It's no secret that "Westworld" has gone from a show that impressed through its mind bending complexity, into a show that bought way too much into its own hype. The third season (and to some degree the second) went too much out of its own way to seem like the most intelligent thing without actually being intelligent at all. The fourth season, while having dumbed it down a little bit, still feels like it tries to be more and not utilize its actual strengths. The finale of this season brought it all to a slightly anticlimatic conclusion, but left the door open for a promising future.
Ask any of my friends and they will tell you that I was obsessed with the first season. I was that guy who would throw my theories into the maze every week and hope to get some answers at every turn. However, with the show's declining quality, I've lost that desire. The fourth season came up with interesting storylines, but many of them were kept in secret and came out of left field. This finale is that as well, although it works due to the seeds that were planted for its existence earlier on. It's an all-out battle royale, which leads me to my first big fault of this episode. The scope was way off. To me, it looked more like a few blocks in New York City were squaring off against each other and not the entire city, so that felt a little disappointing. Other than that, I don't think Caleb's arc had a satisfying ending. But for the most part, this episode did satisfy me, especially when it comes to how William's storyline concluded and how they set the stage for what will probably be the show's final season, if it doesn't get canceled after this. And more than anything, I think that this episode's ending is what keeps my enthusiasm going, because this next season seems like it could be the season that I've always wanted from this show. Hopefully, they won't let this showcase what this show can be at when it's at its best. Please give them that fifth season!
"Que Será, Será" is a serviceable episode for the people who have stuck with this show, but it's impossible not to notice all its flaws. Some of the storylines ended satisfactory while others felt anticlimatic, but it's the ending of the episode that keeps my enthusiasm going and hopes that we'll see it to fruition.
Ask any of my friends and they will tell you that I was obsessed with the first season. I was that guy who would throw my theories into the maze every week and hope to get some answers at every turn. However, with the show's declining quality, I've lost that desire. The fourth season came up with interesting storylines, but many of them were kept in secret and came out of left field. This finale is that as well, although it works due to the seeds that were planted for its existence earlier on. It's an all-out battle royale, which leads me to my first big fault of this episode. The scope was way off. To me, it looked more like a few blocks in New York City were squaring off against each other and not the entire city, so that felt a little disappointing. Other than that, I don't think Caleb's arc had a satisfying ending. But for the most part, this episode did satisfy me, especially when it comes to how William's storyline concluded and how they set the stage for what will probably be the show's final season, if it doesn't get canceled after this. And more than anything, I think that this episode's ending is what keeps my enthusiasm going, because this next season seems like it could be the season that I've always wanted from this show. Hopefully, they won't let this showcase what this show can be at when it's at its best. Please give them that fifth season!
"Que Será, Será" is a serviceable episode for the people who have stuck with this show, but it's impossible not to notice all its flaws. Some of the storylines ended satisfactory while others felt anticlimatic, but it's the ending of the episode that keeps my enthusiasm going and hopes that we'll see it to fruition.