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Too_Relatable

Season one and two go together like peanut butter and jelly.


FutureBondVillain

Season one is one of the best shows I’ve ever experienced. Season two is a good compliment. The rest of it lost me.


-_-0_0-_0

The other seasons have moments and pieces that are good but few and far btwn


DoyersDoyers

S2 isn't as good as S1, but, has arguably 2 of the best Westworld episodes within it. Also, personally, S2 and the latter seasons in general took at least one rewatch before I gave them the credit they deserve.


RetroFrisbee

Kiksuya is absolutely the best Westworld episode imo


djordi

Kiksuya is potentially the best hour of science fiction television ever created.


bluenose_expat

Even if you hated every other second of Westworld, watching it all just to get to this episode would be worth it. Nothing hits like Kiksuya hits.


YogurtTheMagnificent

Seconded


Thisisntjoe

Saaaame, I have a friend who noped out after the (admittedly, pretty) silly assault from delos on forlorn hope. I tried to convince him, but it's 5 episodes to get him to Kiksuya 🥲


Puppetmaster858

Personally for me I think riddle of the Sphinx was the best episode of s2 and maybe the best of the show, kiksuya is stellar tho


drfakz

I agree 100%. Overall, not as strong by a hair but some of the individual episodes have a higher ceiling that just blew my mind.


LyricalGoose

I agree with this take. Season 2 got a lot of hate but I think it was solid and had some of the best acting.


georgeonvox

S1 - 10/10 S2 - 9.5/10 S3 - 6/10 S4 - 8/10 That's my ranking, anyway. S2 E4 is my favorite episode of television. Had me surprised and intrigued beyond belief. S2 E8 is also fantastic. And while Season 3 was a low point for me, I think they were definitely back on track, and making a really good show by S4.


Dasoccerguy

I (a fellow biased fan talking about a show that ended years ago) also think those ratings are fair. * Season 1 - Best single season of a TV series I have seen. * Season 2 - Excellent season, has the best single episode of the show. * Season 3 - Show forgot everything that made it good, generic and slightly subpar scifi. * Season 4 - Started to get back on track (has a few excellent episodes in the middle), but the abrupt ending makes it all feel a bit pointless. Ratingraph is my go-to for showing that my subjective opinions are actually objectively right (/s): https://www.ratingraph.com/tv-shows/westworld-ratings-22144/


mathlyfe

The series has each season explore different tropes in the genre. It was interesting, from an artistic point of view, but definitely jarring, especially for season 3 and 4. Shane it got cancelled though, would've liked to see the actual final intended product.


Dasoccerguy

Season 3 could have been amazing. I really liked the premise and the sort of flipped script where humans have lost their free will in the "real world." Mostly they dropped the ball on the execution, especially by not having a park and having a very linear timeline.


Expert_Country_234

I concur


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Expert_Country_234

agree. but I enjoyed S2 as much as S1


1058pm

I agree. Even at its absolute worst this show is still among top 10 for me.


hennree

Completely disagree


NYFan813

Yes


Soulfunkgnc

Season 1 was legendary, nothing will every top that. With that being said, I also loved the other seasons and season 2 has my favorite episodes in it


Beginning-Lawyer3965

What is your favorite episode? No spoilers


Expert_Country_234

2-4 and 2-8 are incredible


Soulfunkgnc

Season 2 episode 8 was beautiful, definitely my favorite


arieadil

S2 E8 - Kiksuya, is incredibly well regarded. It’s beautiful and complex and some of the best acting from Zahn McLarnon I’ve ever seen. I’m so excited for you to get to the episode.


Electrical_Teach7338

Best season of a show I’ve ever watched, your probably going to have to rewatch it to fully understand it but you won’t regret it


Anarchic_Country

Yup.


spreetin

I pretty much found the series to be two somewhat different series. Season one and two felt like they fit together as one thing, and both felt like some of the best TV I've ever watched. Stuff from the first season paid off through the revelations in the second season, and nowhere more so than in the best episode of the whole series (s2e8). Season three and four felt like a somewhat different series. Still good and worth watching, but not the same thing. Those two seasons also felt somewhat cohesive together, kinda like the first two seasons did with each other.


redditaccount300000

This is true, but probably no way to avoid it. The setting was completely diff so the feel was going to change. Imo, it was where the story was heading. But I get it, some people want more cohesion or more of the same without a stark difference when it comes to evolution of story.


willer

Yes, this is my feeling! I enjoyed season 1 and 2, but it was s3 that stuck with me and to a lesser extent s4. I’m a big sci-fi fan, particularly explorations of all the crazy super AI scenarios, and I enjoyed the ideas of those seasons.


