"I Hear You're a Douche."
Your White Lotus episode three recap.
Welcome back to The White Lotus, where you can think about which sounds less pleasant on an expensive vacation: a biometrics test, or getting your posture corrected for an hour. The main thing I’ve taken away from this season so far is that I do not want to go to a Wellness Resort. (But please don’t be confused. I do want to go to this particular hotel. I just want to drink fruity cocktails by the pool and go swimming instead of having to spend an hour with the energy healer.)1
There have been some (mild) complaints that this season of The White Lotus isn’t hitting as hard as the previous two, and so far, I kind of agree, but with several caveats: (a) as I said in the comments last week, this show is 45% vibes anyway, so the slow unfurling of plot doesn’t bother me terribly; (b) the first two seasons of The White Lotus are SO GOOD that I think it would be a bit tough to live up to that standard 100% of the time, and we might be hitting a bit of a junior slump, which is okay. Look how w…