Not everyone truly lives.
Iris and Liz Taylor have big dreams for the Hotel Cortez.
They want respect, critical adoration.
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They want Five Stars.
They invite some reviewers from that Internet Site, TripAdventurers.com.
They like what they see.
A Japanese self-cleaning wonder toilet!
The ghost of a grunge-era heroin addict shooting up on their bed!
Soon, theyre dead.
Murderous phantoms are a problem for a hotel looking to revamp its image.
The owners call a meeting of the ghouls.
Everyones in a remarkably good mood besides Sally and Will Drake.
Sally is sad and lonely; Will is frustrated, with himself as much as anyone else.
But James Patrick March declares a new mission for the Cortez.
On Aug. 23, 2026, the hotel will be a hundred years old.
They can declare it an historic landmark.
So everyone just needs to behave for the next decade or so.
That means the gang needs to get together to solve all Sally and Wills personal problems.
Will Drake is the harder nut to crack.
Even death hasnt solved his biggest problem: How to find the creative spark?
Liz Taylor gives him an idea: What if he became the Howard Hughes of fashion?
The Cortez is rebranded.
Will hosts fashion shows inside with the ghosts as his models.
No cameras are allowed; the mystique of Will Drakes clothes grow.
Billie makes contact with Tristan but Tristan wont talk to Liz Taylor.
(She does contact Donovan, whos in a heaven that smells like pancakes.
Pause to imagineMatt Bomer dancing to Hotline Blingeternally in a land of pancakes.)
Still, Liz finds a way to live.
Surprise, surprise: The Countess appears, ready to help him with one last transition.
In death, Tristan awaits.
A happy ending, for everyone lucky enough to die.
She films several specials inside its walls, communing with the spirits.
Some years have passed since we saw John escape in the night with his family.
He finally agrees to see her.
He tells the full story: A life on the run, killing to put blood on the table.
The Lowes returned to the Cortez.
John dies one night chasing bloodbags: The cops shoot him down just beyond the Cortez entrance.
Billie Dean thinks she is protected.
Quickly enough, she realizes that she isnt.
It seems like the killers will do their worst.
John Lowe finds his ageless wife and child.
And his daughter, too: Shes aged a bit.
You have a jawline for days, says Lady Gaga.
A jawline for centuries would be more appropriate.
