The Tragic Downfall of Westworld: How HBO’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece Lost Its Way
In the golden era of prestige television, few shows have premiered with as much explosive hype and intellectual ambition, only to experience such a tragic Westworld downfall. Debuting in the fall of 2016, the HBO series was widely positioned as the heir apparent to Game of Thrones—a massive, big-budget, culturally defining watercooler show that would…