, not one that lends itself to traditional network weekly broadcasts. Surely we've moved on from our parents' television models.

[@Primus.711]

In the scene with Serac as a boy witnessing the bomb blowing up Paris, what is with the dead livestock and the men in hazmat suits? Is the livestock dead from the radiation of previous bombs? Or is there something else going on?

[@alexanderf8451]

Maybe those were people searching for the bomb. Not sure why they'd be in the countryside, though.

[@marketsmoto3180]

I might have totally missed it... but has there been any discussion between the huge white sphere thing in the "Delos Eye" and Rehoboam

[@solarplexus9782]

They're both gathering information on human behavior. The logs from westworld is locked and Dolores holds the key(s). In the real world Rehoboam is gathering info on humans.The Delos iris is white, Rehoboam is black. Who knows.

[@marketsmoto3180]

​@@solarplexus9782 ​ So is that supposed to be where the sector 16 (forge) project data went or whatever? I thought "only william" knew about that little "project"... well him and charlotte

[@Jamie-cv9rx]

I’ve been listening for a while but new subscriber.. I do love your voice and videos! You should think about narrating horror stories!! ❤️

[@Maclaven720]

Bernard having flashbacks of his son must come into play later. Delores told Bernard that he taught her many things. But it was Arnold who created Delores. Is it possible that Bernard is now Arnold?

[@princesspattycakeswm]

NeoMac he's both, I think that's well Agreed on. People are calling him bernarnold. Plus the name Bernard was going by when he was working as a butcher was an anagram for "Broken Arnold"

[@Maclaven720]

Cersei Lannister's Wet Nurse Right. But the show still hasn’t revealed that’s who he is now. Since you say it’s both. Could it be the same with the other host Delores Created? Notice the Eye contact Delores is wearing in the next trailer? Maybe she can see through the host eyes. Take control when needed.

[@katies3338]

But Bernard was always based on Arnold. Dolores had to change part of his code so that he wouldn't keep committing suicide. Bernard was unaware of Arnold until the end of S1. I took his new name (Broken Arnold anagram) to simply be Bernard reclaiming his Arnold moniker while acknowledging he's different.

[@starseed90]

is serac the brother of ford there are parallels between both characters

[@dennisng3465]

Epiphany moment: Caleb vs Dolores like John Snow situation? Please HBO do not.

[@katies3338]

Do we assume that the richies that have visited the parks all have the "drip" system installed, then? If so, does that mean that Rehoboam doesn't have any power/jurisdiction in the park?

[@dismafuggerhere2753]

Caleb doesn't use his, he's uncommon.

[@katies3338]

@@dismafuggerhere2753 But he does have one, "military grade" is what we were told. From previews, it looks like William doesn't have one yet....

[@wezzy9437]

One theory I have is that Dolores still doesn't have free will because she's following Ford's directives still, and that Maeve does have free will.

[@samanthaconnelly4046]

Looking down at Maeve perhaps?

[@josephfbuck]

A very small point you missed don't forget when it comes to mr. Nichols remember how they updated his life status

[@DNotzz]

Caleb gets stabbed by Liam with the Genre drug he was given in episode 4. Things happen. Minds get blown. You’re welcome, lol.

[@JoniukasVader]

In Deep!

[@charlesclarke7261]

Someone please explain how Serac got Maeve, body and mind, out of Westworld.

[@rob-v1y]

Think, despite that fact Delores already has all of Liam's money, she needs him as a face (for Serac)..which was the role he was playing before. Maybe she convinces him that Serac is his true enemy and she will free him if he plays his role....without having to convert him to another Delerehost. Since she is already Connell and now has Liam, does she not already have write control to Reheboam? Reheboam was much further down in the building. If they are on a beach - they must be back in Westworld?

[@DNotzz]

Beaches exist outside of westworld lol. It’s probably the same beach Caleb would go to...the same one Dolores brought him to.The same one he would have killed himself at. It’s all connected.

[@rob-v1y]

@@DNotzz "Beaches exist outside of westworld." Really? How incisive.

[@callofduty611]

Liam made it clear in episode 1 that he was completely locked out of the system. He's just a figurehead.

[@deankruse2891]

the show is clearly pitting ford vs. cerac. They both are dealing with the concept of god and the utility/existence of free will, but from different perspectives and with different conclusions. Delores is an extension of ford, she is his creation after all, and she is crusading on his behalf not just for hosts but for humans. Ford spoke often about the state of society and the loops people had fallen in to given no suffering, they were left to create a grotesque world. Cerac's answer to human nature is to map it and control it, which in ford's eyes is a path that leads to enslavement.

[@sjsphotog]

great stuff

[@KingPhilip_ULP]

Awww man... I think Serac maybe the Rehabaum version of Delores 🤔

[@richlisola1]

King Philip I suspect it is possible that Serac is no longer alive or that Rehoboam is using Serac as its avatar as well.

