Season 1 is by far the best for the series, it only goes downhill from there. When they become self aware as early as they did, that was the downfall of the whole series. They could have stretched out the uprising over a few seasons and maybe different worlds rather than just a small stint into the Japan one. Instead they blow their load in season 1 and backed themselves into a writing corner. It's only become more weird and forced.
Review of Westworld
