WESTWORLD, 1.10 – ‘The Bicameral Mind’
I’m pleased Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy had a few surprises up their sleeves, because “The Bicameral Mind” took a long time confirming a...
WESTWORLD, 1.9 – ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’
The penultimate hour of Westworld confirmed yet another of the three most persuasive fan theories, which in some ways is a shame if you’ve...
WESTWORLD, 1.8 – ‘Trace Decay’
As there are only three episodes left this season, “Trace Decay” came loaded with information that helped clarify a few things, but it also...
WESTWORLD, 1.7 – ‘Trompe L’Oeil’
The downside of being inordinately interested in TV is that you’re more susceptible to having surprises ruined; either because you invest enough time into...
WESTWORLD, 1.6 — ’The Adversary’
Entering the second half of this first season, and “The Adversary” was an instalment that moved things forward in surprising ways. In some respects,...
WESTWORLD, 1.5 – ‘Contrapasso’
It’s always worth reflecting on the big picture when we’re halfway through a season, as this usually represents the ‘point of no return’ for...
WESTWORLD, 1.4 – ‘Dissonance Theory’
I’ve been impressed with how quickly Westworld is rattling along, as part of me suspected it would spin its wheels—as so many sci-fi television...
WESTWORLD, 1.3 – ‘The Stray’
Backstories are at the heart of Westworld’s third episode, “The Stray”, in the invention of a new narrative for Teddy (James Marsden), the revelation...
WESTWORLD, 1.2 – ‘Chestnut’
Most doubts I had about Westworld last week (of which there were few) were washed away by its second episode, “Chestnut”; a remarkably confident...
WESTWORLD, 1.1 – ‘The Original’
Updating Westworld (the 1973 movie Michael Crichton wrote and directed) is a great idea because enough time’s passed for a different approach to the...