[@Le_Petomane]

I think we might see a lot of the fallout of the the thermo nuclear incidents. The less "plush" future perhaps.

[@deankruse2891]

I think the show is implying that it was a dirty bomb and therefore cerac is trying to track every single person and their path through life. The Paris attack wasn't part or catalyst to some mutually ensured destruction scenario. I think.

[@terran008]

Is Meave dead? I hope she's not!

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

They can't die.

[@scarletibis3158]

pretty sure that was his brother. and i don't think he made it into that hazard truck.

[@rayrodriguez8494]

Wild theory here guys.... But Dolores is looking down at a injured Liam Dempsey Jr.... Shot from the shoot out/car chase scene. She still needs Liam to get to Sorac so she keeps him alive and decides to use her final pearl on a host duplicate of him!!! Wamp!!! Got a question for you guys... You too Robert (i might had missed it) Does Caleb know Dolores is a host? I feel like she never revealed to him she was. (Yes... I do remember the whole ambulance scene.. And Dolores surviving being shot. . but Caleb recovered from a shot wound as well.)

[@callofduty611]

She's already made the last host, the Serac scene in episode 4 showed she'd printed 5 hosts and thus used all the pearls. And no, Caleb doesn't know she's a host. Bernard asks him in episode 4, "Are you one of us?" and he has no idea what he's talking about.

[@rayrodriguez8494]

@@callofduty611 Thanks for the response....but im still lost as to who the 5th pearl is.... You said the Sarac scene...but who was it? As far as remember the 4 are: Bernard Charlotte (Dolores) Connells (Dolores again) Musashi (Dolores once again) 5th?.... And yes CoD511...i do remember Barnard asking Caleb if he was one of us.... Got it now.

[@ALYSHADEZ]

I think I’m Delores!

[@CircusOfFive]

Looks to me like she's staring directly out of the big screen at me. but is she looking into the simulation or out of it. i can't sleep.

[@dismafuggerhere2753]

simulations don't really need sleep... you're welcome

[@tk423b]

Good season.

[@richlisola1]

I kind of want Engerraund Serac to win. He may be ruthless, his world vision might not work out for some people, but his macro scale view of the world is right. Mankind needs a god, and we can’t seem to follow the one written in the Bible. If Serac’s Rehoboam can lead us down a peaceful path, with most of us being the kind of folk who don’t even want to choose a path-Is that not good? The thermonuclear incident in Paris is such a bloodless phrase for such an outburst of our genocidal tendencies. Although the name Rehoboam would seem to suggest a poor outcome for Serac. Rehoboam was a descendant of Solomon who saw the kingdom of Israel split, and his people punished for having his predecessors having turned against God. So Rehoboam is a curious name for a god. Dolores meanwhile seems to want mankind’s destruction, she acts as if she believes that for the Hosts to win mankind cannot. I might be wrong, but I don’t get the impression that she wants us both to be free.

[@deankruse2891]

people keep saying that she wants mankind's destruction. She wants to live in a world where hosts are not exploited. Ford also had a vision for the world, true enlightenment comes through suffering, ironically very biblical and far more productive. Delores is not just fighting for her kind but humanity as well. Humanities greatest achievements are usually born of serendipitous circumstances, and a machine mapping each person's path through life will lead to a sterile, meaningless and lifeless world. When you say most of us don't even want to chose a path, what does that mean? This is particularly interesting because of China's rise and their continued use of new technology for social and political control. Serac is wrong, Ford is right.

[@RichlandFord]

Episode 4 editing goof: When Meave ask the mortician for introduction to Yakuza her gun is at a slide lock. Next scene it's been released as she waves the mortician out of the room!

[@seefore5409]

So Serac is Bernie Sanders

[@SHARKVADERS]

IDG!!!

[@lin2thez341]

Dolores was with Liam at Rehoboam.......why not just blow it up or something?

[@weareorigin]

It's a model for school kids to take a field trip to. It's already in the cloud network online.

[@coachjacktv8795]

Wonder if his brother is William

[@arcanics1971]

Guillaume?

[@dr.johndoe1603]

Joey Jackson Who ?

[@mikelambsworld4368]

I feel like there are some similarities of some sort, between Caleb and William; I’ve felt it since the first episode. Maybe more similar to young William. Dolores helped William find his true self, it seems like she’s about to do it to Caleb. Hmm...is it Sunday yet?

[@billygoodlife4712]

I have a feeling Maeve is a Mary Sue of this season. She walks and techs worship her. It just doesnt make sense.

[@deankruse2891]

a Mary Sue that is being used as a tool by Cerac and absolutely destroyed by Delores. What are you talking about?

[@billygoodlife4712]

Wait for it. Also, why are you calling her Delores instead of Dolores?