Westworld

HBO | SKA | Release Date: October 2, 2016

8.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 299 Ratings

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BubberJun 22, 2020

The first 2 seasons are great, however season 3 is disappointing and not worth your time.

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sintraAug 1, 2022

So much wasted time in the first 3 episodes. It is unique in that you have each character in their own storyline however watching it feels like a daytime soap opera. With the exception of episode 6, the writers wasted good actors and theSo much wasted time in the first 3 episodes. It is unique in that you have each character in their own storyline however watching it feels like a daytime soap opera. With the exception of episode 6, the writers wasted good actors and the ability to continue with any depth in the first 3 to 4 episodes where there was SO much time spent on so little development. They lost their pace and it's fragmented.… Expand

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d25bevApr 22, 2020

Season 1 was a 9 out of 10
Season 2 was a 6 out of 10
Season 3 was a 3 out of 10 (it won't be saved in the last 2 episodes) Shame what happened to this brilliant show. Season 1 was so good. The more i see in this season, the worse the plotSeason 1 was a 9 out of 10
Season 2 was a 6 out of 10
Season 3 was a 3 out of 10 (it won't be saved in the last 2 episodes)

Shame what happened to this brilliant show. Season 1 was so good. The more i see in this season, the worse the plot holes become, the worse the writing gets, the worse the acting gets, the worse the cgi gets, the more sjw it gets. It feels like completely different people wrote season 1.… Expand

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mrlowdownApr 26, 2020

Went from one of my faves shows during season 1 and slow spiral to horrible in season 3. I have never been more disappointed in a show.

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joshuatheodoreMar 7, 2020

Westworld season 1&2 is undoubtedly an incredible show , just like what you can expect from a big budget HBO show, it has terrific performances from great actor and awesome production that really makes the show feel special and worth the 15$Westworld season 1&2 is undoubtedly an incredible show , just like what you can expect from a big budget HBO show, it has terrific performances from great actor and awesome production that really makes the show feel special and worth the 15$ per month you paying for. For Christopher Nolan fans like myself this really feel like a Nolan project- which it is-- with unlinear storytelling, overly academic dialogue and mind blowing twist.… Expand

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Lord-XaffaxNov 12, 2022

Season 1: pretty good
Season 2: pretty good
season 3: pretty good and at times brilliant season 4: Total garbage Season 4 becomes bad at the point where science fiction becomes bad. When writers are clearly not up to snuff with the currentSeason 1: pretty good
Season 2: pretty good
season 3: pretty good and at times brilliant
season 4: Total garbage

Season 4 becomes bad at the point where science fiction becomes bad. When writers are clearly not up to snuff with the current science and wisdom. No computer no matter how much data and capacity it has can predict the future with any degree of certainty because of the butterfly effect."Any path will lead to the end of civilization? What an utter utter utter **** Post millennial depressed teenage hipster blah! And ion the end that's what this series amounts to.… Expand

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elviejoyorsJun 23, 2022

I'm on the last episode of the 1st season (the best season apparently) and...NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.

It's not as "smart" as some reviewers say it is and it's really slow. I was hoping for a fantastic from creators John Nolan and JJ Abrams butI'm on the last episode of the 1st season (the best season apparently) and...NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.

It's not as "smart" as some reviewers say it is and it's really slow.

I was hoping for a fantastic from creators John Nolan and JJ Abrams but nope...nothing like The Dark Knight or the other great movies they've done. If you want a show with a similar topic I recommend the anime Sword Art Online instead. From episode 1 there is a clear objective.

The only good thing about this show is that it shows how, given the circumstances, we humans are naturally evil and we need Jesus Christ as our savior.… Expand

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Johan701Jul 28, 2023

I know this kind of reasoning sounds kind of clichè, but believe me when i say that there are some TV-shows that improve with time and gets constantly better, this one, sadly, is the exact opposite.

Season 1: 10/10 - One of the best tv-showI know this kind of reasoning sounds kind of clichè, but believe me when i say that there are some TV-shows that improve with time and gets constantly better, this one, sadly, is the exact opposite.

Season 1: 10/10 - One of the best tv-show season of all times, absolute must watch, you might consider stopping there.

Season 2: 6/10 - Still enjoyable, kinda starts ruining the plot for the fact that they want to force an unlikely plot twist, the plot twists of the first season were perfectly blended with a very good and engaging plot, the ones in season2 can't really blend with the plot, they are just there for the sake of being there, plot-holes start emerging. Anyway, if you haven't stopped at season1, you should REALLY consider stopping here.

Season 3: 3/10 The disaster blossoms, all the characters and their narrative arcs get extremely convoluted for no other reason than being convoluted and creating, once again and even more, plot twists that just weren't setup properly and come out as forced and unhinged from everything, the plot-holes become craters. You stopped caring for most of the characters at this point, the original immersion is gone (ok, that was obvious, but it hasn't been replaced by anything meaningful), if you watched this entire thing, i'm not gonna tell you to stop anymore, because...

