WESTWORLD, 2.5 – ‘Akane no Mai’
Having been teased during season 1’s finale, in “Akane no Mai” we finally enter Shogun World, with far greater emphasis on story and characterisation...
WESTWORLD, 2.4 – ‘The Riddle of the Sphinx’
While enjoyable, this season of Westworld’s lacked the compelling mystery and pleasurable sense of discovery the first year’s episodes delivered in spades. It’s only...
WESTWORLD, 2.3 – ‘Virtù e Fortuna’
If you’ve been wondering where that dead Bengal tiger came from, “Virtù e Fortuna” is quick to confirm it arrived from a neighbouring park,...
WESTWORLD, 2.2 – ‘Reunion’
The second season of Westworld continues with “Reunion”, an instalment that predictably finds many characters being reacquainted, while broadening the scope of the story...
WESTWORLD, 2.1 – ‘Journey into Night’
Television adaptations will often take a different approach to the movies or books they’re based on. Michael Crichton’s Westworld (1973) completed its story in...
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...