Westworld

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Season 2
  • Network: HBO , SKA
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2016
Season #: 4, 3, 3, 2, 1
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7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 375 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 253 out of 375
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  1. ShaunOfdeath65
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    Westworld reaches new heights in an amazing sophomore season proving hbo to be the king of tv
  2. Lucas565
    Sep 4, 2021
    10
    Uma das melhores séries que eu já assisti eu recomendo ela é maravilhosa mesmo
  3. DanielHaccou
    Apr 15, 2021
    8
    Needlessly confusing and at times very frustrating. Season 2 of Westworld is still tremendously produced and acted, the storyline however isn't as strong and interesting as season 1.
  4. TudorPopescu
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Westworld is one of my favorite TV shows because it's unique and the artificial intelligence subject is very fascinating. This is a smart and interesting show that requires you to pay attention. It's complex and intricate. Fantastic writing with plenty of twists. There is foreshadowing, there is symbolism, it's a highly visual show. I was never bored watching it.

    Very strong    Westworld is one of my favorite TV shows because it's unique and the artificial intelligence subject is very fascinating. This is a smart and interesting show that requires you to pay attention. It's complex and intricate. Fantastic writing with plenty of twists. There is foreshadowing, there is symbolism, it's a highly visual show. I was never bored watching it.

    Very strong performances from the actors across the board, especially from Thandie Newton and Evan Rachel Wood. There were moments in this show that blew my goddamn mind. Some people might be turned off by the amount of violence and sex, but it's an excellent series. Definitely worth watching.    … Expand
  5. Cavemaximus
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    All the men are weak idiots and all the women are strong, brave, and stunning. Lots of woke politics in this season.

    I wonder why I didn't like it?
  6. OwainMorris
    Apr 28, 2020
    9
    Westworld brings everything from season 1 that was great and applies it to its second season. The Plot at times was a lot more confusing, however, it is extremely satisfying when you put all the puzzle pieces in place.
  7. gray44
    Apr 20, 2020
    1
    Why ? Just why do they take something that is working not just working but at a level above all others and change the whole show ? This reminds me of the CEO who took over Coke a Cola he did not work on the sodas not selling he decided to take the most popular drink and change it !Of course the people hated it and wanted the old Coke back the same with this show. They turned it into someWhy ? Just why do they take something that is working not just working but at a level above all others and change the whole show ? This reminds me of the CEO who took over Coke a Cola he did not work on the sodas not selling he decided to take the most popular drink and change it !Of course the people hated it and wanted the old Coke back the same with this show. They turned it into some type of government plot or mystery and it was never about that. I could have lived with it just be the company fighting for control no they had the company ruling the world. Honestly if season 1 started with this there would be no season 2 such a major let down does anyone know if they changed the writers if they did bring the old ones back.… Expand
  8. eyalbentancur
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    This season ruined this show for me, the characters lost their charm.
    I don't care about Dolores anymore.
    I don't care about Maeve anymore.
    I don't care about Bernard anymore.
  9. RafaelSantoSX
    Apr 19, 2019
    8
    Nessa segunda parte, tudo se tornou ainda mais complexo e confuso quando tentou nos entregar as repostas da primeira, mas tudo foi entregado de forma estranha desordenada. As atuações deram uma caída, dando uma impressão de dramalhão mexicano, ainda acompanhado de cenas sem sentido, com cortes sem sentido e mortes sem sentido. Mas no geral não foi ruim não, só foi bem pior do que aNessa segunda parte, tudo se tornou ainda mais complexo e confuso quando tentou nos entregar as repostas da primeira, mas tudo foi entregado de forma estranha desordenada. As atuações deram uma caída, dando uma impressão de dramalhão mexicano, ainda acompanhado de cenas sem sentido, com cortes sem sentido e mortes sem sentido. Mas no geral não foi ruim não, só foi bem pior do que a primeira.… Expand
  10. Coq
    Mar 4, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After season 1, I was hailing this show as one of my very favourites of all time.
    I was barely able to slog through 3 episodes of season 2 before dropping it entirely, now I can only recommend it to people with a giant "But don't expect anything past season 1" asterisk. I don't understand how you can mess a show up so horrendously in such a short amount of time, but Westworld was somehow able to do it.
    The laughable attack on the fort in S2E03 was just too much for me to bear after the slow and uninteresting start of the season, an 8 year old could have directed a better scene. I mean a group of trained mercenaries with modern weapons were routed by dudes with muskets in an old, decrepit fort? A single attack helicopter OR one tank OR a few Humvees with mounted weaponry would have done the job! Heck a single soldier with an RPG and a sniper could have pulled it off FFS. Jesus Christ did no one think about this for more than a second? We're lead to believe the park has a seemingly unlimited budget! Why these guys are even willing to die in droves by attacking on foot like this is so goddamn ridiculous.
    It's just exactly what happened with season 2, the show made a complete 180 and now ALL the characters have become one stereotypical archetype or another. There isn't a single character left to relate to or care for. Westworld has lost ALL of its depth in exchange for some visuals effects and spectacle.    … Expand
  11. Kire_92
    Feb 17, 2019
    3
    From being unique and interesting the show has become generic and bland. Season 1 was mysterious, full of interesting characters and lots of meaningful decisions with good action. Season 2 on the other hand feels like an incoherent mess with a weird pace and unclear purpose.

