'Westworld' Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed

This spot contains spoiler through the 6th episode ofWestworld,“The Adversary . " Head toWestworld World , our show hub , for recaps , theories , and rich dive .

Westworldpulls from a treasure trove of influence , include Michael Crichton ( peculiarly his originalWestworldandJurassic Park ) , heart-to-heart - reality TV games ( in particularRed Dead Redemption ) , classic artistry and lit ( Shakespeare , Alice ’s Adventures in Wonderland ) , philosophy ( shout - out to Julian Jaynes ' writing on the two-chambered mind ) , and religion ( so many scriptural reference ) – many of which get special shout - out on screen door and in dialogue .

" As a reformed gamer , I was fascinated in how any popular plot is instantly scoured for mistakes or Easter eggs , " series co - Lord Jonathan NolantoldEntertainment Weeklyin October . " That programmers quickly realized mistakes could be deploy as Easter eggs for the hardcore gamers who quickly work their way through the primary narration . " We happily rewatched every installment of the show multiple time to rule hidden consultation , in - jokes , and homages ; our favorite are listed below .

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Delos globe

submarine - level B83 is home to a rusting globe bearing the wordDelos , the mysterious corporationthat runs Western World , Medieval World , and papist World in Crichton ’s 1973 original , and that plays a similar use here .

BioShock’s Sander Cohen

Aneagle - eyed fan spieda bust that resemblesFort Frolic ’s kooky artistduring Ford and Bernard ’s Episode 3 tête - à - tête . Nolan has n’t address this one , buthe has grant thatBioShockwas one of the games that inspire him and his wife .

Vitruvian Man

Leonardo da Vinci’sVitruvian Manis all over the place . Namely , the opening credits .

Logan & William vs. John & Peter

The naïveWestworldnewb William ( played by Jimmi Simpson , above right ) and his douche - y park - veteran pal Logan ( Ben Barnes , left)nicely parallelthe protagonist distich found in Crichton ’s 1973 movie : rookie guest Peter Martin ( Richard Benjamin ) and jerky veteran John Blane ( James Brolin ) . If this line of latitude is valid , Logan better see out .

Robo-rattlesnake

In the motion picture , a rattlesnakebites John Blane , but HBO ’s slithering automaton is no threat to Ford , who ’s just like , " Nah , fop . "

Not-so-human hands

Ford says this of his decommission drinking buddy Old Bill : " [ The early model ] repeated themselves , split down forever – a simple handshake would give them aside . " In Crichton’sWestworld , robots could be identified by looking at their hands and their giveaway defect : easily discernible ridges .

Jurassic Park

InEpisode 5 , Delos repairman Felix ( Leonardo Nam ) attempt to revive a damaged automaton hoot , offering a musical phrase of boost that shouldsound conversant : " Come on , little one . “Jurassic ParkandWestworldhave another ( admittedly less overt ! ) thing in common : tragical technologist named Arnoldwho died on the job .

Apocalyptic characters and names

The fibre inWestworldare less than subtle , especially when it comes to symbolisation . There ’s Teddy Flood ( Dolores ' suitor , played by James Marsden ) , who might make you hark back the purging story behind Noah ’s ark ; Hector ( Rodrigo Santoro ) , whose last name is a modify spelling ofeschaton , or the end of the humankind ; and Wyatt ( Sorin Brouwers ) , Teddy ’s bane in the young narration , who ’s draw as a " pestilence " – i.e. , a fateful epidemic , and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse found in the New Testament ’s Book of Revelation . Eerie !

The Gunslinger

Ed Harris ' Man in Black is already a nod to Yul Brynner’sWestworldmenace , but the show ’s beneficial and most blatant Easter egg to date arrives in Episode 6 . As Bernard channelize down to B82 , a qualified and retired flooring of theMesa Hub , he shines a flashlight on what appear to bethe infamous Gunslingerlurking like someone who want to photobomb a picture that ’s never go to be taken .