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  • ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Promotes Louis Herthum AKA Abernathy to Series Regular

    WestworldThese violent delights have violent ends — and for actor Louis Herthum, a delightful end, too.

    HBO’s sci-fi drama “Westworld” has promoted Herthum to a series regular for Season 2. Herthum plays Peter Abernathy, an android host who initially served as father to Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood).

    Herthum is the second cast member to get upped from a recurring guest star to a series regular for Season 2, joining Talulah Riley, who plays a host named Angela.

    In the very first episode of “Westworld,” Herthum’s Abernathy suffers from a glitch, is decommissioned, and sent to cold storage — until Charlotte (Tessa Thompson) uses him as a means of smuggling out proprietary programming out of the park. But the audience never sees whether Abernathy actually left the park or not. If Charlotte’s plan succeeded, though, Abernathy could provide the first glimpse at the world beyond the Westword park.

    “Westworld” Season 2 is expected to premiere sometime in 2018.

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  • ‘Westworld’ Season 2: Jimmi Simpson Talks William’s Potential to Return

    People's 'Ones To Watch' - Arrivals“Westworld” Season 1 has come and gone, and Season 2 is on its way, but we still don’t know exactly who will be along for the ride.

    Jimmi Simpson recently talked to CinemaBlend about whether or not we’d see more of his character, William, when the sci-fi thriller returns. If you’re hoping the answer is yes, don’t get your hopes up too high. He didn’t make the outlook sound good.

    Simpson referred to his Season 2 involvement as “unclear,” which makes sense given that — Season 1 spoiler alert! — he was revealed to be an earlier version of the Man in Black (Ed Harris), and his storyline came to a neat end.

    “I feel like this story, the love affair [with Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood)], we know everything, we know what happens, we don’t have to belabor that point,” he told CinemaBlend.

    If the creative team did decide to bring him back, he thinks they’d need “a whole new kind of story.” That said, he sounds open to the possibility.

    “I wouldn’t be surprised if William showed up Season 3 or something,” he said.

    With “Westworld,” anything is possible, so no need to say your goodbyes yet. Just prepare yourself for another addicting season. Simpson predicted that Season 2 “will blow our minds.”

    [via: CinemaBlend]

  • ‘Westworld’ Meets ‘City Slickers’ in Hilarious Funny or Die Video

    “Westworld” aren’t an obvious pairing, but they go surprisingly well together.

    A new Funny or Die video takes the stars of the classic ’90s western comedy, Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern, and has them reprise their roles alongside “Westworld” stars Luke Hemsworth (Stubbs) and Ptolemy Slocum (Sylvester). With some background from Stubbs, we learn that Mitch (Crystal) and Phil (Stern) are actually hosts. Their narrative — “dissasisfied city slicker rides out west with his friends to herd cattle and try to find his smile again” — was once one of the best-selling ones, in fact.

    It’s fun to see Mitch and Phil’s dynamic in this new context. As hosts, Mitch feels he has license to shoot his friend all the time, and the two are becoming a problem for Stubbs. The security head finds their bickering hard to take and decides “their core friendship parameters have to be realigned.”

    See how the duo fares in the hilarious video below.

  • ‘Westworld’ Creators Explain Why We Have to Wait till 2018 for Season 2

    HBO’s “Westworld” may bring viewers into a fantasy world, but we’re still living in reality — one in which we have to wait until 2018 for Season 2.

    As hard as that may be for fans to hear, show creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan have their reasons for torturing us with the long break. In a recent interview with Variety, they explained why our wait for the next season of the sci-fi drama series will be longer than for most shows. Ultimately, it comes down to a desire to do Season 2 right.

    While TV series usually juggle writing, shooting, and cutting at the same time, Joy and Nolan decided to switch it up. They knew early on that they wanted to write first, then head into production, and then cut, even if it would slow down the process.

    “We started that conversation with the network when were shooting Episode 2 and we realized the complexity of trying to write and produce the show at the same time,” Nolan told Variety.

    Luckily, the network was supportive. “HBO has encouraged us to take the time and resources that we need to work on each stage of that,” he said.

    Another factor is that the upcoming season will be “ambitious,” according to both Nolan and Joy. That’s not hard to believe. Season 1 captivated viewers with its focus on a high-tech, Western amusement park where android “hosts” are used to play out visitors’ fantasies, and Nolan and Joy seem ready to top it with Season 2.

