ItCouldBeWorse

Gaitok couldn't report the theft without losing his job. I doubt he could make that threat seem believable. He's just not confident enough.

To what end?

I saw this differently. Jamie isn't "normal". Lots of 13-year-old boys had similar experiences and didn't stalk a girl while carrying a knife. And he really seemed to believe he hadn't done anything, until the therapist last episode "tricked" him into acknowledging he had. He's a very dangerous person. He's also fairly bright in some ways, and doubtless knows that he'll never be released unless he admits his guilt and takes responsibility for his actions, even if he doesn't actually believe he did anything wrong. His father may have anger issues, but he can pull himself back. He didn't actually hurt the graffiti kid, just scared him, and actually tried to explain to him how you don't know what's going on in someone else's life. Crazy that all those kids followed the van to the hardware store. Also interesting that the parents have been dating since they were Jamie's age. And that 37 years ago, 13-year-old Eddie was able to look foolish and be teased without awful results. This is silly, but I was hoping that Eddie would at least wash the blue paint off the window before it dried? I was kind of sorry when I saw that he had changed his shirt right after getting home, although I understand it was leading into the emotional conclusion.

And if Tim denied it, what could Gaitok do next that wouldn't cost him his job? He certainly doesn't want Tim to complain about him accusing him of stealing the gun that shouldn't have been stealable. He has no leverage. As an aside, we know Tim has the gun, but did the video actually show that, or did it just show Tim entering the security hut and immediately leaving with his hand in his pocket during the time that Gaitok was away? https://tomandlorenzo.com/2025/03/yea-or-nay-natasha-rothwells-belinda-lindsey-wears-several-prints-on-the-white-lotus/ https://wornontv.net/the-white-lotus/belinda-lindsey/

My undergraduate university had a required senior thesis. A graduate student would write a dissertation, although I acknowledge some people might call it a thesis. Here's information on UNC's honor thesis: https://honorscarolina.unc.edu/research/senior-honors-thesis/ Piper is apparently not one of the 350 UNC seniors doing one, either because she did not meet the qualifications, or because she was not interested. I don't think that calling the Thai police to report that she thinks a very rich man wanted for questioning by the Italian police is living nearby would be safe. He'd deny it, and they'd have little motivation to do the research. Then she'd definitely be in trouble. The Italian authorities would be the only ones really interested. Or maybe a journalist who had written about the case. But still possibly dangerous to make waves while she's in Thailand. What if Greg got wind that the Italian police had contacted the Thai police? Or if a journalist tries to contact him? He'd assume it was Belinda, and possibly try to take her out before disappearing.

If he tipped the District off, they might have told him. Not saying it's definitely what happened. I agree that Ava doesn't seem to have teaching credentials. And Barbara has no administrative experience. There are people in the system in line to be promoted to principal once a space opens up.

I don't think she was the tipster. It might actually have been the golf course guy, getting revenge for the extortion now that the course has been built. And that's the reason he showed up with the spellers when the audit was going on (although he cut it close.) We've seen he has the ability to lie with a straight face. I thought she was preparing to confess, too.

They need someone much younger to work the case with them. A social media expert.

I agree it's compelling. However, knowing that my son had been arrested for homicide, as soon as the lead detective came in to talk to me once I got to the police station, I'm pretty sure I would have asked who died. I found it perplexing that neither parent did. Or even the older sister. (I understand that the detective wouldn't have told them; they held off even telling the solicitor.) But it's just such an obvious question to ask, even if I didn't expect to know the victim. I probably would have asked back at the house.

Sarah said she could imagine sticking her tongue down Simone's throat and Billy said "ew", so Sarah's thought of it. Yup. If they had settled earlier as Senior wished, it would not be off the market. No mention after the final settlement as to that "detail." Btw, no reputable lawyer/law firm settles a case because it's best for the firm. The ethical requirement is to do what is best for the client. That's lawyering 101. Even if the firm does something different, they're not so blatant about it. Senior should have said that there was a risk the plaintiffs would get nothing if they went to verdict, but this way the clients would get a decent amount AND the firm would cover their costs. After recovering expenses, the law firm gets roughly 1/3 of the remaining settlement/award. Can be somewhat higher or lower, but it's not 50%. And not every member of the class gets the same amount; lead plaintiffs with greater damages would receive more. Otherwise, there's not much incentive for the more gravely impacted to be part of the class, and they are the ones who presumably make the best witnesses, so are the most valuable to the class. I suppose if you add in expenses and the contingency amount, it could easily reach 50%, but without a law firm willing to advance the fees for expert witnesses, etc., there'd be no recovery at all. Only the contingency amount represents profit for the law firm. So if Senior was happy to simply recover costs, the settlement amount must have been barely more than the expenses. I'm not sure why a judge would have signed off on that. (The judge doesn't care about the risk of the law firm not recovering their costs.) You can't invest in a law firm. Generally speaking, the American Bar Association's rules of ethics require that you be a lawyer to have an ownership interest. There was some nonsense in the original Suits about Donna (a senior legal secretary) becoming a partner in the firm where she worked, which could never have happened. There are now some specific exceptions in a few jurisdictions: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/practice-innovations-april-2022-non-lawyer-ownership/ , but not in NY, where both Suits and Matlock were/are set, and not in the structure of a big firm. Speaking of Suits, if Olympia does form her own firm, Maddie should join her only if she wants to bring the firm down, because although she is an attorney, she is practicing under false credentials, calling into question the validity of every deal or trial she's been part of.

