Some TV shows are worryingly easy to die in; some are very difficult. Has Westworld created a universe where proper character deaths are impossible? HBO's Westworld landed in 2016 with two types of characters — regular humans and robotic hosts. The former could die in all the traditional ways, while broken hosts could simply be rebuilt and reprogrammed. Westworld season 2 then flipped the script by revealing hosts were kill-able and humans could cheat death. Destroying or wiping a sentient host's pearl effectively murders them, whereas Delos' immortality experiments toyed with extending human life.
By Westworld season 4, episode 6, the landscape has shifted dramatically. Hosts control humanity thanks to Charlotte Hale, with mankind mostly contained within park-like cities, oblivious to their synthetic overlords thanks to a parasite that allows them to be controlled. Only a small handful of humans are resistant to its effects, and they fight against Delos by rescuing other «outliers» trapped inside the cities.
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Westworld season 4 has not been short on dramatic deaths, with several major characters either biting the dust or coming perilously close. Thanks to Westworld's evolving mythology, however, permanent death is becoming increasingly elusive… for hosts and humans. Has Westworld reached a point where any character can be brought back without great effort?
When Westworld season 2 introduced Delos' immortality project, the process was strictly reserved for company owners James Delos and the Man in Black. With Charlotte Hale now in control, she can use that same technology for whomever she chooses. Caleb, for example, died before Hale could figure
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