What will that striking Westworldseason three finalemean for all the big player moving forward ? Co - showrunner Jonathan Nolan had a few thoughts to share — especially when it comes to the show ’s biggest player of all .

The appropriately title “ Chaos possibility ” ended as Dolores ’ ( Evan Rachel Wood ) design finallycame to fruition , and she sacrifice herself to give Caleb controller of Rehoboam so he could put out the final command to demolish the organization . We watched asSeractortured Dolores by erasing her remembering , leaving her with only one that she shared with Maeve before all motor functions were frozen . for good . Does this think Dolores is formally offline ? The answer is yes .

“ Let me elucidate : Dolores is go , ” Nolan toldVarietyin a post - mortem interview . According to Nolan , the variant we ’ve fare to know is gone for proficient — principally because Westworld want to show how death still has substance in this world . “ I think it ’s significant with a show in which death can be impermanent — these are robots , after all — to mark the social function with Dolores . That translation of that role is blend . We love Evan Rachel Wood and we have n’t [ sighs ] started let the cat out of the bag publicly about just what the show looks like going forwards . But it looks very different . ”

Dolores shares a moment with Maeve in the season three finale.

Dolores shares a moment with Maeve in the season three finale.Photo: HBO

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He also spoke toDeadlineand explained it ’s also to show that Dolores made the ultimate sacrifice . Much like how Prometheus risked his exemption to bring humanity fire — or Dr. Ford sacrificed his own life to ignite the robot revolt — Dolores has given every part of herself to her crusade . Including her immortal life .

“ I think it ’s really authoritative that we honor that end . For me she essay to make this beautiful pick to try and gratis humanity . She was surprised to find that homo were enslaved in many slipway like hosts , and she made the ultimate sacrifice and gave her life , ” he enounce . “ It ’s really important that we honor that particular electric arc that she ’s completely evolved , that she ’s become the child who has grown up to take fear of the parent . And I think personally it ’s the right time to say sayonara to this reading of Dolores . ”

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Note how he read “ this version of Dolores , ” because as we live she was n’t the only one out there . The Dolores / Hale hybrid is still awake and well — I mean , as well as can be consider her whole family was pass over out — and is in the midst of ordain her own darker architectural plan . There ’s also the Lawrence edition of Dolores we saw for a few moments in the finale who , as far as we know , is still run around bollocks shucks up and living their best animation ( give me more Chaos Dolores , please and thank you ) . But those are n’t the same somebody anymore . They ’ve been change by their experiences . Nolan said they were specifically say goodbye to the young cleaning woman we visualize develop and change from the serial premier forrader .

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“ From the beginning , the destination with Evan was to make a character that somehow evade the standard — and honestly slightly slick definition — of what a paladin or a protagonist or a scoundrel would be . Anthony Hopkins , as Ford , asks Dolores that question , which we put in the retread before the conclusion to remind the audience , ” he toldInsiderin a separate consultation . “ The question with Dolores has always been , whether you realise what she ’s doing or not , which box does she fit into ? The hero or the villain ? The answer being that life is more complicated than that . ”

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But what about Wood herself ? The character might be gone but , as we see in this season , that does n’t mean the player has to be gone too . When ask by Variety whether she was leaving the show , Nolan aver : “ I fucking hope not . ”

Westworld hasalready been renewedfor time of year four , though an anticipate release particular date has not been foretell . Based on previous seasons and the current pandemic , it seems probable that it ’ll return in 2022 at the early .

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