WestWorld: ...Where nothing can possibly go worng!

yeah does seem to like itself a bit much dunnit.
But i did get through to the end.
Looks like Tessa Thompson had the right idea. & elegantly crushing one's own memory ball might be teh correct response to the prospect of another series.
But maybe they need to explain this one

I mean, if they do another season I’ll watch it with low expectations.

It would be cool if a noted author wrote a novelization of the whole series, fixing the various narrative problems and making it better, deeper, more fleshed out.

The whole concept is interesting, but it’s just so clunky and ridiculous in execution and ins and outs - a blockbuster, prestige cable series as envisioned by philosophers, theologians, set designers, stylists, executives, and effects people.

They needed someone in the writer’s room, a veteran of other shows, to be kind of an audience advocate and tell out, “hey, what the fuuuuuck” and head off some basic narrative bullshit that this show happily wandered through routinely.

A lot of my fascination with WW after the great S1 has been wondering how it has continued to exist at all.

There were a lot of things I found interesting about this season, and I might have been more harsh on the ending than necessary, but overall it was kind of a mess and the leaving a bunch of plot threads to the finale was probably not the best choice.

This season has been a roller coaster and I haven't even watched it yet - just read people's reactions

Did end up watching season 4, half because of the more positive reactions to the earlier episodes, half out of curiosity. Liked it more than I thought I would, my favorite season since the first. Found it much easier to understand what characters were trying to do and why than before, and it had a better-plotted story than the last season. Same strengths as before too: cool visuals/vibe/ideas even if they don't cohere. Decent series finale if it doesn't get another season. Lisa Joy is trying to push for the next one being the last tho

I liked how the end of this season went full anime. It got so bad that it wrapped around to good again.

This season, the characters repeated a few old catchphrases but otherwise everyone was playing a new character.

I’m actually relieved.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-cancels-westworld-1235255955/amp/

I didn’t even realize they’d done a 4th season

Maybe for the best, good chance it'd just be another half-baked season

is there any reason to watch the last season of this?

Not really. Started out ok but got progressively worse as it went on.

^^ otm

Was considering a rewatch of the first season but, uh, apparently Max also wiped this show.

I can't remember another show that started out so highly regarded and crashed so spectacularly.

I have season one on DVD, which, you know … that’s the best season.

(Season two has moments.)

jimbeaux OTM

Jon, check your local library.

The last season of this kind of feels like it was a dream I had

Last season would have been great to close out the series if they had a more cohesive and concise plot structure and tied up all the loose ends, but alas. Another show getting dragged well past its plot due date that can't compensate for the intrigue and mystery of season 1 once the scope expands. Season 2 felt like it dragged and so did season 3. Could have been so much better.

Here's hoping Severence doesn't fall into the same trap!