It seems like Chelsea would be in a bit of a predicament since Rick went to Bangkok with Sritala, and after the "movie pitch" Rick would still have to somehow get back to Chelsea despite Sritala knowing they were guests, right? Am I missing something?

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It seems like Chelsea would be in a bit of a predicament since Rick went to Bangkok with Sritala, and after the "movie pitch" Rick would still have to somehow get back to Chelsea despite Sritala knowing they were guests, right? Am I missing something?

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Not only will he need to get back to the hotel/Chelsea, but Sritala will know they left in a hurry, and her husband is knocked out on the floor in the den after being with Rick. If he comes to and says Rick pulled a gun on him, then I could see him being target of whatever violence is coming in the finale.

Anyone else bothered they named a character "porn"chai? Just lazy naming

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Anyone else bothered they named a character "porn"chai? Just lazy naming

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Just coming back to say Belinda is a ****ing idiot.

Read the room. Take $100K or risk likely death. Tanya is already dead, technically by her own doing even if Belinda doesn't think it. There is no ethical dilemma to be had. Take the ****ing money and go on your way.

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The only way to win is to not play, Belinda is an idiot, but not for turning down the money. She's an idiot for even letting him know that she knew who he was to begin with. What's to stop Gary/Greg from just killing her after she accepts the deal? It's not like accepting the money is a binding contract, or somehow guarantees she stays quiet. Gary/Greg almost certainly understands this.

I'm not taking that deal, either, or I'm lying that I'm taking the deal and then I'm heading straight to the US embassy to rat on the dude.

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NARC!!!

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This is what I think. Old guy got a brain hemorrhage and dies. Rick also learns that his mom's story was bs and the guy was actually his dad- so Rick out to avenge his dad's death actually killed his dad. Pain wins. Hope loses.

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Yep.

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hbc07 said:

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It seems like Chelsea would be in a bit of a predicament since Rick went to Bangkok with Sritala, and after the "movie pitch" Rick would still have to somehow get back to Chelsea despite Sritala knowing they were guests, right? Am I missing something?

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Not only will he need to get back to the hotel/Chelsea, but Sritala will know they left in a hurry, and her husband is knocked out on the floor in the den after being with Rick. If he comes to and says Rick pulled a gun on him, then I could see him being target of whatever violence is coming in the finale.

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UNLESS it turns out that Rick is his son, which I think is still in play. The way their conversation went was left too open-ended for that to have been it, and in fact seemed to have been phrased very specifically, in how vague the resolution was.

Scott Glenn's reaction to the name indicated he knew her but Rick cut him off

Exactly. If I had to guess he's going to piece it together, or was in the middle of doing so when Rick cut him off.

I have to say, despite the overall repetitive pace of the season and some mild frustrations here and there, the gun possibilities heading into the finale are pretty damn great. Obviously, we know there's a shootout at the hotel of some sort, and right now…

- Gaitok has a gun and, turns out, is actually a great shot, but not in a great headspace.

- Rick has a gun and seemingly IS in a good headspace, but presumably headed back to the hotel, where he'll almost assuredly be confronted either by the authorities or…

- Sritala herself and her bodyguards, who are armed as well.

- Not to mention the likelihood of Valentin and his buddies getting involved again, and no doubt carrying.

- Then there's also of course Greg, who is being shady as hell, with a potential aim to possibly kill Belinda or Saxon, if not both.

- All while Tim is melting down, actively searching for a gun.

And right now, I have absolutely no idea where any of it is going or how it's all going to play out.

Oh you're right.

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Oh you're right.

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Still, nothing can be ruled out based solely on what we think we've already seen.

This is one of the fun reasons I and everyone else are watching:

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And right now, I have absolutely no idea where any of it is going or how it's all going to play out.

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It's not gonna be something dumb like the Russian's girlfriend coming into the hotel to shoot Laurie, is it?

This was probably my favorite part:

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BERNAD Everyone is treated the same on The White Lotus. They get paid the same, and we do alphabetical billing, so you're getting people who want to do the project for the right reasons, not to quote The Bachelor. It's a system we developed in the first season because there was no money to make the show. [Season one was made early in the pandemic for less than $4 million an episode; season three is said to cost in the $6 million to $7 million range.]

TUCKER It makes it so much easier. You tell people this is what it is. And some won't do it and honestly, you can't hold it against people who need to make a living. Our series regulars are pretty much doing this for scale. [Multiple sources say they make roughly $40,000 an episode.]

BERNAD And it's not negotiable. [According to two sources, Woody Harrelson, who initially was considered for the Rick Hatchett role, went all the way to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav to see if his salary could be negotiated. It couldn't.]

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My guess is the Russians come back to steal something and Gatok mistakenly shoots the Belinda's son

Dang it. I guess I should pay more attention. Carry on

This would be amazing.

SCHWARZENEGGER They could get all the ****** guys in one hotel together. Mike said that one day when we were on set, he was like, "Oh my God, it'd be so good to get you, Jake Lacy and Theo James in the same room."

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We are in a world where Tanya Wick can shoot to death a boat full of people then fall and hit her head and die. Armond can get stabbed after ****ting in someone's luggage.

ANYTHING is possible. I like the monkey grabbing a gun theory, the poison fruit blender theories, Fabian snaps after someone ridicules his singing, GregGary snaps, who knows. I don't.

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This would be awesome if he just goes on a rampage.

If you want to tell me that Connie Britton and Leslie Bibb (or hell, either of the other 2 cougars) are sisters on a trip, I'm believing every second of it. (One of the running theories for this season was that Connie was back with Laura Dern as her sister, which sadly didn't happen but the cougar story worked out just fine without them).

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We are in a world where Tanya Wick can shoot to death a boat full of people then fall and hit her head and die. Armond can get stabbed after ****ting in someone's luggage.

ANYTHING is possible. I like the monkey grabbing a gun theory, the poison fruit blender theories, Fabian snaps after someone ridicules his singing, GregGary snaps, who knows. I don't.

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Monkey grabbing a gun has been debunked by one of the three women I forget which - on some talk show.

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Complete Idiot said:

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We are in a world where Tanya Wick can shoot to death a boat full of people then fall and hit her head and die. Armond can get stabbed after ****ting in someone's luggage.

ANYTHING is possible. I like the monkey grabbing a gun theory, the poison fruit blender theories, Fabian snaps after someone ridicules his singing, GregGary snaps, who knows. I don't.

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Monkey grabbing a gun has been debunked by one of the three women I forget which - on some talk show.

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SPOILER ALERT

public info

It was Monaghan and on Jimmy Kimmel - not a secret.