‘Westworld’ creators settle fan debates over who actually died in Season 1

These violent delights sure do have violent ends — but perhaps not with quite the finality we often expect from violence.

The rule of TV and film is to always assume that anyone who dies off-screen is still alive. And it looks like that applies to Westworld Season 1. In an EW interview, creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy confirmed that many of the characters presumed dead, or at least MIA, at the end of Season 1 will in fact be returning for Season 2.

Except for one. Before we get to the good stuff, here’s the bad news: Ford’s dead. For serious.

After the robo massacre of the Season 1 finale, fans speculated whether Dolores had killed the real Ford, or just a host version of him. It’s now confirmed that Hopkins will not return for Season 2, though the character of Ford will return through a different actor in flashbacks. Read more…

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