Should you watch The White Lotus?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The White Lotus
Series · 2021
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.
The sides of The White Lotus
- A body found as a holiday ends
- Rich guests at a luxury resort
- Staff smiling through other people's money
The White Lotus is good for you if…
- you like laughing at people who would never laugh at themselves.
- you like following a dozen guests over one week.
- you watch for the people, not for what happens.
The White Lotus is bad for you if…
- you need momentum. This is a week of lunches and small cruelties.
- you'd rather not have sex scenes with the family in the room.
About: class · money · self-deception
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