There are advantages and disadvantages to being a host. On one hand, their cognition is controllable and malleable, but on a structural level, they can’t be killed in the same way you and I can. They’re largely indistinguishable from human beings, but their brains don’t require oxygen-which opens up interesting possibilities. They’re closer to biological than they are mechanical, but they don’t suffer brain death the same way we do. “Their construction and their power source is something we’re really going to get into during season 2,” Nolan said.
But then Nolan added, “We are definitely not picking up right where we left off.”Įntertainment Weekly reported that we can expect much more detail about how hosts work during the second season, including how they’re powered. “You’re definitely going to see the aftermath and the effects of what happened,” Lisa Joy told EW. Of course, a good human slaughter is perfect for narrative-bending flashbacks… Instead, it looks like we’re headed for a time-jump that will pick up some time later. While speaking with EW, Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy cryptically revealed that Westworld Season 2 will not take place immediately after Dolores killed Robert Ford. In that sense, for those who thought the first season held back on the bloodletting and carnage of the ever implicit robo-revolution, you can rest easy: the revolution is here, it is televised, and it is grisly. Rex having her way with a couple of jeeps. To use the well-known overlap of another Michael Crichton adaptation, Jurassic Park, season 1 was all about welcoming the visitors to the park while sweeping John Williams music boomed (or at least an out-of-tune player piano’s rendition of “Paint It Black”) the first half of Westworld Season 2 is, meanwhile, all about the fences being down and the T. Here is an excerpt from our spoiler-free review. Newcomers include Gustaf Skarsgård who will play Karl Strand, described as “a white-collar guy comfortable in the field.” Gustaf, son of Stellan Skarsgård (and brother to prominent actor siblings Alexander, Sam, Bill and Valter), is best known for his role as the mischievous Floki on History Channel’s Vikings, as well as several notable projects in his native Sweden. Fares Fares will meanwhile play Antoine Costa, described as “a tech expert with an objective perspective.” Fares, a Beirut-born, Sweden-raised actor, is known for his role on FX’s (now-cancelled) fictional Arab dictatorship drama Tyrant, along with film roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Commune, Child 44 and Zero Dark Thirty.īetty Gabriel will play Maling, described as “trying to restore order on the ground.” Gabriel, an American actress, is known for her role in the Amazon 1960s-set drama Good Girls Revolt, miniseries 12 Deadly Ways, and in films such as the acclaimed horror offering Get Out and politically-charged horror franchise sequel The Purge: Election Year. We also have heard hints that while Anthony Hopkins is done with Westworld, we will see his character, Dr.
Charlotte Hale will simply be trying to survive the hosts on a rampage. Meanwhile, epect to see Elsie and Ashley as prisoners of the Ghost Nation tribe on the outskirts of the park, as well as Lee Sizemore a glorified hostage of Maeve. Curiously though, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy remain cryptic as to whether we will see Angela Sarafyan as Clementine this season.
Further, Herthum and Talulah Riley, who played the host that first greeted William to the park in his (youthful) introduction, have been updated to series regulars. These include Jimmi Simpson as William the younger version of the Man in Black, Teesa Thompson as Charlotte Hale, Shannon Woodward as Elsie, Luke Hemsworth as Ashley Stubbs, and Louis Herthum as Peter Abernathy. Fan favorites who have been notably scarce in the marketing are coming back for Westworld season 2.