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Can we just be honest and just say it's really because Maeve is black and old? I mean, if she was a young hot white chick then we'd be going on about how awesome she is for being a rebel, and be rooting for her girl power independence damn I'd like to "be rooting [for]" her, if you know what i mean, hurr hurr. Seriously, if Maeve looked like this: ![[image loading]](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d9/be/38/d9be3852d5595517e044783fe52f285d.jpg) I think we'd be all going on about how awesome this show is and how we can't wait to find out what happens. the reality is black lead characters don't lead to box office hits. HBO is trying to change this and shape people's conceptions, but I just don't see it happening. It's why Trump was so popular - because he told it like it was. You get so many interracial, gay characters on TV these days for the sake of being black and gay ("hey, I can't join your team I've got a special man waiting for me at home" - legends of tomorrow old guy from the 50s, oh wow this is so liberal and chic - I mean, seriously, who really gives a shit)??? User was warned for this post
I actually really like her actress lol, I think she's fantastic.
Her arc was fine until it became
1) Completely unbelievable
2) Her just delivering cliche supervillain monologues
"I could make you do it, but that's not my way" said literally what, twice in one episode, to justify not using her new found admin powers?
The constant overly dramatic stuff like the tent fire....
I don't know who the girl you linked even is btw, does she have a similar role on some other show?
@Scarecrow:
Her acting has honestly been better than the rest of the cast besides the MiB and Hopkins.
100% Agree, she's great. Just needs less horrible writing.
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My earlier posts said that I wanted more Maeve (than Dolores especially....), but like everyone said it already, Maeve's side of the story sucks. On the acting level, imo Maeve is miles away higher than Dolores.
Just watched #9 last night, #9 is a better episode than #8, maeve's part is the only bad part really. Dolores's acting is so painful to watch (how the fuck did she get the job), Ford/Bernard story is what holds this show together. We will get finale tomorrow anyway, all in all a worthy season1 to watch
LOL wtf is that girl pic above, Maeve is 10000times hotter than that. what's that???
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On December 03 2016 13:38 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Well I didn't want to come back and reply, but I think people are misunderstanding me.
By all means, everyone can have whatever opinion they want, and nobody is really objectively wrong. The difference is there's the optimists who are enjoying life, and the pessimists who aren't. There's many ways to look at a situation, there's plenty of things you can praise about the TV show, and plenty you can criticize.
I think with the approach that a small majority here are taking, you're just setting yourself up to not have a good time. Idk, when I watched the show, sure there was things I wished it did differently, but I found a lot of beauty in the show. Then I read it here, and it makes my mind tunnel onto all the negatives, or whatever could potentially being perceived as negative, as that's mainly what's discussed - that's what I'm getting at.
@Scarecrow - a x/5 or x/10 doesn't have to be a linear scale (a girl who is a 8/10 isn't 14.29% more attractive than a 7/10 for instance). That said, yes I used "literally" more for emphasis than to mean literally.
Dude this thread didn't get negative until the Maeve storyline fell off the deep end. It's a legitimate criticism, it's a noticeable weak link in writing that unfortunately will have massive carry over effects into season 2. That is why people are so critical.
If you removed the Maeve storyline completely at this point the show would improve overall.
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I like Maeve's storyline 
The general idea that is. The rebel robot. They could've executed it better though.
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The actress' skin colour and age have nothing to do with anything.
Compare west world to hbos other big show. Daenarys has been the worst part of game of thrones since the beginning of the story, except for brief dorne bits, and she's as white as sin and young.
Her story could have just been less repetitive
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On December 03 2016 21:46 Manit0u wrote:I like Maeve's storyline The general idea that is. The rebel robot. They could've executed it better though.
It's the Dorne of Westworld, and you just happen to need the bad pussy.
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On December 04 2016 06:58 maybenexttime wrote:Show nested quote +On December 03 2016 21:46 Manit0u wrote:I like Maeve's storyline The general idea that is. The rebel robot. They could've executed it better though. It's the Dorne of Westworld, and you just happen to need the bad pussy.
Dorne is the perfect parallel. We don't criticize it for their Latin accents, we criticize it because it is an inane and pointless storyline.
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Sweden33719 Posts
On December 03 2016 21:46 Manit0u wrote:I like Maeve's storyline The general idea that is. The rebel robot. They could've executed it better though.
Rebel robot is fine, they just haven't had her do anything more clever or manipulative than what an unprincipled teenage girl could manage... kind of a waste and hard to believe.
Unless all part of some plan in which case it better be an interesting one...
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I hate the Asian guy being shy and nervous sweaty face cliche, although I guess that's what most Asians are like - submissive pussies who get ordered around and don't dare to question authority.
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God after episode 9 reveals and new turns... there is too much content for a short ten episode season. Even Lost had better buildups in season 1.
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I won't put any spoilers here yet, but that ending was quite fun 
I enjoyed the ride, looking forward to the second season.
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Jesus Christ. What an end.
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So clearly this was all Ford's plan all along... He had the same idea as Arnold, except Ford realized that they need to give them more time to make mistakes.
I feel like the show tied off all the loose ends well, and the satisfaction is there, where there's no real cliffhangers, and you can stop watching the show here if you'd like. Though I'm curious to see where to show would go from here, since the setting and characters would have to completely change for the future seasons.
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Really solid series. Sure there's been some hiccups and some bad scenes but it's definitely not something I regret watching. Thought the last episode was strong.
Some of you may not know this... but that Anthony Hopkins is a pretty great actor. I think he's got a future in film ahead of him.
Since there was some bitching about acting throwing a random list out
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Anthony > MiB / Bernard > Lawrence > Maeve / Dolores > Rest >>>>>>>>>>> Charlotte who belongs more in a show like Arrow than this
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On October 05 2016 00:16 maybenexttime wrote:Show nested quote +On October 04 2016 21:31 imBLIND wrote:On October 04 2016 18:20 maybenexttime wrote:Does anyone else think that + Show Spoiler +the bug was not actually a bug, but rather an intended change introduced by Dr. Ford (Hopkins)? I got the impression that Peter Abernathy (father of Dolores) was sincere and truly conscious during the interrogation, and that Dr. Ford realized that and cleverly covered that up by saying it's his former personalities interfering with his current one ? + Show Spoiler +I guess intended bug would be one way to put it, but personally, I feel that it's more of a setup for AI evolving...that scene, the cold storage facility, and Dolores killing the fly makes has me hooked and wondering how this series is going to develop IIRC, Dr. Ford told his colleague that humanity reached an end and will not progress further. Perhaps his idea is to replace humans with artificial "life", not bound by the same limitations?
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good series overall,but i have mixed feeling about the end,+ Show Spoiler +no more anthony might have biased my opinion
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Great series. It could just be finished now and it would be fine. Perfect finale.
+ Show Spoiler +Maeve storyline is the only weak point. I like how some software guy made a touch GUI so people at behaviour can turn off every security measure with a single touch from their smartphone. There's nothing that could ever go wrong with that. I rate this app 5 stars because it's fast and does it's job without adds ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/1iPsSnW.jpg) Then they turn evil cowboy's aggression levels up to maximum with a neat animated slider, but somehow he still has the self control to wait until he gets lubed up until he makes his move for dramatic effect, even though his personality is supposed to be 100% aggression lol. Then the guards who are sent to stop the rampaging hosts don't shoot on sight for...reasons? Also does Felix hate his co-workers so much he likes them all to be murdered? Why does he facilitate all of this? He even stutters if Maeve will be ok when she leaves.... while they just killed 10+ people. It makes 0 sense....HBO can do better than that. The Ford / Arnold /Dolores conscience storyline was amazing and now that that's ended I'm a bit scared what season 2 will converge to.
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