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Westworld Almost Returns to its Lofty Heights in a Fourth Season that Ends with Chaos (and a Glimmer of Hope)

The last time we watched Westworld, the show had just wrapped up a cinematic but simplified third season that had mostly done away with the show’s complex, layered narratives. Arriving two years later, the fourth season is almost successful in…

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Westworld Season Three Trades Intricacy for Cinematic Set Pieces and Uneven Characterization

We have all seen prestige TV shows that once showed promise but have slowly degraded to sub-par quality. The last time we saw it was with Game of Thrones, which collapsed in on itself after the showrunners ran out of…

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Why Good Shows like WestWorld and Mr. Robot Go through Sophomore Slumps

Good shows like Westworld go wrong all the time. Often, they go wrong pretty early, just after a great first season. It happened with True Detective, then with Mr. Robot, and this year, it happened with Westworld. What’s common between these…

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Westworld Review: Not the Next Game of Thrones, and It Doesn’t Need to Be.

Not only is Westworld HBO’s latest hit, it may well be on track to become its biggest hit. That might seem like a tall order, but the show has already pulled off the most successful first season in the network’s…