Is Westworld any good?

So i gave westworld a chance recently, is it any good?

 Kevin KellyPosted:May 30, 2018
Updated: August 9, 2021

Is Westworld any good? Cowboys, barmaids, six shooters, Anthony Hopkins, and … lifelike-androids? A wild west theme park where sex, killing, hold’ems on the table with a dark turn! Talk about meta! Giddy up for Kevin’s take on the ’10s HBO remake that has people overly invested into yet another ludicrous ride!

In a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, Westworld, the visitors interact with automatons. However, all hell breaks loose when the robots begin malfunctioning. Westworld was critically acclaimed during its first season, receiving praise for its performances, visuals, narrative, themes and Ramin Djawadi‘s musical score. The series continued to receive mostly positive reviews during its second and third seasons, though certain elements of its story and characterization have since come under criticism. Nolan and Joy serve as executive producers, along with J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk.

Delos Inc. runs various themed parks in the 2050s, including the American Old West-themed Westworld. Each habitat is populated with “hosts,” who are androids that look and act like people and are trained to fulfill the guests’ every want, including aggressive and sexual goals, but are unable to harm them. The operators create narratives for these hosts to repeat each day while interacting with guests but wiping their memories each cycle.

What is WestWorld?

You’re getting off of a steam train with your stead mans touching sand and dirt. A stranger drops a canteen as you traverse through a small town, bigger than your neighborhood by a few blocks and wood-crafted buildings. A wanted poster is littered on the wall of one of those. You keep going, making your way to the bottle. As you pick it up, a stranger promises riches through a task. You agree and decide to go on the exploit, while the thought begins to recess through your mind. You stare at your revolver and a poor soul who took either too many shots in both lead and spirit, though you chuckle. The thought continues to echo, “it’s just a game”. Most of these figures are not even real. Lifelike androids built on a fantasy. This is Westworld. Is Westworld any good?

Dolores Abernathy is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Westworld, played by Evan Rachel Wood and Tessa Thompson. She is regarded as the show’s main protagonist. Dolores is the oldest host in the park, taking part in multiple narratives.  The character has been well received by both critics and fans, with Dolores becoming one of the most popular characters in the show

I remember getting a haircut during an airing of the Akane No Mai episode. An onlooker, who was unfamiliar, had issues keeping up with the show. “There are two different stories going on. What is this show?” she remarked. Westworld is a serial. Nothing is truly self-contained in this for episodic digestion. An arc is told in episodes. Sure – there is something that pulls you in, but if you haven’t been around This is my first rodeo with Hopkins on the silver screen, and he doesn’t fail to disappoint. As calculating as he can be, especially during the awakening of certain androids, or hosts – as the show calls it. These hosts are programmed to bring life to the theme that is.

So Is Westworld Any Good?

Westwood is clearly a mind bomb in a way HBO could come to produce. With a well-thought-out end goal in branching stories, to the random onlooker: it can render a difficult journey to surmise. Yet through its’ progression and pace, Westwood renders a spectacle within itself. If the Wizard of Oz had a modern-day, grounded-to-reality, self-aware series: Westwood will be it.