Back in July, when a small boat of messy American tourists with big egos, deep pockets, and bad attitudes arrived on our TV screens, there was a seismic shift in dinner conversation that would not cease. The White Lotus dropped on HBO with a star-studded cast, including Jennifer Coolidge, Connie Britton, and Natasha Rothwell. It also introduced us to our new favorite Gen Z bully, Paula, deftly played by newcomer Brittany O'Grady.
The show had everything: mediocre white men, mommy issues, massage therapy, even the use of Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams as an ironic prop. Over the course of a week, viewers navigate the fraught lives of three families on their respective escapes to the titular resort in Hawaii, and the hotel staff forced to put up with them—much to their dismay. Each character is unhinged and problematic in their own unique way.
As with most pop culture phenomena these days, it took over the internet.
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