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Mar 30, 2018isaachar rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A great show and a much needed "something new" entry to the cable science fiction genre (yes, it's a remake of a 70's movie, but it's still different than 90% of everything else out there). HBO seems to be building this show up to be the next "Game of Thrones" cultural hit. I can certainly see it happening, but the show is not without its flaws. The premise of the show presents a good number of important questions that need to be answered as a baseline for the story. There's nothing wrong with maintaining plot and character mysteries, but leaving off important information about the setting is problematic. What year does the show take place in? Is Westworld on another planet, another dimension, an artificial continent? What is happening in civilization outside of Westworld? These are pretty big questions that should be addressed at the beginning of a series, not in a jumbled mass revelation just before the show ends (looking at you, LOST). Aside from that, HBO has a winner on their hands.