![]() ![]() ![]() This character is a slow-acting infection that is a huge reason it went stale. Newton's "acting" consists of 2 or 3 facial expressions, with her go to expression being smugness. Maeve got more and more stupid powers, filler side quests and obnoxious "dahling" dialogue. Dolores went from arguably the best character of the show to arguably it's worst because Wood forgot how to act! The sweet, inquisitive, philosophical Dolores became a 1-dimensional terminator. THEN Season 2 happened! What started out as an engrossing, well-written, acted, and plotted ensemble multi-genre (sci-fi, Western, action) tale with deep philosophical themes turned into some weird feminist fantasy star vehicle for Dolores and Maeve. In particular, Maeve was so popular after the first season that starting in Season 2, the writers devoted a huge chunk of screen time to a very wasteful and filler side story of Maeve dragging her lackeys along with her to the dull Shogunworld, which at the time, was easily the worst episode of the show (Season 3 changed this, more on this later). ![]() But the real problem was the writers didn't see one. But a few mere blemishes on an otherwise spotless season. There were a couple of poorly realized characters like Lee Sizemore and Charlotte Hale (more on her later), and in retrospect, the Maeve character was always the worst thing about this show, which started with that dumb subplot of the two butchers Felix and Sylvester (also really bad characters in retrospect) who gave her god powers. There were also entertaining minor characters like Lawrence, Armistice, Hector, and Logan. Robert Ford), Evan Rachel Wood (as original park host Dolores Abernathy), Jeffrey Wright (as park behavorial expert Bernard Lowe), Sidse Babett Knudsen (as company exec Theresa), James Marsden (as host Teddy), Shannon Woodard (as park programmer Elsie) Jimmy Simpson (as park guest William), Angela Sarafyan (as host Clementine), Thandie Newton (as host Maeve), and Ed Harris (as the mysterious park guest The Man in Black). The first season featured brilliant acting from the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins (as park founder Dr. Ranking my Top 10 seasons, Season 1 of Westworld makes the cut. Season 1 is one of the best seasons ever. ![]()
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