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On May 3 the third season of the show “Westworld” ended.

The second season of “Westworld” offered a mix of introspection, various philosophical elements, and intrigue mixing philosophical, ethical, and moral themes. The initial themes of the show, related to the emergence of self-awareness in some hosts, the park robots, and the relationship between creator and creature, slowly gave way to power clashes outside and inside the park.

The second season finale, with the developments of the subplots related to Dolores and Maeve, made a sort of battlefield among various factions even bigger. The park and Delos, the company that owns it, become part of a broader setting.

Norman Reedus in 2017

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The 10th season was produced and broadcast almost all in the format that have become usual: 15 episodes of which 8 were broadcast in October / November 2019 and 7 in February / April 2020. The season finale was postponed to a date yet to be determined because post-production was interrupted when the Covid-19 emergency broke out. The problem could hit the whole saga and has already caused the delay of the airing of the new spinoff “The Walking Dead: Beyond World” as its debut is now announced generically for later in 2020.

The tenth season is entirely dedicated to the clash between the various communities and the Whisperers. There’s a new leap forward from the end of the ninth season, but only a few months. The situation seems to indicate a truce, but it’s clear from the beginning that there’s no real peace and that something can happen at any time.

Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Dr. Agnes Jurati (Alison Pill) in Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2

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“Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” is the tenth episode of the TV show “Star Trek: Picard” and follows “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1”. It’s the first season finale. It’s available in the USA on the CBS All Access streaming platform and in many other countries on Amazon Prime Video.

Dr. Agnes Jurati (Alison Pill) frees Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) but the problem is to convince Soji (Isa Briones) not to contact the synthetic civilization that could exterminate the organics. At the same time, a defense against the incoming Romulan fleet is needed. Dr. Altan Inigo Soong (Brent Spiner) makes a disturbing discovery.

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Patrick George Troughton was born on March 25, 1920 in Mill Hill, Middlesex, England. After the end of World War II, Patrick Troughton returned to work as an actor on stage. After a couple of years he started getting roles in television and cinema productions. His career developed mainly on television and in 1953 he became the first actor to play Robin Hood on TV in a BBC miniseries. During the 1950s, he earned increasing fame by participating in many television productions.

In 1966 the production staff of “Doctor Who” was struggling with the problem of choosing whether to end the show due to actor William Hartnell’s health problems or try to replace him as the Doctor. Patrick Troughton agreed to take over and played the Second Doctor until 1969, when he left the show for fear of getting typecast.

Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and 7 di 9 (Jeri Ryan) in Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1 (Image courtesy CBS All Access / Amazon Prime Video)

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“Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1” is the ninth episode of the TV show “Star Trek: Picard” and follows “Broken Pieces”. It’s available in the USA on the CBS All Access streaming platform and in many other countries on Amazon Prime Video.

The starship La Sirena reaches the home planet of Soji (Isa Briones), where it’s intercepted by the starship piloted by Narek (Harry Treadaway) and subsequently reached by the Borg cube, reactivated by 7 of 9 (Jeri Ryan). The planet’s defenses disable all the starships, which are forced to land. On the planet, the first truths about synthetic organisms emerge.