15 Best TV Episodes Of 2018 (So Far)

3. Kiksuya - Westworld

Westworld's second season was baffling and beguiling in equal measure, but it was never more so the latter than in its eighth episode, Kiksuya. While most of the episodes followed a relatively similar template, this one broke the mould by honing in on the character Akecheta, leader of the Ghost Nation.

Not only does the episode, which goes back in time, explain the mysterious Ghost Nation, but that itself is used as a springboard for a much deeper exploration of what it's like to be a host in the park and, through that lens, humanity itself.

It's an unexpectedly beautiful episode, with lush direction from Uta Briesewitz, and contains far more heart than we're used to seeing from an often cold series. While it includes a search for The Door, the episode largely does away with the Reddit-baiting and instead doubles down on character work and emotional storytelling, which it just so happens to do incredibly well when it wants to.