What good is the "Good Samaritan Reflex" if the guests can just dispose of the hosts and continue their dispute? If there are guests on either side of a conflicting narrative, the narrative would have to be abandoned to avoid any conflict, which defeats the purpose of it.

I understand the whining because it can ruin the premise to a large extent. It really depends on whether a show is able to distract its audience enough with engaging characterization or plot to overlook the inconsistencies. So far Westworld is having a hard time doing that.
Its true that WW is open to more scrutiny…

Things that still don't make sense or haven't been addressed:
What if there is a conflict of interest between the guests? The show makes it seem as though that the hosts to guests ratio is extremely disproportionate and the guests can go about their narratives without much interaction with other guests if they so…

I'm pretty sure we're being screwed with structurally. The showrunners are treating us like hosts, programming us with narratives that so far have no payoff. But every so often we pause, reflect, remember something that happened previously, feel bewildered, then continue watching as if nothing happened.
I'll need to…

40k and you can strip her down yourself

What if you can't tell. Does it matter?

The episode felt as if it was deliberately structurally choppy especially with the Dolores scenes, which means the MiB theory could still be plausible. The real question is whether all the scenes we saw were in chronological order. Near the end, Dolores leaves on horseback but stumbles into William's camp alone. The…

It doesn't need to be an LCD show for it to be appealing to a wide audience. So far, there are no distinguished relatable characters or character development happening. The themes, while not stale, are not new and have been explored before. The androids, as characters are a major part of the show but they're not very…

I agree with you, but you're just proving my point. It's all about whether the subject matter, themes and/or characters are able to appeal to, attract and keep a wide audience; and I don't think Westworld is up to the task.

What I want to know is who the Morty controlling all the other Mortys is, and whether he/she's also controlling a Rick.

I don't fully agree. Just because this may be a smarter show to the extent that it is willing explore themes on our current direction in tech advancement doesn't automatically make it a better show. Character building always makes a great show, and that's what usually attracts people to shows like TWD and GoT. This…

I really enjoy the show, but I don't see it becoming the next Game of Thrones or Walking Dead. I think it's a niche show and it's going to stay that way despite the money they've spent on it and the huge amount of talent both on screen and involved in the script writing and directing. To me it's a show more comparable…

1. He seems like a lonely guy who enjoys the power play. Who else is he going to repartee with?
2. I guess it depends on their narrative or how often they need to be repaired. I don't see this as a plot hole, its reasonable to assume they don't just need to be reset every day, and if they're killed before the story…

To me it seemed they got locked away at the end because they had both been programmed for violent roles and it was too much of a risk to take having unstable hosts running amuck. At this point it seems some characters are more concerned or cautious about the androids' behavior than others. I guess we'll have to wait…

They seemed concerned for sure, but a malfunctioning host isn't necessarily a homicidal one. There was all that talk about their core programming being intact even with all the errors.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the impression I got was they were worried because the host became unpredictable. Doesn't necessarily imply he could hurt the humans, just scare them as he went off script and wouldn't "die".

Reading past AV Club POI reviews and comments, came upon Season 3 Ep 5 aka Razgovor, which contains Shaw backstory/flashbacks. Plucked out this little gem straight from the horses mouth: "To be honest, I am only in it for the dog". And so she was.

*Person of Interest walks out of a police station, loses its limp, lights a cigarette and gets into a car, never to be heard from again*

I got that impression as well, especially during his final conversation with Shaw. When Shaw said "I had a few jobs like that myself", it felt as though she saw parallels between Blackwell and who she used to be. I saw the act of killing him as a way for Shaw to consciously let go of that part of herself (her past)…

Great point about Reese. The man died fulfilled and happy, and while he was alone till the very end, we all witnessed that his capacity for a solid relationship was limited because above all he was married to his work. The same cannot be said for Finch, whose emotional fulfillment rests on his return to Grace. Reese…