Westworld
The Riddle of the Sphinx
TV Flash files “The Riddle of the Sphinx” as hour 14 of 36 in the TV Flash guide — Westworld (2016–2022) on HBO, season 2, episode 4, aired 2018-05-13, 71 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E04: listed hour 14 of 36 in the Westworld guide, hour 4 of 10 in season 2. It aired 2018-05-13 (71 min). The listed hour before it is “Virtù e Fortuna” (S02E03). Next is “Akane No Mai” (S02E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
William pays his recuperating father-in-law several visits. Meanwhile, the Man continues to play Robert's game, and Bernard remembers some of his missing time.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Riddle of the Sphinx sit in the Westworld guide?
S02E04 is listed hour 14 of 36 — hour 4 of 10 in season 2, season 2 episode 4.
When did Westworld S02E04 air?
The Riddle of the Sphinx aired 2018-05-13 and is listed at 71 minutes.
Do I need the 1973 movie first?
No. Inspired by Crichton's film, not a scene-for-scene remake. The HBO series is its own park, hosts, and timeline gymnastic.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Android Wild West park, hosts rewriting the story, timelines as blood sport. Nolan and Joy launched HBO's post-GoT sci-fi swing with Wood, Newton, Wright, and Hopkins at movie scale. Season one is a closed loop of consciousness and craft; later years split the room. Theme-park philosophy with a body count and Reddit as co-showrunner.
October 2, 2016: an android Wild West in couture dirt. Guests indulge violent fantasies until the hosts rewrite the story. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy adapted Michael Crichton's 1973 film for HBO as identity, free will, and corporate godhood in movie-scale production design. Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins — early mystery heat dressed as a park brochure. Nonlinear timelines made Reddit a second writers' room. Tessa can keep the theory tags. **The silhouette was the…
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