What makes Westworld so tantalizing is also what makes it so frustrating

"What makes the show so effective at reeling us in, however, is also what makes it so consistently frustrating. Nearly every episode — and practically every scene — feels like it’s missing some additional piece of information, some backstory or insight, some connective tissue to tie it all together. The series is marooned in its moments, untethered to anything outside of itself, and sometimes even disconnected from that. It’s a show that defiantly refuses to provide viewers with necessary context for what they’re seeing.

It’s possible, of course, that this information is left out because it’s actually unimportant. Or maybe it’s just being held for a later episode that will eventually explain it all. But Westworld holds out so much so often that it’s hard to trust that the material it does leave out is irrelevant.

This turns even mundane scenes and character interactions into maddening guessing games."

read the review by Peter Suderman

What makes Westworld so tantalizing is also what makes it so frustrating - Vox