Season 4: 4/10 - It gets slightly better, it start trying to patch up the huge plot-holes and nonsense that season 3 created, it does that in kind of a poor-way and it gives a bit of closure to the entire narrative, it's not good, but it's as bad a season 3 either, there is still nosense and unexplained decisions that appear to make no sense at all, but that's it, you didn't stop at season1, and that's what you get.

It's a real shame, i can't really say how they could have built upon the ending of season1 to create more equally legendary seasons, maybe there really wasn't a way, but i can tell that the completely failed at that.… Expand

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DzimasMay 18, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, that was a thorough disappointment. I give it five stars because the first five episodes had me going, but the last three were awful and show just how much an impact J.J. Abrams has had on this series. There are so many things wrong with this season that it would take 50,000 and not 5000 characters to note them, but I will do my best.

Abrams pretty much let Nolan and Joy have their way in Season Two, so there wasn't a big drop off, but once this series moved outside the confines of the theme park, Abrams clearly wanted to have a larger role in shaping the story, and so we get this whole "God" thing, which was hinted at the end of Season Two. I almost wonder if he projected himself as Engerraund Serac. It sounds like the kind of pretentious name he would give himself.

This is what killed Lost, as Abrams became more obsessed with the theological aspect of the series, as played out by Jacob and Esau, than he was the science fiction and metaphysical underpinnings that had propelled the show for several seasons. A large part of it was that Lost had grabbed Evangelicals, and Abrams felt he could tap into a new audience. This seems to be the case with Westworld too, as its viewing audience began to sag in Season Two. Abrams clearly got wrapped up with this notion of fate v. free will. The theme existed in the series from the beginning but Nolan and Joy were much more subtle about it. They were more concerned with the existential dilemma that comes when you realize you are not real and that your emotions and actions are programmed. This was the case with the Man in Black at the end of the Season Two, when he was finally confronted with the fact that he was a host. One he clearly was not ready to accept.

For some reason, Nolan and Joy decided to drop that in Season Three and make William real again, as if this was only a copy of him existing in Westworld. That might have been OK if William had any real impact on the new season, but sadly he doesn't. He spends most of the time in a mental ward confronting demons of himself, only to be used in the last episode as some sort of bridge to a new season, for anyone still interested.

Instead, Abrams has coaxed Nolan and Joy into turning Westworld into a new battle of fate v. free will as played out by Dolores and Maeve, which Serac lords over like an angry Old Testament God, whose **** is becoming increasingly dark. He has been able to control the world through his algorithms and a giant data base known as Rehoboam, Biblically named of course. Unfortunately, there are still a few "outliers" like Caleb, which Dolores taps into in order fulfill her vision of a new world set free of this tyrannical hold. Dolores escaped with five pearls from Westworld. I had assumed one of them was Teddy and thought she might have planted this one in the host of Charlotte Hale, given how lovey/dovey they got at one point. But, as it turns out she only made copies of herself, except maybe Bernard, who moves along the edges of the action, never quite getting into the middle of it.

It turns out Dolores wants to use Caleb to bring the whole world down around Serac, who has silently staged a takeover of Delos from William so that he can have access to the vast data bank the company has compiled at Westworld. Apparently, Rehoboam still has some gaps. This would allow him to be rid of these pesky outliers once and for all. He has given Maeve a new body to bring Dolores to him, as she apparently holds the missing link inside her beautiful head.

Everything else is secondary and makes virtually no sense at all. Charlotte falls in love with her family, which I erroneously thought was the sympathetic Teddy inside her. Maeve tries to bring back Hector but to no avail. Ultimately, this is a catfight between Dolores and Maeve played out to the bitter end.

For all it mattered, they could have ended the series here, but Abrams is determined to squeeze all the juice out of the series for one more season, and gives us an ending pretty much the same as Season Two, only now with Charlotte calling the shots. It seems like Ed Harris will finally get his chance to reprise the Man in Black.… Expand

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CoreGamer1408Jun 9, 2020

Can't really trust the shill access media, but a lot of home grown Pop Culture You Tube channels gave this a good rating. So hey I decided to give it ago.

Another tired old tale of man playing god and the peril of A.I. independence. DoingCan't really trust the shill access media, but a lot of home grown Pop Culture You Tube channels gave this a good rating. So hey I decided to give it ago.

Another tired old tale of man playing god and the peril of A.I. independence. Doing the wild west theme was probably the cheapest way to make a show about sci-fi robots. The over arching story was generally interesting and three performances by seasoned actors bumped up the class and quality. That being the actors who played Ford, Bernard and the man in black.

I am not sure who I was supposed to root for or get behind? The robots were generally robotic toys and the humans had back stabbing flaws. I heard season one is as good at it gets so I am out.… Expand

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