Trial by Content

We dive into the mailbag this week to answer your questions and respond to your best theories about the Season 3 finale of HBO’s ‘Westworld,’ including how the show tied up its loose ends, Dolores’s endgame, Serac as a Season 3 villain, and what we hope for in Season 4. 

Thanks for listening this season! Submit any lingering questions, comments, and conspiracy theories to [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

Guest: Kevin O’Connor

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We give our immediate reactions to Season 3, Episode 8 of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’ Were our lingering questions resolved? What do we make of the arcs of Dolores, Serac, Maeve, and Caleb this season? Does the post-credits scene spin the show forward effectively or cheaply?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

Guest: Sean Fennessey

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We dive into the mailbag this week to answer your questions and respond to your best theories about Season 3, Episode 7 of HBO’s ‘Westworld,’ including: What questions does the show need to answer in the season finale? What is Caleb’s ultimate importance to the show? Are half the scenes we’ve watched this season a simulation?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories to the show, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

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We give our immediate reactions to Season 3, Episode 7 of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’ With only one episode left in the season, has the show left itself enough room to effectively land the plane? Plus: the Maeve vs. Dolores showdown we've all been waiting for.

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

Guest: Chris Ryan

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We dive in to answer your questions and respond to your best theories about Season 3, Episode 6 of HBO’s ‘Westworld,’ including: What the heck is going on with William’s hand? Did Serac or Dolores burn Charlotte? And finally, does Serac have the worst security detail of any billionaire in history?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories to the show, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

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We give our immediate reactions to Season 3, Episode 6 of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’ Where do we see the rest of this season going for Charlotte? What is the emotional weight of the standoff between Maeve and Dolores? And, of course, is William a host or a human?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

Guest: Juliet Litman

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We sit down to answer your questions about Season 3, Episode 5 of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’ How much of what we see can be believed? Is it all a simulation? What isn’t the show telling us about Caleb’s past?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories to the show, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

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We give our immediate reactions to Season 3, Episode 5 of HBO’s ‘Westworld.’ What worked and what didn’t about the show's genre drug concept? Was this an effective follow-up episode to the reveal made in Episode 4?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

Guest: Sean Fennessey

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We sit down to answer your questions about Season 3, Episode 4 of HBO’s ‘Westworld,’ including: Is there a fifth Dolores? How strong is the evidence that William is a host? What are the stakes of a show in which we watch main characters die every episode?

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories to the show, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

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We give our immediate reactions to Season 3, Episode 4 of HBO’s ‘Westworld,’ including a long conversation about (SPOILER ALERT) the big reveal of the episode: Dolores has put herself in multiple host bodies.

To submit questions, comments, and conspiracy theories to the show, email [email protected].

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Danny Heifetz

Guest: Andrew Gruttadaro

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