United States |
IndieWire
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"[4th Season Review]: Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s glossy shell of a prestige TV show needs a consistent, core, truly unkillable life force" |
NEU
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United States |
Mashable
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"[4th Season Review]: A strong synthesis of the old and the new of 'Westworld'. With its epic scope and some of the show's most devastating storytelling so far, Season 4 is not one you want to miss" |
POS
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"[4th Season Review]: I’m not even sure if it’s frustrating or weirdly reassuring to note that the fourth season of Westworld is business as usual" |
NEU
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United States |
The Playlist
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"[4th Season Review]: the plotting on 'Westworld' can still be playfully enjoyable (...) It’s that playfulness that was lost in season three, but the fourth season has some wonderful reminders of this show’s potential." |
POS
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United States |
Variety
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"[4th Season Review]: the first four episodes of 'Westworld’s' fourth season are often fun, with spiky and interesting moments sprinkled amid other elements that feel like filler" |
NEU
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United States |
CNN
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"[4th Season Review]: Except for those most invested in making 'Westworld' make sense, no matter how much you play with the wiring it doesn't look like [the 'good old days' are] coming back" |
NEG
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United Kingdom |
Empire
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"[4th Season Review]: This continues to be one of the most aesthetically dazzling shows on television (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
The Wrap
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"[4th Season Review]: Still confusing? Yes. But the sci-fi show has now essentially been rebooted (...) If fans can hold out until a huge twist in ['Westworld']'s midseason finale they won't be disappointed" |
NEU
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United States |
Collider
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"[4th Season Review]: 'Westworld' hasn't gone back to the place where it all started, and continues to expand its scope far beyond the borders of the park" |
POS
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United States |
IGN
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"[4th Season Review]: 'Westworld' shrinks to smaller, more intimate arcs for its Season 4 opener. The series still feels mysterious in a fun way and ominous in its themes and methods but this 'reset' mode also has its drawbacks" |
NEU
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United States |
The New York Observer
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"[4th Season Review]: The most legible and the most fun 'Westworld' has been in years. It's still a mind game, but it no longer feels as if you're playing against a computer" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Guardian
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"[4th Season Review]: Nothing but a humdrum dramedy about sad singletons (...) Has the show that once asked the biggest questions about humanity and technology really come to this? (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)" |
NEG
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United States |
Vanity Fair
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"[4th Season Review]: The initial cool shock of 'Westworld' has passed, and now, six years since the show's premiere, we can just settle in for more of the comfortably familiar" |
NEU
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United States |
Paste Magazine
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"[4th Season Review]: [It] remains at its best when it's asking us to question our own realities. In many ways, Season 4 goes further in that regard than ever before (...) [It] is unafraid to take risks and swing for the fences" |
POS
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United States |
Decider
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"[4th Season Review]: Led by strong work from Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, and Aaron Paul, [and] the sleek visual aesthetic allows it to coast on its own cool weirdness whenever the plotting starts to chase its own tail" |
NEU
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United Kingdom |
Radio Times
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"[4th Season Review]: [It] returns with more cryptic puzzles to solve and even more enigmatic characters to discover (...) 'Westworld' season 4 has the elements to deliver one of its best seasons yet (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Salon
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"[4th Season Review]: Now that we know how [it] works, it's easy to bird-dog the secrets hiding in plain sight. Regardless of the slack in other plotlines, [Maeve and Caleb's] propulsive force is sufficient reason to stick around" |
NEU
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United States |
SlashFilm
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"[4th Season Review]: Despite how self-serious and clunky it gets, there are also really exhilarating moments that break up the tedium (...) Season 4 will likely end up being the worst outing of 'Westworld' so far" |
NEU
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United States |
Collider
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"[3rd Season Review]: Season 3 delivers a lot of high-energy action, and you better believe that big HBO budget shines through every step of the way (...) Stunning and ambitious (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Variety
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"[3rd Season Review]: The new capabilities it’s aiming for —to satisfy fans with crisp, straightforward storytelling— have obvious virtues, but limit the show’s power, too (...) [It] remains, reservations aside, a well-made and engaging show" |
NEU
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United States |
Entertainment Weekly
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"[3rd Season Review]: If I had to sum up how these first four episodes made me feel in one word, it would be this: tired (...) It’s time the writers let Dolores, Maeve, and Bernard control-alt-delete themselves" |
NEG
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United States |
Den of Geek
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"[3rd Season Review]: [It] takes threads from the first two seasons and weaves them into something else, both familiar and fresh at once (...) [It] remains thought-provoking televison of the highest order (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"[3rd Season Review]: Season 3 sheds its old, suffocating skin to become a leaner, more lucid, and higher-stakes adventure, but in doing so it exposes its inability to manufacture fast and effective thrills." |
NEU
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United States |
TV Guide
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"[3rd Season Review]: One of the reasons it works well is because Season 3 of 'Westworld' is reminiscent of Nolan's previous work of greatness (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
The New York Observer
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"[3rd Season Review]: It’s still fun to watch Dolores go full Jason Bourne. But the show’s undeniable imagination doesn’t extend to the substance of its content." |
NEU
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United States |
Decider
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"[3rd Season Review]: [It] may not come together narratively, but it is a truly thrilling audience experience (...) Season 3 might be best enjoyed if you approach it like a roller coaster: full of ups and downs, twist, and sensory highs" |
POS
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United States |
USA Today
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"[2nd Season Review]: 'Westworld' is smarter, faster, stronger in Season 2 (...) A TV show that knows what it's doing and where it's going (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"[2nd Season Review]: The actors remain strong, including a number of new cast members. Where Season 2 stumbles is its structure and pacing." |
NEU
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United States |
Entertainment Weekly
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"[2nd Season Review]: Its pleasures remain as extensive (and baffling) in season 2, which expands the world with new parks, new faces, new mysteries, and new details" |
POS
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United States |
Vulture
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"[2nd Season Review]: The stakes of the 'game' that is Westworld (...) have been raised in a way that makes the entire thing more interesting" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Independent
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"[2nd Season Review]: It's a welcome return (...) evoking the pleasure of watching someone play an exquisite video game" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
Radio Times
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"[2nd Season Review]: By far the most intriguing thing about the second series is how it builds the world in and around Westworld (...) It’s fascinating stuff" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Guardian
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"For those of us who just like story -- lots and lots of story! -- 'Westworld' will hit the spot as hard as 'GoT' ever did. Gosh, there's a lot going on." |
POS
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United States |
The Washington Post
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"At first glance, it is pure, slick sci-fi: thought-provoking on the subject of human nature and technology; also weird and gloomy, but certainly interesting." |
POS
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United Kingdom |
Telegraph
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"Like the on-screen robots, its pieces are meticulously put together, its capacity to unleash hell brimming beneath the surface. And it’s beautiful to watch. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Independent
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"An enthralling glimpse into an all too near future (...) What makes 'Westworld' particularly unsettling is how plausible it all seems." |
POS
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United States |
Variety
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"'Westworld' looks terrific; its directors have shot its Western locations to stunning effect. But its (...) outdoor scenes and its surface slickness aren’t enough to mask the indecision, condescension, and hollowness at its core." |
NEG
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"'Westworld' manages to make a compelling case that the vast world it's building and the moral and ethical dilemmas it explores were worth the extra attention." |
POS
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United States |
The Wrap
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"'Westworld' gives you a lot to consider, and immerses you so completely in its manufactured reality that you’re never distracted from its complicated questions (...) After seeing the first four episodes, I’m very eager for more." |
POS
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