    “We’ve started working on scripts and outlines,” Joy said. “It’s looking good.”

    She also promised more “surprises and bits of it that you won’t see coming,” so “Westworld” Season 2 should be worth the wait, painful as it may be.

    [via: Variety]

  • WGA TV Nominations Hail ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Westworld’

    The Writers Guild of America has released its nominations for the best television programming of 2016, and among the nominees are perennial favorites as well as plenty of new series that have gotten some major attention this year.

    As has been the trend in recent years from many awards groups, cable and streaming programming dominated the WGA’s slate of nominees, with only one broadcast show breaking into the guild’s major categories. NBC’s “This Is Us,” a buzzy hit for the network, was the lucky selection, earning citations for Best Drama Series, Best New Series, and best writing for a single episode (“The Trip”).

    “Stranger Things,” “Westworld,” and “Atlanta” were three of the other biggest successes among the WGA’s nominees, with each doubling up on nods in the best series and best new series categories. “Atlanta” also scored a nomination for writing for an individual episode (“Streets on Lock”).

    The complete list of nominees for television and new media is below. The Writers Guild Awards will be handed out at a ceremony on February 19, 2017.

    DRAMA SERIES

    The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX

    Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC

    Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D.B. Weiss; HBO

    Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix

    Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Halley Gross; Lisa Joy; Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO

    COMEDY SERIES

    Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX

    Silicon Valley, Written by Megan Amram, Alec Berg, Donick Cary, Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner; HBO

    Transparent, Written by Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Written by Emily Altman, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, Allison Silverman, Leila Strachan; Netflix

    Veep, Written by Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Eric Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO

    NEW SERIES

    Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX

    Better Things, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore; FX

    Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix

    This Is Us, Written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC

    Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO

    LONG FORM ORIGINAL

    American Crime, Written by Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son; ABC

    Confirmation, Written by Susannah Grant; HBO

    Harley and the Davidsons, Written by Seth Fisher, Nick Schenk, Evan Wright; Discovery Channel

    Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, Written by Dianne Houston; Lifetime

    LONG FORM ADAPTED

    11.22.63, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu

    American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX

    Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC

    The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO

    Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel

    SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL

    “Episode 101” (Now We’re Talking), Written by Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey; go90.com

    “Escape the Room” (Life Ends at 30), Written by Michael Field; vimeo.com

    “Itsy Bitsy Spider” Episode 1 (Thug Passion), Written by Motrya Tomycz; vimeo.com

    “The Party” (The Commute), Written by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; youtube.com

    SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ADAPTED

    “Passage” Part 4 (Fear the Walking Dead), Written by Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic; amc.com

    “Under Siege” (The Strain), Written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, Based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; fxnetworks.com

    ANIMATION

    “Barthood” (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Greaney; Fox

    “First Day of Rule” (Elena of Avalor), Written by Craig Gerber; Disney Channel

    “Fish Out of Water” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron & Jordan Young; Netflix

    “A Princess on Lothal” (Star Wars Rebels), Written by Steven Melching; Disney XD

    “Stop the Presses” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix

    EPISODIC DRAMA

    “Gloves Off” (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC

    “I Am a Storm” (Shameless), Written by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime

    “Klick” (Better Call Saul), Written by Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC

    “Switch” (Better Call Saul), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC

    “The Trip” (This Is Us), Written by Vera Herbert; NBC

    “The Winds of Winter” (Game of Thrones), Written for Television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO

    EPISODIC COMEDY

    “Kimmy Finds Her Mom!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Tina Fey & Sam Means; Netflix

    “Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix

    “Pilot” (One Mississippi), Written by Diablo Cody & Tig Notaro; Amazon Studios

    “R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation” (Speechless), Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland; ABC

    “Streets on Lock” (Atlanta), Written by Stephen Glover; FX

    “A Taste of Zephyria” (Son of Zorn), Written by Dan Mintz; Fox

    COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

    The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Steve Bodow, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Lauren Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Radosh, Michelle Wolf; Comedy Central

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO

    Late Night with Seth Meyers, Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner O’Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack; NBC

    COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES

    Documentary Now!, Writers: Bill Hader, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers; IFC

