Are You Watching ‘The White Lotus’?

Are you gripped by the third season of The White Lotus? I actually am; it’s going to be nice. Listed below are 5 ideas I had whereas watching the primary two episodes (don’t fear, no spoilers)…

1. The enduring opening music has modified, devastating the Web; this reel made me chuckle.

2. The Ratliff household got here to Thailand as a result of their center little one, Piper, is writing her Chapel Hill thesis on Buddhism. Her type is so good, particularly that blue floral mini costume from Ciao Lucia a number of years in the past. My buddy Lucy stated, “That’s an absurd nightgown,” however I disagree! I saved considering that she’d be throughout Dôen’s spring assortment.

(In the meantime, is Patrick Schwarzenegger, who performs her brother, doing a Tom Cruise impersonation? I can’t unsee it.)

3. Subsequent, English celebration lady Chelsea arrives on the lodge along with her grumpy older boyfriend, Rick. I like her open-hearted optimism. “Chelsea the entire time is like, ‘You’re so mysterious, Rick. You don’t say something. I would like every little thing out within the open. I’m an Aries,’” says Aimee Lou Wooden, who performs Chelsea, in an Elle interview. “And truly she’s simply as mysterious. So I cherished that… this concept that she’s this unusual lady that’s simply appeared and no person actually is aware of the place she’s come from, however I believe she’s an actual survivor.”

For her swimsuit scenes, Aimee knew that she couldn’t present any nerves, even when she felt them: “As Chelsea, I can’t be serious about how I look. She doesn’t give a shite about how she appears. She will not be an insecure individual about her physique. She’s insecure about different issues, about her intelligence and every little thing, however she’s not insecure about that.”

4. Three feminine mates have come Thailand for a women’ journey, or “victory tour,” as considered one of them says. I discover their vibe very nerve-racking — they don’t appear to know or actually like one another, apart from having a shared historical past. “I keep in mind that there have been instances the place I’ve been on holidays, and also you’d see girls mates collectively, and also you had been identical to, ‘I can’t actually get a vibe of what’s happening?’” creator Mike White instructed HBO. “After which one would go away and the opposite two would begin speaking. They’re triangulating ultimately.” In the course of the second episode, every time one of many mates would go away a scene, my buddy Alison would look over at me and instantly mimic, “Nicely, I will say…”

5. Lastly, spa supervisor Belinda, who’s learning wellness in Thailand, is a candy character but in addition type of… boring? The actress Natasha Rothwell could be completely hilarious, I want they’d lean into her comedic abilities.

So, have you ever been watching? Earlier than final week, my boyfriend Freddie hadn’t seen a single White Lotus episode (!) however he has valiantly course-corrected by inhaling each the primary and second seasons inside a number of days. Is his head now a scribble of plot twists and purple herrings? “I stayed up late, fueled by afternoon and night coffees,” he instructed me. “I felt a lot nervousness in my chest and had such uneasy emotions.” Nicely achieved, Freddie, you understood the task.

Okay, if you happen to HAD to guess, who do you assume will find yourself lifeless? And the way? Go away any burgeoning theories under, if you happen to’d like…

P.S. Cup of Jo’s Final TV Information, if you happen to’re in search of one thing good, and three comedy scenes that made us chuckle.