Decoding Westworld

By David Chen and Joanna Robinson

TV & Film

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David Chen (@davechensky) and Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) recap each week's episode of HBO's WESTWORLD, discuss the best/worst moments, and speculate if these violent delights have violent ends

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07.03.2018

Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David are joined by Kickstarter backer (and writer) Will Wallace to reflect on season 2 of the show. Follow Will on Twitter. Thanks ...

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07.03.2018 Decoding Westworld: Season 2 Post-Mortem (GUEST: Will Wallace) Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David are joined by Kickstarter backer (and writer) Will Wallace to reflect on season 2 of the show. Follow Will on Twitter. Thanks ...
06.28.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E10 - The Passenger Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the season finale of the second season, "The Passenger." Be sure to check out Joanna's recap of this episode and Chris ...
06.19.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E09 - Vanishing Point Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the ninth episode of the second season, "Vanishing Point." Be sure to check out Joanna's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/westworld-is-william-a-host-is-emily-dead-is-teddy-dead-vanishing-point-katja-herbers Thanks ...
06.12.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E08 - Kiksuya Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the eighth episode of the second season, "Kiksuya." Be sure to check out Joanna's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/westworld-kiksuya-what-is-the-door-ending-explained-maeve-akechetah-zahn-mclarnon Thanks for ...
06.06.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E07 - Les Écorchés Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the seventh episode of the second season, "Les Écorchés." Be sure to check out Joanna's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/westworld-season-2-episode-7-les-escorches-callbacks-references Thanks ...
05.30.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E06 - Phase Space Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the sixth episode of the second season, "Phase Space." Thanks to Unspooled for sponsoring this episode! Check out the Unspooled podcast ...
05.21.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E05 - Akane No Mai Decoding Westworld is a weekly podcast recapping the HBO original series Westworld. In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the fifth episode of the second season, "Akane No Mai." Be sure to check out Joanna's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/westworld-season-2-episode-5-akane-no-mai-hiroyuki-sanada-gay-love-story-hector ...
05.15.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E04 - The Riddle of the Sphinx Joanna and David discuss the fourth episode of the second season of Westworld, "The Riddle of the Sphinx." Be sure to check out Joanna's recap of the podcast: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/westworld-who-did-bernard-print-red-ball-season-2-episode-4-riddle-of-the-sphinx Check out Joanna's interview with Lisa Joy: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/westworld-season-2-episode-4-recap-lisa-joy-interview-stalker-lost-ex-machina-references You can always ...
05.10.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E03 - Virtù e Fortuna In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the third episode of the second season, "Virtù e Fortuna." Be sure to check out Joanna Robinson's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/westworld-season-2-episode-3-who-is-grace-virtu-e-fortuna-recap Find Mink Eyes and Tenebrae by Max McBride at your local ...
05.02.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E02 - Reunion In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the second episode of the second season, "Reunion." Be sure to check out Joanna Robinson's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/westworld-season-2-episode-2-recap-reunion-timeline
04.25.2018 Decoding Westworld S2E01 - Journey Into Night In this episode, Joanna and David discuss the Season 2 premiere, "Journey Into Night." Be sure to check out Joanna Robinson's recap of this episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/westworld-season-2-episode-1-journey-into-night-recap
04.20.2018 Westworld Season 2 Preview (GUEST: Paul Scheer from How Did This Get Made) David and Joanna are back for another season of Decoding Westworld! In this episode, they are joined by special guest Paul Scheer to recap their thoughts on season 1, talk about Paul's panel with the showrunners and stars of Westworld, ...
12.06.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E10 - The Bicameral Mind Joanna and David recap the 10th episode of the 1st season of Westworld, "The Bicameral Mind." We have a new podcast! Check out at http://genpopshow.com, and support it at http://patreon.com/genpopshow Check out Joanna's recap of the episode here: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/12/westworld-finale-recap-the-bicameral-mind-is-ford-dead-elsie-stubbs-abernathy-logan Check ...
11.29.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E09 - The Well-Tempered Clavier Joanna and David recap the 9th episode of the 1st season of Westworld, "The Well-Tempered Clavier." Learn more about why William is a terrible person: https://www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/5fd5ei/william_is_a_massive_piece_of_shit/?st=IW2MWNWW&sh=036cbf63
11.22.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E08 - Trace Decay (GUEST: Writer Charles Yu) Joanna and David recap the eighth episode of the first season of Westworld, "Trace Decay." Also: episode co-writer Charles Yu joins us to discuss his thoughts on AI, breaking the story for this episode, and the state of Westworld fandom ...
11.15.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E07 - Trompe L'oeil Joanna and David recap the seventh episode of the first season of Westworld, "Trompe L'oeil." Read Joanna's recap of the episode here: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/westworld-recap-bernard-robot-kills-theresa-episode-7-tromp-loeil Read the recap from Slashfilm.com here: http://www.slashfilm.com/westworld-episode-7-spoiler-review/
11.08.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E06 - The Adversary Joanna and David recap the sixth episode of the first season of Westworld, "The Adversary." Check out David's video essay about the multiple time period theory: https://youtu.be/JPkkltGOdlU Read Joanna's breakdown of the biggest mysteries behind Westworld: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/westworld-theories-multiple-timelines-who-is-the-man-in-black-who-is-arnold-who-is-wyatt See Joanna's recap ...
10.31.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E05 - Contrapasso David and Joanna recap the fifth episode of the first season of Westworld, "Contrapasso." Read Joanna's new theory about the two timelines here: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/westworld-season-1-episode-5-recap-contrapasso-timeline-theory-lawrence-bernard-is-arnold-clone-robot Check out Matt Singer's recap of the episode here: http://screencrush.com/westworld-s1e5-recap-contrapasso/ Check out Alan Sepinwall's thoughts on ...
10.29.2016 Bonus Ep. - Vincenzo Natali, Director of "Dissonance Theory" David Chen chats with Vincenzo Natali, director of the "Dissonance Theory" episode of Westworld. Follow Vincenzo on Twitter at http://twitter.com/vincenzo_natali
10.25.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E04 - Dissonance Theory Joanna and David recap the fourthy episode of Westworld's first season, "Dissonance Theory." Read up on the Man in Black's approach to gaming here: http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/westworld-man-in-black-is-a-classic-bad-gamer.html?utm_content=bufferd24b9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
10.18.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E03 - The Stray Joanna and David recap the third episode of Westworld's first season, "The Stray." Read Joanna's recap of this episode here: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/westworld-season-1-episode-3-recap-the-stray-bernard-android Go here to see 5 theories about Arnold: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/westworld-5-theories-arnold-938757
10.12.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E02 - Chestnut In this episode, David and Joanna review the second episode of the first season, "Chestnut."
10.07.2016 Decoding Westworld S1E01 - The Original Joanna and David discuss the first episode of HBO's WESTWORLD, "The Original." Find more episodes at decodingwestworld.com and email us at decodingwestworld@gmail.com. Thanks to www.wikirascals.com for helping us with our podcast album art. Read more Westworld theories here: http://www.slashfilm.com/westworld-theories/