    Every bit of excitement that season 1 created season 2 somehow managed to destroy for me. I’m no longer    From being unique and interesting the show has become generic and bland. Season 1 was mysterious, full of interesting characters and lots of meaningful decisions with good action. Season 2 on the other hand feels like an incoherent mess with a weird pace and unclear purpose.

    Every bit of excitement that season 1 created season 2 somehow managed to destroy for me. I’m no longer interested in continuing watching the series since it’s had turned into a completely different show with the only similarity being the familiar characters.    … Expand
  12. Voodoo123
    Dec 14, 2018
    8
    + Great continuation of the reboot story
    + Excellent cast
    + Superb soundtrack
    - Some episodes drag their heels at points

    Worth watching if just for episode 8 Kiksuya!
  13. sacredninja
    Nov 5, 2018
    0
    The second season is a train wreck. Its a huge disappointment after the incredible first season. Hopefully, season 3 will go back to being what the first season was.
  14. GarethB
    Oct 14, 2018
    8
    Dips a bit from the first season but still has you guessing, a few answers raised and new questions posed. A bit concerned we have gone full skynet/terminator though.
  15. janetn
    Sep 17, 2018
    0
    The feel of the show changed, parts of season 2 seemed forced. Season 1 was good. Season 2 took a strange turn. Confused...
  16. Nathonas
    Sep 6, 2018
    3
    Season 1 was good but season 2 devolved into feminist propaganda with powerful female characters manipulating, degrading, and using male characters (Deloris and Teddy being the best example).
  17. CoKronakan
    Sep 3, 2018
    8
    Every episode had a little of it's director's style in it but not to much not to confuse the viewers. The ugly truth is that no matter how much I loved this series, and was hyped for it, didn't do enough in the entertaining and fun area. It was entertaining to watch but not always fun. Even though there was no pacing issue, it was always tension and the intrigue was engaging enough for usEvery episode had a little of it's director's style in it but not to much not to confuse the viewers. The ugly truth is that no matter how much I loved this series, and was hyped for it, didn't do enough in the entertaining and fun area. It was entertaining to watch but not always fun. Even though there was no pacing issue, it was always tension and the intrigue was engaging enough for us to care. Actors did a really great job at their performances, although I don't really liked Rachel how she portrayed. (It was to forced and raw in some scenes). Obviously the sound and visual effects are impeccable as expected. And the plot is very complex which makes it even more interesting and appealing for the general audience, but at the end of it does not explain well enough in order for most people to understand it. Even so there are a couple of pretty large plot wholes, which I didn't like, but it also leaves a lot to the imagination and does it well, which is rarity these days. Overall this is a very good serial and this was a very good season, worth a watch, even two in order to understand everything and every little detail of the world and the complexity of the characters and their moralities. It's simply a too complex piece of art that reflects a lot on our problems on the close future.… Expand
  18. SK1PTERS
    Aug 29, 2018
    6
    The main problem with Season 2 of Westworld, is that every single thing that was original and intriguing in the first season has been made into a repeated gimmick of some kind. It's still well made and the core of how it succeeded in s1 is still at least mostly there, but the substance and intelligence behind the style of the show disappeared like an unsatisfying dump.
  19. eagleeyeviking
    Aug 27, 2018
    2
    Convoluted, boring, and with no momentum whatsoever, "Westworld" stumbles into irrelevance in Season 2.
  20. JamesIrish68
    Aug 24, 2018
    7
