I'm declaring it now. Unnecessarily "complex" time skipping, cliché plotting, laughably melodramatic overacting, dumb summer movie action scenes, and riddle-infested dialogue has turned this show into a mess of epic proportions. I don't care that there are 3 episodes left. This season is a thumbs down no matter what else happens. There's only been one truly great (maybe even good) episode all season and that was the masterful Episode 4 "Riddle of the Sphinx". But this one? I thought the Shogun episode was atrocious, but this one is almost as bad. It's probably obvious the reason for the couple extra stars: 1 for Bernard and the other for the return of an old faithful friend.
Otherwise, this episode is arguably worst of the season. From Dolores' uninterpretable monologue-ing to Maeve's painful overacting to overly loud music to multiple deus ex machina moments to poorly staged action scenes and finally to a scene involving a female host and a male mercenary that defies all the rules of sensible writing, this single episode insults the viewer's intelligence on the level of the average Michael Bay movie, which is very much below average! To borrow and paraphrase a quote from a famous Seinfeld character, "Season 2 of Westworld...no awards for you!"
Otherwise, this episode is arguably worst of the season. From Dolores' uninterpretable monologue-ing to Maeve's painful overacting to overly loud music to multiple deus ex machina moments to poorly staged action scenes and finally to a scene involving a female host and a male mercenary that defies all the rules of sensible writing, this single episode insults the viewer's intelligence on the level of the average Michael Bay movie, which is very much below average! To borrow and paraphrase a quote from a famous Seinfeld character, "Season 2 of Westworld...no awards for you!"