HBO Westworld discussion
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Rocko
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Planning to binge watch this over the holiday vacations. I've heard mostly good thing about it, but one person said it was crap. The very same person also likes GoT, but really hates the forced sex scenes in it. I'm guessing that's why he doesn't like this.
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For the most part, the sex scenes really cool off after the first couple of episodes. After that, they're pretty much nonexistent. They are basically there to establish the recklessness of the place...once they do that, it's over.
Not that I'm disturbed by fake sex scenes, but the Sansa Stark "wedding night" scene in GOT is WAY worse than anything in Westworld.
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Wow... wow , ok this ended in a bang. Good cliffhangers & plot twists. Didn't see most of it coming until it happened.
Still I bet you could just watch episodes 7-10 and understand what was going on. Overall it was too slow.
I think I'll live if I don't watch next season when it comes out. Bet you could rewatch it and catch tons of stuff.
Still I bet you could just watch episodes 7-10 and understand what was going on. Overall it was too slow.
I think I'll live if I don't watch next season when it comes out. Bet you could rewatch it and catch tons of stuff.
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I'm going to revisit it in 6-8 months. With the news coming out that season 2 won't air until 2018...I have plenty of time to watch it over.
here's a nice little piece about the creation, season 1 wrap up, and season 2 direction:
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/westworld-creators-return-2018-1201933825/
I've said it before, that show is flawed...but I have enjoyed it. There were a few slower episodes, but they were never Walking Dead slow/irrelevant. Most of it, even the slow parts, has some sort of point to it. The immortality and memory perfection of the hosts are an interesting point, and one that I enjoyed.
This will join the list of shows that I look forward to seeing again. Another flawed, but enjoyable show that is Man in the High Castle starts up again next week. Next year brings us Season 7 of GoT, Stranger Things season 2, Daredevil season 3, A confirmed Punisher series....and probably more that I'm forgetting...
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finished the season last night. It ended with a bang, and really pulled everything together at the end. I'm not sure how i feel about a season 2. I honestly think the show ended on a good stopping point, and the rest doesn't need to be explored. But shows this big need to make money, so yeah, more seasons.
Castor Troy
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Liked the show, but I didn't love it. It confused me most of the time.
I then saw the season finale, and it all made sense. I'm completely in now. Can't wait for S2.
I then saw the season finale, and it all made sense. I'm completely in now. Can't wait for S2.
Thierry Henry
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Westworld, bitch.
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A. Aaron Paul = win...love this guy's acting.
2. Ok...so totally different direction going on this one, didn't expect that.
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Looks like you nailed it...nearly 3 years later...
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Season 2 was better than season 1. It already went off the ranch.
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I disagree. Season two, and maybe the finale wraps things up better, has been real fragmentary in terms of story. Ranch, samurai town, whatever has not been disparate.
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I wouldn't say better, but it didn't hurt the series (imo at least, some people seem to really hold it in contempt).
Hey does anyone here watch Legion?
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I don't listen to the hive mentality.
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So...this is a mildly embarrassing thing to admit.
All of the WW talk and I was sitting here scraping my brain trying to remember how season 2 even ended. For the life of me, I couldn't recall so I looked it up to refresh me...and I had no idea what in the hell they were talking about.
Long story short, for some weird reason, we never finished the season, we only watched the first 5 episodes. I started watching it again last night. Sadly, now I know the "twist" prematurely thanks to my reading yesterday.
All of the WW talk and I was sitting here scraping my brain trying to remember how season 2 even ended. For the life of me, I couldn't recall so I looked it up to refresh me...and I had no idea what in the hell they were talking about.
Long story short, for some weird reason, we never finished the season, we only watched the first 5 episodes. I started watching it again last night. Sadly, now I know the "twist" prematurely thanks to my reading yesterday.
Thierry Henry
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Season 2 was just ok for me. There was one notable exception though. Episode 8. "Kiksuya".
Zahn McClarnon gives a tour de force performance as Akecheta of the Ghost Nation, that elevates that episode to the best of the series thus far, IMO.
If you were to only ever watch one episode of WW, make sure it's that one.
Zahn McClarnon gives a tour de force performance as Akecheta of the Ghost Nation, that elevates that episode to the best of the series thus far, IMO.
If you were to only ever watch one episode of WW, make sure it's that one.
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yeah, season 2 had it's moments of brilliance, but even it's worst episodes (anything dealing with Samurai World, imo) weren't on the level of saying it's "jumped the shark"
The Ghost Nation plot line was definitely my favorite of season 2
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Samurai World was great, fuck you opinion Hermegildo.
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I'll take your word for it and watch it then. I watched... I don't know the first three to four episodes when they aired. Last thing I remember was the father in law dying in the lab. I thought it mostly sucked so far.
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fuck you.