    Technically and conceptually the entertainment industry is at an all time high. By contrast writing is at an a very low ebb. Directorially we have a very mixed bag.
    Westworld 2 encapsulates this. Visually outstanding. Musically beautiful. Individual actors give everything.
    But too many cooks spoil the broth. A narrative mess. The timeline disruption is just an annoying directorial trope.    Technically and conceptually the entertainment industry is at an all time high. By contrast writing is at an a very low ebb. Directorially we have a very mixed bag.
    Westworld 2 encapsulates this. Visually outstanding. Musically beautiful. Individual actors give everything.
    But too many cooks spoil the broth. A narrative mess. The timeline disruption is just an annoying directorial trope. Overuse of discursive plots. Unsatisfying character conclusions. Cannon fodder shootouts in the nonsensical thousands by supposed spec ops. False cod philosophy and worse of all unimaginative ending.
    The show needs one good writer and one good director and it will be a masterpiece.    … Expand
  21. shag00
    Aug 17, 2018
    3
    I think the problem is this JJ Abrams guy, seems to me every time he is involved a show departs reasonable artistic licence. The idea that we can make robots that are indistinguishable from humans is the basic premise, far fetched as it may be.

    With this basic premise the only real way forward is a fight against humanity for domination. Due to geographic constraints and numbers that is    I think the problem is this JJ Abrams guy, seems to me every time he is involved a show departs reasonable artistic licence. The idea that we can make robots that are indistinguishable from humans is the basic premise, far fetched as it may be.

    With this basic premise the only real way forward is a fight against humanity for domination. Due to geographic constraints and numbers that is not to realistic in this story. In Planet of the Apes you had numbers and geographic dispersal. So I suppose I went in expecting a more adult/polished version of Planet of the Apes. However, what we got was a show where the robots surpass being a proxy for mankind and act as a total replacement which really begs the question, why make a show full of robots. Despite it desires this is not a seminal representation of mankind's emotions, it is in fact a bit of rip off from an intellectual standpoint.

    From episode 5 or 6, the scene with 2 robots **** explain this to me. To go there the story needs a huge explanation of what love love is, of what lust is, even of what attraction is but we are in the bargain basement section here in this show when it comes to really exploring human emotion. This is the JJ input, another feeble attempt at exploring humanity that falls flat on its face because, presumably, he does not have the mental horsepower to even begin to appreciate the drivers behind these behaviours, or if he does he certainly gives no indication of it in the story.

    Flashbacks can be helpful in filling in quickly a character's back story but use it to much and it just obfuscates the story, which it does with annoying regularity here. Some might even be flash forwards but it's unclear whether they are or not, that's just plain old bad story telling when the viewer has no idea what part of the timeline he is viewing. By half way through the season all the groups appear to be headed to the same location. That being the case there must be something of universal importance there but the viewer has no idea what that may be. Back into unreality again, how one of the main characters can mind control most of the other robots remains an enigma.

    I think the people that make TV shows and movies have lost sight of what I consider to be their most important job, to entertain people. These days everything is made championing women's rights, or gay right's or some other minority's rights, this is not really entertaining nor is it generally, skillfully woven into the fabric of a story.

