Her first scenes involve her playing a high-functioning robot pretending to be a low-functioning robot who then reveals she’s a high-functioning robot. Ben Barnes and Jimmi Simpson get Logan and Billy’s relationship across effectively but it’s hard to tell if Barnes is overacting or if the writing makes Logan so loathsome. Evan Rachel Wood seems to know what is going on even though it doesn’t make sense. As an ensemble, they are committed to the story. There’s nothing wrong with having a head-scratching story but the writers land more on “WTF” than “OMG”.
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The explosion of information in ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ is laughable. The writing mistakes teasing for storytelling and fails at clarifying how everything is connected. A twist should feel natural to the narrative and nothing about these “twists” feels natural. But, the episode struggles to make the “twists” feel authentic. Luckily, that doesn’t stop the plot “twists” from being fun.Īny episode that features multiple timelines, a robot revolution and robot sex in a burning tent is the definition of fun. It’s just becoming convoluted for convoluted’s sake. ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ doesn’t do anything interesting. If fans can guess as many plot developments as they have, then it suggests your show is obvious and Westworld is derivative.Īnyone who is a little bit versed in science fiction, Frankenstein stories or Jonathan Nolan’s career will not be surprised by what is going on. The revelations give the show it’s needed character and plot development, but it does so at the expense of surprise. The show starts to answer its questions, but this really boils down to confirming fan theories. Sadly, the revelations highlight the problems Westworld has suffered from all season. The themes are abandoned to set up the endgame.
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A Westworld that forgoes mystery and starts giving answers. ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ creates a new type of Westworld.