‘Westworld’ Review: ‘Vanishing Point’ Reveals Stunning Stakes for the Finale and Some Tragic Twists

[Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for “Westworld” Season 2, Episode 9, “Vanishing Point.”]Programming NoteThis is the last episode provided to critics before next week’s season finale, which means that no, we have no idea what happens next either, and that this review will be untainted by any potential future knowledge.

Enjoy.Diagnostic ReportIt’s not a good day for anyone in the Westworld park, as the game pieces get set up for next week’s final conclusion.

Unlike “Game of Thrones,” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy don’t choose to play their biggest hand in the penultimate episode.The focus is largely on William, as flashbacks to the not-too-distant past depict what happened the night his wife Juliet committed suicide.

Earlier that evening, the two of them had been attending a gala in William’s honor, but the snide teasing William receives about his “humble roots” as well as Juliet’s public drunkenness

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