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God, can't we get an Obi-Wan anthology as Ewan McGregor is one of my favorite actors.

Rogue One is shaping up to be a lot better than expected...

Are we watching the same series? Did you miss episode 3 and the entire exposition about a character named Arnold who was absolutely obsessed with accomplishing true A.I. and making these machine sentient? Everything about human beings can be re-created. There's nothing unique about us; we are...

Don't forget that the machines have to show emotion as well, and that includes emotional pain. Anyway, the writers covered their bases (and this potential plot hole) by the introduction of Arnold who did take that immense amount of time.

Caliane, I think you basically hit the crux of the conversation. If the machines do feel pain in Westworld, either physically or emotionally, and by all indications they do, (regardless of sentience) then it's morally objectionable. Here's something I've often thought about. What if patients...

There's some weird shit in The Phantom Menace regarding Jar Jar. His people being outright hostile, him managing to become a general and then a Senator, then calling for the Vote of No Confidence, and so on. Best did say the theory was "close" though, so there's no telling what Lucas intended...

You shouldn't derive pleasure from Doom because you love seeing people torn apart, but because it's a game (i.e. a simulated obstacle for you to "overcome"). There are millions of games that are incredibly fun that have nothing to do with shooting, or even people. Games are games. Paintball...

Seriously? Pushing a key on a keyboard to kill a digital representation consisting of pixels is far different from physically shooting a target that is indistinguishable to a person, a target that has a personality, a target that reacts exactly as a person would, a target innoculates you to the...

You wouldn't have any problem with your neighbor routinely killing something that looks, talks, and behaves identical to a human being? There's no telling if there are any ramifications psychologically. For one, it's probably de-sensitizing people to killing. I certainly wouldn't trust...

Let's speculate a little. Let's speculate that he and Arnold had a conflict. Or that Westworld really did exist. There would undoubtedly be people who would object to its existence. Ford has probably had conflict with more than a few people about the nature of his creations, wouldn't you...

That song... if it doesn't make a person rethink their stance on war, then nothing will. Born in the USA should also have that distinction, but people don't actually listen to the lyrics.

Part of the reason that I like this show so much, and that I think it's going to get better as opposed to be empty like Lost, (besides Abrams not writing it) is that the writers are talented and finished the script before filming. The dialogue so far has been fucking fantastic. The references...

I also want to point out that I'm not very confident and could be wrong here, but I appreciate the discussion. Star Wars is very volatile and has undergone so much retconning and has the entire EU completely expunged, while Abrams simultaneously introduced about 50 fucking plot holes with TFA...

The second question would be whether Best can be trusted. He said straight up that he and McDiarmid filmed a really dark scene and that Palpatine was confiding in his character like they were close associates. He also says the Reddit theory is "very close" to the truth. Now he could be saying...

Jar Jar's "battle" moves, or actions in which he dispatches his enemies, being exact moves copied from a Zui Quan are what give the Jar Jar theory credit. Lucas intentionally researched Drunken Boxing and had Jar Jar perform those moves when in combat. There is no debating whether or not Jar...

Definitely. If I'm wrong I'll come admit it. I don't think I am though.

If you're disagreeing with my theory regarding Rey, then what's your explanation for her mysterious and extremely strong connection to Anakin's saber? If you were in charge of EP 8, and Rey was just some random person wouldn't you give Luke back his blue saber? Rey is fucking trying to hand it...

Read: [Theory] Jar Jar Binks was a trained Force user, knowing Sith collaborator, and will play a central role in The Force Awakens • /r/StarWars Ignore the title. It's obvious Jar Jar binks was not the road that Disney wanted to travel with Episode 7. There's more evidence for it than was...

What specifically did I say that you disagree with?

Just wanted to fill those of you who weren't aware of this revelation in the past year. Has been confirmed by Ahmed Best, the actor who played Jar Jar. Basically George Lucas intended to make Jar Jar a Sith, and co-conspirator, with Palps. The immense media backlash made him rewrite EP 2...

I'd like to add more evidence. There's an official backstory that Rey had access to some "piloting simulations" and that's why she's able to fly, but it's relevant to point out that I'm not disputing her ability to actually fly a starship - it's that she's the best damn pilot in the galaxy...

