Double Bass Westworld season 3

[Calvin Marks]

I want my life back. This was a real pile of steaming dog poop

 

[buldog5151bass]

Shame. The first year was so good, then it started going down hill.

 

[M0ses]

Didn't realize it was released. I was a fanatic at Season 1. Classic sci fi gold. Season 2 was "ok, still promising" Gonna check out season 3 in spite of your review

 

[brianrost]

It was OK until it appeared that there might be a season 4

 

[Calvin Marks]

Season 1: 9/10
Season 2: 7/10
Season 3: 2/10

 

[Carl Hillman]

I want my life back. This was a real pile of steaming dog poop

I lost interest a couple of episodes into season 2. I found the storytelling diffuse and not particularly compelling. I don't think the writers had a plan beyond the 1st season.

 

[jaco944]

Yep, sorry to say I bailed halfway thru episode 2.

 

[Steven Ayres]

I love it all. I get that a lot of people (including my wife) had trouble with the holographic and disorienting way the story seeped out from the host point of view in the first two series, but if you can stay with it, I think it's very effective and rewarding. Granted that Series 3 is a lot more actiony, but the wider view of the world brings new context to the earlier parts, illuminating the sickness of the overall society that engendered the sick fantasyland of Westworld, and in a way getting above the violence porn amid even more violence. The evolution and hidden motivations of Dolores and Maeve are well executed and surprising. Aaron Paul brings so much to it as the human discovering why his life played out as it did and the illusion of freedom. That may seem a little didactic, but I think clear and direct messaging is good for us on this point right now. And where else are you gonna see self-driving motorcycles?

 

[StyleOverShow]

Tried season 3 more than once....nope!

 

[rosenfeld]

The third season did not live up to half of my expectations.

 

[John Sprague]

I found it unwatchable, just lousy storytelling.

 

[Calvin Marks]

I found it unwatchable, just lousy storytelling.

I agree. I knew it was going to be terrible and I was impressed that it was even worse than what I expected. It made Season 8 of Game of Thrones look good.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

Well!

I just watched the S4 finale. Judging by this thread's age, and size, I guess I'm not gonna spoil anything, no matter what I say. At least S4 had a semblance of a story line, albeit a sketchy one. I found turning the series into a Moebus Strip was strictly deus ex machina.

On a side note, I'm finding deus ex machina being used more and more in lieu of storytelling across the board, not just low budget action/adventure series.

Season 1: 9/10
Season 2: 7/10
Season 3: 2/10

Season 4: i/10 (i as in square root of -1)