When Dr. Ford asks Abernathy about his identity, he gives a cryptic answer: “rose is a rose is a rose.” Gertrude Stein frequently used this line in her work as a reference to Juliet’s famous speech in the Shakespearean play. When Juliet delivers the “rose” line, she’s arguing that a person’s name shouldn’t matter because it doesn’t change who they are.

　　当福特博士让艾伯纳西表明自己的身份时，艾伯纳西给出了一个有隐含意义的答案：”玫瑰之为玫瑰，正因为它是玫瑰。“格特鲁德·斯泰因常在自己的作品中用这个句子，正如莎士比亚戏剧中朱丽叶的经典台词。朱丽叶类似“玫瑰”的台词意义就在于探讨事物的本质，而非名称。

　　Art

　　艺术

　　Leonardo DaVinci

　　列奥纳多·达芬奇

　　The 3D apparatus is a reference to the Vitruvian Man, DaVinci’s famous drawing. When we see the machinery in the show, it’s being dunked into a white liquid, possibly acting as a kind of mold for the roughly 2,000 bots. The original artwork emphasizes a human figure with the ideal proportions. Over at the old amusement park, the show constantly reminds us that the hosts are becoming more and more human.

　　剧中的3D人形借鉴了达芬奇的名画——维特鲁威人。人形浸上白色液体，估计是要做2000余个机器人的模型。达芬奇的原作强调了完美的人体比例关系。本剧就是在不断提醒观众，这里的机器人已经越来越像人了。

　　Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland

　　《爱丽丝漫游仙境》

　　Actor Evan Rachel Wood and creator Lisa Joy have both said that Dolores evokes Alice from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Maybe it’s the 1) tied back blonde hair, or 2) the powder blue high-waisted dress or 3) the fact that she’s a blank slate who stumbles into a wacky fantasy world full of anthropomorphic creatures, much like the iconic character.

　　女主埃文·蕾切尔·伍德和编剧丽莎·乔伊都认为德洛丽丝的人物形象会让大家联想到《爱丽丝漫游仙境》中的爱丽丝。兴许是1)后绑的金发，2)高腰蓝色蓬裙，或是3)她和爱丽丝一样——一无所知的自己误打误撞进入了一个仿真人物遍布的怪诞妙境。