Spoiler Warning! This story discusses the primary two episodes of The White Lotus Season 3. These episodes can be found to stream with a Max subscription should you’re not caught up.
As has been the case because the present premiered a number of years in the past, The White Lotus Season 3 has already launched viewers to a big ensemble of characters that we’ve already grown to like (or like to hate). Judging by the customary chilly open the place one thing tragic occurs (some sort of taking pictures this time round), somebody goes to die by the point the credit roll a number of months down the road on the 2025 TV schedule. There are already a variety of theories about what’s going to occur, and I actually hope it doesn’t contain my favourite character thus far: Walton Goggins’ Rick Hatchett.
From the primary time I noticed Rick on the boat to the White Lotus resort in Thailand, I bought a sense in my abdomen that he was going to be part of one thing massive all through the season. Is it one thing good? I’m unsure. Is it one thing dangerous? Most likely, as is the case with this present. That being stated, I’m genuinely anxious about him, however I’m additionally genuinely excited to see how his story unfolds…
I am In All The Characters, However Rick Has A Mystique About Him That I Simply Cannot Determine Out
I’m invested in all of the characters launched within the jaw-dropping The White Lotus Season 3 premiere, as all the ensemble appears to be hiding or withholding one thing from others and maybe themselves. That being stated, Rick together with his closed-off demeanor, rugged look, and common disdain for his a lot youthful and excited girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wooden), seems to be like a trainwreck ready to occur and I can’t cease watching.
I can’t put my finger on him, his previous, his intentions, or why he’s such a curmudgeon with a sure unhappiness in his eyes. I’m certain we’ll be taught extra about his dynamic because the eight-episode season carries on, and I’ll be taking notes like a psychiatrist till we’ve got all of it found out.
His Obsession With The White Lotus’s Co-Proprietor, Jim Hollinger, Introduced Him To Thailand However We Do not Know Why
From the very leap, the present has teased that Rick is on the White Lotus resort for one cause and one cause solely: to search out the lodge’s proprietor, Jim Hollinger. Why Rick is decided to fulfill this man, and so upset upon discovering he’s in Bangkok as an alternative of on the island, is a thriller that has but to be revealed at this stage within the season. Nevertheless, with Rick telling Chelsea within the second episode that he could be going to Bangkok for a number of days, it’s nearly sure that he’s going there to confront the mysterious proprietor.
I can’t determine if Rick is so hellbent on assembly Jim as a result of the rich lodge proprietor owes him cash, did one thing to him previously, or is definitely his father (extra on Rick’s household historical past in a bit), or one thing else. With so many theories, so many prospects, I’ve a sense this thread goes to maintain my consideration for weeks to return.
Rick Initially Comes Off As A Dick, However His Stress Administration Session Confirmed A Completely different Aspect Of Him
Everyone has one thing occurring in The White Lotus Season 3. Be it previous trauma, mysterious schemes, or an more and more intense disaster within the making, each the company and employees on the stunning location are going by way of quite a bit. That features Rick, who initially got here off as a whole dick to anybody and everybody in his path. Nevertheless, after a key scene in “Particular Therapies,” I began to see him in a very new gentle.
Although he didn’t utterly open up about all the things that was occurring in that head of his throughout his stress administration session, Rick did share some particulars about his household historical past and the tragic fates of his dad and mom. He additionally had a somewhat sincere dialog about psychological well being on this key scene, and it felt like this dialogue began the spark that may result in much more adjustments because the story unfolds.
Is He Linked To The Smash And Seize At The Resort Store, Or Am I Trying Too A lot Into It?
That is simply pure hypothesis and my thoughts wandering, however what if Rick is related to the smash-and-grab theft on the White Lotus store throughout the second episode? The perpetrators had been coated head to toe, and we by no means bought take a look at them, so it might have been anybody from some locals (perhaps the fellows who confirmed up and began taking pictures within the chilly open) or it might very nicely be a number of the company.
Rick has given off the vibe that he’s pulled off some shady stuff previously and even revealed that he couldn’t go to Australia for unknown causes. Is he some sort of worldwide thief testing out the resort’s safety? Is he only a low-level criminal with massive aspirations? Or is that this only a pink herring to distract us? Solely time will inform.
And His Vitality With Greg Throughout The Dinner Scene Was So Tense And Odd
Greg Hunt (John Gries) is the one character on the present to have been featured in all three seasons of The White Lotus, and this dude is nothing however hassle. After doubtlessly conning Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya and seemingly having her killed so he may gain advantage from her huge wealth, he confirmed again up as Heather’s pal’s older boyfriend in Season 3. And it didn’t take lengthy for Greg and Rick to cross paths.
This scene, which was actually some of the intense of the season thus far, had a sure rigidity and power about it that gave me all types of dangerous emotions. I might be trying into this fashion an excessive amount of, however it sort of felt like Greg and Rick knew one another, or at the very least knew about each other. Are they related or are they simply two outdated damaged down canines who need nothing to do with one another?
I Want To Know Extra About What’s Happening With Him (And I Hope It is Nothing Sinister)
I actually need to know extra about Rick, his previous, his intentions, and most of all, what’s going to occur to him proper now as The White Lotus Season 3 continues. I might love for him to change into the ethical middle of the season and be revealed to be an really good man with the most effective of intentions together with his obsession with Jim Hollinger. Nevertheless, I can’t shake this dangerous feeling that one thing horrible goes to occur to him earlier than it’s all stated and executed.
New episodes of The White Lotus Season 3 air Sundays on HBO and streaming on Max. I can’t wait to proceed this journey and see what occurs to Rick and everybody else on the island, for higher or worse.