Westworld S3, episode 2: Back in the game, breaking parks again

Enlarge / You better watch out, because she's back in the game. (credit: HBO)

This piece contains heavy spoilers for Westworld season three, episodes one and two. You probably won't want to read it unless you're caught up.

Every premiere episode of Westworld has had to introduce (and re-introduce) viewers to the rules of the world, and last week's episode was no exception-the show had to cram a lot of information into an hour of runtime to make sure we all start the season on the same page. This week's episode, by contrast, spends a lot of time in old familiar places-and with old familiar faces, too.

More than anything else, this is a workmanlike episode-it doesn't wash us down with a firehose of revelations, but it covers its ground efficiently. There are symbolism and neat visuals to dissect here, too, but that stuff needs to wait a couple more weeks-we need a few more reveals to happen first. (As a brief aside, discussing single episodes of a foreshadowing-heavy show like Westworld when I've already seen half the season is a hell of a lot harder than I thought it would be. I've got a new respect for folks who do this kind of writing on the regular, since it involves a hell of a lot of compartmentalization!)

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