Hey, at least Westworld was trying to tell some its stories from different POVs from usual. In a flawed way, yes, but it gets points for effort with Maeve and Dolores and Bernard over James Delaney, who comes across like a Mary Sue amalgamation of several other, better "peak TV" anti hero protagonists + several other…

How is the review misunderstanding Taboo's intents?

I agree, it needs work but it has a lot of the right kind of potential there, and as you say, the pilot was good and promised the right things (sense of character, emotional depth, etc), the series just didn't deliver on it.

I found William's 'loss' of Dolores darkly amusing, and didn't feel sorry for him at all, because here was a guy playing a narrative where he thought he would be owed that sweet heroine at the end, his rightful prize for being "good", and…. he wasn't. The (west)world didn't owe him anything, I pretty much loved that…

I meant before that, when she goes from being as baffled by everything as Dolores is (eg, she finds the multiple drawings she's left herself and is freaked out) to suddenly knowing she can't die (telling Hector it doesn't matter) and sitting up in the lab, bird on her finger, and calmly ordering Felix around. It felt…

Yeah, I feel left behind as a viewer re: how she got to that level of self awareness and awareness of herself as a robot/how she works, and how the park works, and all the storylines and… everything! We didn't follow her 'waking up' to that extent - there was just a sudden gigantic leap a few episodes after she'd…

BUT the screen cuts to black before we see the spinning top fall…

I do like Bernard as a host, but I agree it potentially undermines the drama of the 'robots / humans' drama if we have no human characters who are not sociopaths or mysterious agenda plot drivers. Bernard was a sympathetic human with a backstory and a good balance for the sympathetic robot characters. Now he's not,and…

Great points, I was just saying something similar in a comment earlier.

I agree, in its attempt to capture the hype of Lost's mysteries and clues, it forgets that when Lost started it was incredibly character based (all those flashback episodes detailing their motivations!). I like some Westworld characters because I like the actors, but by this near the end of season 1 I wish I knew more…

It took a few episodes in season 1 to find its feet, but the strength of the cast was always promising and since then it has developed into one of my most looked forward to shows currently on. The cast continues to engage and surprise (I'm forever switching who my favourites are. Basically: everyone), and the writing…

I was ridiculously pleased to see Marcus back with his thumb reattached, and yes, any time the pharmacist guy pops up! The character continuity on this show is full of really nice touches.

Interesting, and if the Maeve/Teddy bar scene also took place in the past that would explain Maeve implying he's killed a lot of people, unlike her girls, which seemed at odds with the heroic nice guy programming.

Yeah, it's not that it sounds wrong for a workplace, but that at times it sounds jarringly forced in particular lines. Namely Shannon Woodward's scene while she was checking on Maeve. She's a good actress but somehow it still felt overkill.

aw, I loved The Riches, and Shannon Woodward in it - such an underrated show.

The first interviewer voice we hear is Jeffrey Wright/Bernard. So maybe it's a "flashforward" scene to a future Delores interview…

I'm intrigued to know if the dialogue between hosts in private is just for their (the hosts') benefit, so that by the time a human guest comes across them they have been ticking away, getting to the next stage in their 'storyline' (rather than just shutting down when no one's watching them) or if it's meant to imply…

Your points are very effective! I've been glad to find someone else a little uncomfortable with the mocking of Dan's panic attack. I hope it's not about giving Dan some kind of deserved comeuppance or that we're meant to think 'good, he deserves that'. I have no idea what the writers' future intentions are, but…

I agree, Amy and Jonah have schemed and backstabbed as much as Dan. Dan has just been presented from the very beginning as the one who immediately jumps to the ruthless option, whereas Amy often took awhile to work up to it. Maybe it's simply a case of a designated antagonist syndrome, Dan was set up that way and has…

I remember being surprised at first by suddenly following whole subplots about Fran, Chris and Dave, but I ended up really digging it. Adding layers to the supporting players makes the whole show even better, and actually I'd say especially with Dave. He was funny in season 1, but in season 2 I really felt for him,…