    Inside Amy Schumer, Writers: Kim Carmele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O’Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central

    Maya and Marty in Manhattan, Head Writers: Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, Maya Rudolph, Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, Streeter Seidell, Martin Short; Emily Spivey, Steve Young; NBC

    Nathan For You, Written by Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central

    Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC

    COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

    68th Primetime Emmy Awards, Written by Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Robert Cohen, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Jeff Stilson, Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson; ABC

    73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material Written by Dave Boone, Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Matthew Robinson; NBC

    88th Annual Academy Awards, Written by Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Special Material Written by Scott Aukerman, Rodney Barnes, Neil Campbell, Matthew Claybrooks, Lance Crouther, Mike Ferrucci, Langston Kerman, Jon Macks, Steve O’Donnell, Nimesh Patel, Vanessa Ramos, Chris Rock, Frank Sebastiano, Chuck Sklar, Jeff Stilson, Michelle Wolf; CBS

    Triumph’s Election Special, Written by Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, David Feldman, R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, Robert Smigel, Zach Smilovitz, Andrew Weinberg; Hulu

    QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

    Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC

    Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC

    DAYTIME DRAMA

    General Hospital, Writers: Shelly Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC

    CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS

    “Girl Meets Commonism” (Girl Meets World), Written by Joshua Jacobs & Michael Jacobs; Disney Channel

    “Just Add Mom” (Just Add Magic), Written by John-Paul Nickel; Amazon Studios

    “Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal Street” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street), Written by Laurie Parres; Amazon Studios

    “Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer” (Sesame Street), Written by Belinda Ward; HBO

    CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL

    Dance Camp, Teleplay by Nick Turner & Rex New and Cameron Fay, Story by Nick Turner & Rex New; youtube.com

    Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas, Written by Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough; HBO

    R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet Of Souls, Written by Billy Brown & Dan Angel; Freeform

    DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS

    “Chasing Heroin” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS

    “The Choice 2016” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

    “Inside Assad’s Syria” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS

    DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

    “American Reds,” Written by Richard Wormser; WPTS Dayton

    “Jackie Robinson, Part One,” Written by David McMahon & Sarah Burns; PBS

    “Netanyahu at War” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

    NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

    “Ambush In Dallas” (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News

    “Brussels Under Attack” (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News

    “Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend” (48 Hours), Written by Jerry Cipriano, John Craig Wilson; CBS News

    NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

    “CBS Sunday Morning Almanac” June 12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Thomas A. Harris; CBS

    [via: Deadline]

  • Ed Harris Didn’t Really Get the ‘Westworld’ Maze Reveal Either

    “Westworld” Season 1 just ended, and it sounds like Ed Harris feels the same way we do. It was amazing … but we still have a million questions. If only Arnold had created mazes for the humans who watch this show, guiding our conscious minds to enlightenment. ‘Cause right now, our motor functions are stuck in this loop:Harris, who plays the Man in Black — also confirmed in last night’s finale as the older/contemporary version of William — talked to Entertainment Weekly after Season 1, Episode 10, “The Bicameral Mind.”

    His character was obsessed with finding the maze, although he was warned that the maze “isn’t meant for you.” That just made it sound all the more tantalizing, but also all the more disappointing when the maze turned out to be a test by Arnold to help hosts like Dolores reach consciousness — leading her on a winding path inward until she found her own voice in her head as a final step of self-awareness.

    The maze really wasn’t for humans. It was also, on a more literal level, just a toy. Here’s Harris’s reaction to the maze:

    EW: What was your reaction to the maze being revealed to be a toy? I suspect it was not that much different than your character’s reaction.

    Ed Harris: Yeah. Basically: “What is this sh–? What is going on here?” Yeah. I gotta tell you, I’m still not quite clear on what the maze was supposed to have represented. But the fact that it didn’t really mean anything, or didn’t exist … I haven’t penetrated that. But I haven’t seen the finale yet.

    At least he’s honest.

