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Westworld Season 2: A Feminist Reading

We’ve finished season two of Westworld on Sunday and we’re still untangling what it all means. Did toxic masculinity win the day? Will the women, people of color, and women of color create a new world order? Is it even “now?” Check out my analysis of the second half of Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsJune 25, 2018 ago
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S2E9: Suicide, Love, and Loss on Westworld

Lots of people have died on Westworld. Some multiple times. Yet no episode has focused so much on death as last night’s “Vanishing Point.” It was a detailed examination of suicide – who commits it, who doesn’t, and why. I know the show’s creators couldn’t have predicted our real-world news Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsJune 18, 2018 ago
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S2E8: The Noble “Savages” of Westworld Revealed

For so long, we’ve seen Zahn McClarnon play the Ghost Nation warrior Akecheta in the background of Westworld but we never knew what drove him. He’s ridden in and out of Maeve’s nightmares. Been involved in bloody battles. Seemed a fierce and furious “barbarian.” Last night, he got his own Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsJune 11, 2018 ago
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S2E7: Questioning the Nature of Reality: We’re Watching Westworld

Murder is not a hopeful enterprise. If you could count the liters of blood spilt on Westworld, you’d end up with the equation: Westworld = ultimate fatalist enterprise. A darker vision of humanity is hard to come by. As the show continues to make us question the nature of humanity, Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsJune 4, 2018 ago
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S2E6: The Daughters of Westworld: Salvation, Destruction, or Both?

I would have titled the episode “My Mother’s Daughter” although I suppose “Phase Space” has more of a cool, futuristic bent. But title aside, last night on Westworld, it was all about the daughters. We spent quality time wrapping up Akane’s plotline as she grieves Sakura. Maeve finally reunites with Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsMay 28, 2018 ago
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S2E4: Showrunner Lisa Joy Exposes the Toxic Masculinity of Westworld

This Mother’s Day, showrunner Lisa Joy took the director’s chair of Westworld and treated us to an in-depth look at the powerlessness of toxic masculinity. Its inability to create or nurture. Its inability to sustain itself. THIS is the polar opposite of the mother-energy we spent the day celebrating. While Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsMay 14, 2018 ago
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S2E3: The Women Warriors of Westworld

Season two is all about women taking charge. Much of it is so satisfying. Some of it is intensely problematic. Welcome to Westworld. Spoilers ahead. Last night’s episode began with a cold open – we learned that the stray tiger didn’t come from the Sumari section of the park but Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsMay 7, 2018 ago
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S2E2: We’re Here for Dolores

There was one electrifying moment on last night’s Westworld: Dolores declared herself God with the power, knowledge, and ability to choose who lives and who dies. It sent my imagination on a powerful journey: what would the world look like if we replaced all the old white men in power Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsApril 30, 2018 ago
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S2E1: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: The Westworld Season Premiere

The season two premiere of Westworld went live last night and so much happened. SPOILER ALERT: The hosts have taken over the park! The hosts are all dead! The humans are taking back control! The newly-in-control humans don’t know there’s (at least) one host in their midst! There’s a lot Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsApril 24, 2018 ago
feminism

What Jane the Virgin Means to Me

I am fair skinned. Fair skinned enough that I get mistaken for white more often than not. Fair skinned enough that no one follows me around at stores to make sure I’m not shoplifting. Fair skinned enough that I remember feeling like I was seeing myself on screen in Belle Read more…

By Cristina Escobar, 7 yearsJanuary 26, 2018 ago
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