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

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7. It Once Again Looks And Sounds Incredible

An episode of Westworld costs roughly around $10m to make, so it's a good thing that it looks so good, and you can really feel that money on the screen.

The Westworld locale itself is ripe for creating some stunning imagery, and they've doubled-down on that in this episode, which features some gorgeous vistas and absolutely lush sunsets along with some excellent VFX work. The same goes for the labs too, which are given a makeover (or makeunder) thanks to the chaos and destruction, which really shines through now and gives it a distinct feel from other sci-fi offerings.

All of this is superbly handled by director Richard J. Lewis (who previously directed the second episode of Season 1). He makes great use of close-ups to capture the newfound emotion on the hosts' faces, but also gets creative shots to make certain scenes visually pop (like the footage of Dolores).

Best once more, though, is Ramin Djawadi's score, which blends his own music with some instrumental covers to great effect and is used wonderfully in a few key scenes here, especially the one of Dolores riding through the park gunning people down. If there's any department Westworld is really succeeding in the same vein as Thrones, it's in Djawadi's work.