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Westworld – Season 2, Episode 4 The Riddle of the Sphinx

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Westworld – Season 2, Episode 4

The Riddle of the Sphinx

Aired May 13, 2018

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Those who look forward look in the wrong direction.

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"The Riddle of the Sphinx" is the show's strongest episode yet, unspooling its densely packed mysteries just enough to tease an endgame before diving deeper into its cerebral depths -- all while marking an ambitious and deft directorial debut from series creator Lisa Joy.

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Ed Power

Daily Telegraph (UK)

05/16/2018

Information overload is Westworld's top party trick - but even by the usual standards this was a brain-blender of an episode.

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Spencer Kornhaber

The Atlantic

05/14/2018

At more than an hour in length, with multiple scenes of senseless violence and hamfisted world-building dialogue, this week's episode felt like a prime example of the Westworld paradox: The show's playing with fire, but can feel as inert as ice.

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David Sims

The Atlantic

05/14/2018

In general, I'm enjoying Westworld's ambition as it plumbs deeper into the philosophical underpinnings of the hosts, but James Delos's gilded cage was a particularly fun wrinkle.

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Joanna Robinson

Vanity Fair

05/29/2018

Season 2 scene that supports the fun theory that the show is again pulling a fast one on us about whether we're watching Arnold or Bernard.

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Tara Bennett

Syfy Wire

05/24/2018

At one hour and ten minutes, this episode was rather indulgent in its bloat. In particular, the Confederales storyline was a tedious exercise in excessive violence.

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Britt Hayes

ScreenCrush

05/16/2018

Hard to believe we're only four episodes into the second season of Westworld - so much has happened in that short time, and last night's "The Riddle of the Sphinx" was no exception, delivering a few more twists and turns.

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Synopsis

Those who look forward look in the wrong direction.

Director: Lisa Joy
Executive Producer: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter: Gina Atwater, Jonathan Nolan
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2018