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Westworld – Season 1, Episode 1 The Original

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Westworld – Season 1, Episode 1

The Original

Aired Oct 2, 2016

Drama

Sci-Fi

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At a remote park, guests pay to share wild west adventures with android hosts; a programmer warns the park founder about the behavior of some recently re-coded hosts; in the Westworld town of Sweetwater, a rancher's daughter encounters a gunslinger.

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"The Original" lays the vivid playground of Westworld before us in all its detail-heavy, morality-questioning, and mystery-filled glory.

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James White

Empire Magazine

11/07/2017

4/5

It's a good start for the show, even if it feels as times as though you're being thrown in at the deep end. Still, the cast is several feet deep with impressive performers already.

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Alison Herman

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08/14/2017

The best thing about the Westworld pilot is that you'll never feel tempted to check your watch.

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Michael Calia

Wall Street Journal

10/10/2016

There had to be action and intrigue, drama and sex, and hints at even more compelling - and scarier - things on the horizon.

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Britt Hayes

ScreenCrush

06/19/2018

For now, Westworld appears to have its mind in the right place: It's a sci-fi version of Deadwood where the dangers are entirely existential - and thus more insidious.

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Tara Bennett

Syfy Wire

06/05/2018

As for the narrative of the pilot, it unfolds in a clever, albeit slightly confusing way, as the Nolans demand the audience pays attention from the very first voice over in order to piece together how the world operates.

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William Evans

Black Nerd Problems

06/05/2018

Not many better ways to start a series off than hearing the feathered voice of Jeffrey Wright, yo.

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Synopsis

At a remote park, guests pay to share wild west adventures with android hosts; a programmer warns the park founder about the behavior of some recently re-coded hosts; in the Westworld town of Sweetwater, a rancher's daughter encounters a gunslinger.

Director: Jonathan Nolan
Executive Producer: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 2, 2016