Probably, but Chloe is likely very lonely, and would prefer to be with other people.

It doesn't matter if Chris('s estate) could be sued by the insurance company to recoup any payout. Sam and Jay's own insurance company should cover damage to the roof (after any deductible) unless it's caused by force majeure ("act of God"), such as war, pandemic, terrorist attack, possibly extreme weather (which is why in certain areas, people need flood insurance (see Connie on Young Sheldon.)) It should be treated like a tree falling through the roof, or a car crashing through a house. We saw him land near Isaac, didn't we? I don't think he died in the air. I'm going to assume it was the crash that killed him. I'll even accept that dying with his (faulty) parachute on gives him the ability to fly. I'm just not clear on how he can land outside Woodstone and safely stay there, unless he's not breaking a boundary if he goes over the boundary, which again raises the question of whether the other ghosts can take a hot air balloon outside the boundary, and then come down safely and permanently. Add if they can, they'd better stay away from the (vertical) walls of the gondola, because if they fall through by accident, who knows what will happen.

I can believe that for the resort that Jaclyn sneered at, but the White Lotus just seems too exclusive to accept people who pay by the day (the kind of people Victoria would definitely turn up her nose at.) But perhaps if you live near by, as Greg and Chloe do, there's a yearly membership, like at a club.

I don't understand how guests at one resort can just hang out at the pool of another one. (I especially question how Chloe can sit by The White Lotus pool, which should be quite exclusive; eating at the restaurant/drinking at the bar would be a different story, because you're paying for what you consume.) Were they paying for individual drinks since they had no rooms to charge them too? And then the 3 women get up and leave the chairs with the towels they just sweated into? The whole process seems unrealistic, unless outsiders can pay to sit by a resort pool.

I just realized that Ceecee, whose real name is Constance, and who is named after Connie (Constance), has an uncle named Connor. I wonder why the writers didn't choose a less-similar name for Connor.

Speaking of which, I hope that Jay (and Mark) make an insurance claim before paying to repair the roof on their own, if it's going to be as expensive as implied. The way it happened was unusual, but should be covered. (Chris might have had some sort of liability coverage, too, or the parachute maker might be at fault, but that's for Jay and Sam's insurance company to figure out.)

But how could Isaac be sure that Chris wouldn't revert back to the mansion after landing? Even if Chris had tried it (landing outside the boundary) and didn't automatically return, perhaps he doesn't know about Pete's "disappearing" problem. But Isaac does. And if Chris started disappearing, maybe it would occur to him that he'd better get back to the mansion ASAP. Yeah, I'd be really surprised if this plot point (the lie) doesn't reoccur. I agree. I would think it's more statistically likely he died when he crashed through the roof of the restaurant. Although Nigel didn't mention feeling crushed ribs, etc. You'd think his body would be a bigger mess than the parts we can see. It's a good thought. But how does Chris know that that's what will happen? He's never tried it for any extended period of time. He presumably needs to sleep, just like the other ghosts do, and not in the air. Maybe he'll pop back. Maybe he'll start to disappear after a certain amount of time and realize he needs to return. Even if he's not aware enough to think of these possibilities, Isaac should be. Better if he had said to Nigel that he saw Chris flying away while asking him to say goodbye to Nigel, (implying that perhaps Chris wasn't in control of the parachute.) I was going to say that he'll have trouble sleeping on his back, as Thor must, but if the "Ghosts" rules are consistent, they should be able to remove the shield and parachute so long as they keep one hand on them when sleeping.

That guy was Simon, who works with Manny and Emily at the district. We saw him frequently when Janine worked there. Erica met Simon through Janine. The actor was also on Never Have I Ever.

The hospital would also have had to either not replace them, let go of a lot of support staff, or find another way to cut expenses to make up for everything they had charged. They would have just harmed future patients.

Founded in 1999, so not quite. Life was tough for budding artists back then.

The fresh (?) flowers were dopey. A single plant would probably be sufficient. Clean premises, a usable bathroom, and a place to sit while waiting for your car, with drinks and snacks are beneficial to everyone. TikTok? Posting?

I've never had genuine puttanesca, but I've had it with everything but the anchovies (so, with capers and olives), and it was very good. I like sardines, but anchovies have always been too salty for me (and I like salty foods above all others), so I don't know how I would feel about the genuine recipe.

It should only be taught in a public school as part of a history course or religious survey and treated as a work of literature, and to a much older age group!

Yes she did. But still left the printout on the kitchen counter, although I suppose Bitsy would have no way to interpret its significance.

Yeah, when Maddie told Edwin to keep Bitsy out of her office lock her office door so Bitsy couldn't get in, I wanted to yell that she left the papers she printed on the kitchen counter in plain sight, along with her reading glasses (maybe that's her home pair.) They also showed Maddie taking a photo of the document (not a scan), and then later show her strolling the halls with said document perfectly formatted for her phone, as if she had downloaded an app. Remind me how Alfie would know which room had what function 14 years ago? The firm has old plans easily accessible on line? At least a mention was made of Julian not noticing he's had the wrong card for a while.