Westworld — Series 1 — Episode 8: Trace Decay

16th August, 2018.

Yes: it’s true … 

The Queen of Pop — Madonna Louise Ciccone — officially turned sixty today.

I’m not an particular fan, I have to say.

But have to give the Material Girl credit.   She’s a good performer, she’s knocked out some very good pop tunes: my favourites get a look-in, in today’s Daily Teaser

And is possibly the savviest business woman in the industry.

Possibly one of the best business people, all round.

You don’t have a thirty-five year career in the music, without being clued up.

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The day’s got a sad side, too.

The Queen of Soul died, today.

Aretha … 

There is literally nothing I can say or do to describe how her voice made the hair on the back of my arms stands on end: beyond saying she was the first of only a few singers who could make the hair on the back of my arms stand on end.



The only fit way of remember the best voice in modern popular music?

Is to play some … 

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Sadness possibly doesn’t even start, now does it?

At any rate … ?   Today has been a day off: one of mixed emotions … and extreme dampness.

Yep: I went and picked up medication … 

And got rained on … !



Boy, did I ever get rained on!

I’m glad I got home, glad I got in … 

And glad, by the time I dried out?

I had something to watch.

Yep: another episode of Westworld series one … 

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Episode 8 — Trace Decay — shows us how distraught Bernard (Jeffery Wright) is: after killing Theresa (Sidse Babett Knudsen). But also shows us quite how fair Dr Ford (Anthony Hopkins) is prepared to go in making sure his empire stays standing.

William and Dolores (Jimmi Simpson and Evan Rachel Hunt) continue their journey: only to find a group of injured group of Confederatos … laid right in their path so they can be captured by William’s co-worker, Logan (Ben Barnes).

And, back in Sweetwater?   Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) is alternating between her life in the brothel: and her negotiations with Sylvester and Felix (Ptolemy Slocum and Leonardo Lam) … 

The process of her flashbacks?   Means she is more and more determined — much like Halo Jones — to get out.

Unlike Halo?



Maeve now has voice control over her fellow hosts: which makes staying in, very tempting.

Especially as she knows why the Man in Black (Ed Harris) is so important.

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Now … 

It’s getting late: and I really want sleep.

But won’t: yet.

 Before airing a thing or two.

Westworld, thus far?



Has been a fantastic little series: and episode eight?

Episode  eight is showing us, again, what a US series can do with a quality British actor.

But where Trompe L’Oeil was all about Dr Ford?

Trace Decay is all about Thandie Newton.



I’m going to be watching more …