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A robot seeks revenge, an FBI agent exposes fraud

Catch Westworld 3, an action-adventure with androids, and McMillions, a slow-burn documentary on contest rigging

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In Westworld - a high-concept fairy tale about androids made to indulge the darkest fantasies of human beings - each robot, or host, is programmed with a set narrative it is condemned to act out ad nauseam as it interacts with people in a theme park.

As it returns for a third season, Westworld might be stuck in its own narrative loop, seemingly unable to stop revisiting the ideas it is so enamoured with.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 12, 2020, with the headline A robot seeks revenge, an FBI agent exposes fraud. Subscribe