Westworld update #2 (Patreon)

The ending of Westworld S1 is a lot like the ending of the 2016 video game Inside – the protagonist thinks they've escaped control, only to end up broken on a beach, under a spotlight – turns out their 'freedom' was part of a plan all along. In Inside, the facility has a diorama of the ending scene before it happens, just as Ford has a diorama of Westworld's ending scene in S1E06. There are other similarities too – both WW and Inside have creepy humanlike bodies in storage, technicians testing subjects in glass rooms, themes of control and loops and false freedom... Wouldn't be surprised if WW's showrunners were consciously drawing from Inside. It's probably too obscure a reference to mention in the Westworld video – but still, Inside is a brilliant game, just a few hours long, you should totally check it out.

Anyway, the Westworld video is coming together nicely. I think I’ve got the facts straight in my head – now the trick is to explain everything in a coherent structure, tie it together with the central themes of the show, sprinkle in some fun references, and get it all under ~16 minutes. Easy! This’ll be a good vid (:

Cheers

ASX