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Westworld fuels conversation about TV violence


Although the show has had positive reviews, some critics have deplored its repeated use of violence, particularly a sex assault in the pilot. This story contains spoilers for Game of Thrones, The Wire, The Leftovers and Westworld. HBO is an old hand at TV violence and sexual violence in particular, whether it’s Randy (Maestro Harrell) keeping watch over a girl “fooling around” with two guys in a bathroom on The Wire or Dr. Melfi’s (Lorraine Bracco) rape in a parking garage on The Sopranos. we’re going to kill everybody.”The show’s producers have taken a more thoughtful approach to the criticism, saying the sexual violence is part of a larger social exploration of human nature. “Violence and sexual violence have sadly been a fact of human history since the beginning of human history.


Source: thestar October 02, 2016 14:03 UTC



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