Eliana Dockterman

I brought a question about a very popular TV show that was posed in our group chat, which was White Lotus, the current season that's out of the hit HBO series that is now in season three where, you know, every year the show begins with a crime or a death and

that gives way to a story that usually takes place in some faraway land surrounding a bunch of people that come together from different lives and are tied to some hotel or resort. This season's in Thailand right now. And I think as the recording of this podcast, we are six episodes into this season. So spoiler alert for anybody that's not all the way caught up.

that gives way to a story that usually takes place in some faraway land surrounding a bunch of people that come together from different lives and are tied to some hotel or resort. This season's in Thailand right now. And I think as the recording of this podcast, we are six episodes into this season. So spoiler alert for anybody that's not all the way caught up.

that gives way to a story that usually takes place in some faraway land surrounding a bunch of people that come together from different lives and are tied to some hotel or resort. This season's in Thailand right now. And I think as the recording of this podcast, we are six episodes into this season. So spoiler alert for anybody that's not all the way caught up.

But is this season of White Lotus actually good? No.

But is this season of White Lotus actually good? No.

But is this season of White Lotus actually good? No.

It's not.

It's not.

It's not.

And I don't think that's the wrong answer, but I guess my question is, why with shows like this, and I feel like a subsidiary of this has been season two of Severance in some ways, which is I feel like there's a lot of societal pressure to just nod and agree that shows made by certain networks.

And I don't think that's the wrong answer, but I guess my question is, why with shows like this, and I feel like a subsidiary of this has been season two of Severance in some ways, which is I feel like there's a lot of societal pressure to just nod and agree that shows made by certain networks.

And I don't think that's the wrong answer, but I guess my question is, why with shows like this, and I feel like a subsidiary of this has been season two of Severance in some ways, which is I feel like there's a lot of societal pressure to just nod and agree that shows made by certain networks.

It's a really good sci-fi show that people are trying to constantly convince me is the most well-thought-out prestige show of all time.

It's a really good sci-fi show that people are trying to constantly convince me is the most well-thought-out prestige show of all time.

It's a really good sci-fi show that people are trying to constantly convince me is the most well-thought-out prestige show of all time.

And I think a lot of this also boils back to, like, fan culture around these shows because the Reddits that pop up, the internet theories that surround these shows, and the people that, in all walks of life, you know, the idea of being a ball-knower is this thing we lionize over everything else. And if you push back at all on this show, it's, well, it's a slow burn. You have to appreciate that.

And I think a lot of this also boils back to, like, fan culture around these shows because the Reddits that pop up, the internet theories that surround these shows, and the people that, in all walks of life, you know, the idea of being a ball-knower is this thing we lionize over everything else. And if you push back at all on this show, it's, well, it's a slow burn. You have to appreciate that.

And I think a lot of this also boils back to, like, fan culture around these shows because the Reddits that pop up, the internet theories that surround these shows, and the people that, in all walks of life, you know, the idea of being a ball-knower is this thing we lionize over everything else. And if you push back at all on this show, it's, well, it's a slow burn. You have to appreciate that.

It's like... all right, you don't have to insult me like that. Not every slow burn is well-earned in the payoff that you get at the end. And with this, it does just feel like, hey, this is just the vacation porn this season. Not to use that last term too loosely, considering the other subplot of the show that's... Which is incest.