As exciting as that is, season three didn’t exactly live up to the hype.

The finale probably has the most issues, but there are problems throughout the entire season.

That’s not as easy when the stories defy logic and yet insist on being taken seriously.

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Lochlan drinks it, and he nearly dies from the fruit’s poison.

Tim had been pretty aggressive about the coconut milk having gone badand it hadn’t been refrigerated overnight.

Moreover, Saxon himself said it tasted weird.

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The White Lotus is a television series that explores the interactions of guests and staff at an upscale tropical resort. Premiering in 2021, the narrative unfolds over a week, revealing underlying complexities and tensions among the resort’s seemingly ideal travelers and employees.

Was that really bodyguard-worthy?

Overall, the execution here feels like a sloppy way of giving Rick an excuse to lose his cool.

Do they even know?

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In contrast, season one shows guests' responses to a burglary and even makes it affect the plot.

Likewise, season two shows an entire beach of people learning about those deaths on the yacht.

Rick is pretending to be a film producer who wants to offer her a role in a movie.

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He’s also using a friend (Sam Rockwell) to pose as the director of said film.

Okay, but shouldn’t film producers be able to talk extensively about the people they’re casting?

Likewise, couldn’t Sritala look him up briefly to check his credentials?

Jason Isaacs as Timothy drinking with Parker Posey as Victoria in The White Lotus Season 3, Episode 8.

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He began that conversation in a cordial manner, but ended it rather cold.

Now, this is a fellow White Lotus employee he’s talking to here.

Belinda may be from another location, but he takes such a hard 180 that it’s startling.

Sam Nivola as Lochlan staring into distance in The White Lotus Season 3, Episode 2.

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(Heck, it’s possible for you to add Timothy to that list.)

If that is the case, then the problem with this scene is simply how Fabian goes about it.

He could then come up with an excuse for why his efforts didn’t result in Gary’s arrest.

Tayme Thaphimthong as Gaitok in security booth in The White Lotus Season 3, Episode 2.

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So, why are they together again?

Yet an actor can only do so much when the writing isn’t there.

Why?her explanation was that she loved Rick too much.

Scott Glenn as Jim Hollinger during the confrontation in the White Lotus Season 3 Episode 7.

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The viewer wonders again, Why?

He’s probably never felt worse in his life, so it’s not like he’s enthusiasticbut still.

Walton Goggins as Rick carrying Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 8.

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Walton Goggins as Rick wearing a blue shirt sitting in a restaurant in ‘The White Lotus’.

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Christian Friedel as Fabian holding a tray and looking concerned in The White Lotus Season 3.

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Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea hugging Walton Goggins as Rick in The White Lotus Season 3.

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Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) suffers from a hangover and bad memories in Season 3 of ‘The White Lotus.'

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