I enjoyed few episodes of this season but now I am getting bored. Generally I have a lot of patience when it comes to TV show (Twin Peaks is one of my favourites). However, in Westworld, the biggest problem I am finding is the plot holes the size of crater that no one really talks about (I am saying this after re-watching first season - inconsistent character behaviours is just a starter)
Coming to this episode, it leaves the Shogun World behind where SW's Maeve makes a choice to stay behind. The gore in today's episode didn't seem necessary or justified to me. The story moved too slow and there wasn't anything holding together for me to consistently watch the episode, so it took me 2 hours to watch this episode, I was getting some respites in visiting Twitter and doing some household chores.
There is a big surprise when Dolores controls Bernard but instead of feeling overwhelmed by it, it passed like a drab shock to me. Then there is Bernard and Elsie storyline where they go to Cradle. I may have to re-watch something and I am sorry if I was not paying attention in some previous episode but tell me - Elsie already knows Bernard is a Host? When? How?
Anyway, the best trait of any mysterious narrative is that viewer should care for some characters from start to finish. However, here I am losing that trait. If the makers don't explain what seem like plot holes in next few episodes and answer few 'basic questions(only)' of what the hell is going on; I won't really care if the whole Westworld is located on another planet or if hosts take over the world or wipe out the entire humanity or if Maeve loses her daugher or if it turns out that Arnold or Ford are alive in control unit or William's wife has a big role in this whole drama or any other big bombs that makers intend to drop on us - because by that time I would have stopped caring about anyone in the show. There is a thin line between Brilliant and Pseudo-Brilliant - the show seems to be inclining itself towards latter.
Coming to this episode, it leaves the Shogun World behind where SW's Maeve makes a choice to stay behind. The gore in today's episode didn't seem necessary or justified to me. The story moved too slow and there wasn't anything holding together for me to consistently watch the episode, so it took me 2 hours to watch this episode, I was getting some respites in visiting Twitter and doing some household chores.
There is a big surprise when Dolores controls Bernard but instead of feeling overwhelmed by it, it passed like a drab shock to me. Then there is Bernard and Elsie storyline where they go to Cradle. I may have to re-watch something and I am sorry if I was not paying attention in some previous episode but tell me - Elsie already knows Bernard is a Host? When? How?
Anyway, the best trait of any mysterious narrative is that viewer should care for some characters from start to finish. However, here I am losing that trait. If the makers don't explain what seem like plot holes in next few episodes and answer few 'basic questions(only)' of what the hell is going on; I won't really care if the whole Westworld is located on another planet or if hosts take over the world or wipe out the entire humanity or if Maeve loses her daugher or if it turns out that Arnold or Ford are alive in control unit or William's wife has a big role in this whole drama or any other big bombs that makers intend to drop on us - because by that time I would have stopped caring about anyone in the show. There is a thin line between Brilliant and Pseudo-Brilliant - the show seems to be inclining itself towards latter.