Highlights Most Westworldly – S3, Finale

Fumble to Finish The pitch was good, the hit was even better – home run potential. Amazing performances from Tessa Thompson and Evan Rachel Wood followed while series newcomer Aaron Paul had also seamlessly slotted into the Westworld fold. We rounded the third base with a penultimate episode that teed up a thunderstorm finale. Then…

Highlights Most Westworldly – S3, E7

“She won’t destroy the world, but he will” Penultimate episodes can tread a fine line. Writers will often want to keep their biggest set pieces, revelations and truths until the season finale and that can often lead to a penultimate episode which simply serves to jam it’s characters into their finale starting positions. Predictably, Westworld…

Highlights Most Westworldly – S3, E5

Abstract Villain To say that episode five was a Serac showcase would fail to do justice to the powerful storytelling that made this a seismic hour of television. Seriously, Westworld’s third season is relentless – it just keeps on getting better. I hope Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy et al. have big houses, because they’ll need…

Highlights Most Westworldly – S3, E3

All Hale Westworld Episode three of Westworld’s third season turned the intrigue up to 11, as following on from the Dolores-centric season opener and Maeve focused second episode, we had one hour of TV headlined by Charlotte Hale’s tale – or at least, the story of the host/person/brain inhabiting her body. Let’s start with that…

Highlights Most Westworldly – S3, E1

Rhymes, Shirts and Range Rovers Sure, I could do a full, in-depth analysis of each and every episode of Westworld’s third season. But given that am yet to crack the magic key to unlocking the 26 hour day, I’m punting instead for a more short form alternative. So if you’re looking for an in-depth breakdown…