Westworld - Ep.04: Westworld - 101 - The Original

Ep.04: Westworld - 101 - The Original

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10/04/16 • 89 min

Westworld

“Why can’t the Westworld hosts kill humans? What’s the deal with milk and flies? Is that Soundgarden in the background? Is Dr. Ford a robot? What the hell is going on in the Westworld series debut?

You’ve got Westworld questions, and we’ve got Westworld answers. Hosts Roger Roper and Dick Ebert saddle up with their new sidekick, Gene Lyons, to explore the vast Westworld frontiers in search of justice and the ultimate truth behind Delos Destinations’ corporate motives.

Westworld! Where the saloon girls are all 10’s and the rye whiskey is best served warm. For $40,000 a day, we can all immerse ourselves in the lawlessness of the Old West. Westworld asks, how each of us would indulge our otherwise unspeakable appetites for senseless violence and transgressive sex, without moral scruple or legal consequence. The series is remarkably stark in its depiction of the cruelty underlying these appetites. All but vanished are the “shoot-out with a bandito” type scenarios of the campy 1973 movie. Instead, tourist’s regales in watching their artificial victims wriggle in the throes of death, only to want a souvenir photograph to take home. “Now, that’s what I call a vacation!”

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Ep.03: Westworld Cast Preview & Series Predictions

Having already booked their trip with Delos Destinations, Roger & Dick decided to review their trip manifest to meet the delightful and fascinating new friends they will surely encounter on the streets of Westworld. Although Roger is particularly excited to see the sights and spend some time antiquing... he will also undoubtedly enjoy the freedom to become who he’s always wanted to. Free of rules, laws or judgment, and with no impulse too taboo, he should blossom like the beautiful flower he has always been destined to become.

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Ep.05: Westworld - 102 - Instacast

When HBO releases a Westworld episode early, so do we. Discover the significance behind how guests enter Westworld and how hosts prove their worth.

This special instacast is shorter than our usual episodes, and it explores the video-game nature of Westworld, how the virus spreads and what the Man in Black is really up to.

Also, if you were trying to place the saloon music this time, it was Radiohead. No surprises there.