The White Lotus
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Harper, what is this?
he asks, as she lies wide awake in bed.
Harper now knows all of her travel companions secrets, and thus holds all the cards on this trip.
But what will she do with this new advantage?
When Cameron suggests a wine tasting, Harpers quick to jump on board, saying, Lets get drunk.
Maybe we can find some molly and really rage, teasing her newly acquired intel and making Cameron squirm.
We can see him wonder,If she knows about the molly, what else does she know?
After all, Daphne told us that he works with a slew of Bernie Madoff types.
Then again, I dont think anyone would ever describe Cameron as wise.
I cant make sense of Lucias motives here.
But now, in the cold light of morning, it turns out it actuallywasbusiness.
Did Lucia change her mind at some point, or was this always her plan?
Maybe rich, innocent Albie was just irresistibly easy prey.
From Albies perspective, this is a real Catch-22.
So whats his next move?
The wheels turn as he tries to figure out what the nice guy thing to do is.
Whats worse, paying for sex or skipping out on the bill?
Less tactful is Bert, who comes right out and says theyre escorts.
You have a bad case of something called mimetic desire.
When someone with higher status wants something, it means its more likely that you want it too.
This is a new side to Ethan, but what made him finally push back?
Harper doubles down on this game, asking if theyve ever seen each other have sex.
Having shared a room in college, Cameron says probably.
So I guess old habits die hard, huh?
Cameron asks, pulling Ethan aside.
Youre gonna have to bring some cute things.
Do you have any cute things?
Tanya instructs Portia, as if shes been reading the tweets about her bad outfits.
Before they retire to Portias room though, Jack has to run off to do something for his uncle.
You cant be surprised, Bert says, accusing Dominic of normalizing it for him.
Remember what Ethan was saying about mimetic desire?
But in addition to simply wanting what Ethan has, this seems like a calculated effort to disarm Harper.
When the boys go to get cigars, Harper tells Daphne that she thinks something happened last night.
But when she shows her a photo, its of her blonde, blue-eyed, cute child.
Whoopsie she says, as if it were a mistake.
This feels like some kind of psychological thriller and I have no idea what is going on.
What is Daphne trying to say with this move?
That her son is really her trainers baby?
That Harper should have a baby to cope with infidelity?
Is her camera roll just really disorganized?
For every question answered and every secret revealed, new ones seem to bubble up at twice the rate.
Ah, so this is why weve been seeing Valentina flirt with Isabella so much.
), and Albie having sex with Lucia.
She opens a set of doors, and sees Quentin getting fucked by his nephew Jack.
Another gasp-worthy secret revealed atopsecret secret, if you will.
And this is only her first night in Palermo!
I cant wait for breakfast.
