Violent Delights is a weekly podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.

On this week’s podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and special guest Engadget senior editor & Slashfilmcast co-host Devindra Hardawar deconstruct the first thrilling episode of Westworld‘s second season, Episode 2.1 “Journey Into Night” as they ask, What’s Delos’ secret lab for? What does Dolores have to show Teddy? Where has Stubbs been all this time? AND WHERE IS ELSIE?!!”¦

Yesterday, Westworld showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy made a bold announcement. In order to stop Reddit users from guessing plot points for season 2, the two would release a video full of spoilers. The only catch was that it had to reach a certain amount of upvotes. Of course, how could the internet refuse such an offer? And as a result, Nolan and Joy had to follow through on their promise by releasing that “spoiler” filled video.

Scratch that, it’s not as much of a “spoiler” filled video as it is an elaborate prank.

Scratch that as well, it’s not as much of an elaborate prank as it is a Rickroll video. Check it out below. Oh and some minor spoilers will follow.

Violent Delights is a weekly podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.

In this special pre-season edition of the Violent Delights podcast, Andy and Dwayne break down the new official trailer for HBO’s Westworld Season 2, shot-by-shot, and Westworld‘s recent panel at SXSW and ‘Live Without Limits’ SXSW experience — PLUS, what Westworld did for April Fools’ Day.

Watch the trailer just below, and then listen to the podcast episode at the bottom of this post.

The one thing I am fascinated about with HBO’s Westworld is its use of piano ballad cover songs. Sure the mystery of the world and the sci-fi elements have their intrigue, but the music and how it’s woven into the narrative is much more fun to figure out and break down.

So when you hear something like Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” play in the newest trailer for the upcoming second season, you have to wonder, why did they use that song. Check out the latest trailer for Westworld season 2, below.

With the return of HBO’s Westworld coming sometime in April, fans of the smash hit show crowded the Austin Convention Center ballroom during SXSW 2018 in hopes that its stars and showrunners might offer hints of what’s to come. And they weren’t disappointed.

The panel was moderated by WIRED’s Jason Tanz, who introduced showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, and stars Evan Rachel Wood (Dolores Abernathy), Thandie Newton (Maeve Millay), James Marsden (Teddy Flood), and Jeffrey Wright (Bernard/Arnold) to the stage.