I actually think the opposite. I think her goal would be to destroy the human backups that she knows exist for the same reason.
I mentioned it earlier but wikipedia shows him as being in 13 Westworld episodes - not sure when that would have been updated.bobinator said:
So I have some questions here, I assumed that the reflection from the last episode was done digitally. Anthony Hopkins is actually back?
If so, that means that Nolan and Joy have just flat out lied about Hopkins' involvement, which I don't particularly care for.
I'm finding articles from 2017 where Nolan left it wide open - neither stated he would or wouldn't return but hinting that he probably would.bobinator said:
Yeah that's what I'm saying. I had assumed that was digitally done, and that any Ford involvement would be very minor. However, that appears to not be the case.
So, if the showrunners were flat out lying about that, then basically everything is back up for grabs because one thing I was sort of relying on is that they wouldn't flat out lie to us about the show.
That's the main reason I've been on the "Dolores is definitely actually conscious" bandwagon despite growing evidence to the contrary is because they've said that's true.
JJxvi said:
Its a better show with Anthony Hopkins. Its difficult to expect Ed Harris to carry the whole thing on his own.
How aboutSWCBonfire said:
They're going to have to give Jeffrey Wright a lot better story and lines where he's not babbling or rambling incessantly for him to pick up that kind of slack.
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I'm fine with big mysteries in the show, even if they're ultimately unanswered. But if the people in charge of the show are going to answer a mystery publicly, I'd like that answer to be the truth.Brian Earl Spilner said:
We don't. That's the point of watching the show, is it not?
I mean technically the quote Nolan did give isn't a lie. They didn't explicitly say that he wasn't going to come back in the second season, they just very heavily implied it.Belton Ag said:
Makes me wonder if they shot all of Hopkins scenes for this season when they shot everything for season 1. Maybe that's how they get around "lying" about his involvement.
bobinator said:I mean technically the quote Nolan did give isn't a lie. They didn't explicitly say that he wasn't going to come back in the second season, they just very heavily implied it.Belton Ag said:
Makes me wonder if they shot all of Hopkins scenes for this season when they shot everything for season 1. Maybe that's how they get around "lying" about his involvement.
They likely couldn't have done this for contract reasons, assuming it was a traditional contract for a single season, seeing as when season one was filming they didn't even know they were being picked up for a second season yet. There are also the contracts of the writers to consider, which means S2 scenes/dialogue couldn't have been written yet, and even if the contracts were somehow complete that far in advance, season two scripts weren't even close to being conceived when they were filming season one. In other words, it would have been insanely complicated to pull off. Instead, they likely signed Hopkins to three or four limited appearances this season via a new contract, had him come in for a few days, and knocked out all his scenes as close together as they could.Belton Ag said:
Makes me wonder if they shot all of Hopkins scenes for this season when they shot everything for season 1. Maybe that's how they get around "lying" about his involvement.
Not worth arguing really but this was the complete quote:bobinator said:
I posted the quote where he said "we were very lucky to have one amazing season with Anthony Hopkins..."
Which again, doesn't technically say he's not coming back, but heavily implies it.
Anyway, it's not like I'm going to stop watching the show, it's just something I think is kind of annoying when people do it.