09-03-2017, 07:48 AM
Because of the the Queen's cellular plan, we now get free HBO. I don't know if it's good for a month or a year, but I took advantage of the open window to record all the Westworlds.
Wow, is it twisty. Wow, is there a lot going on. And yes it all ties together. I did call out one secret that I thought was going to happen which amazed the Queen, but other than that it went in a lot of unexpected places.
Lots of awkward nudity. When the hosts, as the androids are called, come in for repairs, they just sit around with all their parts hanging out, men and women. The titilation factor rapidly goes away as you realize how vulnerable the hosts are.
I did spend a lot of thought on making the whole world work and be logical but it failed under too much scrutiny.
The caveats. Now, the show, at it's heart, ponders the question what is consciousness. It's a lot of the same territory that Jonathan Nolan, the producer, covered in his TV show, Person of Interest. So, the hosts are constantly struggling with this question as they limp towards awareness. Fine. So, you have scenes were it is just hosts talking to each other with no humans around. Why would they do that? They are just machines. No reason to talk and give out story lines if no humans are there to interact with, right? Yes, they are characters in a TV show but in the reality of this world, it doesn't make a lot sense. There is a huge room where they are monitored. Wouldn't the humans who monitor the hosts see this aberrant behavior and switch it off? Especially in light of what happened 30 years ago.
Also one character disappears in the second to the last episode and it is never explained. He just gets attacked and is gone. And he was the guy in charge of security. You would think him being missing would send up a red flag.
But I pushed those thoughts aside as the show ramped up to a great finale. I hope I still have HBO when it returns.
Wow, is it twisty. Wow, is there a lot going on. And yes it all ties together. I did call out one secret that I thought was going to happen which amazed the Queen, but other than that it went in a lot of unexpected places.
Lots of awkward nudity. When the hosts, as the androids are called, come in for repairs, they just sit around with all their parts hanging out, men and women. The titilation factor rapidly goes away as you realize how vulnerable the hosts are.
I did spend a lot of thought on making the whole world work and be logical but it failed under too much scrutiny.
The caveats. Now, the show, at it's heart, ponders the question what is consciousness. It's a lot of the same territory that Jonathan Nolan, the producer, covered in his TV show, Person of Interest. So, the hosts are constantly struggling with this question as they limp towards awareness. Fine. So, you have scenes were it is just hosts talking to each other with no humans around. Why would they do that? They are just machines. No reason to talk and give out story lines if no humans are there to interact with, right? Yes, they are characters in a TV show but in the reality of this world, it doesn't make a lot sense. There is a huge room where they are monitored. Wouldn't the humans who monitor the hosts see this aberrant behavior and switch it off? Especially in light of what happened 30 years ago.
Also one character disappears in the second to the last episode and it is never explained. He just gets attacked and is gone. And he was the guy in charge of security. You would think him being missing would send up a red flag.
But I pushed those thoughts aside as the show ramped up to a great finale. I hope I still have HBO when it returns.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm