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On Westworld, revelations come when you most expect them
In a shocking twist, Westworld saved its biggest reveals until the end. After a mixed season with some exceptional…
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Westworld gets lost in the darkness
It’s probably just a coincidence that tonight’s Westworld is airing on Father’s Day. But as (probable) coincidences go,…
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A symbol tells his story on a heartbreaking Westworld
It makes sense that Westworld would have Indians. Not Native Americans, but “Indians”—the kind that used to show up in…
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A violent Westworld continues through its loops
We’ve talked before about how Westworld doesn’t have a particularly high view of humanity. There’s nothing wrong with…
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A sword fight, a reunion, and a familiar face on Westworld
“Phase Space” isn’t a terrible episode. It’s also not a particularly great one. There are sublime moments here,…
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Westworld brings in a new world with some old ideas
How much do the stories we live by matter when we find out those stories are a lie? It’s an idea that Westworld keeps…
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A resonant Westworld finds meaning in the past
Anyone looking for proof that the second season of Westworld is playing with a different set of rules than the first…
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The hosts fight back on an explosive Westworld
The colonial critique inherent in Westworld’s premise has been present from the start. The only ones with any real…
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Westworld broadens its horizons to good effect
Well what do you know. Last week, I was predicting that Jimmi Simpson wouldn’t be reprising his role this season as…
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Westworld is back, heavy on the violent ends
Who are we rooting for here? And do we have to be rooting for anyone? Westworld’s first season began with a…
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A darker and more violent second season of Westworld unearths better mysteries
Dorm-room philosophizing gets a bad rap. The phrase has become shorthand for lazy, facile thought experiments, but in…
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Westworld leaves the maze in a violent, clinical finale
There’s a thing that happens to me sometimes in the middle of the night, and I’m not sure there’s a name for it. I’ll…
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A thrilling Westworld starts to show its hand
The downside to stalling until a big reveal is the stall, of course; and the longer we wait, the stronger that reveal…
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A lack of answers leads to an uneven Westworld
Clearly, Westworld is building towards something. Whether it’s a reveal of multiple timelines, hidden identities, or…
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The monster is revealed on an unsettling Westworld
The reveal of Teddy’s true nature in Westworld’s first episode did two things. First, and most obviously, it forced us…
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Maeve goes through the looking glass on a strong Westworld
The nudity on Westworld is beginning to make me uncomfortable. Thandie Newton spends a few scenes in tonight’s episode…
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Mysteries abound, but is Westworld lost in its own maze?
Westworld is very good at mood. I would go so far as to even say it’s the show’s single greatest strength; the pilot…
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Westworld doubles down on the mystery, for better and worse
Confession: when I watched the first three episodes of Westworld, I did not think of it as a “mystery box” show. In…
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Westworld hunts down “The Stray” and builds some backstory
Westworld seems to be falling into one of my least favorite forms of modern television: the “let’s have a bunch of…
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In its second episode, Westworld settles in for the long haul
In its first episode, Westworld spent the majority of its time focused on the inner workings of the amusement park that…