Curt are the three episodes Riddle of the Sphinx/Kiksuya/whatever the Shogun episode was? Those would be mine
Kinda reminded me of Mr Robot S2 (though that was def better). Each show had a great S1 with a big twist that was perfectly built up to, and then it feels like in S2 they try to go bigger and better with the twists despite it feeling really forced/not serving the story well. Maybe this show can bounce back in S3 like that one did?? WHO KNOWS. I just feel like it's so far off the rails after this finale
- "What gate? Seriously, what gate?" "I don't FUCKING know!" FELIX!!!! Felix is the best Boc, grow up. lol'd at those being like 2 of the 4 survivors of the whole damn show
I actually was thinking to myself, I would've loved that line if they just left it at "What gate?"
And then they went and RUINED it!! Those two are a STAIN
Curt are the three episodes Riddle of the Sphinx/Kiksuya/whatever the Shogun episode was? Those would be mine
Kinda reminded me of Mr Robot S2 (though that was def better). Each show had a great S1 with a big twist that was perfectly built up to, and then it feels like in S2 they try to go bigger and better with the twists despite it feeling really forced/not serving the story well. Maybe this show can bounce back in S3 like that one did?? WHO KNOWS. I just feel like it's so far off the rails after this finale
Sphinx for sure, still my favorite of the season I think
Kiksuya yaw, a very close second. MAYBE my favorite idk. Both great examples of what the show can be
but no I didn't love Shogun world much. I guess that'd be FOURTH idk. The third standout for me was the action packed Les Ecorches, episode 7 I think. A ton went down in that one and it was mostly good stuff. It was cool to see a lot of things converge with a few episodes of the season left to go
Kinda reminded me of Mr Robot S2 (though that was def better). Each show had a great S1
Yeah I kept thinking of Mr. Robot s2 throughout it, they're similar shows in a way. Don't forget True Detective!!! But TD's fall from grace was much more brutal
Mr. Robot s2 > Westworld s2 > TD s2
If only they took a page out of The Leftovers s2's book ;)))
I'm a little disappointed in the Charlotte/Dolores twist because it should've landed much better than it did. The fact that the Charlotte we've been watching for this whole season (in one timeline) was actually Dolores the entire time should've been a wayyy cooler moment with more of a build up or something. It's a cool concept but it felt too out of the blue here. I guess it'd be better if you rewatch the season knowing it's Dolores but I don't wanna rewatch this season
It’s a bummer. A unique idea that only a show with this setup can get away with and they mostly squandered it
I was a fan of both this finale and this season overall, and I think it was a big step up in some ways! But hey, I was also a fan of Mr Robot S2 (:
Overall, this season is on par with S1 for me. But if comparing finales, S1 beats S2
They took a lot more risks this year, and sure, not everything landed. But then we got episodes like Riddle of the Sphinx and Kiksuya, which knock anything from S1 out of the park.
I think this finale tied up everything well, and thinking back on it, there was a lot of foreshadowing going on throughout the season.
Stuff I liked:
- MIB's final fate: I too expected him to die but it makes sense he survived in hindsight. "Death is a passage from this brutal world. You don't deserve the exit." I wouldn't be surprised if that was the end of his story.
- Bernard finally snapping / his realisation that he was only imagining Ford: It a very cool moment when he contemplated being the last of his kind.
- Robot heaven: Glad Akecheta and some of the hosts got a happy ending. Also, Dolores putting Teddy in there too! That was the perfect end to his arc.
- Trojan Horse Clementine: That scene was disturbing. Though I was really confused when Armistice shot her and everything went slo-mo with sad music. Was we supposed to care about Clementine? Cuz I didn't.
Some things I thought were meh:
- The rapid jumping between the timelines in this ep was a tad too much
- I'm not sure what to make of the post credits scene (I too almost missed that!). I feel like it was one twist too many. Granted, it was chilling when the host version of MIB's daughter told him they were in what was left of 'his world'.
- Whilst I think the writers are still on top of the show and know where they are heading, I think this season demonstrated that the longer this show goes on, the more at risk it is of becoming a convoluted mess that gets lost in its own mythology.
Of course, they might know where they are going, but it's hard for the audience to work out. Okay, Dolores and Bernard are out in the real world now, and that's clearly going to be one of the major focuses next season, but other than that they effectively wiped the slate clean here. Will the park even feature next season, and if it does, what purpose will it serve? I'm guessing things are just going to be reset, but nobody wants to watch the hosts gradually regain consciousness all over again.
The park is supposed be the main setting of the show, but it feels like the story they are telling has moved on from it.
Delores/Charlotte leaves with five or so brain spheres. Bernard is one, who do we think the others are?
Almost definitely Teddy
Almost definitely Maeve since that surely wasn’t the end of her story (would be awful if it was)
Abernathy prob? Makes sense for her
Delores/Charlotte leaves with five or so brain spheres. Bernard is one, who do we think the others are?
Almost definitely Teddy
Almost definitely Maeve since that surely wasn’t the end of her story (would be awful if it was)
Abernathy prob? Makes sense for her
And uhhhhh
Idk
REBUS!
Definitely not Teddy or Maeve. She put Teddy in the land beyond and Maeve is still in the park with Felix.
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