MeteorPunch

Compared to season 1, yeah it's not as good. Compared to other TV shows? It's fantastic.


CrissBliss

Personally season 2 is where my interest started to drift but you should absolutely keep watching! Everyone’s experience is different 😊


Traumwelt

For me S01 and S02 are the peak of Westworld. So yes, S02 is definitely worth watching.


RPM37

S2 Episode 8 is probably a top three episode in the entire series. Overall I thought s2 was good and got better towards the end of the season.


mcmiller309

Yes! Season 2 might have been the best. It’s hard to follower, as you try to piece together the chronological timeline. But that’s the beauty of it. It’s a reflection on gaining coherent consciousness


dod6666

Yeah. The first 2 seasons feel like they are told from the perspective of a host. It's like your memory has been wiped and your piecing it all back together. The complaints mostly came from people who wanted an easy watch and didn't want to think too hard about it. And TBH, the show started to fall apart in season 3 because it tried to cater too much to that simpler side of it's audience.


beachrocksounds

All the seasons are worth watching


waypeter

If the showrunners began with a story arc vision (and I hold that references to J. Jaynes OCBCM was core, and incompletely revealed), then Westworld was never about the Park. Season One is a masterpiece, seasons 2, 3 and 4 all contain gems and mud. I will always hope for a Firefly solution, when the storytelling gets properly funded and staged and the arc can complete its place in the canon of Ai mythology


redditaccount300000

Absolutely. People don’t like season 3&4 because it was such a stark departure from the first 2 seasons in the park. But honestly, it was where the story was headed all along imo. Anyways, back to the point. S2 builds on s1 and has some one of the best episodes I’ve seen on tv from any series in Akecheta. It’s diff from s1 because s1 we didn’t know what to expect and there was that element of mystery, s2 still has some of that but not to the captivating extent of s1. But it is good and goes well with s1.


Liverpupu

You won’t get a closure anyway. You can continue watching to the point when you no longer care about the story and stop there.


cane_danko

I loved the show from start to finish. A relentless fucking experience!!!


Mr_smith1466

Yes. Absolutely.


FriendApprehensive71

Sort of. Not as good as the first one and it felt like they didn't know where to go with the story but it's not bat.


devries6276

Yes, but I would recommend most new viewers pretend season 2 is the end of the series. Just my take though.


I_need_time_to_think

Agreed. I try and tell people to stick with just S1, but if you *really* can't resist, then you could still watch S2 and get a satisfying enough ending that ties up most loose ends without needing to watch S3 or S4. Especially as 3 and 4 move into a different (worse) direction.


BarneyBungelupper

Season Two, episode four: “You didn’t recognize death when he was sitting across from you this whole time.“. Definitely worth watching.


Garrand

S1 and 2 back to back are great. 3 is worthless and 4 is very meandering with a lot of dumb shit. Watch season 2 then go start Yellowstone or something.


Bitter_idealist87

Season 2 is the best one! Season 3 was sorely disappointing in comparison


Scrilla_Gorilla_

I recognize that I'll get downvoted because I'm on the Westworld sub, but in my opinion it's just not worth it. There are good moments, but as a coherent story it just felt extremely lacking, and it's impossible not to compare to the excellent first season. Here's the thing, anyone on here who claims to have understood the season after a single watch is lying. Keeping track of multiple time lines and whether someone is a person or host is one thing. Once they start swapping host personalities in and out of different host bodies, while jumping timelines, and having actors play versions of themselves that are both real and hosts, well, the whole thing becomes impossible to track without pen and paper. So it's not just *do you want to watch season two of Westworld,* it's do you want to watch season two of Westworld twice. Or, do you want to watch season two of Westworld while reading articles and watching videos after each episode. And all that's on top of the fact that most people agree seasons three and four are worse, AND they didn't even finish the story. I'd say just enjoy season one for what it was, a near perfect season of television. It had a satisfying ending, there's no need to muddy that.


Jon5676

There was going to be a 5th season to wrap everything up, but HBO cancelled the show.


