In chess, a passed pawn refers to a pawn that is advancing to the eighth rank with no opposing pawn on its way. In this episode, Caleb is the passed pawn who is on the way to reach the eight rank and become the queen.
Quantum decoherence is the loss of quantum coherence. Decoherence can be viewed as the loss of information from a system into the environment since every system is loosely coupled with the energetic state of its surroundings. So this episode is grappling with the theme of literal loss/ removal of data and the metaphorical loss of our sense of self. This has been by far my favourite episode of the series. Continue reading “Westworld S03E06 – Decoherence”
