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Birds and monkeys frolic in branches.
Leopard cubs nap blissfully in palm fronds.
This place is death.
Thein medias resbeginning followed by a backward time jump has basically becomemodern televisions standard storytelling gadget.
Whenever you might think you know where this show is headed, it careens somewhere unexpected.
This isnt about you!
This man who told Lani to stifle her identity never views her as having one in the first place.
The Mossbacher family strides intoThe White Lotuswith a whole other set of literal and emotional baggage.
Mom, its vacation, the Mossbachers teenage son Quinn (Fred Hechinger) shouts at one point.
Its a breakfast buffet in Hawaii.
It shouldnt be a stressful situation!
(In one scene, Paula reads Freud while Olivia reads Nietzsche.)
Olivia gets particular satisfaction out of calling out her parents on their own privilege and obliviousness.
Sic the K-pop stans on him?
The Mossbachers generally are too oblivious to notice.
Why do you think youre so tired?
Just as sincerely, Tanya responds: I think its because Im so close to the floor.
Reader: I snorted.
Vacations are supposed to be about rest and rejuvenation, butThe White Lotusis not a relaxing watch.
The opening scene implies that death should be a big deal.
But by the end ofThe White Lotus,it doesnt feel like much of one.
After all, everyone is expendable.
