Yeah, as I said I thought it was great.
This show is never about wrapping up storylines, or neat endings, in fact it's purposely the opposite of that.
If you want to really understand the show, always think of it in terms of "a subversive look at a day in the life of a white (usually privileged) self important person ", and you will be most of the way there. It's nothing more than a deep dive look into that, which makes it awesome.

Was Jack supposed to kill Portia and he showed mercy/guilt and let her go? Or just distract her until Tanya was taken care of?

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Was Jack supposed to kill Portia and he showed mercy/guilt and let her go? Or just distract her until Tanya was taken care of?

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I think his "job" was just to keep her busy for one more day. He basically spilled the beans to her about it being his job which seemed unintentional and something I don't think happens if his job was to kill her

Her story was another purposefully vague result. We will never know if they were really going to kill her, kidnap her and hold her for ransom, or just have him hook up with her again and have Greg walk into the hotel room. But if they kept Portia away. We know they were up to no good.
Again, in the end it didn't matter because the point of her story was the crazy way she died and that she was being used. Which was her theme all along - Greg, the spa woman etc.

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It brings into question whether she was a mark the entire time, and I think she probably was.

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I think she was a mark since season 1 with Greg conveniently next door to her

So season 3 is Greg off to a White Lotus property in Asia, spending his newly inherited money?! And Connie Britton (confirmed for season 3) the author, starts to put the pieces of the long con together?? I'm in.

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DannyDuberstein said:

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It brings into question whether she was a mark the entire time, and I think she probably was.

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I think she was a mark since season 1 with Greg conveniently next door to her

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Yes, given the seemingly elaborate con and setup in Sicily, it seems like it had to be. BLM Greg, yocal from colorado, wouldn't know folks like this and after marrying her go "hey, you know, I've lost interest and now just want the money, maybe my sketchy powerful friends in Sicily would be great to make sure I get her money". Screams being one big long con and who knows what Greg's history really is

Big Al 1992 said:

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So season 3 is Greg off to a White Lotus property in Asia, spending his newly inherited money?! And Connie Britton (confirmed for season 3) the author, starts to put the pieces of the long con together?? I'm in.

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I think Greg gets busted and doesn't get the inheritance. Tanya and the guys on the yacht all showing up dead the same morning will prompt investigators to wonder if they're related. Then you have lots of witnesses who saw Tanya hanging out with the dead guys (at the hotel, at the opera, at the party). You have 4 living conspirators (the one who stayed at the house, the one who jumped in the water, the yacht captain, and Jack) who could start talking. There is the photo of Quentin and Greg together. Greg has the clearest motive as he was set to inherit the $500MM. They'll check electronic records and dig into Quentin and Greg's history together in the US. Portia may talk. There's no way Greg gets away with it.

DannyDuberstein said:

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drmwvr said:

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DannyDuberstein said:

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It brings into question whether she was a mark the entire time, and I think she probably was.

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I think she was a mark since season 1 with Greg conveniently next door to her

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Yes, given the seemingly elaborate con and setup in Sicily, it seems like it had to be. BLM Greg, yocal from colorado, wouldn't know folks like this and after marrying her go "hey, you know, I've lost interest and now just want the money, maybe my sketchy powerful friends in Sicily would be great to make sure I get her money". Screams being one big long con and who knows what Greg's history really is

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I'm starting to wonder if he was ever even in BLM.

Tanya after finding the duffel bag...


Also, I will admit to laughing out loud when she went in the water.

I think the biggest crime on this show hasn't been committed yet. Portia has been wearing the same clothes for 3 days and is about to get on a cross-Atlantic flight sitting near some poor souls

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Big Al 1992 said:

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So season 3 is Greg off to a White Lotus property in Asia, spending his newly inherited money?! And Connie Britton (confirmed for season 3) the author, starts to put the pieces of the long con together?? I'm in.

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I think Greg gets busted and doesn't get the inheritance. Tanya and the guys on the yacht all showing up dead the same morning will prompt investigators to wonder if they're related. Then you have lots of witnesses who saw Tanya hanging out with the dead guys (at the hotel, at the opera, at the party). You have 4 living conspirators (the one who stayed at the house, the one who jumped in the water, the yacht captain, and Jack) who could start talking. There is the photo of Quentin and Greg together. Greg has the clearest motive as he was set to inherit the $500MM. They'll check electronic records and dig into Quentin and Greg's history together in the US. Portia may talk. There's no way Greg gets away with it.

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Plus Portia knows the broad strokes of the entire ruse. In addition to the plethora of evidence they have, all the authorities have to do is interview her, then connect the dots of her story. Either way, agreed that there's no way Greg gets away with it.

Portia is weak though. And Jack's warning put a scare into her. She may be scared ****less to say boo, especially with Tanya dead

Or… she moves to LA, marries Albie, and her successful producer father-in-law then produces a hit limited series based on their collective experience in Italy called "The White Lotus." While doing research, the screenwriter discovers a murder the year prior at The White Lotus Hawaii, and they follow with a hit second season set at the Hawaii resort. Both seasons win all the Emmys, and everyone lives happily ever after.

I liked the scene at the airport where Albie, the dad and the grandfather all turned and watched the pretty girl walk past.

Yep, it's hereditary.

Objective Aggie said:

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Really loved the entire season.

What I don't understand is why in some cases White takes you right up to edge and then doesn't tell you what happened. Why not tell us if Harper and Cam got together or what happened with Daphne on the island.

Obviously it is heavily inferred in both cases. But why leave it open ended. Using the same tactics you could have just left Tanya falling overboard and then not told us she drowned.

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because life doesn't wrap up all loose ends either.. Some things have to be inferred and move on/deal with it..

oragator said:

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Well, none of us caught this…

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11531089/The-White-Lotus-costume-designer-Alex-Bovaird-reveals-Godfather-connection-finale-death.html

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You must've missed this post.

https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/3334447/replies/63800818

TexAgs doesn't miss.

Cities should have to bid to host the next season of The White Lotus like the Olympics

— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) December 11, 2022

Just finished a rewatch and got-damn this show is good. The part at the end when Cameron and Daphne see Ethan and Harper at dinner and go sit at their table is sooooo freaking juicy. I'm squirming on my couch and cringing at the INSANE absurdity that these people would still carry on like friends. Like, S1 was really good but S2 was masterclass storytelling. Mike White better clean up all the awards cuz this show was brilliant. And if nothing else, storytelling, at its core, is supposed to a) entertain and b) make you feel things; this season delivered both in spades.

After rewatching the finale I can't help but think this might be one of the singularly best seasons of TV ever made.