“Westworld,” Akane No Mai
This episode saw Maeve entering the Shogun World. Although it was visually spectacular, this detour felt like just that— a detour. Through introducing this whole other rich world, it suddenly became difficult to remember what, exactly, was happening before; where the characters were trying to go and what they were trying to do. Shogun World was abandoned as quickly as it was introduced, making you wonder why you spent so much time learning about the lives of the characters there, only to have them disappear after two episodes.