‘Westworld,’ S2E5: “Akane No Mai”

Breaking down everything from a long-awaited trip to Shogun World

By David Shoemaker, Alyssa Bereznak, and Danny Heifetz May 20, 2018, 10:03pm EDT

The Ringer’s David Shoemaker, Alyssa Bereznak, and Danny Heifetz discuss the parallel strands between this week’s episode and previous moments in Westworld (06:15) and then ask burning questions they have after visiting Shogun World (23:15). Then they hand out this week’s awards (50:05).

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