67 m. ago The White Lotus season three finale review – the show’s least satisfying ending ever

The most interesting character was sidelined, the deaths were riddled with lazy logic and it all felt frustratingly middling. Season four will have some redeeming to doWarning: this article contains spoilers for the finale of season three of The White Lotus. Do not read on unless you have seen episode eight, season three.In the Hollywood Reporter’s recent oral history, Mike White bristled at the thought of The White Lotus lapsing into a formula. For most of its third season, this didn’t make a lot of sense. After all, in its depiction of the obliviously wealthy, its whodunnit structure and its now mandatory transgressive sex scenes, a lot of this year’s season felt like The White Lotus by numbers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Mike White says The White Lotus season three ending addresses season one criticism

‘There was some criticism,’ White said of one particular character’s story arc

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6 h. ago Mike White explains red herring White Lotus fans thought would have dire consequences

Viewers assumed the scene between Victoria and Kate was foreshadowing something more sinister

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7 h. ago The White Lotus fans point out glaring plot holes and loose ends in season three finale

Mike White's smash hit show concluded its third season on Sunday night with a bloodbath in Thailand.

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8 h. ago The White Lotus creator Mike White may have teased which star is returning for season 4

The White Lotus has been confirmed for a fourth season and fans are already convinced that showrunner Mike White has dropped a major hint about who will be returning

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9 h. ago Has The White Lotus really forgotten that rich people are the problem? | Zoe Williams

When the show began in 2021, creator Mike White was happy to remind everyone that greed is the root of all evil. This is no time for him to get bored and move onWhen the first season of The White Lotus arrived, it took a while to notice how dazzlingly political it was. The director, Mike White, has since congratulated himself about that little hook at the start: before we know anything, we know that someone is going to die. He has said that he wishes he had started all his shows that way. It is so simple yet so effective. You meander into it thinking it is a whodunnit, with a side order of who-did-it-get-done-to? Then there are some beautiful beaches, and there is some astronomical wealth. By necessity, there are some characters who are not wealthy, since who else is going to fetch the drinks?It is not until around the seventh minute that it becomes obvious how catastrophically unhappy all the characters are, how horrible they are to one another, how disappointing and thin their exi...

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11 h. ago 'I started using sunbeds at 17 but now I've spent 15 years battling skin cancer'

A sunbed fanatic now warns against the dire risks of tanning after spending a total of 15 years battling skin cancer - mum-of-two Caroline Madden started using sunbed at 17

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12 h. ago White Lotus season 3's stunning luxury hotels and how much they'll set you back

Each time around, the show - written and directed by Mike White - takes place in a fictional luxury resort over the span of one tension-fuelled week of holiday.

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13 h. ago White Lotus season 4 location already teased by show’s creator

Director Mike White is thought to be swapping sun-soaked luxury resorts for a metropolitan setting

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13 h. ago Where to watch the final episode of The White Lotus – and catch up with season three

Ready for the finale? Here’s the easiest way to watch episode eight of Mike White’s critically acclaimed show

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16 h. ago White Lotus creator Mike White drops clue about Season 4 location

White Lotus creator Mike White has hinted at the setting for the show's highly anticipated fourth season.

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35 h. ago ‘Everyone can have a bit of White Lotus in their wardrobe’: how fashion fell in love with the hit show

As the third season of the social satire draws to its finale, the costumes featured in the series are selling out fastThe third season of The White Lotus finishes on Monday, marking the end of group chats and column inches devoted to the Thai hotel and its super-rich guests.While some of this chatter has been dedicated to theories of who kills who in the finale, or the alleged fallout between creator Mike White and composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, a lot is focused on something else – the fashion. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago The White Lotus creator spills on reason he cut storyline from season 3

The White Lotus creator Mike White has explained why he cut one storyline from season three.

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68 h. ago Defiant White Lotus showrunner defends shock Patrick Schwarzenegger incest scenes

White Lotus creator Mike White has defiantly defended the shock Patrick Schwarzenegger incest scenes in the third season of the hit HBO series.

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3 d. ago The White Lotus creator spills huge secret about show as cast member was almost blocked

The White Lotus creator Mike White has admitted that he initially didn't want to cast one of the stars because he had 'no idea' who they were, despite global success

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3 d. ago All the biggest White Lotus season 3 finale theories taking the internet by storm... including who will die

Ahead of the grand finale, fans have been busy sharing their theories far and wide on how they think the show's creator Mike White will wrap up the all the drama.

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3 d. ago The White Lotus creator almost blocked Blackpink's Lisa from joining show

The White Lotus creator Mike White was adamant that he didn't want the K-pop star involved with the show as she was too famous and even had another actress lined up for the part

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4 d. ago The White Lotus boss responds to complaints amid viewers' 'disappointment' over incest scene

The White Lotus creator Mike White has spoken out about some of the complaints he received from viewers regarding season three of the hit HBO show, which came to a close on Thursday

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4 d. ago White Lotus composer quits show amid ‘hysterical’ tensions with production team

‘Maybe I was being unprofessional, and for sure Mike White feels that I was always unprofessional,’ said the award-winning composer

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5 d. ago What do young people really think about us oldies? I asked a few | Adrian Chiles

Why is the moral panic only ever about younger generations? It’s time we heard what confuses or worries them about usEvery generation looks at the next generation, and the one after that, with bafflement and concern. There’s probably a name for this phenomenon. That’s not to say we (the olds) aren’t right to be more worried than ever about what they (the young) are up to. There’s a lot for us to be worried about and confused about in equal measure. The TV drama Adolescence got at this. Even having had its emojis and red pills – and emojis of red pills – patiently explained to me, I remain concerned and confused. Mainly confused. It’s all decidedly mysterious – and not in a good, exciting way.This intergenerational bewilderment seems only to work in one direction: down, rather than up. We flail around trying to make sense of what’s going on with the young. If you are young, this is relevant to you, too, because you will soon be feeling like this about those coming up behind you. What...

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