[lotso]

>I care more about a good story... Which is why I stopped watching Mr. Robot at the beginning of season 2. I just didn't care about the characters or story any more...Personally, if you're looking for a good story, involving technology and morality, I can't recommend West World enough.

Interesting. The same critique you have of Mr. Robot, I have of Westworld: plot lines that are irrelevant, huge loopholes, and characters that don't develop and that I don't care for.

[thegeomaster]

You've said exactly my thoughts.

Watching Westworld, I often find myself frowning upon a certain line of dialogue which sounds forced or 'off' in some way, or a scene which looks like it's meant to be emotional but just doesn't make me feel the sentiment. I also liked the daring, weird shots and cinematography in Mr. Robot. Sadly, in Westworld, there is less of this, as the director has opted for a more 'textbook' approach to filming and editing.

Not to say that Westworld isn't an enjoyable show, just that I too just can't seem to like it better than Mr. Robot.

[tdumitrescu]

I feel like "emotional but just doesn't make me feel the sentiment" scenes are an intentional specialty of westworld. There are enough "false" endings to emotional scenes (e.g., the beachfront scene in the final episode of s1) that the viewer is trained to question the authenticity of any emotion expressed by the hosts. You could say that that's really the crux of the whole series, and still an open question. The best modern successor to Philip Dick in that regard.

[drvdevd]

To each their own of course. Perhaps it's the underlying plot that really bothers me with Mr. Robot -- it feels very 90s to me, even if the surface details are much better. Today, we live in a world where "lone genius hacker" types are becoming thoroughly commoditized. It's all about careers, money, thesis papers. Weaponised exploits are now bought and sold. To people with capital it might as well be magic, why should they care? If you're a kid who identifies with a character like Elliot on some level, you may not realize that's what you're getting into. Maybe this is toched upon in a way I didn't get or see in Mr. Robot?

Then Westworld is basically science fiction, with a good bit of philosophy (which I didn't expect when I started watching it). I liked the way it shifted perspective between the guests, hosts, and operators throughout each episode so much, it left me questioning reality a bit for a few minutes after each episode.