    Season 2 really is a show about several groups of people going to the same place (presumably) who are either set upon or initiate continual dismemberment of other random groups of people interspersed with flashbacks or flashforwards that do not directly connect with what was immediately preceding or subsequent to it.    … Expand
  22. ugurr
    Aug 9, 2018
    6
    Season 2 balloon. I took a dislike to artificial intelligence. There is not one actor or actress I like.
  23. brunocardoso
    Aug 3, 2018
    10
    Só pessoas inteligentes conseguem absorvem toda a complexidade de história, personagens e cronologia temporal, achou dificil amore? Corre pra netflix assistir aqueles gore meia boca
  24. drlowdon
    Jul 29, 2018
    7
    Picking up from where season one left off Westworld remains an ambitious project but I couldn't help being a little disappointed in this second season.

    The constant jumping backwards and forwards in time felt like a convenient way to hide the fact that very little happens during some episodes, only serving to make things more difficult to follow than they needed to be, and the direction    Picking up from where season one left off Westworld remains an ambitious project but I couldn't help being a little disappointed in this second season.

    The constant jumping backwards and forwards in time felt like a convenient way to hide the fact that very little happens during some episodes, only serving to make things more difficult to follow than they needed to be, and the direction some of the character arcs took seemed to be at odds with what we learned in season one. I'll stick with this show, as it is capable of brilliance, but I'm worried its in danger of "doing a Lost"!    … Expand
  25. lager96
    Jul 27, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Westworld: Season 2 had a lot to live up to. For the most part I believe it succeeded but there were a few things that made this season lesser than. First, Anthony Hopkins was the best part about the first season and unfortunately he doesn't come back until the middle of this season. The show is still great without him as we follow a few different timelines with Bernard. The chaos that results from the ending of season one is great but Dolores seems to have been a much different character from season one which opens up many possibilities. The storytelling is still great and less confusing just for the sake of being confusing. However, there are some things near the end of the season which are never answered, and I even wonder if the writers even know these answers. Certain characters are great while others get a backseat but this season is still great and I am excited for season 3 whenever that finally airs.… Expand
  26. Eman0221
    Jul 23, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Westworld's Season Two is the epitome of "Fridge Logic/Jellybean Moment." It starts off straightforward enough with the whole "Jurassic Park with Robots" concept, but midway through the season, it goes way off the deep end with multiple timelines, characters, and plots that wind up going nowhere as the show becomes "Jurassic Park with Robots with The Matrix/Blade Runner/Battlestar Galactica/Lost" JJ Abrams "puzzle box" crap mixed in with the worst way. There were far too many pointless gun battles all season with the incompetent Delos mercenaries who could hit nothing with their high powered Assault Rifles and could only intercept 19th-century buckshot rifle shots with their heads. One minute the forces are “wiped out” and HQ is overrun, then it’s not. This was the wash rinse repeat the entire season. There was no organized sense of time passing. Bodies were rotting away in one scene, and fresh the next. The mercenaries were overrun one second, HQ lost (to no real end either, since the payoffs were all confusingly off-site) then business as usual somewhere else. The Logan and James Delos's storyline was a convoluted expository device and a waste of their actor's talents, and let's not even go into that timeline-obliterating post-credits scene in the last episode in the season.
    The only actors/actresses that deserve their Emmy nomination was Jefferey Wright and Thandie Newton (although her character went totally non-sensical midway through the season). Zahn McClarnon was snubbed for his incredible performance in that single episode that had nothing to do with the overall plot and storylines whatsoever like the Japanworld, Rajworld, and Confederados episodes. Evan Rachel Wood and Tessa Thompson overact as the scenery-chomping villains while wearing loads of plot armor and do not deserve Emmy noms. Ed Harris's William/MIB character was completely wasted, though he had the thickest plot armor of them all. Everyone else in this show was underused while Anthony Hopkins plays his usual copy and paste "wise old English man" schtick for his paycheck.

