Doesn’t this ruin the illusion for other guests? Perhaps Westworld simply isn’t that safe, and guests have to sign heavy waivers before entering the park.
Perhaps fearing a plot hole, EW asked showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy about this in the wake of episode 2.
But what about guests hurting other guests? In the intense, emotional game that is Westworld, what’s to stop them turning on each other, or mistaking a host for a guest and blasting them out the saloon doors?
In that instance, a good Samaritan host would seamlessly intersect and get in that fight and literally take that knife for you.”