Mike White’s Emmy-winning HBO anthology about dysfunctional rich people moves to Thailand in the third season.
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Trigger warning, literally: Season 3 ofHBO’sThe White Lotusbegins with what sounds like a mass shooting.
And another, and another and another and another.
Dom Hetrakul and Natasha Rothwell in ‘The White Lotus’.Credit:Fabio Lovino/HBO
By now, we know the archetypes who arrive via boat for a week of White Lotus luxury.
When this program opened up, it was a blessing.
I think the universe knew I needed something.
Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola in ‘The White Lotus’.Fabio Lovino/HBO
It all adds up to an ominous but obvious warning:Something bad is coming!
But man,The White Lotuslooks as beautiful as ever.
I dont need to detach, he says.
Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3.Fabio Lovino/HBO
Expectations and the prison of identity are themes that run throughout the new season.
Even mild-mannered Gaitok must push himself to take action when the security offices gun goes missing.
(Ti-yum, is somethin goingohhhhhn?
Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, and Leslie Bibb in ‘The White Lotus’.Fabio Lovino/HBO
In short,The White Lotusstill works.
