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8 hours ago, peeayebee said:

Both of those bolded statements are strange or disturbing to me. The first one: Yes, of course the actors aren't brothers. Nobody thought that. They are ACTORS. 

And the second one: Again, they are actors. For Patrick to react like that is unprofessional. 

Also, this is the episode that Arnold said he had to watch through his fingers. I was expecting something really extreme. After watching it, I said "Seriously???" Must be a strong current of homophobia running in that family.

 

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9 hours ago, peeayebee said:

Both of those bolded statements are strange or disturbing to me. The first one: Yes, of course the actors aren't brothers. Nobody thought that. They are ACTORS. 

And the second one: Again, they are actors. For Patrick to react like that is unprofessional. 

I hope something got lost in translation in her interview, because I 100% agree that they're actors and to have that sort of genuine reaction to that is very unprofessional. Unless Patrick is super method, and he really got into his character and looked at the actor playing Locky as his real brother, he should find another occupation because that kiss wasn't something that should cause a professional to have that reaction. When he auditioned for/accepted this role, did no one brief him on his character's storyline? This is a short, limited series, it's not like they are 6 seasons in and come up with an incest story out of nowhere to boost ratings. This had to be planned all along; it was hinted at in episode one.

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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale Is 90 Minutes, Longest Episode in the Series

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The eighth and final installment of the vacation dramedy’s third season will span nearly 90 minutes, according to the HBO schedule, marking the longest episode of the series to date.

(The Season 2 finale was 12 minutes shorter, at 1 hour and 18 minutes.)

 

On 3/18/2025 at 3:32 PM, carrps said:

Also, this is the episode that Arnold said he had to watch through his fingers. I was expecting something really extreme. After watching it, I said "Seriously???" Must be a strong current of homophobia running in that family.

 

I would think he’d watch it through his fingers because he had to watch his son get jerked off?

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7 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

I would think he’d watch it through his fingers because he had to watch his son get jerked off?

All of the media hubbub came out after the kiss episode, before that bedroom episode. I think that’s why most of us viewers were like, that’s it?!? They should have saved some of the scandalous press for that next episode.

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Dammit! 😣    
 

The White Lotus Composer Reveals He Won’t Return for Season 4 After Clashes With Mike White

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Composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, who has provided the score and theme song for all three White Lotus seasons thus far, shared in a New York Times interview that he won’t be back for Season 4. Tapia de Veer chalked up his exit to creative differences with series creator Mike White, which he said dated back to the HBO satire’s first season in 2021.

 

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Woody Harrelson Reveals Why He Quit ‘The White Lotus’—And It Wasn’t About Money

Woody Harrelson didn’t ride in on the boat to The White Lotus’ third season, despite having been considered for both Walton Goggins’ and Sam Rockwell’s roles—and now he’s clearing the air about why. 

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“It’s not about money."

“I was set to do White Lotus and very excited. Unfortunately, their production schedule shifted, and conflicted with a pre-planned family vacation, forcing me to make an extremely hard decision.”

 

Okay, even Mike White himself admits “nothing” is happening all season and the random dramatic music is the only thing leading viewers to believe something might happen. And apparently he cut all of the interesting and wild scenes in the interest of time rather than cutting the same boring stuff we see the characters do/say every episode?! Guys, it’s boring on purpose, apparently.

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“People are already like, ‘It’s too slow! Let’s go, let’s go! Nothing’s happening!’. But nothing happened in the first season. Literally. It was basically people sitting around eating meals, but the music gave this tension, and you knew something bad was going to happen.” 

This White Lotus Deleted Scene Could Have Been The Most 'Insane' Of The Whole Season
Believe it or not, we actually ended up with the tame version of the current season.

Read in HuffPost: https://apple.news/AwNoatTdbS7Sztexihgu0rA

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I really enjoyed the interview from The Hollywood Reporter that was linked to in that article. I love reading behind-the-scenes stuff.

I learned that Lalisa "Lida" Manobal (Mook) is a huge celebrity in Thailand. Mike White refers to her as Taylor Swift crossed with Princess Di.

From Mike White:

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And the incest thing, it's really more about someone who is trying to connect with his brother and his sister through the things they value. Saxon is all about getting off, and Piper is renouncing the materialistic.

I love this explanation. It makes complete sense.

Patrick Schwarzenegger, re the Chloe actress saying he gagged after the kissing scene:

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The thing is, that reaction? It's Saxon.

So he DID gag, but he did it in character.

Mike White on the official podcast about what can we expect from season 4:

"Season 3 is a parable, it is melodramatic and that gets people excited but he wants to do something more like season 1, where it satirizes stuff he knows about art, criticism, movies, fame and celebrity, a film festival type of thing or an art world situation. Something less heavy that still has some juice to it."

1 hour ago, Harvey said:

"Season 3 is a parable, it is melodramatic and that gets people excited bores people to tears, with viewers waiting 7 episodes for *something* to happen, but he wants to do something more like season 1, where it satirizes stuff he knows about art, criticism, movies, fame and celebrity, a film festival type of thing or an art world situation. Something less heavy that still has some juice to it."

Hey, Mike White, I fixed it for you.  😁

Seriously, I hope he goes back to Season 1 format.  The satire, skewering the rich & famous, is what made it work.  

2 hours ago, skotnikov said:

That also took me out of the show.  After the incident at the owner's house in Bangkok, there is no way that Rick should have been anywhere near the White Lotus hotel, and particularly enjoying a leisurely breakfast.  That made no sense whatsoever.

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1 hour ago, BradC said:

That also took me out of the show.  After the incident at the owner's house in Bangkok, there is no way that Rick should have been anywhere near the White Lotus hotel, and particularly enjoying a leisurely breakfast.  That made no sense whatsoever.

I was hollering this at the TV last week.

i hope someone asks Mike White about this. It’s egregiously stupid.

1 hour ago, Conotocarious said:

Bit it actually makes sense because remember earlier he asks if Saxon will make him a shake and Saxon says he already made one.

No, that happened the prior morning, before Tim went out and gathered all the fruit, blended the seeds, etc.  Lochlan made his power smoothie the morning after they had/didn't have the pina coladas.  He was first up.  Saxon hadn't made his yet, never did, just went to breakfast.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH3A6SfvE3o/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

OK, I'm not sure why I am having a hard time inserting an instagram reel here, but the link is above...  anyways, it's Carrie C. talking about how she was going from TWL filming to The Gilded Age, and had to stay pale for that.  She said they were shooting in Thailand for 6 months.

Which has me wondering...  does TWL rent out the entire resort for 6 months?  Just parts of it?  How does that work?

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