Nikki Baird

And I think it's also very interesting that this is an age gap couple, which is a very common thing we see in White Lotus. But this is really one of the only times I see an age gap couple that we want... to root for. Like, it's actually very sad what happens to the M in the end.

And I think it's also very interesting that this is an age gap couple, which is a very common thing we see in White Lotus. But this is really one of the only times I see an age gap couple that we want... to root for. Like, it's actually very sad what happens to the M in the end.

And it feels like this great tragedy where, like, he was so close to just figuring it out and then it all slipped through his fingertips and then everything went to shit. And, um, not only that, his... And Rick's self-destructive tendencies ended up destroying the people he loved most, which is another thing you see a lot of the time with people who have these issues.

And it feels like this great tragedy where, like, he was so close to just figuring it out and then it all slipped through his fingertips and then everything went to shit. And, um, not only that, his... And Rick's self-destructive tendencies ended up destroying the people he loved most, which is another thing you see a lot of the time with people who have these issues.

They're spending this entire life in quest of some emotional experience they felt they were denied and they never find. And also another underrated thing I felt was super interesting was Rick and the therapist at the end, how Rick is like really like he's for the first time like excited and willing to talk to this mental health professional.

They're spending this entire life in quest of some emotional experience they felt they were denied and they never find. And also another underrated thing I felt was super interesting was Rick and the therapist at the end, how Rick is like really like he's for the first time like excited and willing to talk to this mental health professional.

about the very real trauma and feelings of violence and depression and anxiety he's, like, experiencing. And the one time he meets her, she's not available, which is so interesting. And I don't know if Mike White did this on purpose, but to me, it was almost like a statement on the healthcare system.

about the very real trauma and feelings of violence and depression and anxiety he's, like, experiencing. And the one time he meets her, she's not available, which is so interesting. And I don't know if Mike White did this on purpose, but to me, it was almost like a statement on the healthcare system.

I don't know if any of you guys have ever tried to sign up for therapy, but the waitlists are often, like, three months. It is insane. And I say that as, like, a waitlist of three months and I'm somebody who, like, has a job and, like, has insurance and, like, I am very able and privileged to, like, be able to do that and, like, have that as an option to me.

I don't know if any of you guys have ever tried to sign up for therapy, but the waitlists are often, like, three months. It is insane. And I say that as, like, a waitlist of three months and I'm somebody who, like, has a job and, like, has insurance and, like, I am very able and privileged to, like, be able to do that and, like, have that as an option to me.

Um, and what scares me, and I've thought about this a lot with just overall, again, like things in, in mental health and healthcare of like how I'm like, if I was really going through something and like needed somebody and was, you know, contemplating self-harm or something like I can't, that person cannot do a three month wait list.

Um, and what scares me, and I've thought about this a lot with just overall, again, like things in, in mental health and healthcare of like how I'm like, if I was really going through something and like needed somebody and was, you know, contemplating self-harm or something like I can't, that person cannot do a three month wait list.

And it is really terrifying to me that we've just like normalized that. And this concept of mental health, especially when these things are so, uh,

And it is really terrifying to me that we've just like normalized that. And this concept of mental health, especially when these things are so, uh,

urgent and we see how him not being able to have that outlet to express to makes this entire thing blow up and it's when the shooting happens and that I think is a very interesting thing I don't know if that's what the statement was designed to be that's very much the way I interpreted it and I thought it was super interesting another interesting thing too I felt about Rick was like

urgent and we see how him not being able to have that outlet to express to makes this entire thing blow up and it's when the shooting happens and that I think is a very interesting thing I don't know if that's what the statement was designed to be that's very much the way I interpreted it and I thought it was super interesting another interesting thing too I felt about Rick was like

no matter what happens to him and no matter how much he's going through, he cannot tell the one person who loves him most. He cannot confide in her emotionally in the same way as he can this stranger who's a therapist, as he can one of his old buddies. And this is a very interesting thing.

no matter what happens to him and no matter how much he's going through, he cannot tell the one person who loves him most. He cannot confide in her emotionally in the same way as he can this stranger who's a therapist, as he can one of his old buddies. And this is a very interesting thing.

I think, honestly, a problem I experience, too, when you know that somebody loves you and really loves you unconditionally, you somehow develop this mentality of, like, well, I can't have a genuine, serious conversation with them about this thing because they just love me and they'll be on my side no matter what, which is a very, again, like a very privileged and nice thing to be able to think.

I think, honestly, a problem I experience, too, when you know that somebody loves you and really loves you unconditionally, you somehow develop this mentality of, like, well, I can't have a genuine, serious conversation with them about this thing because they just love me and they'll be on my side no matter what, which is a very, again, like a very privileged and nice thing to be able to think.