STACK #193 Nov 2020

TV REVIEWS

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Free will is not free. WESTWORLD: SEASON 3

Times change. Duty endures. THE CROWN: SEASON 3

RELEASE DATE: 18/11/20

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RELEASE DATE: 11/11/20

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This cerebral and often perplexing sci-fi series is given a reset in its third year, shifting from the park to the shiny streets of neo-Los Angeles, 2058. Following the massacre at Westworld, Dolores has escaped with a number of host software ‘pearls’ and is seeking revenge on Delos. Finding an ally in Caleb (Aaron Paul), a construction worker who moonlights as a petty criminal, the pair attempt to expose the true purpose of an omniscient AI known as Rehoboam, while the Charlotte host learns there’s

The third season in the saga of our favourite royals introduces a new ensemble cast led by Oscar- winner Olivia Colman ( The Favourite ), who ranks alongside Helen Mirren as a great screen Queen. Helena Bonham Carter is also perfectly cast as the obstinate Princess Margaret. Spanning the period from 1964–1977, the funeral of Winston Churchill and election of Labour PM (and possible Soviet spy?) Harold Wilson kicks off proceedings as Queen Elizabeth II navigates the modern

a mole operating within Delos. With the hosts now out and about in the real world, fans will be thrilled to discover a much more linear storyline that’s punctuated by some cracking action sequences – and the stunning production design delivers pure eye candy. SH (See page 50)

era, where she must contend with a tragedy in the Welsh town of Aberfan, the devaluation of the pound, an embarrassing scandal involving Andrew Parker Bowles and Camilla Shand, and the very public end of Princess Anne’s marriage. AC (See page 48)

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