This would be evidence in favor of him being the Man in Black. Doe-eyed innocent 'white hat' William turning into the 'black hatted' villain would certainly qualify as the park changing someone. His character is technically William. There's nothing ominous about William. He's not playing...

I haven't been surprised by a movie's twist since I was twelve. I saw The Prestige the other day, never heard a word about it before it showed up on TV, and had the ending figured out midway through the movie. Very little literature or film these days is straightforward, as basically twist...

Rey and Anakin are the only two characters in Star Wars lore that have been shown to be able to speak all languages, have god-like piloting abilities, and use the force without being taught to do so. Both born on a desert planet, both lived as a slave, and I can go on and on. The parallels...

When trying to predict what will happen next in a piece of fiction there are a limited number of tools. There's the work itself and whether the author used foreshadowing or included clues. Then there's what the artist has said in regard to the work. Then his basic philosophical views...

Boys from Brazil is an old 70's movie about Nazi's in Argentina, which Abrams admitted was his inspiration for TFA. "What if a bunch of Nazi's escaped to South America and...." In the movie, Joseph Mengele creates a bunch of Hitler clones, but cloning Hitler isn't enough, he needs to provide...

I'm really speculating here but I am really, really fucking convinced Ford murdered Arnold. Look at 0:35 for the preview of EP4. Imagine what that kind of man would do with someone who's accomplishments would basically ruin him financially and his life's work. Why would a host kill Arnold...

We are told the oldest host was the guy who played the instrument that Ford talked to in EP1. Dolores is the oldest host still active in the park (hint). The "robot" tech seems to have been phased out pretty rapidly, perhaps even before the park opened.

Kiroy, read my ninja edit. If you aren't convinced after a rewatch then I'd be amazed. William/Lucas' plotline doesn't cross any other character or plot point in even the slightest manner, it's like they're in their very own special version of the park (and they are; the past). None of the...

What? You never see that employee with William (Luke Hemsworth). You don't see William interact with any employees, only hosts. Rewatch the episodes with the idea that every scene with William is 30 years in the past. Pay attention to the details. Look at the train in the first episode and...

No. Her stumbling into the camp was a memory of her past. The way the shot goes is present, then past, present, then past, present, then past.... She realizes she was shot (her past), looks down sees no bullet (remembers her past) and runs (the present), very next scene she falls into Williams...

Different timelines. Everything that doesn't have William in it is from the present. Here's an earlier post. If you had to take a look at either of those logos, which one looks like one from the 90's and the other a newer, sleeker more modern one? Actually take a second to compare how...

It's like paintball. They hurt like a motherfucker when you first start playing, but after years you just shrug them off - even when they leave bloody whelps. After being in the park for 30 years, he's become pretty damn accustomed to getting hit. There really doesn't need to be any new...

Can we do some sort of avatar bet that William is the MiB? If those fucking Westworld logo's don't convince you that we are watching two distinctly different timelines (and that William is in the past), then I don't know what to tell you.

Yeah. I think Arnold is going to end up playing an absolutely major part in this story as it's clear he completed his work on conscienceness, but the hosts aren't conscience at the moment because of perpetual memory wipes. (lvl 1 of the pyramid) The quote from Shakespear being the "key" that...

https://www.inverse.com/article/22344-westworld-viral-site-glitches-east-eggs If you enter the violent delight phrase the AI tells you that Arnold will come for you and that you're in a prison of your own sins. Aeden also says that Arnold had a special connection between himself and the hosts...

I think it's likely the reason for the malfunctions, mistakes...evolution. It likely was a verbal command left behind by Arnold, but this brings about two questions to mind. 1. Did the command pass to the stray who flipped the fuck out and killed himself? 2. Who was the very first to utter...

Lithose, the Shakespear quote could be a command left behind by Arnold but the problem is that Abernathy is the first to say it, not the Man in Black (correct me if I'm wrong). He whispers it to Delores. More likely just foreshadowing considering the very careful selection of the line itself...

I added this to my last post but this is a bit more speculative based on foreshadowing. "These violent delights (the guest's gratification within the park) have violent ends..." is from Act 2 of Romeo & Juliet and is perhaps the biggest piece of foreshadowing we've seen yet. Shit is going...