Westworld
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People recommend it for its thought experiments and mind-bending plot. Critics agree the later seasons were less satisfying than the early ones.
People recommend it for its thought experiments and mind-bending plot. Critics agree the later seasons were less satisfying than the early ones.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Thought-provoking ideas and memorable dialogue
“It's an incredibly efficient exchange of information, and I've never really stopped thinking about it.”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “Behind the Scenes of the Westworld UI” “One of my favorite dialogues from Westworld”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos” “is a treasure trove of thought experiments”
Comment from 5 Aug 2026 in “"AI" will never become conscious” Mind-bending, abstract late-season storytelling
“Maybe Westworld, which got quite abstract and interesting towards the end.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power” “really turns into an incredible mind bender”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “How Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth (2008)” Original concept with few peers
“Westworld is the only one to have contributed anything original to the discourse”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI Next Industrial Revolution” “There's still some gems like Westworld, The Expanse or DARK”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Why 90s Movies Feel More Alive Than Anything on Netflix” Underappreciated later seasons
“I maintain that Seasons 3 and 4 of Westworld were quite good, but not enough people watched them”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Apple Takes Full Control of 'Severance' in Surprise Deal” “the under-appreciated later seasons of HBO's Westworld”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Apple Takes Full Control of 'Severance' in Surprise Deal”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Quality declines after early seasons
“Later seasons of the show were much less dramatically satisfying”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Muse Spark 1.3” “That show should have died the hero, i.e. after season one.”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “How Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth (2008)” “they just went off the rails at some point”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Apple Takes Full Control of 'Severance' in Surprise Deal” Removed from HBO, hard to watch
“the show you can't watch on HBO anymore”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “Screw them. Likr, literally choosing to remove the show to make an example of it.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| WestworldThis page | 15 | 5 | 75% | 10 | — | Approved |
What people said
20 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Maybe Westworld, which got quite abstract and interesting towards the end.”
“That show should have died the hero, i.e. after season one.”
“really turns into an incredible mind bender”
“well enough for the purpose to which they were put in the show”
“Later seasons of the show were much less dramatically satisfying”
“is a treasure trove of thought experiments”
“which was also scarily prescient for modern times”
“They took a great concept and turned it into a boring, incomprehensible mess.”
“One of my favorite dialogues from Westworld”
“Westworld is the only one to have contributed anything original to the discourse”
“It's an incredibly efficient exchange of information, and I've never really stopped thinking about it.”
“I miss the quality of TV shows we reached with Mr. Robot, Silicon Valley, Utopia (UK), and Westworld”
“Westworld the HBO series which I don't even want to know what happened in season 3 or 4”
“I maintain that Seasons 3 and 4 of Westworld were quite good, but not enough people watched them”
“they just went off the rails at some point”
“the under-appreciated later seasons of HBO's Westworld”
“Some shows have maintained relatively high quality over multiple seasons.”
“Screw them. Likr, literally choosing to remove the show to make an example of it.”
“the show you can't watch on HBO anymore”
“There's still some gems like Westworld, The Expanse or DARK”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.