The White Lotus
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We boarded Garys superyacht but didnt make it to the full-moon party.
The girls found a club with a vibe but no ones made any bad decisions.
Pipers parents are sitting at the dinner table, but she hasnt dropped the bomb.
Its not that I think that Tim or anyone who loves him should die.
Its just a little white-collar crime, dude take a deep breath and remember Martha Stewart.
But when a character commits an act thats so desperately uncharacteristic, something needs to happen.
But whats to stop Chekhovs gun from going off twice?
I was momentarily starting to like Jaclyn this episode.
Every group needs a night-chaser like her.
Or, in this case, a disco rickshaw.
Its a morsel of perfect writing.
Health mentor, life coach, bodyguard, waiter, whatever.
To the obscenely wealthy, there are only two types of people: people and their butlers.
It all feels like its careening toward loose debauchery until they get to town.
Youll dry eventually and most people look better damp.
Some people just arent joiners.
Some people need to control the preconditions for fun.
If youve ever wondered how rich Tanya McQuoid was, I think we have our answer.
Gregs sitting on ten bajillion square feet of floating real estate, plus his glass-walled mansion on the hill.
What kind of life could Tim buy for himself and Victoria if they never went back home?
Trusts for his kids.
Could Victoria be a boat person if Tim really needed her to be?
Hot, loud, and louche, Gary and Chloes yacht is her personal hell.
Victoria prefers things prim and respectable.
The difference between Piper and Victoria isnt a matter of open-mindedness; its a matter of comportment.
The Ratliff whos really coming into his own at this party is Lochlan.
The kid is holding court.
Theyre attracted to Lochlans vitality, to his eagerness fortheirfun.
Greg largely doesnt participate in the gathering hes co-hosting, but he does superintend it.
Does he actuallywantChloe to go to this party without him?
Does he want her to think that he doesnt want her to go to this party?
He tells Chloe hes too busy to join, but doing what?
Visit her at the hotel, threaten the kid, and solve the problem.
Because really, why should Belinda care enough to risk herself in any way?
She finally Googles Tanya McQuoid and learns that the heiress drowned suspiciously off the coast of Italy.
Not to be harsh, but … good riddance.
Tanya is no one to Belinda a barnacle of a past life that never materialized.
Belinda was reconstituting a life that used to revolve around raising a son.
But here she is in her new life.
Her beautiful son is about to boomerang to her side.
Maybe a little room service, a little romance.
If I was Belinda, I would mind my business.
I genuinely dont care that much about individual instances of justice for the rich.
But you know what appeals to me?
Thank God Rick got off that yacht and, seemingly, onto the puddle-jumper.
Prepare to die scenario.
And also the body was never found?
What if Ricks dad was just a deadbeat who didnt feel like leaving the boat party?
What if hes still alive, another LBH waiting to die in paradise?
Greg and Tim are both hiding.
What to make of Rick?
Its an intriguing complication for a plotline that, on its face, seems to be one of seeking.
But you might lose yourself in the looking, too.
you’re free to be consumed by it.
Of course, Tims dichotomy only applies to the characters who flew here.
Ill give you three guesses whose fault it is.
Fine, its Gatioks fault for not locking it away in the drawer.
Still, I think we can all agree that Mook isnt entirely innocent here.
In fact, her relentless Who?
Im entirely innocent schtick is wearing thin.
Stop being such a hoe, Mook.
If she does like him, then they would have been on a proper date by now.
What is she up to?
Who is she working for?
Perhaps its all much simpler, much darker.
Maybe Mook has no motive at all when she flirts with Gaitok.
