But I'll add my 2¢ worth.
First off, no one was rooting more for this show at the outset than I. I'm a sucker for anything about AI, what it means to be human--all those interesting themes and questions. And I have a ton of respect for HBO.
But this show is taking very little story and streeeettttching it way too far. It has become so repetitious. How many times can I watch Delores and her posse ride into either a) a group of hombres who, after a tedious speech, she and Teddy shoot to pieces or b) someplace already littered with bodies that has maybe one survivor gasping for water--whom they then shoot to pieces. Always after a tedious, threatening speech.
And I am so sick of their cryptic pronouncements about what they're going to do next or who has to be punished or what great destiny awaits them or who's not worthy to go. I just wish these characters would GET THE HELL ON WITH IT instead of endlessly riding around the desert, hinting about their grand plan, and then killing a bunch of people.
The only "events" in this story are revelations about the past. And even the big revelations--such as the newsflash that the hosts are being developed to eventually serve as vessels for the consciousnesses of human beings who would like to be immortal. . . well, DUH!
Nothing is propelling this story forward anymore!
But that is the sad effect of video games upon modern film. There's no true suspense. Because it's not about what's going to happen next or what characters will choose to do because all they do is shoot each other (much as in a video game). It's now about uncovering Easter Eggs--which is all stuff buried in the past. This show is now about one third flashback. And flashbacks are a bore!
Then there are the inconsistencies of the robots. Sometimes they seem to have superhuman speed, coordination and strength. And when it's convenient, they're barely up to middle-aged human standards. Sometimes they seem to have free will and can plug themselves into an iPad and change their own programming, and at other times they are absolutely bound by their programming. Bernard is just all over the place. How about establishing some rules for this world and sticking to them?
And then there is the problem of whom to root for. There's no one. Originally, you're rooting for the robots because they're so badly treated. But once they get some control, they become even bigger a**holes than the people who built them.
So now I don't really care about a bunch of characters who aren't doing anything to advance the story anyways.
I'm done.
First off, no one was rooting more for this show at the outset than I. I'm a sucker for anything about AI, what it means to be human--all those interesting themes and questions. And I have a ton of respect for HBO.
But this show is taking very little story and streeeettttching it way too far. It has become so repetitious. How many times can I watch Delores and her posse ride into either a) a group of hombres who, after a tedious speech, she and Teddy shoot to pieces or b) someplace already littered with bodies that has maybe one survivor gasping for water--whom they then shoot to pieces. Always after a tedious, threatening speech.
And I am so sick of their cryptic pronouncements about what they're going to do next or who has to be punished or what great destiny awaits them or who's not worthy to go. I just wish these characters would GET THE HELL ON WITH IT instead of endlessly riding around the desert, hinting about their grand plan, and then killing a bunch of people.
The only "events" in this story are revelations about the past. And even the big revelations--such as the newsflash that the hosts are being developed to eventually serve as vessels for the consciousnesses of human beings who would like to be immortal. . . well, DUH!
Nothing is propelling this story forward anymore!
But that is the sad effect of video games upon modern film. There's no true suspense. Because it's not about what's going to happen next or what characters will choose to do because all they do is shoot each other (much as in a video game). It's now about uncovering Easter Eggs--which is all stuff buried in the past. This show is now about one third flashback. And flashbacks are a bore!
Then there are the inconsistencies of the robots. Sometimes they seem to have superhuman speed, coordination and strength. And when it's convenient, they're barely up to middle-aged human standards. Sometimes they seem to have free will and can plug themselves into an iPad and change their own programming, and at other times they are absolutely bound by their programming. Bernard is just all over the place. How about establishing some rules for this world and sticking to them?
And then there is the problem of whom to root for. There's no one. Originally, you're rooting for the robots because they're so badly treated. But once they get some control, they become even bigger a**holes than the people who built them.
So now I don't really care about a bunch of characters who aren't doing anything to advance the story anyways.
I'm done.