Yeah, I mean that's definitely part of why I believe her killing of Ford is a conscious decision, rather than pre-programmed by him. Ford's "storyline" was essentially recreating Arnold's maze, which brought her to consciousness in the first place. Arnold's decision to have her bring down the park wasn't a part of his…

Thanks, but I don't even think I've said anything profound haha, just pointed out what the themes and ideas of the show are. It just disappoints me that so few reviewers are willing to comment and discuss the intellectual and spiritual components of the show, especially when the writers appear so clearly focused on…

Nil8r talked about this a little bit below, but I find it interesting how so much of the writing I read about this show completely glosses over the themes and implications of the IDEAS Westworld is putting out. I agree with a lot of the criticism that the characters are thinner than they should be, but if you're…

I think that the idea that he wants the reaction to be "realistic" is understood, the question is whether the methods he used to extract that "realistic" performance and humiliate her "as a girl" actually violated her boundaries and whether that violation could constitute as rape. I don't know enough about the story…

The thing is, a lot of people with racist views pin it all on the "culture" anyways, so appealing to biological similarities rarely even cuts it anymore. It might be a powerful personal experience, but I've seen it fail to change a person's views on more than one occassion. I think for someone who was virulently…

Thousands of Arab and Muslim immigrants actually had to register with the government from 2002-2011 before Obama winded it down, but very few people talked about it and no one did this (hell, I didn't even know it existed until last week). I do hope social media and more populism could counter that and mount something…

Okay, but words are malleable, change meaning over time, and those dictionary definitions you listed are based on older understandings of the concept of racism, which also originated among writers, intelligentsia, academia, etc. What we're saying is that there is this new way of describing racism that more accurately…

I agree that we need to reach out to these people and understand what they feel and think, but that doesn't mean we can ignore the racism. Trump's voters are more middle class, but he won bc Hillary's support among the working class also fell through a bit. You have to understand that what the white working class has…

Biden does well with the uneducated white voters in those areas and Sanders did too. Sanders also did better with millennials and I think most minority groups would have come out for Sanders over Trump, especially if the Democratic machine put their full force behind him.

Is that platform fringe though? Trump offered a broad social safety net with a strong security state and aggressive negotiating style. But when he doesn't come through with economic success and benefits for those voters, what's gonna happen? Self driving cars are gonna be on the road soon and 3,000,000 jobs are gonna…

I think the time is right for a Democratic Socialist party or takeover fueled by the Bernie left. Bernie did well with millennials and poor whites, the groups Hillary lost votes on. Minorities and other marginalized groups are not gonna vote for a Republican. There's a chance for a real broad opposition movement.…

The entire premise of this show is that robots are gaining sentience, so the question of whether they're "people" or not is definitely not something the creators seem to be coming down hard on. I mean one of the main conflicts has been between William and his douchey BFF over how to treat the robots. You don't have to…

You're joking right? All of those men have said racist, sexist, xenophobic shit, just in a more respectable way. None have sexual assault allegations on them, though

I honestly think a lot of adaptations/remakes end up seeming like original works with familiar names tacked on. And considering that the movies are often happening, bc the studios want safe names and material that people know, I think that's a pretty fair way to look at it. There are obviously exceptions, but…

thank god

After a little more thought, I think I can admit that the plot mechanics are more obtuse than they could be. The weakest part of the season, to me, is definitely that Elliot's reconciliation with Mr. Robot was basically a complete sham. But this show just resonates with me on a visceral level like nothing else on…

I was mad before I saw the episode, but I only ended up figuring out what was happening a half second before it did. Still could use some more discretion though, yeesh

I'm kinda in love with this show, so I may not be thinking straight, but I really respected that finale. I get the impulse to critique it - it isn't viscerally satisfying, but I do think the mystery and obfuscation is grounded in the characters and the world. We're Elliot's friend and we only see what he sees. Part of…

The more abstract elements of the show definitely pick up in Season 2, which is why it's been so divisive. If you're into Hannibal anf you liked the end of season one, I'd say to watch it. It's been some reallyyy beautiful television if you're willing to jump into it's world

I definitely don't think all anti-capitalistic or anti-corporate view points are sophomoric and Noam Chomsky and Karl Marx are two of my favorite people. I just think the way Elliot presents it and talks about it reeks of a high schooler just discovering what he thinks is some massive conspiracy and deciding he's…