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T2 WHATS UP! June 26 - July 2, 2022 TV FEATURE BY JOSHUA AMY TV Media F rom its very first epi- sode, "Westworld" has captivated viewers with the promise that "vio- lent delights have violent ends." Over its three seasons to date, HBO's science fiction epic has fulfilled this promise and more. After two years, the promise of new worlds, the return of old friends and even higher stakes, fans are already theorizing where the series will take them next. Prepare to be dazzled once again when Season 4 of "West- world" premieres Sunday, June 26, on HBO and HBO Max. First launched in 2016, "West- world" is the nine-time Emmy- winning prestige TV adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1973 film of the same name – think "Juras- sic Park" but with robot cow- boys instead of dinosaurs. HBO's adaptation flips the script, how- ever, and follows the perspective of the futuristic theme park's main attraction, its artificially intelligent hosts. The dark twist of the series is that Westworld is a playground for the ultra-wealthy to act out their darkest, most violent fanta- sies. During its three-season run, audiences have seen the hosts progress from the punching bags of the elite to self-aware freedom fighters working to emancipate themselves from humanity's control. Central to this struggle is De- lores (Evan Rachel Wood, "Across the Universe," 2007), a host who was programmed as the archetypal rancher's daugh- ter with a gentle soul. The first to gain sentience and retain memories of the actions inflict- ed upon her, Delores spreads the malicious code, thus granting consciousness to her fellow hosts and raising a bloody rebel- lion. Running in opposition to De- lores's crusade against human- kind are Maeve (Thandiwe Newton, "Mission: Impossible II," 2000) and Bernard (Jeffrey Wright, "The Batman," 2022). Maeve is a host assigned to play the role of madam in the town's brothel, but she is plagued by memories of a past life with her daughter. Maeve's quest to find her daughter be- comes her driving force and leads to her tenuous alliance with humanity against Delores in exchange for her lost child. Bernard, on the other hand, is a park technician who discovers he is, in fact, a host. He struggles to reconcile his humanity with this realization. Season 3 saw Maeve and Delo- res reach the real world, a future version of Los Angeles that's equal parts beautiful and bleak. Hell-bent on revenge and armed with the central cores of key host intelligences, Delores sets her plan to overthrow humanity into motion. Placing a copy of herself in the body of high-level park execu- tive Charlotte (Tessa Thomp- son, "Annihilation," 2018) and re- cruiting disaffected former mer- cenary Caleb (Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"), Delores sets her sights on the A.I. secretly steering humanity away from self-destruction. Without giving too much away, after a shift in al- liances, Maeve aligns with Caleb Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Evan Rachel Wood and Aaron Paul in "Westworld" Violent delights www.nwaonline.com Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a coff ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Check it out!