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The title of the 2020 Westworld season premiere, isn't just a cryptic Latin phrase; it’s the key to the season's core conflict between "Old Gods" and "New Gods".

While it sounds biblical, creator Jonathan Nolan revealed it’s actually a tribute to the 1969 sci-fi novel Stand on Zanzibar . In the book, an AI called Shalmaneser sits in a corporate lobby—an idea Nolan mirrored with the Rehoboam AI sitting in the Incite lobby. 🎨 The Artistic Connection "Westworld" Parce Domine(2020)

The painting features , the "sad clown" of pantomime. The title of the 2020 Westworld season premiere,