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    'Westworld' Returns With More Plot, Less Philosophy

    HBO's sci-fi-infused drama takes place in the world's trippiest theme park. Season one was a complex meditation on consciousness and memory — and season two is a lot more straightforward.
    by Eric Deggans Apr 23, 2018 2 minutes
    Evan Rachel Wood stars in HBO's <em>Westworld.</em>

    Here's the good news about Westworld 2.0: It's a little easier to follow than the first cycle.

    That's a welcome development, because the debut season of HBO's sci-fi-infused drama about artificial people in the world's trippiest theme park seemed to twist itself in knots to keep viewers guessing. Worst of all, the effort didn't work: Many fans guessed the show's biggest plot twists weeks before they were revealed onscreen.

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