Jia Tolentino

Hello and welcome to the White Lotus official podcast companion to season three. I'm Gia Tolentino.

Hello and welcome to the White Lotus official podcast companion to season three. I'm Gia Tolentino.

I'm fucking sad. It's a sad finale.

I'm fucking sad. It's a sad finale.

A lot of bodies.

A lot of bodies.

There's not like a gag at the end of the, like usually there's kind of a gag. Like you have Portia in her insane outfit, you know, like you've got Jake Lacey still being a dickhead or whatever. Like here it's fucking sad.

There's not like a gag at the end of the, like usually there's kind of a gag. Like you have Portia in her insane outfit, you know, like you've got Jake Lacey still being a dickhead or whatever. Like here it's fucking sad.

About life being a prison, about death being the eternal return and the release from suffering.

About life being a prison, about death being the eternal return and the release from suffering.

Yeah. And when you have our, you know, our faves from episode one, Chelsea and Rick, they were our self-identification characters and we knew they were doomed. But we hoped episode by episode that they would make it.

Yeah. And when you have our, you know, our faves from episode one, Chelsea and Rick, they were our self-identification characters and we knew they were doomed. But we hoped episode by episode that they would make it.

Well, the part where Chelsea is like, get me a donut. And then when Rick gets the look in his eyes, it's like, I'm going to murder someone in 30 seconds if I can't talk to my therapist. And she's like, no, Rick, no. And eats the donut as she's running after him. Like that's that's she's still my girl. She's still my girl. She's still my overbite representation queen. I do think.

Well, the part where Chelsea is like, get me a donut. And then when Rick gets the look in his eyes, it's like, I'm going to murder someone in 30 seconds if I can't talk to my therapist. And she's like, no, Rick, no. And eats the donut as she's running after him. Like that's that's she's still my girl. She's still my girl. She's still my overbite representation queen. I do think.

I mean, Chelsea doesn't have any bad qualities. Like, I refuse to assign to that angel.

I mean, Chelsea doesn't have any bad qualities. Like, I refuse to assign to that angel.

She's a perfect person. Yes, she's credulous. But I'm not willing to say that she has any negative qualities. If I am to search myself for my most negative qualities, I'm probably a Jacqueline. Yeah. Like the self-interest, self-centeredness. Queen B. I wouldn't even describe myself as a queen. But, you know, the sort of behavior I'm feeling. I'm feeling a little Jacqueline. And who are you?

She's a perfect person. Yes, she's credulous. But I'm not willing to say that she has any negative qualities. If I am to search myself for my most negative qualities, I'm probably a Jacqueline. Yeah. Like the self-interest, self-centeredness. Queen B. I wouldn't even describe myself as a queen. But, you know, the sort of behavior I'm feeling. I'm feeling a little Jacqueline. And who are you?

You would have stayed in the sweet dinner moment.

You would have stayed in the sweet dinner moment.