tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post424692412169722536..comments2024-03-05T02:57:43.309+01:00Comments on cinematic corner.: Westworld 1x08 Trace Decays.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-12021380744649580182016-11-25T19:20:32.905+01:002016-11-25T19:20:32.905+01:00I think Dolores is simply going mad from Arnold...I think Dolores is simply going mad from Arnold's code and having flashbacks of different loops. That is at least somewhat possible to explain at this moment in the show, that maze in the field however was not :Ds.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-68498162769739104412016-11-25T18:58:05.243+01:002016-11-25T18:58:05.243+01:00Awesome! Cannot wait for you to see it!Awesome! Cannot wait for you to see it!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-47142132378700595252016-11-25T18:55:04.683+01:002016-11-25T18:55:04.683+01:00It does mean something but I won't share my th...It does mean something but I won't share my theory because it's a very popular one and it is almost confirmed so I don't wanna spoil you! :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading my ramblings!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-40340753672913121592016-11-25T04:18:16.019+01:002016-11-25T04:18:16.019+01:00It wasn't my favorite episode, but there were ...It wasn't my favorite episode, but there were some good parts. Admittedly I tend to enjoy Maeve's scenes. I'm not sure if it's the cheekiness Thandie Newton brings to the character or the writing, or both, but at this point she's my favorite plot line. Delores' plot made absolutely no sense this week. I wish they would have done more with Bernard this week. The tech's are definitely dumb. I almost wish they would reveal that the techs were hosts too. That at least would make sense. msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-34841506165020620952016-11-24T23:52:07.860+01:002016-11-24T23:52:07.860+01:00We're definitely gonna binge on this later in ...We're definitely gonna binge on this later in December, Margaret. Then I can revisit your reviews and actually can contribute something :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-64018472340202694982016-11-23T15:36:30.989+01:002016-11-23T15:36:30.989+01:00I don't know why, but I had the weirdest feeli...I don't know why, but I had the weirdest feeling MiB was going to announce himself as Arnold for a split second before he started that confusing story. I can't shrug the thought that the fact he doesn't yet have a name means something. I don't know!<br />Maeve using her Jedi Mind Tricks on the other hosts was an absolute riot, and a nice distraction from those two idiots that are grinding on my nerves!<br />I'm so glad I'm up to date now and can read all your WW posts!<br />- AllieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938589355281359827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-83857891020363198882016-11-23T06:25:45.503+01:002016-11-23T06:25:45.503+01:00Eh, it was just so badly written. A majority of pr...Eh, it was just so badly written. A majority of problems would be fixed with either a line here or there or postponing this scene until we know more. Nolan used that moment where we learn more about character as mostly another moment to add mysteries and I hate such writing. There's too much of that already<br /><br />Do we even know if the other hosts just drop? No. It seems plausible they would fight and not want to die.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-31580605649765847762016-11-23T06:23:13.241+01:002016-11-23T06:23:13.241+01:00I think two time frames not timelines... and yes h...I think two time frames not timelines... and yes he is most likely Williams.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-89874292679789511762016-11-23T06:18:59.955+01:002016-11-23T06:18:59.955+01:00High science or no high science it didn't make...High science or no high science it didn't make for a good movie nor does this make for a good sequence.<br /><br />You're assuming that there is going to be more. This is a recap of stand alone episode. I cannot rate what I find to be far fetched and vague scene, ill-timed scene to be good.<br /><br />He didn't say that she displayed actual memory and emotion. You are just filling glaring gaps in writing which no one in the audience should be require to do. The show is grabbing me less and less because now with that idiotic manifestation of the maze where there is too little to come up with explanation other than 'i hope this character lied to Ford' it seems to be possible Nolan is sacrificing the story to be mysterious<br /><br />Nolan already asks people to just buy these technicians to be this dumb - and a lot of people don't - and now this? I hope the last two episode actually conclusively develop our characters because this is at best disappointing s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-29641772241963264702016-11-22T23:28:10.167+01:002016-11-22T23:28:10.167+01:00I feel like with this episode and last week's ...I feel like with this episode and last week's episode that this show is finally hitting its stride for me. I like totally get it now and think I know some of where it's going. I am almost certain that, as you said, MiB's backstory is only at its beginning phases. I even said to my wife, "I can't WAIT to see how his backstory fleshes out." <br /><br />As for the situation of him testing his "evil" skills, I think this episode made it clear that Maeve is an anomaly, even before she started getting the morons to start letting her tinker with herself. MiB said at one point that she displayed actual memory and emotion. Maybe that was how he felt he could use that situation as a "test" or whatever...<br /><br />As for the stuff with the maze, we can't possibly know enough from this episode alone what Nolan is trying to do here. It seemed odd to me, sure, but I am sure there will be further explanation as to how the maze was brought to MiB's mind beyond this. Also, this, like Interstellar, is high science fiction that is in no way meant to be logical. It's all theory. To call the bookshelf scene in Interstellar ridiculous is to say that you've never seen or read anything else that purports that there are dimensions beyond the three we know in our world, which I know is not the case. You know your cinema. Plenty of scientists believe that time and space can be manipulated, which is an idea that has been explored in countless works from 2001: A Space Odyssey all the way down to Interstellar and beyond. I just this past weekend saw a new movie that plays a variation on this as well. Sorry to go on and on about that...Anyway...<br /><br />If nothing else, it's all so much fun to think about. This show has finally grabbed me, and I like that. Really looking forward to where it goes now. <br /><br />Great stuff as usual! Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-32606897296270027102016-11-22T23:08:31.493+01:002016-11-22T23:08:31.493+01:00This was an excellent episode thanks in part to Th...This was an excellent episode thanks in part to Thandie Newton and that eerie monologue from Ed Harris. I don't know where I heard this as I think it's from Echoing the Sounds forum for NIN fans as we have a page devoted to the show. Someone said that it all takes place in different timelines as the MiB could be another character in another narrative.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-71597848899114943622016-11-22T22:23:33.074+01:002016-11-22T22:23:33.074+01:00I feel like if they answered all those questions y...I feel like if they answered all those questions you asked about MIB now, he wouldn't have much of a story moving forward. I don't even think they'll give us all of those answers in S1.<br /><br />He could have a violent temper, and not be psychically violent against his wife and kid. I'm sure 30 years will mean something that will be explained later on. <br /><br />MIB said that thing that surprised him the most about Mauve was because "just wouldn't die." I don't think it was her crying that did him in. It's the fact that she just didn't drop like all the other hosts did. <br /><br />Great recap! I'm still going to grasp at straws that Elsie is alive somewhere. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com