{"id":12311,"date":"2018-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatontv.com\/westworld-whats-the-issue\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T01:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:05:51","slug":"westworld-whats-the-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/westworld-whats-the-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Westworld What&#8217;s The Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_10064\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"mailto:hosts@shatpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10064\" class=\"wp-image-10064 size-full\" src=\"\/tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Westworld-Theories.jpg\" alt=\"Westworld Telegraph\" width=\"180\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Have a Theory? <a href=\"mailto:hosts@shatpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share It Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div> Hello,<\/p>\n<p>Westworld fails to answer 3 simple questions:<br \/>\nWho is the hero?<br \/>\nWho is the villain?<br \/>\nWhat are the stakes?<\/p>\n<p>The show leaves these basic story telling foundations, shrouded in mystery so there is no way to invest in the characters in a standard sense. For example: Are we rooting for (fill in name) to do (fill in action) what action? Are we rooting for Delores to lead a revolt? Are we rooting for Teddy? Are we rooting for Maive to find her daughter? For Bernard to get more brain fluid? What happens if they succeed? What happens if they fail? 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