Every fresh season of "Westworld" brings more opportunities for Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy to make old tricks new again. That's more apparent in this fourth season, where every character finds themselves recycling loops they've traveled many times, along with the audience, reminding them of how fleeting progress can be.
Returning to the show's chilly, elegant dystopia as our country pulsates with red rage over elimination of abortion rights also changes the lens through which one might view the story. If you're anxious or despairing, as so many of us are, a character coded to be this season's villain might not seem so terrible.
