Breaking In podcast – Ben Phelps

Ben and Wade go for a deep dive into CONTRAPASSO, Episode 5 of Season 1 in HBO’s TV series, WESTWORLD.

In particular, we chat about:

- The two-timeline theory

- The link between William and The Man in Black… again!

- What questions are being asked in WESTWORLD that relates to our real life in the present day?

- The alternative characters played by Arnold

- The evolution of Delores from ‘damsel in distress’ to gunslinger

- What WESTWORLD and WALLE have in common

LINKS:

Westworld Theory: The Man In Black’s True Motivations and Backstory

http://www.slashfilm.com/westworld-theory-the-man-in-blacks-motivations/

Jimmi Simpson Weighs In on Man in Black Theories

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/westworld-jimmi-simpson-man-black-940467

Westworld HBO TV series on IMDb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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CREDITS:

Music - ‘Cinema Whistlers 4’ by Magnus Ringblom

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