    In terms of what’s next, Harris said the showrunners told him they’re doing 10 episodes again in Season 2, but they “[p]robably won’t start shooting until June or July. They sound pretty excited about what it’s about. But I have no idea what it will encompass.” Asked to speculate on what will happen, now that the hosts’s revolution has begun, Harris said, “I don’t know, but it sure seems like there’s going to be an awful lot of violence. I think all hell’s going to break loose. I don’t know if I join forces with the hosts, or what. But I’m happy for [showrunners] Jonah [Nolan] and Lisa [Joy]. This has been something they’ve been working on for a long time. They have very specific plans for Season 2. I think they’re gonna spend more time in Utah next season — they were there for two weeks last season, next season will be a month. They’ve done a great job. And it’s nice to be in a hit.”

    Before the Season 1 finale aired, Evan Rachel Wood (Dolores) teased the show’s return in a talk with IndieWire:

    “No one’s more excited than me to come back — I guarantee it! That’s the only clue I’m going to give you.” Actually, she did add, “I know a little about what’s coming in Season 2. I know how our ending for Season 1 will segue into Season 2 and… wow. [laughs] That’s all I can say. I think it was always that Season 1 was going to be this backstory and set up — getting to know the park and characters. I think Season 2 is really going to be warp speed. The show might really start in Season 2.”

    We can’t wait! But HBO seriously needs to carve out at least a half an hour after each episode of “Westworld” Season 2 to explain things to the class. If AMC can give fans “Talking Dead,” HBO can do it for the one show on TV that really needs it the most.

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  • Dolores Walks By Her Own Grave in New ‘Westworld’ Finale Photos

    WestworldWill Dolores find the center of the maze in the season finale of “Westworld”?

    The first season of the sci-fi Western drama concludes on Sunday night, and there are so, so many questions left to be answered. The official synopsis of “The Bicameral Mind” doesn’t reveal much: “Ford (Anthony Hopkins) unveils his bold new narrative; Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) embraces her identity; Maeve (Thandie Newton) sets her plan in motion.”

    HBO released four images from the 90-minute finale to tease fans on what’s to come. The first is the one above, of Dolores looking angry, fierce, and determined, standing near a train at a railroad station. Whether it’s the one in Sweetwater is unclear.

    The next one shows Dolores and the Man in Black (Ed Harris) walking through the cemetery, presumably outside the church at Escalanate, right past her grave, which reads “Dolores Abernathy.”WestworldThe third photo shows Maeve, Hector (Rodrigo Santoro), Felix (Leonardo Nam), and Armistice (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) within the corporate facility. Note that Hector is dressed as a staff member, while Maeve is wearing a very modern outfit — as if she’s an employee or guest:WestworldIn the final photo, Teddy (James Marsden) looks shocked as he stands amid carnage of dead hosts in Sweetwater:Westworld
    And if you want to glean more, here’s HBO’s teaser for the finale:“Westworld” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.

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  • Did ‘Westworld’ Season 1 Just Have Its Ned Stark Moment?

    The penultimate episode of “Westworld” Season 1 froze all fans’s motor functions, leaving our mouths hanging open in shock. For once, in a TV landscape with mysteries stretched out for years, a show actually gave fans a ton of major answers right in the first season. Sure, we still have more questions, but it’s like everyone shouted “Analysis” at the TV, and it spoke back.

    • Who is Arnold? Bernard is Arnold, or Bernard was created in the image of Arnold.

    • Who killed Arnold? Dolores killed Arnold, although we don’t know how or why yet.

    • Who killed Bernard? Bernard shot Bernard, forced to commit suicide on Ford’s orders, as shown at the end of Episode 9, “The Well-Tempered Clavier.”Is that really the end of Bernard, aka one of the main characters of the series? He initially seemed to be our human hero, the guy getting answers for us on what was happening with Dolores, and acting as the moral compass counterweight to Ford’s god complex. But then it turned out Bernard was a bot himself, created by Ford in the image of his old partner. We still don’t have answers on how exactly Arnold died, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see Jeffrey Wright back in action as Arnold — but it looks like that’s The End of the Bernard we knew and loved.

    The shocks are coming quickly now, with this episode feeling somewhat reminiscent of Ned Stark’s end game in “Game of Thrones” Season 1, Episode 9, “Baelor.” Fans who read the book weren’t surprised by Ned’s death, but TV fans couldn’t believe a main character — arguably THE main character — could be killed off in the first season, and in the penultimate episode as well, not the finale.

