Westworld 4: The Theory of Dolores Return Evan Rachel Wood’s Possible Return To The Series

More than a year after the finale of the third cycle of episodes, the first hypotheses begin on the  Westworld 4 and on the possible return of Dolores, who in the last episode aired in May 2020 had met a tragic end when, connected At Rehoboam Artificial Intelligence, she had used the last of her energy to transfer control of the entire system from Serac to Caleb, the former soldier who had been kind to her when she was still a tool in the hands of Delos.

In the season finale, the character played by Evan Rachel Wood had sacrificed her life so that Caleb could turn off the machine and thus grant humans free will, which the “god” Rehoboam had eliminated in favor of an apparent order that would allowed all of humanity to have the best possible future.

“Crisis Theory” – this is the title of the last episode of season 3 – had made us believe that Dolores had been eliminated from the equation, yet a video from the set of the fourth completely reverses the situation. Initially posted by user mickmicknyc on TikTok and then shared on Twitter, the video shows a woman in a long blue dress walking down a street strewn with corpses in New York.

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The dress is very similar to what Dolores wore in Season 1, and the long blonde hair could be hers as well. However, the video does not allow a glimpse of the actress’s face, so it is not said that it is Evan Rachel Wood, and even if it were her, we could be facing a flashback or a hallucination if not, even, a promotional trailer.

However, if the woman in the video were really Evan Rachel Wood, Dolores’ journey could not be said to be over yet. But how could the protagonist of Westworld return to the scene?

Westworld 4 The Return of Dolores: The Theory

According to a popular theory, Evan Rachel Wood will return in the fourth season of Westworld, but not as Dolores.

When showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy gave Variety an interview after the season 3 finale aired , they were asked if the lead actress would leave the series. Nolan’s response had been very complex as he had stated that Dolores, as we knew her, had gone away forever, but he had then added that one of the most important characteristics of the series has always been to reinvent herself, and therefore also the presence. Wood’s could have led to new scenarios.

The statements from the creators of the series were the cue for the theory suggested by fans of the series, who thought that Evan Rachel Wood could play a new character in Westworld season 4. In season three, Dolores put her personality into several other hosts, one of which looked like Charlotte Hale. In the finale, however, Hale managed to develop a personality of her own and began creating her own army of hosts.

In the new installments, Charlotte could insert a part of her personality into a host who resembles Dolores and pretend she has an influence on Caleb, who had lost his mind over the robot played by Evan Rachel Wood. A theory that would shake up the series and allow Wood to experiment in acting, showing great versatility once again.