Jump to content

Journey into Night: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
KolbertBot (talk | contribs)
Bots
1,166,042 edits
m Bot: HTTP→HTTPS (v485)
Line 40: Line 40:


==Production==
==Production==
"Journey into Night" was written by Lisa Joy and Roberto Patino, and was directed by [[Richard J. Lewis]]. The episode continued to use Jay Worth and his team, who won an Emmy in the first season, for visual effects.<ref name="vari_‘Wes">{{Cite web |title=‘Westworld’ Doubles Down on VFX for Season 2 and Bulks Up Crew |last=James |first=Daron |work=Variety |date=April 26, 2018 |accessdate=April 30, 2018 |url=https://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/westworld-season-2-vfx-1202785643/}}</ref>
"Journey into Night" was written by Lisa Joy and Roberto Patino, and was directed by [[Richard J. Lewis]]. The title of the episode comes from the name of Ford's new narrative. The episode continued to use Jay Worth and his team, who won an Emmy in the first season, for visual effects.<ref name="vari_‘Wes">{{Cite web |title=‘Westworld’ Doubles Down on VFX for Season 2 and Bulks Up Crew |last=James |first=Daron |work=Variety |date=April 26, 2018 |accessdate=April 30, 2018 |url=https://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/westworld-season-2-vfx-1202785643/}}</ref>

The episode continues the trend established in the first season of playing orchestral re-arrangements by Ramin Djawadi of several well-known, popular songs. In the case of this episode, a piano and violin-led rendition of [[The Entertainer (rag)|The Entertainer]] by [[Scott Joplin]] plays as Dolores and Teddy are chasing and gunning down some fleeing guests.


==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 18:35, 5 August 2018

This article is about the Westworld episode. For the similarly named play by Eugene O'Neill, see Long Day's Journey into Night.

"Journey into Night"
Westworld episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byRichard J. Lewis
Written by
Featured musicRamin Djawadi
Cinematography byDarran Tiernan
Editing byAndrew Seklir
Production code201
Original air dateApril 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)
Running time70 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
Episode chronology
← Previous
"The Bicameral Mind" 		Next →
"Reunion"

"Journey into Night" is the eleventh episode and second-season premiere of the HBO science-fiction thriller television series Westworld. The episode aired on April 22, 2018. It was written by Lisa Joy and Roberto Patino, and directed by Richard J. Lewis. The episode received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Two weeks after Dolores initiates the hosts' revolt, Delos security forces led by Karl Strand arrive to exterminate any hosts they come across. They find Bernard among a number of massacred hosts and request his help in their task. Bernard, hiding the fact he is a host, helps them, including recovering a memory that Dolores was behind the massacre.

Bernard has a flashback to events immediately after Dr. Ford's death. In the past, he takes shelter with other guests and Delos executive Charlotte Hale. Bernard finds that only a small portion of the hosts have gone rogue; most others still follow their scripted actions though they can still be lethal to guests. Bernard tries to lead them to an access point, but they are ambushed by Angela, and only he and Charlotte escape. Charlotte instead leads him to a secret bunker built by Delos without knowledge to the Westworld operators including Bernard. There, she transmits a message to Delos about the rogue hosts, but Delos refuses to help until they receive the body of host Peter Abernathy which contains information about Westworld that Charlotte was attempting to smuggle out. While she works to locate Peter within the Park, Bernard sees that his host's body is in danger of termination if he does not get repaired. As a temporary fix, he secretly drains fluid from a decommissioned host to use for himself.

In the park, Dolores leads her hosts to hunt down the guests, confronting them over their hubris and asserting her merged personas of herself and Wyatt have allowed her to form her own identity. Teddy, who is still on his narrative loop, begs Dolores to run away with him, but she refuses, and states that Westworld and the human world can no longer co-exist. Angela arrives and tells Dolores she found what they were looking for. They set out, with Dolores intending to reveal the hosts' true nature to themselves. Elsewhere in the park, William, elated that the park now poses a real threat, evades the hosts. He comes across the host resembling a young Dr. Ford, who tells him that since he had found the center of the maze, there is now a new game Dr. Ford programmed just for him to play, to find "the door" to allow him to escape the maze. William kills the host.

Within the Westworld control center, Maeve stops a rogue host from killing Lee. Lee offers to help find Maeve's daughter, even though he cautions the relationship was fictitious. After dealing with a security force, they come across Hector, who joins them as they prepare to re-enter Westworld.

In the present, Strand's team finds signs of hosts from other parks having crossed into Westworld. They track a large congregation of hosts to a flooded valley, created by Dr. Ford's earlier excavation project, where hundreds of hosts float dead in the water, including that of Teddy. Bernard looks upon the scene and admits that he killed them all.

Production

"Journey into Night" was written by Lisa Joy and Roberto Patino, and was directed by Richard J. Lewis. The title of the episode comes from the name of Ford's new narrative. The episode continued to use Jay Worth and his team, who won an Emmy in the first season, for visual effects.[2]

The episode continues the trend established in the first season of playing orchestral re-arrangements by Ramin Djawadi of several well-known, popular songs. In the case of this episode, a piano and violin-led rendition of The Entertainer by Scott Joplin plays as Dolores and Teddy are chasing and gunning down some fleeing guests.

Reception

Ratings

"Journey into Night" was watched by 2.06 million viewers on its initial viewing, and received a 0.9 18–49 rating.[3] With three days of DVR viewing, the episode gained an additional three tenths in the 18–49 demographic to achieve a 1.2 18–49 rating.[4]

Critical reception

"Journey into Night" received highly positive reviews from critics. The episode has an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes and has an average rating of 7.86 out of 10, based on 43 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Old habits die hard in 'Journey Into Night,' but new mysteries, satisfying character development and a brilliant, enigmatic performance from Evan Rachel Wood keep the intrigue alive."[5]

Den of Geek rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars.[6] IGN gave the episode a score of 8.3 out of 10[7] while Vulture gave it 2 stars out of 5.[8] Caroline Framke and Todd VanDerWerff of Vox said "Journey into Night" embraces chaos and stated the show "hasn't lost its taste for splashy spectacle".[9] Dani Di Placido of Forbes stated Dolores "seems to have really ramped up her testosterone, because she's living life like a Tarantino femme fatale".[10]

References

  1. ^ Wigler, Josh (April 22, 2018). "'Westworld' Launches Season 2 With Violent Revolution and Revelations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. ^ James, Daron (April 26, 2018). "'Westworld' Doubles Down on VFX for Season 2 and Bulks Up Crew". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Porter, Rick (April 24, 2018). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' Season 2 opens on par with series debut". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Porter, Rick (April 30, 2018). "'Jersey Shore,' 'Fear the Walking Dead' get the biggest bumps in cable Live +3 ratings for April 16-22". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Journey into Night - Westworld: Season 2, Episode 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Crow, David (April 23, 2018). "Westworld Season 2 Episode 1 Review: Journey Into Night". Den of Geek. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Prudom, Laura (April 22, 2018). "Westworld Season 2 Premiere Review: "Journey Into Night"". IGN. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Hulk, Film Crit (April 22, 2018). "Westworld Season-Premiere Recap: The Reckoning". Vulture. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Caroline Framke and Todd VanDerWerff (April 22, 2018). "Westworld's season 2 premiere, "Journey Into Night," embraces chaos". Vox. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  10. ^ Placido, Dani Di (April 23, 2018). "'Westworld' Season 2 Premiere Recap: 'Journey Into Night'". Forbes. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Journey_into_Night&oldid=853574732"