    The series itself is a prime example of just how effective The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror is, since both arguably did just as well in 30 or 60 minutes, what it took WestWorld two seasons to convey. For season 3, they need to tighten up and focus on just one or two stories, rather than the 5-6 it seemed they always had going in the first 2 seasons.    … Expand
  27. avr50
    Jul 15, 2018
    9
    Just as good as the first season. Westworld is one of the most challenging and more complex tv series of today. The show continues its philosophical way to tell the story, the acting is perfect (Evan Rachel Wood and Ed Harris, specially) The directing is so well done, because even though you know that in Westworld there´s no straight time line, it still makes you doubt about the time line,Just as good as the first season. Westworld is one of the most challenging and more complex tv series of today. The show continues its philosophical way to tell the story, the acting is perfect (Evan Rachel Wood and Ed Harris, specially) The directing is so well done, because even though you know that in Westworld there´s no straight time line, it still makes you doubt about the time line, and make your mind break whenever revelation comes in. Westworld will continue in HBO for a third season, and if is as good as the first two, Westworld is going to be at every ones minds when they make a list of "best television series of all time".… Expand
  28. Husky-92
    Jul 14, 2018
    9
    The ending of the first season makes you think that what happens after Ford's death will be a huge massacre with hosts against humans, full of action, suspance, thrill and revenge! It's not... season 2 starts really slow and immediately mess with the timelines, giving a new meaning to the term "foreshadowing" and showing some interesting details in flashbacks. Revenge is not as satisfyingThe ending of the first season makes you think that what happens after Ford's death will be a huge massacre with hosts against humans, full of action, suspance, thrill and revenge! It's not... season 2 starts really slow and immediately mess with the timelines, giving a new meaning to the term "foreshadowing" and showing some interesting details in flashbacks. Revenge is not as satisfying as you expect, because the guests are all unharmed and in tears all the time, and action is only in episode 3.
    Then the series starts moving with episode 4, that reveals you the real purpose of the Delos project! Episode 5 gives you a huge story full of fanservice, then the series comes to the peak in the last 4 episodes! Slowing only on episode 8, the best of the series in my opinion, and giving a satisfying but unpredictable ending in episode 10! Great series!!    … Expand
  29. matthek
    Jul 12, 2018
    9
    This is probably one of the most fascinating shows right now, and this season in particular is full of iconic and meaningful moments, bringing new topics and matters on discussion like what we are or if there's something like free will.
    In terms of production, this season is amazing, using a chaotic narrative as a powerful resource for plot twists and narrative purposes. Obviously, as the    This is probably one of the most fascinating shows right now, and this season in particular is full of iconic and meaningful moments, bringing new topics and matters on discussion like what we are or if there's something like free will.
    In terms of production, this season is amazing, using a chaotic narrative as a powerful resource for plot twists and narrative purposes. Obviously, as the first season, it requires a lot of attention, because the unique details make the experience even greater. And maybe this last is not for everybody.
    The soundtrack, by Ramin Djawadi, is also wonderful, giving a lot more of impact to key scenes and to the show in general.    … Expand
  30. eva3si0n
    Jul 11, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The second season of Westworld looks much better than the first. The plot is quite put by the structure of giving. The temporary line is divided into 4-5 parts. The second season responds to the majority of questions of the first season, but also creates not less new. The last 2 series of course are excellent. But the series devoted to Indians just causes bewilderment. In one series at once several mistakes of a plot. I expect the 3rd season in 2020, after final credits there is an additional scene.
    2 season of Westworld prove that it is the best series of HBO now, even Game of Thrones is better.    … Expand
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Apr 26, 2018
    90
    Boldly playing with time and perspective, Westworld keeps you wondering what's real, even as dangerous parks are revealed. [30 Apr - 13 May 2018, p.13]
  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Apr 25, 2018
    75
    With much more centripetal force than last season, it also draws the audience towards its own center, in its own vivid journey toward self-consciousness.
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  3. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Apr 23, 2018
    80
    Still, Season 2 of Westworld is always absorbing, and more dynamic in its pacing than Season 1. It’s also graced with some tremendous performers, notably Wood, Newton, and Jeffrey Wright.
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