Westworld Season 2: 12 Stupid Blunders That Completely Ruined It
Can someone axe this show already?
Westworld's second season was probably the most anticipated TV show of the 2018 season, with Westworld season one having been such a phenomenon back in 2016. The trailers for Westworld's second season had looked promising, most of the cast was returning and the show-runners had, very sensibly, left a long gap between seasons so that season two could be as a refined as possible, so there was plenty of reason to be optimistic.
So, did Westworld season two deliver? Unfortunately, aside from a few good bits here and there, the continued best efforts of its cast and fantastic production values, it was overall a disappointment and Westworld no longer carries the same level of hype it once did.
Filled with narrative bloat, dumb plot twists and misjudged scenes, Westworld's second season only made the flaws already present in season one even worse and confirmed it as a show that's only interested in showing off how clever and twisty it is, rather than actually telling a good story.
Looking at all the mistakes and blunders season two made, perhaps it'd be a good thing if Westworld just got cancelled, since it's very hard to be optimisitc about season three.
12. Too Many Twists
Westworld season one had some great plot twists, although unfortunately they were put before any other artistic goal the show had, such as meaningful characters or enjoyable spectacle. Season two does the same, but this time, the twists are weaker and there are just too many of them.
Here are some twists from season two: the Forge is revealed, Maeve and most of her companions die, it turns out that Maeve's daughter has had the consciousness of Kohana implanted within her, Bernard kills Dolores, Charlotte kills Elsie, Dolores is brought back to life as Charlotte, Stubbs reveals he is a host and Dolores kills Bernard and they both then escape into the outside world in new bodies. That would be a lot of plot twists for one season.
These are all deployed within the space of one episode.
Westworld has gone the same way as BBC's Sherlock; it's only interested in showing off how clever it is and not in characters or plot. All these endless twists (which don't enhance the show's themes or add anything to the characters) prove that this isn't a show interested in anything profound. It's only interested in starting debates and fan theories on internet forums.