Amazon’s “ Fallout ” came swinging right out of the gate. Unafraid to be wholly itself, leaning into the well-beloved franchise’s zany atmosphere, “Fallout” in live-action show form not only stole the hearts of its fanbase but wrought renewed interest in the long-dormant franchise with those unacquainted with its post-apocalyptic mold. But another long-dormant franchise found its own bit of limelight in the midst of “Fallout’s” ever-growing fame.
Released all the way back in 2016 and headed up by “Fallout’s” own showrunners in Lisa Joy and Jonathon Nolan, “Westworld” likewise took the world by storm in its portrayal of a band of androids in the throes of sentience. Subsequent seasons, however, watched “Westworld” no sooner flounder with most viewers and critics. HBO would inevitably cancel the show following its fourth season , which left a host (pun fully intended) of narrative beats on the table ripe for closure.
Amid the press tour in the lead-up to “Fallout’s” release, Nolan was asked about the potential for returning to this robot-ruled future in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter . While more than most of the fanbase has moved on, I’m still hurting for that fifth and final outing — as are its creators, who would “like to finish the story we started.” I might be one of the few still thinking about it, but “Westworld” deserves a return to form and an ending worth the true potential its first season merited.
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