Enlarge / Uh oh. This seems bad. (credit: HBO)

My guest on Decrypted this week is Norman Chan, co-founder of Tested, who writes and makes videos about science, technology, and pop culture. Norm has some fascinating observations about which robot characters are the most realistic, and he told us what he thinks is really going on with Wyatt.

Topics discussed: The big reveal about Arnold (and what this says about Ford’s plans); timeframes and robot memory (this is a lot more complex than a “dual timeline” theory); long loops and short loops (and OMG we are starting to think a lot about Matrix: Reloaded); what the robot revolution will really be like (and how maybe we don’t really want to see the robots leave Westworld); how the show really sells us on robots (it’s not the effects; it’s the acting); robot therapy (which involves nuking your memories); Maeve’s incredible scene with Bernard (one of the most intense moments in the show so far); what needs to get resolved this season and what we are OK with leaving until season 2 (seriously we don’t mind waiting to know more about the Delos plot).