The White Lotus

The following recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus S3E5, “Full Moon Party” (written and directed by Mike White) Well, I may have found the White Lotus management philosophy that is leading to a series of grizzly murders, thefts, and all-around debauchery at their world-class resorts. In the conversation where Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) tries to warn […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus S3E4, “Hide or Seek” (written and directed by Mike White) Even though we are halfway done with Season 3 of The White Lotus, do you feel like you’re still waiting for something to happen? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. While I have enjoyed almost every minute of […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus S3E3, “The Meaning of Dreams” (written and directed by Mike White) Note to self. The next time I find myself in Thailand, never, and I mean NEVER, buy weed from a random shop on the side of the road that’s right next to a venomous snake farm. […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus S3E2, “Special Treatments” (written and directed by Mike White) The second full day at The White Lotus in Samui, Thailand is Wellness Day where all of the new guests are heading to their various treatments, massages, wellness checks, and biomarker retrievals. After arrival and unpacking day in […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The White Lotus S3E1, “Same Spirits, New Forms” (written and directed by Mike White) “Identity is a prison. No one is spared from this prison. Rich man, poor man, success, or failure. We build the prison, lock ourselves inside, then throw away the key.” This quote from a Buddhist […] More

The following contains spoilers for The White Lotus S2E7, “Arrivederci,” the Season 2 finale (written and directed by Mike White) Mount Etna on the eastern coast of Sicily is known to erupt from time to time, often lighting up the sky several times a year. The images we saw of the eruptions in the season […] More

The following contains spoilers for The White Lotus S2E6, “Abductions” (written and directed by Mike White) The fabled statue heads our guests see all over the resort make a dramatic return in The White Lotus Season 2 Episode 6, “Abductions.” The head of Testa di Moro, introduced in Episode 1, is a part of the […] More

The following contains spoilers for The White Lotus S2E5, “That’s Amore” (written and directed by Mike White) Whennnnnn your spouse starts to cry, ‘cause you told a huge lie, “That’s Amore.” When you thought she liked you, but you still pay to screw, “That’s Amore!” The fifth episode of Season 2 of The White Lotus, […] More

The following contains spoilers for The White Lotus S2E4, “In the Sandbox” (written an directed by Mike White) Throughout Episode 4 of Season 2 of The White Lotus, “In The Sandbox,” most of the relationships that were built, developed, or cultivated over the first three episodes began a sort of repositioning. Trust has been eroded. […] More

The following contains spoilers for The White Lotus S2E3, “Bull Elephants” We don’t yet know how many seasons of The White Lotus we will get from HBO, but it’s becoming clear that Season 2 is just the other side of the Season 1 coin. Writer and director Mike White seems to be expertly peering into […] More

The following contains spoilers for The White Lotus S2E2, “Italian Dream” (written and directed by Mike White) In the opening scene of Season 2 Episode 2 of The White Lotus (“Italian Dream”) we see waves of the Ionian Sea crashing against the rocks of the Sicilian shoreline. It follows the theme of the show where […] More