S03.E06: Denials

[Milburn Stone]

On 3/23/2025 at 11:05 PM, MerBearStare said:

Victoria is more on top of things than she seems. I agree with the poster who thought it was smart of her to tell Piper to stay in the monastery for the night. I have a feeling Piper will hate it, but she also might be so stubborn that she won't admit it. Although this could all be moot once they find out they're broke.

This season is reminding me of S1 in many ways. We usually hate the super-rich for not giving up their privilege, but the show points us to the fact that they are human beings, and as such, are governed by human nature—the same human nature that we have. (If it’s nature, by definition  we share it.) However much or little privilege we have, even if it's just that we have a roof over our heads, we cannot tolerate the idea of losing it. We push such ideas out of our heads instantly, because they are so terrifying. (We might like others who have less privilege than we do to have more privilege than they do, but not at the cost of us losing ours.) Mike White understands that, which is why he’s able to portray the super-rich with compassion at the same time as humor.

Edited March 31 by Milburn Stone

[Red Bridey]

On 3/24/2025 at 4:57 PM, peeayebee said:

I just rewatched, too. I can't say it's definitive one way or the other. He sees the body and is shocked, scared, horrified. You'd think that he'd move toward the body if he recognized it as Belinda, but he could just be in shock. 

I noticed that the woman with Zion in his mediation said, "Let us calm our chattering monkey minds." In this past ep when Lachlan and Piper are there, the monk says, "Let's shut down our monkey mind." Maybe that's a common expression in Buddhism, I don't know, but with the attention to the monkeys on the islands, this is probably significant. Maybe it's just the show comparing humans to animals. The monk also said (to Tim, IIRC) that some people lose a connection with nature, but we need to quiet our monkey minds? 

My yoga instructor always uses that phrase so it's not just Mike White's literary creativity.

 

[ItCouldBeWorse]

On 3/24/2025 at 12:05 AM, MerBearStare said:

Victoria is more on top of things than she seems. I agree with the poster who thought it was smart of her to tell Piper to stay in the monastery for the night. I have a feeling Piper will hate it, but she also might be so stubborn that she won't admit it.

Perhaps it's because she's off the Lorazepam?

[RedHawk]

3 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Perhaps it's because she's off the Lorazepam?

I wanted Victoria to mention in a funny way that she notices something different about herself. 

It was smart of her to make the agreement about Piper spending a night in the monastery. 

Glad that Saxon also finally noticed that Tim is a wreck, even if he did quickly bring it around to how it affected him. It was sad because you could see Tim reacting to Saxon’s concern, but then pulling back into his lost place when Saxon showed his concern was mostly for himself.