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'Westworld' season 2 has critics gushing and a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
'Westworld' season 2 has critics gushing and a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Carrie WittmerApr 16, 2018, 23:43 IST
HBO
Critics love season two of "Westworld," with many saying it's even better than the first, which premiered in 2016 on HBO.
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The second season currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and premieres its first episode on HBO Sunday.
The first season was a hit with critics and audiences, but it ended on a somewhat disappointing note because a lot of people predicted where all the storylines would end up.
But critics at outlets including Business Insider have given season two glowing reviews because it expertly expands the world into more parks than just Westworld, and increases the stakes for all of its characters, both human and host.
Here's what critics are saying about season two of "Westworld" (HBO made the season's first five episodes available to the press).
"With a thrilling sense of possibility and a fleetness in telling multiple stories, the new season's first five episodes grow exponentially in appeal."
"There are moments of beauty in this absorbing world, and striving for depth is admirable even when it's only partially mined. What it all adds up to could easily be worth the journey."
"Season 2 builds off of that imparted knowledge to create something very different. We know the players, we know the game, but everything has been turned upside down. It's a new world that in many ways feels like a new show."
"If some of the characters and story elements serve perfunctory purposes, 'Westworld's' attempts to build and explore a lushly dystopian mythology improve on the convoluted efforts of the first season."
"Somehow, Westworld's showrunners managed to return to the story with a bracing new energy and a real wellspring of emotional depth ... Now, Westworld's drama is finally worthy of all its dazzle. And wow, Season 2 is full of dazzle."
