‘Westworld’ Season 2 Is a Mess (Commentary)

Season 2 is as bloody and confusing as the first season but hardly as interesting

Westworld Jeffrey Wright
HBO

“I used to see the beauty in this world, and now I see the truth,” Dolores says in the second episode of the new season of “Westworld.” I feel the same way about the show.

The first season of “Westworld” created an infinite playground of possibilities, moral dilemmas and existential questions for its robotic hosts. It toyed with us in multiple timelines and kept us guessing about who was real and who was just part of a larger game. It was gratuitous and convoluted, but in the best ways. It was a glorious mess.

But sadly, this new season is just a mess. Three

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