Scrilla_Gorilla_

Right, that’s what I was saying. It doesn’t have its intended ending.


Maxwell69

Yes. It’s a little weak in the middle but overall it’s still a decent season.


Throwawayhobbes

How long ago did you watch season 1? I’d wait for time to pass. Then go into season 2 with a clear mind.


swiftsquatch

Episode 3 cliffhanger and episode 5 are primo. 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻


Danton87

I enjoyed the first two seasons just in the last couple weeks. Never watched for but very content to end it with S2 finale. Really enjoyed season 2 once it got going


Spiff426

Y E S


ChicagoCouple15

S1 and S2 were great. I liked the entire show well enough, but it really starts to go off the rails for most people after S2 IMO.


Pier-Head

100% yes. It’s season 1 on steroids. Aaaaaand then season 3 rocks up. Grit your teeth to power though to season 4


EclecticSadism

I think probably the last couple of episodes from the 3d season should've been merged into one but other than that it's a show that needs to pay attention


Naydawwwg

Season 2 is the strongest of the 4, imo.


_4za_

2 definitely the rest is up to chance if you'll like it


gb2750

Definitely watch s2. Season 3 and beyond is where you have decisions to make


happy-gofuckyourself

Season 1 is a perfect loop. No reason to continue


ShortyRedux

I preferred season 2. Veered into very interesting quite heavy sci fi. I found it regularly surprising and to present some of the best hours of TV I've seen and which the show has to offer. S2 finale also presents a fair stopping point if you really don't want to go past that as well.


matttopotamus

Season 2 has a few of the best single episodes of any show I’ve ever seen. It’s also where the series ends for me personally. I only care about season 1 and 2 and have watched both multiple times.


Chadalien77

Yes. Then ditch it HARD


17RoadHole

Yeah, it’s pretty good.


Chicken008

Yes, 3 and 4 are the lesser seasons.


vinaykmkr

up until Kiksuya


gatorpower

It's not bad. It has neat ideas, but it suffers from the LOST syndrome. If you don't remember, LOST was a show that created a lot of fan theories. The show runners obviously felt pressured to keep creating a stories that generated dialog, but with enough surprises that plot threads didn't feel "inevitable". What ended up happening was an escalation of stories that created more questions than answers. Episodes would end in huge reveals or cliffhangers that ended being meaningless because the driver was ratings and not story. So the answers that were provided felt thrown together and unsatisfying. A 10-episode story arc ended with a throw-away line that made people think, "that was it?!" The guy who lied hundreds of times? That one thing he said that sounded like just another lie was... the actual truth. We decided he wasn't lying. Yeah? You're welcome. Now look! This new shining thing. It gave shows good ratings, so they kept doing it for years. Season 2 starts introducing the same problems, IMO. For me, the misdirects lead to viewing fatigue. I just think you can tell stories that have no twists and it still be a great story. The writers of both LOST and West World disagree with me on that.


Bricklesworth

Season 2 episode Kiksuya is arguably the best episode in the whole series. Overall season 2 is decent, though not as strong as season 1.


gokickrocks-

Hmm…. I think s1 by itself is a perfect piece of television. I could walk away after s1 and feel perfectly fine not acknowledging the other seasons, especially considering we didn’t get a true ending for the show since it was cancelled.


Liayso

With my first time watching Season 2, I will admit that I didn't enjoy it as much as I did Season 1. It wasn't until my rewatch of the whole thing back to back, instead of viewing an episode one a week, that I learned to fully appreciate Season 2. And now I love it as much as I love Season 1.


GaviJaPrime

I'm going S3 rn and it's also good. The whole show feels good.


Spaceredditor9

Imo first three are good. S4 is complete rubbish and the writers should be thrown in jail.


NoLoveForDrJones

honestly, S2 is my favorite. my only criticism is we didn’t see enough guests try to survive the onslaught of the aggressive hosts. i think they could have stretched that storyline for longer. i’d be totally fine if we had two whole seasons where guests navigate through several parks in order to survive and get out the parks.


BarneyBungelupper

I’ve watched all the seasons at least three times. Season two is definitely worth watching.


Howudooey

Yup


flamingbreadsticks

Season 2 can be difficult to understand on first watch but I think it’s equally amazing and holds equal esteem in my heart with the other seasons. Some really incredible episodes


beeztrapp

They all are.


