Charlotte Hale Is the Ascension Zone

August 1, 2022

Dear Shat Hosts,

Boredom is a very human condition, even if you get everything you thought you always wanted. As was established previously, God Is Bored. As is established on yesterdays episode, God Is On A Loop.

We dont know how long Ascension has been an option for hosts, but lets assume thats been possible for a decade. Lets further assume that Charlotte Hale is on a cycle where she chills out in whatever the Ascension zone is (and if we assume its like the sublime, times probably different there, and more perceived time passing), but every now and again will come back to Earth for a week or three to make sure everything hasnt fallen to shit and to check in on the Caleb Imperative, to which an entire facility has been dedicated. Detail stuff. Its like being a CEO zonked on drugs who occasionally has to make sure the company still exists, or a regular person lost to video games whos gotta make sure the bills are getting paid on time.

The analogy doesnt really hold up, since there is apparently a point to what she hopes to accomplish with Caleb. But is there? Or is she giving herself a routine and a distraction, a complicated, expensive version of a childrens game to play while whiling away her boring immortality?

Again: STRONG Aeon Flux animated series vibes from this season, not just thematically and visually but in the music.

With Caleb, Charlotte is like the software project manager on a project that never, ever ends.

I didnt much like Season 2 and was annoyed by Season 3, but WESTWORLD IS BACK, BABY.

Best,
Ray
Owings Mills, MD

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