Westworld Season 3 Roundtable

Westworld Season 3 has come to an end and this, the most divisive season so far, has us deep in the Slack to talk about it. We talk high points, low points, look back at favorite episodes from previous seasons, and cast our hopes for future ones. Love it or hate it, Westworld has us talking. Off Jump, Love It or Hate It?

William: Yeah, I didn’t like the season much at all. The most succinct review I can give is that the sum did not equal the parts. Some very interesting parts I felt weren’t utilized. And for me, it was kind of sad to see a moral quandary of humanity and dense storytelling devolve into one-person-army fighting scenes literally 3-4 times per episode. Brittany: I don’t know. I loved how unprepared all the human security seemed to be to take on the Doloreses. It felt like it really leaned into the whole “the hosts are free now & humanity is stuck in a loop” thing. I could’ve done without all the Caleb stuff. Frantz: Watching the Behind the Scenes cuts at the end of each episode really made it work for me. I also wanted it to work, so I’m a lot biased. Ditto on the Caleb stuff, Brittany. William: I don’t think I had a problem with that premise, I just got really bored with the execution. Like, every problem was solved by Dolores killing 12 people and if this was John Wick then…ok. Brittany: Watching a piece of technology use pieces of technology to outwit a big ass piece of technology while humanity fell to pieces was fun for me. Westworld has always been about…