WESTWORLD, 2.10 – ‘The Passenger’
[usr 3.5] In the finale of Westworld, everyone’s headed to the Valley Beyond (a.k.a The Forge), either expecting an entrance to the real world,...
WESTWORLD, 2.7 – ‘Les Écorchés’
[usr 4.5] Most will agree that “Les Écorchés” (French for “the flayed”, also referring to a style of artwork depicting skinless human bodies) was...
WESTWORLD, 2.6 – ‘Phase Space’
[usr 3.0] This is a test. One we’ve done countless times.—Dolores. The opening flashback threw us an early curveball, as it seemed to be...
WESTWORLD, 2.4 – ‘The Riddle of the Sphinx’
[usr 4.0] While enjoyable, this season of Westworld’s lacked the compelling mystery and pleasurable sense of discovery the first year’s episodes delivered in spades....
WESTWORLD, 2.3 – ‘Virtù e Fortuna’
[usr 3.0] If you’ve been wondering where that dead Bengal tiger came from, “Virtù e Fortuna” is quick to confirm it arrived from a...
WESTWORLD, 1.9 – ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’
[usr 3.5] The penultimate hour of Westworld confirmed yet another of the three most persuasive fan theories, which in some ways is a shame...
WESTWORLD, 1.8 – ‘Trace Decay’
[usr 3.5] As there are only three episodes left this season, “Trace Decay” came loaded with information that helped clarify a few things, but...
WESTWORLD, 1.3 – ‘The Stray’
[usr 4.0] Backstories are at the heart of Westworld’s third episode, “The Stray”, in the invention of a new narrative for Teddy (James Marsden),...
WESTWORLD, 1.1 – ‘The Original’
[usr 4.0] Updating Westworld (the 1973 movie Michael Crichton wrote and directed) is a great idea because enough time’s passed for a different approach...