    Plus, in another fun GoT connection, it did kinda look like Logan was wearing a Hand of the King pin, ala Ned Stark:

    The big moments aren’t over yet. The “Westworld” Season 1 finale, “The Bicameral Mind,” airs next Sunday, December 4, in a script written by showrunners Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, and directed by Nolan.

    Evan Rachel Wood (Dolores) told the Huffington Post, “I can tell you that the surprises will floor you. Certainly prepare for [Episodes] 9 and 10 to have your heart broken and your mind blown. And that’s really all I can say. I’m just over the moon about it.” Well, she was right about Episode 9, so now we have to see how Episode 10 blows our minds.The 90-minute “Westworld” Season 1 finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO.

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  • A ‘Westworld’ Crew Guy Thinks James Marsden Is Chris Pine

    Maybe this is the next level of the “Westworld” maze:”The Late Show” that he can do a sweet McConaughey impression.

    On HBO, Marsden plays gunslinger Teddy, who is basically the “Westworld” answer to Kenny in “South Park.” He keeps getting killed off and brought back for more torture. But apparently even on the “Westworld” set he can get confused with other actors.

    While talking to Stephen Colbert Tuesday night, Marsden described some experiences he’s had with fans. Marsden said half of people tend to recognize him, and the other half think he’s somebody else. He had a recent experience on a plane, where someone asked “Are you real?” — so we know that person was a “Westworld” viewer and got it right — but then Marsden described an encounter on the HBO show’s set where a crew member got it wrong.

    This crew guy pulled Marsden aside during the shoot, explaining how it had become a family tradition for him to watch Marsden’s films, including with his son.

    Marsden, quoting crew guy: “When I was a boy, I read the comics, and I watched the TV show with my father.”

    Colbert was thinking this was about the “X-Men” franchise, and Marsden (who plays Scott Summers/Cyclops) probably thought the same.

    Marsden, as crew guy, continued: “It was a tradition that we had. And I now have a son and I do the same thing with your films. It’s a part of my household, it’s a tradition in my family that I cherish. Thank you for being a part of that. And God bless Captain Kirk.”

    The audience laughed.

    Marsden: “I didn’t have the heart to tell him I wasn’t Chris Pine.”

    Colbert: “Or he thought you were William Shatner.”

    The maze is that deep! Since Marsden didn’t tell the crew guy the truth, that guy may still be out there, telling people that he worked with Captain Kirk.

    Watch the full interview to see Marsden’s high school photo (vs. Stephen’s best photo from high school) and hear his secret to a strong McConaughey impression.
    Does that look like anything to you? When you bring yourself back online after Thanksgiving, watch “Westworld” Sunday on HBO at 9 p.m.

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  • Is ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 Losing Viewers to ‘Westworld’?

    Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 4 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC“The Walking Dead” Season 7 keeps losing people — not just characters, but viewers.

    Season 7 started very high, with 17.03 million viewers and an 8.4 rating in the 18-49 demo, then slipped to just over 12 million and a 6.1 rating for Episode 2. The past two weeks, it has had 11.72 million viewers and a 5.7 rating for Episode 3, “The Cell,” then 11.40 million and 5.4 rating for the November 13 Episode 4, “Service.” That most recent episode was hyped as “supersized” with an extra 25 minutes, so you’d think that might bring in more viewers. Nope.

    Why?

    It’s possible AMC is losing a few viewers to HBO’s “Westworld.” Don’t misunderstand — TWD is still the biggest show out there by a lot, but it is slowly slipping in the ratings while “Westworld” slowly rises. It would take a loooooong time for “Westworld” to catch up to TWD, at least in terms of “live” Sunday at 9 p.m. viewing, since it’s still only at around 1.75 million viewers and a 0.8 rating. But it’s ticking upward, and the buzz from the most recent episode — a serious game-changer — may lead fans to rewatch the series and newbies to catch up to see what the fuss is about.Both TWD and “Westworld” pick up viewers throughout the week with delayed viewing, and “Westworld” has been making headlines for doing better in Season 1 than “Game of Thrones” did in its first season, in terms of overall viewers. It’s still no match for TWD, but it’s possible some fans are choosing to watch “Westworld” live and catching up on TWD later in the week, or just dropping the AMC show entirely, as they threatened to do after the Season 7 premiere.

    Are you watching “The Walking Dead,” “Westworld,” something else, or nothing on Sundays at 9 p.m.?

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