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I was specifically talking about the production, the writer, younger brother and his actor being into the titilation of it. I read the linked article. As I have said in a previous post I felt terrible for the Saxon character who is after all the victim in this. In general it looks bad to me when a subject like this is glamorized and exploited. White Lotus is a very shallow show meant to titillate and give everything a Hollywood sheen. It ain't no Adolescence.

Personally I find this White Lotus brothers incest story line deeply offensive because every day someone somewhere becomes a victim of incest - often a child - and often the victim never recovers from it and it affects their life in a negative way. And White Lotus glamorizes it with pretty actors to titillate and wink-wink to its audience without very possible no consequences whatsoever. I don't care what the Lochlan actor calls it, his character is a sexual predator who assaulted his brother. I don't like it when HBO is in the incest business with GOT and HOTD either but those at least are fantasy show which provides a certain extra distance from it.

Come on. Because if my hypothetical brother sexually molests me while I am drugged to the gills I am going to call it incest while I am devastated by it - no matter what the pedantic "official" definition calls it. If I am asking a thousand random people in the street what they would call it - besides an abomination - they are going to say incest.

From the way it was presented - and I reserve the right to change my mind should more detail be added in further flash backs - it was sexual assault. Saxon was drugged out of his mind, could he really consent? I also don't subscribe to the notion if it's "only" a hand job and no penetration it isn't sexual assault. Anyways, Saxon has gone to the top of my list as a potential suicide or killer. This f*cked up thing happening to someone with a fragile male ego in combination with being called "soulless" -ouch! Is Belinda really going to that psycho's house? Don't make it easy for him! If she gets bumped off by that *** I will be mighty pissed. Somebody more frightening needs to get the drop on psycho. Can I import a recent Eddie Redmayne character over for a work vacation at the White Lotus?

For all those telling themselves that a hand job isn't "really" sex. Oh yes it is sex. I wouldn't put it past Saxon to poison his brother with one of those fruit drinks he keeps making. He is a douche but I felt for him in this episode.

The brothers incest isn't all that surprising given between GOT and HOTD MAX/HBO has made a lot of money titillating audiences with incest.

Cry me a river and bring on the tiniest violins. That kind of privileged young woman has no clue what actual struggle, work and soul-killing compromise is. Her daddy will finance her little rebellion of "finding herself" and that will be that. And anyone who believes having a mother like Victoria is the worst that can happen to you parent wise has lived a very sheltered life. Now if her father actually blows his brains out and the family loses everything - then we can talk again about the poor little rich girl. Until then I save my empathy for someone deserving of it.

I am not liking Piper any better than the rest of her awful family. She is just a shallow as a puddle rich girl who is going to do a year of Buddhism with probably zero change to her vapid self. I love that notion floating around that Rick's dad isn't dead but transitioned. Since I never get what I want on this show I am not holding my breath for that. I have a whole list of who can bite it on this show and I will be slightly tickled. but no dead monkeys or Chelsea.

Lovely season finale. I figured they wouldn't be killing off Edward in the Christmas episode but then again hello Downton Abbey! (Though that was always about petty Fellowes giving that particular actor the finger I think). I had no idea that historically Edward may still be in big danger. This was such a wonderful showcase for the luminous Anna Madeley. Is there such a thing as a mature woman crush? I have one on her Audrey. Well, I guess all the folks that thought Tristan had somehow dishonorably exited the military have to accept now that Tris is still in the military and even appreciated. I am glad the adorable fox was still alive at the end. Most likely he is one of the one episode animals and he will be released into the woods. This show never has enough episodes for me. Another year of waiting for more.

I liked the Out Of Africa adventure and love story part of the first season but I couldn't make it through this first episode of the second season. All this torture porn - what has happened to Tim Dalton's career?? And rape. It's just grim and foul. I watched the All Creatures Christmas special to get the bad taste out of my mouth. Just awful.

Aren't babies on TV and in movies always twins because of the rules of how much a single baby can "work"?

Now that was a very realistic part. None of these secret services have the limits police tend to have.

Seems perfectly in character to me. He is a closeted gay man during a time period where he had to repress his true feelings. He feels trapped in his straight marriage and hates his wife and his son. His feelings have to go someplace. So he is romancing the boy toy who is pumping him for secrets. It's the good ol honey trap, gay version. Luckily he is a powerful guy. Any poor nobody would have hung for both homosexuality and treason.

This was my favorite season of this show. It actually grew Eliza as a character made her more human without taking her Elizaness away. I really admire the show for humanizing a character like Phelps. Old Fitzroy is really a horrible human being and his wife and son deserve so much better. Would he have been so horrid if he didn't have to spend his whole life in the closet? Not that he had any choice. Blake is a great addition - maybe with him Eliza can have both a professional and a personal life. I will hope. Please lets have a season 6.

That was my favorite episode of the season. The funny interactions between Siegfried and Tristan - so like them. It's brotherly love with pesky thorns. It took another high fever for James to finally confide in Helen. Lovely and touching scenes between them. Mrs.Pumfrey is a great lady and a skilled office manager in a pinch. Her and Audrey talking - two great actresses doing their thing. Already the season finale next week - too soon!