But they're already laying the groundwork for less traditional choices with Soundgarden. If you're trying to break narrative boundaries, you take risks with your storylines. That's not reflected with safe choices like the Stones or Springsteen or whatever. It's nothing to do with their musical value. There's just a…

The show runners, with this budget, can pick literally whatever music they wish to create a proper mood for any given scene. Don't you find it exhausting that it always defaults to the same old shit? I happen to love Paint it Black, but for god's sake, it's so overused. This show is an update of a movie from 1973. …

Totally fair. I guess my point isn't that any one group should be used specifically, but that after 'vinyl' they might have realized that music has moved on in a lot of different directions. I guess I'd hoped that just as they'd adapted the storyline of Westworld to a more updated audience, they could easily have…

I loved this pilot. A great start. But is it just me, or has someone at HBO sold their firstborn to Mick Jagger? I thought the use of Black Hole Sun was inspired. But Paint it Black? Is there no other relevant music we can draw from, ultimately, than the Rolling Stones? Jesus Christ, how about a little…