SciFiNow-August2018

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From: Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy

To: All Delos staff

Memo: Excellent work on getting the host rebellion under control. Here are

your new priorities going forward. We will be in touch.

SEASON TWO WAS ALWAYS GOING

TO END IN THE REAL WORLD

Season Two ends with Bernard, Dolores and a host

replica of Charlotte Hale making it out of the park.

“We knew that we wanted to end with one or more

of our hosts making it out into the real world,” says

co-showrunner Jonathan Nolan, “and so we started

with the end and worked our way towards the most

compelling way of telling that story.” But now they

are faced with the challenge of fl eshing out what

that world actually looks like. “The story to this point

has taken place in this artifi cial reality,” Nolan says,

“and for this story to move forward we now have

this fun/terrifying experience of building out what the

real world looks like.”

WE’LL BE GOING TO

THE DISTANT FUTURE

The post-credits scene shows a host replica of

William in the future, being tested for ‘fi delity’ by

a host replica of his daughter. “That’s defi nitely a

snippet of something that we’ll come to explore in

the future,” co-showrunner Lisa Joy promises, “and

it’s defi nitely timeline to the nth power. The thing that

really appealed to us about a story about artifi cial

intelligence is that it truly is immortal. We’re dealing

with an epic timescale at this point, so the end is just

a little bit of a tease of part of the scope of where

we’re going and part of the characters you’re going

to see there.” Nolan agrees, pointing out that “we

wanted the show to stretch over eons with these

creatures. From the beginning we said this would be

a show about the emergence of a new form of life

on earth, and that’s not a short story.”

CONFLICT

DETECTED

WARNING

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Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy

Excellent work on getting the host rebellion under control. Here are

your new priorities going forward. We will be in touch.

WE’LL BE GOING TO

THE DISTANT FUTURE

The post-credits scene shows a host replica of

William in the future, being tested for ‘fi delity’ by

The post-credits scene shows a host replica of

William in the future, being tested for ‘fi delity’ by

The post-credits scene shows a host replica of

a host replica of his daughter. “That’s defi nitely a

William in the future, being tested for ‘fi delity’ by

a host replica of his daughter. “That’s defi nitely a

William in the future, being tested for ‘fi delity’ by

snippet of something that we’ll come to explore in

a host replica of his daughter. “That’s defi nitely a

snippet of something that we’ll come to explore in

a host replica of his daughter. “That’s defi nitely a

the future,” co-showrunner Lisa Joy promises, “and

snippet of something that we’ll come to explore in

the future,” co-showrunner Lisa Joy promises, “and

snippet of something that we’ll come to explore in

it’s defi nitely timeline to the nth power. The thing that

the future,” co-showrunner Lisa Joy promises, “and

it’s defi nitely timeline to the nth power. The thing that

the future,” co-showrunner Lisa Joy promises, “and

really appealed to us about a story about artifi cial

it’s defi nitely timeline to the nth power. The thing that

really appealed to us about a story about artifi cial

it’s defi nitely timeline to the nth power. The thing that

intelligence is that it truly is immortal. We’re dealing

really appealed to us about a story about artifi cial

intelligence is that it truly is immortal. We’re dealing

really appealed to us about a story about artifi cial

with an epic timescale at this point, so the end is just

intelligence is that it truly is immortal. We’re dealing

with an epic timescale at this point, so the end is just

intelligence is that it truly is immortal. We’re dealing

a little bit of a tease of part of the scope of where

with an epic timescale at this point, so the end is just

a little bit of a tease of part of the scope of where

with an epic timescale at this point, so the end is just

we’re going and part of the characters you’re going

a little bit of a tease of part of the scope of where

we’re going and part of the characters you’re going

a little bit of a tease of part of the scope of where

to see there.” Nolan agrees, pointing out that “we

we’re going and part of the characters you’re going

to see there.” Nolan agrees, pointing out that “we

we’re going and part of the characters you’re going

wanted the show to stretch over eons with these

to see there.” Nolan agrees, pointing out that “we

wanted the show to stretch over eons with these

to see there.” Nolan agrees, pointing out that “we

creatures. From the beginning we said this would be

a show about the emergence of a new form of life

creatures. From the beginning we said this would be

a show about the emergence of a new form of life

creatures. From the beginning we said this would be

on earth, and that’s not a short story.”

a show about the emergence of a new form of life

on earth, and that’s not a short story.”

a show about the emergence of a new form of life

CONFLICT

DETECTED

WARNING