Westworld sequel stars Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill, Stuart Margolin, John Ryan, and Yul Brynner, who makes a cameo appearance in a dream sequence. Other than Brynner, none of the cast members from the original film appear, and original writer-director Crichton was not involved. The story is set two years after the Westworld tragedy, with the Delos corporation having reopened the park. The story starts when newspaper reporter Chuck Browning (Peter Fonda) and TV reporter Tracy Ballard (Blythe Danner) are invited to review the park. "Beyond Westworld" was created by Michael Crichton which served as a continuation of the two
The Well-Tempered Clavier (Westworld) in his review, "There were three big clues that I counted and I probably missed one or two as well." David Crow of Den of Geek said in his review, "The penultimate episode of "Westworld" season 1 offers confirmation to some game-changing theories." He gave the episode a 4.5 out of 5. Todd Kenreck of "Forbes" also reviewed the episode, saying, "Jeffrey Wright is just so remarkable in this episode, as is Anthony Hopkins." Todd VanDerWerff of "Vox" also reviewed the episode positively, saying, ""Westworld" is a mystery show, like "Twin Peaks" or "Lost", but where both of those earlier