Originally Posted by
fernandito
Incredible premiere. I can't stop thinking about it.
One of the most intriguing hooks for me was the morally dubious sandbox this array of characters would get to play in. A theme park where people are given carte blanche to indulge their darkest impulses is sure to be host to a slew of deplorable, violent acts and
Westworld wisely gleefully places these front and center.
Then of course, there's the Turing-esque aspect and the eternal question of what consciousness really means. Considering that this is just the first episode and these heavy questions are already being asked, I'm hopeful for the future of this show.
Also, I
knew that as soon as Bernie said "they wouldn't have a fly" around the halfway mark, that the episode would in with a character smashing a fly.
I've been thinking about it all day too. In fact, despite having to be up at 6 a.m., I started watching it in bed while "trying" to fall asleep. That didn't happen. As you mentioned, there are so many layers to what's going on in this world. It's fascinating really.
It really begs the question, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then isn't it a duck? Also, if you fuck that duck just because you
can with no repercussions because, after all, it's not really a duck. Doesn't that still make you a sick duck fucker?
I guess what I'm trying to say in my own weird way is that, shouldn't a person still be held responsible for their immoral actions whether or not they are being committed in a make believe world to non-human beings? Also, before anybody says it, it's NOT the same as playing a video game.
Anyway, I can't wait to visit this world again.