HBO's new hidden trailer for Westworld portrays season 3 as being a romantic comedy. Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan's adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1973 sci-fi movie will finally return to HBO next month, nearly two years after its second season kicked off in April 2018. Whereas Westworld season one was an all-around success for the network, its sophomore chapter was far more polarizing due to its labyrinth-like and, for many viewers, confusing-for-its-own-sake narrative. Season three looks to have a much more straightforward plot by comparison, if also one that's a far cry from the stories in past installments.
Last week, HBO released a full-length trailer for Westworld season three that showed Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) attempting to start a robot rebellion while teaming up with a - seemingly - human Los Angeles construction worker named Caleb (Aaron Paul). The network has since unveiled a pair of hidden trailers that further hint at the death and destruction Dolores causes with her attempt at a revolution, putting her on a collision course with her fellow host Maeve (Thandie Newtwon) in the process. However, for its latest preview, HBO is taking a decidedly different approach.
The network has since revealed a third trailer, albeit one that's edited to make Westworld season three look like a rom-com about Dolores and Caleb. See for yourselves, below.
Obviously, the new trailer was designed to be an amusingly misleading representation of what Westworld season three is actually like. All the same, it appears Dolores and Caleb do form a quasi-romantic relationship after Dolores recruits the latter for her revolution, recognizing (in many ways) he's as much a pawn of the powerful people who rule his world as she was back in the Westworld park. The trailer also features a brief appearance by Lena Waithe and Marshawn Lynch's characters, who carry out bank robberies as a side hustle with Caleb. Tessa Thompson makes an equally brief appearance here as a host version of Delos Executive Director Charlotte Hale controlled by Dolores, teasing her own part to play in season three.
Of course, it wouldn't be Westworld without some secrets, and the marketing for season three already has it fair share of those. In addition to playing coy about how Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) fits into this season, HBO has yet to explain why Maeve agrees to do battle with Dolores in the first place. The rom-com trailer also offers a glimpse of Dolores and Caleb riding on horseback in what appears to be Westworld, suggesting they return to the park in season three for reasons that are entirely unclear right now. Fingers crossed, the journey to learning these answers will prove to be a satisfying one.
Westworld season 3 premieres Sunday, March 15 at 9 pm EST on HBO.
Source: HBO