Westworld Season 2 Premiere: 7 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Journey Into Night'

By James Hunt / April 24, 2018

Downs...

3. It's Too Long

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While most episodes this season will be running at an hour in length, this one comes in at 70 minutes, It might not sound like that big a difference, but in TV terms it can cause a lot of drag, especially when an hour itself is already a tad bloated.

Although this episode does need to check in on a number of characters, the pacing feels a little off at times - especially when it's not focused on one of Maeve, Dolores, or Old William - and some of the slower, more overly ponderous scenes feel like they're courtesy of Westworld's worst tendencies in trying to be prestigious and clever, rather than simply telling a good story.