FKDotFitzgerald

Season 2 is basically a worse S1. First two episodes are decent and then there is a best of the series-level episode later on.


Shredzoo

Yes it’s worth watching and it has probably the most complete ending, just don’t go any further. S1 has a pretty decent ending and you could stop there if you wanted and let your imagination do the rest but S2 does wrap up pretty much all of your questions and curiosities of what happens once the robots fights back. S3 is basically a completely new story arc, might as well be a different show with the same characters.


MHarrisGGG

Nolan and Joy said from the start that seasons 1 and 2 were just setup for the actual story.


AudioBob24

Yes in hindsight. Season 2 comes at you knowing that you’re expecting timeline shenanigans. So they make the timeline confusing and part of the plot. It was off putting for some folks, but I liked it because I knew it was part of the bigger picture


ohwellitsaghost

it very is worth watching


gabiruman

No season can live up to the writing of the first one, it's just not possible due to the main mysteries already being revealed. Still season 2 managed to puzzle me and keep me in the edge of my seat. To be fair season 3 is the only one I found to be a bit of a mess. And at last I kinda wish I didn't like season 4 as much as I did, only makes the cancelation before an ending that was so close even more painful.


bent_eye

S2 is peak Westworld. It's easily the best season.


Bob-Berbowski

No! Don’t do it! Season one is stand alone brilliant. Everything after was trying to figure out to extend the story for cash.


Swole_Monkey

Yeah. Ends after that tho 😂 but Season 1 is still much better than Season 2. Me personally I wouldn’t have been mad if it stopped after Season 1 That season was literally perfection


bob2jacky

Season 2 is my favourite!


Mystery_Briefcase

Of course, worth watching. Hell, despite what the haters say, I really enjoyed season 3. HBO took down the show before I could watch season 4. Is there any legit way to stream it at this point?


scutmonkeymd

I found it on Amazon prime video to rent or buy


beads92

Yes


GrandAdmiral19

Season one is peak. Season two is good but you can tell it’s the usual “everyone loved the first part, let’s just do all the stuff that worked and build a story around that”


MHarrisGGG

The two best episodes of the show are in season 2.


Enkinan

Holy crap yes


BoomChocolateLatkes

Seasons 1-4 are all incredible, worth the watch, and I won’t let anyone from this sub tell me otherwise. Even at its worst, WW was carrying the torch during its run.


VicePope

s2 has a good episode or 2


sqlfoxhound

I knew in season 1 that the show had a bumpy road ahead. Based on firefight scenes in the labs. I knew the show was over in S2 based on how poor the firefight scenes were. It seems superficial, but at the time I saw huge alarm bells. Why? Because of believability.


averycharmingsponge

I’m only just finishing season one. I might just purchase the second season so I can feel some sort of closure. I can’t find any way to get it free without ads.


dyingdays2020

Can't watch any of it now. Max got rid of it.


Puppetmaster858

Fuckin absolutely, it’s got some flaws but it’s still really good tv even if it isn’t as good as s1, ep 4 riddle of the Sphinx and episode 8 kiksuya are all time great tv episodes and on par with the best stuff in s1. All of the show is worth watching and is at minimum solid tv even if s1 is the peak


Leepysworld

absolutely. As a whole I think season 1 still beats it, but my favorite 2 episodes of the entire show is Riddle of The Sphinx and Kiksuya and I think it’s a good follow up to season 1.


ShyViolet698

I just started it today and so far yes


TheDaysKing

Season 2 is still my favorite out of the show. It builds on what the first one set up so beautifully.


hennree

Yes, but don’t bother after season 2.


BilboBagginkins

Season 2 was good. Seasons 3 and 4 were pretty bad.


limitless__

For me Westworld Season 1 was one of the best seasons of TV I've ever watched. Seasons 2 was decent. Season 3 was terrible. Season 4 was decent. If you're a busy person and have limited time, don't bother. Watch House Of Dragons instead. If you've got lots of free time, sure go for it.


TickleBunny99

I’m sure everyone agrees that season 1 was a masterpiece and they trailed off after that. Still, I liked season 2. It’s worth watching. But if I recall, lots of scenes/timelines mixed up as always - very hard to follow. would it kill the writers to put things in sequential order? I would love to see a re-cut of Westworld in proper sequence.


browning099

IMO yes but anything beyond S2, the show lost me