Arguing the theories given in previous spoilers, why aren't the characters more clickety clackety if it was/is 30 years prior? None of them move like the old bill character at all. I await your explanation.
That is my issue with the theory. There are too many similarities. Like with Dolores old father they mentioned like 4 different positions he had previously. Over 30 years I would doubt that 90% plus of the people we see are the same. They have filmed it in a way that they can get away with it but it would leave plotholes of everything looking too samey and the tech looking stagnant when they have already proven it has advanced leaps and bounds. At least this will all be answered once they cut back to Dolores and Will next week.
We don't actually know how old the park is though. We know Anthony Hopkins is 78- so his character is likely 75-80 or so. The park conceivably could have opened 50 years ago- that puts him at 30.
The only thing "30 years" represents is how long Man in black has gone to the park, as well as knowing the park reached "critical failure" 30 years ago. (Side note: we also know man in black has earned the right to do whatever he wants)
We know Wild Bill was the 2nd robot ever made. We're not 100% certain Delores was the first, they only refer to her as the "oldest in the park"- so the "1st" could have been retired or (if you're a conspiracy theorist)- is still operating- just not "in" the park. Although it doesn't matter if Delores was the first or just the oldest in the park as she has "been repaired so many times she's practically new"
So, under this theory, let's say the park is 50 years old. Let's call the year 2150.
2150-2170, the AI improves at a rapid pace.
Sometime prior to 2170- the tech plateaus and what we had in 2170 is what we have in 2200. Some storylines, much like Dumbo, It's a Small World, etc- are so beloved, that they stay the same indefinitely- such as Delores' storyline- the "Dumbo" of Westworld
It's certainly conceivable.
The park is somewhere unknown. Some think it is not on earth. In an interview Nolan said if you pay attention you should figure it out by the end of the season but the lady showrunner disagreed with him. So if we do find out it will be very subtle or implied.
This is something that has been getting me a ton. Where the heck is this place. Its like a 100 story building or so. Likely underground, as there are no windows. We know that the "map" they look at is a 3D digital mapping of what is actually happening. I used to think the "old" westworld was physical, but the "new" westworld is digital; i.e.- they're plugged in- which fixes the bullet issue, whatever "critical failure" there was, and prevents harm from guests to other guests (or even guests falling off a cliff)- but that doesn't make sense as the security guard and lady physically go in westworld to fix the "milk" gunman and the "constellation" guy. It also takes them all day to reach him, and they physically need his head- so it's clearly still the "real" world.
Which leads me to a few questions-
What makes a guest not kill or rape another guest (and how would you even know WHO is a guest)?
What prevents you from falling in a raveen and busting your head open and bleeding to death (as it would take a medical team hours to get to you as we saw from the security guard and tech)?
I am still ricocheting off the walls at Andy's theories. I think I dreamt about it last night. The possibility that the writers hit us with 30 years at the same time is a vast conceit. If true, then oh to be so sharp. And that's a compliment.
And I'm not even upset and it doesn't feel "spoiler"- In fact, I'd prefer it- because if it is true- then we get to have a character we truly care about and to be able to see the entire event of "critical failure" instead of some lame, single "flashback" episode that doesn't hold nearly the weight or character development that this method does.
I'll say this- this is the same Nolan that wrote Inception and Memento. If it
doesn't involve different timelines, I'll be shocked.