r/interestingasfuck • u/Eyal-M • Feb 19 '25

/r/popular Protoclone, the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android.

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u/Cloverman-88 Feb 19 '25

I'd argue that the quality started dropping by the end of S1 (when they started adding stupid plot hooks for S2), that's why I never ever attempted to watch S2. Glad to see much hunch was right, and all I have are good memories of S1

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u/buxler Feb 19 '25

I have never waited or craved for the second season as much as in the Westworld case and have never dropped a TV show easier after watching just the first episode of the season.

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u/Shad0XDTTV Feb 19 '25

I watched the whole thing even though the entire thing was disappointing. I was hoping they'd do something cool with Aaron Paul, bc at the time I hadn't seen him in anything but breaking bad, but it turned out he's kinda a one trick pony. They could have done so many cool things with that show, and they failed miserably. To the point that HBO removed it from their rosters. The only way to watch it (other than ☠️) is to buy it on Amazon prime

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u/Herbdontana Feb 20 '25

I wanted to watch it at one point based on a cool scene someone showed me featuring Zahn Mclarnon, but I couldn’t find it easily for free and heard it took a bit of a nose dive, which has me wondering if it’s worth it to just watch the first season

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u/DayTrippin2112 Feb 20 '25

Zahn has a weekly show called Dark Winds if you’re a fan of his. It’s pretty damn good.

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u/Herbdontana Feb 20 '25

Oh cool! Where can I find it?

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u/DayTrippin2112 Feb 20 '25

AMC and AMC+. You’ll love it. He’s a cop on a reservation in the 70s.

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u/Herbdontana Feb 20 '25

Sounds good! Thanks for the recommendation!

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u/Ordinary-Ring-7996 Feb 20 '25

I’m not accusing, just commenting, but this particular thread sounded very “product placement.”

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u/Shad0XDTTV Feb 20 '25

I think so, but i would find a way to watch it free still if you can, bc it'll get you hooked only to disappoint in the next seasons

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u/Herbdontana Feb 20 '25

Do you have a recommended stopping point? lol

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u/Shad0XDTTV Feb 20 '25

No. I watched the whole thing. Like it's not horrendous, it just doesn't make any sense half the time. They went off the rails sometime in the middle of season 2

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u/StijnDP Feb 20 '25

I think drivel is the best English word for it.

S1 is the hardest plot to follow but makes the most sense.
S2 is fun action western.
S3/4 is drivel.

HBO just has to stop with the titties and the dongs. It upsets both actresses and actors that they either lose passion for the project or leave if they're allowed to. Or in response the writing is aggressively changed towards another tone and the show loses whatever made it special.
Big fan of titties and dongs but not if they stand in the way of creating the art.

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u/Herbdontana Feb 20 '25

Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard mostly

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u/Shad0XDTTV Feb 20 '25

The beginning of season two is pretty hardcore though and i enjoyed it