Westworld

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  • cannonball19782

    I'm kind of falling off the wagon in terms of interest. The timeline thing isn't necessary beyond hiding plot twists. The lines given to the characters does very little to show development beyond "did the chick character level up her badass meter".

    What this creates is a sense of floating disjointedness in a sea of overly erudite dialogue. I hate to say it, but I kind of feel that this is becoming *too* character driven. The speculative elements and what they say about humanity contrasted to it's creation are getting a little overshadowed.

    The motivations and goals for characters are too vague to be relatable. The first series was the "map" (which is still unexplained). This series it seems the vague goal is the "valley beyond" which is a "weapon". Not only is this meaningless to me the viewer as a specific thing, it is meaningless to me as a symbol. So what that creates is a whole lot of characters realizing shit that falls flat for me. The only sparks that seem to fly are when characters interact with each other and prove each other wrong or right or show each other something. Beyond that, I'm finding it hard to care.

    The spectacle is withheld too. Indians. Samurai. Robot buffalo on a rampage. None of this has happened. The visual feasting is teased and then bait-and switched for screenwriting wankery.

    • It's only a freakin tv show. Well said man ditto.helloeatbreathedrive
    • S08 TWD?Gardener
    • Yea. I'm kind of struggling with this show. It kind of makes me feel stupid. Something isn't right.Hayzilla
    • The timelines aren't helping and the cryptic, mumbled, 'profound' dialogue makes it hard to follow.Hayzilla
    • None of the characters are likeable/relatable apart from maybe William.Hayzilla
    • The over arching questioning of how a theme park could even possibly run gets me. I know it's TV but I find myself constantly not believing the feasibility.Hayzilla
    • Things started to make sense after the 3-4 episode in season 1... :) watch the episodes again, it will work :)sted
    • I've watched them. They make sense. They are just meaningless.cannonball1978
    • i was in it for Hopkins only, the rest is just filler.helloeatbreathedrive

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