In Westworld’s latest episode, “The Well-Tempered Clavier,” the only thing more horrifying than the breakdown of the system is the possibility of it remaining intact. 

[…] We’ve been expecting and hoping for the insurrection. But what if it never comes? Or worse, what if when it comes, it’s expected? “There are no accidents,” the Man in Black said to Charlotte, and we’re forced to consider, in horror, that he might be right.

Lili Loofbourow, Westworld recap: the omnipotent Robert Ford (contains spoilers)

We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. But we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of us. All of us.

Hamilton Broadway cast to Vice-President Elect Mike Pence

That sentiment seems at odds with what Spencer tweeted late on 8 November: “The Alt-Right has been declared the winner. The Alt-Right is more deeply connected to Trumpian populism than the ‘conservative movement’. We’re the establishment now.” […] If you haven’t been paying attention: this isn’t a new, young, maverick establishment – it’s a dying one reasserting itself. This election, my husband mused to me once, is a part of the American Civil War.

Lindy West, White nationalists? Alt-right? If you see a Nazi, say a Nazi, The Guardian