The White Lotus season 3 episode 5 spoilers follow, and this article contains discussion of attempted suicide some readers might find distressing.
The White Lotus dropped its latest episode last night (or in the early hours of the morning in the UK) and people have a lot to say about it.
In this week's trip to Thailand, quite a lot happened, so if you've not seen it yet, turn away before we go into full spoiler territory after this image. You've been warned...
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The passive-aggressive friendship of Kate, Laurie and Jaclyn continued to boil over as they partied with their new Russian friends (leading to another full-frontal penis scene). Kate was made to feel like the odd one out as she wanted to go to bed but the other two pressured her into keeping the party going.
Although Jaclyn had been egging on recently divorced Laurie to hook up with Valentin, it was Jaclyn he ended up getting with in the end.
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Timothy continued to hide his financial ruin and likely impending arrest from his family, and put a gun to his head at one point.
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His wife Victoria did not react well to their daughter Piper telling them she wanted to stay in Thailand and live in a monastery for a year. At the same time, sons Saxon and Lochlan partied with Chelsea and Chloe and then kissed each other.
Belinda shared her concerns about Greg coming after her to love interest Pornchai, while Sam Rockwell made a surprise appearance as Rick's old friend who went into great detail about his sexual exploits.
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A lot went down, and plenty of viewers enjoyed the chaotic nature of events. On the show's official Instagram account, commenters called the episode "insane", "messssssy" and "a total left turn".
"It's a roller coaster of emotions on this episode," one comment read. "It's a shit show. It's fun. It's riveting. It's super tensed. It's intriguing. It's getter juicer. It's getting wilder."
"This episode was wonderfully weird and crazy, yet so entertaining," read another.
People also enjoyed the craziness over on Twitter/X, as one fan wrote, "HBO is wild for this", while someone else channeled their inner Victoria and said that "I NEED A LORAZEPAM AFTER THIS EPISODE OMG".
Not everyone agreed that things had gotten going, with the recurring criticism that season three has been too slow continuing.
"Running circles around the plot for 5 episodes now", said one comment on Instagram. Another said: "Waiting for more plot movement & not much to chew on."
"When will things pick up?!" asked a viewer on Twitter/X, while another said, "We on episode 5 of 8 and it feels like nothing has even happened yet??? The ending better be worth all this lead up".
Not everyone agreed with that assessment, however. "This season started out kinda slow but boy, it picked UP this episode," one fan opined, and another said: "It transitioned at a near break neck pace to multiple chaotic sequences."
The White Lotus airs on Sky Atlantic and streams on Sky Go and NOW in the UK, with new season 3 episodes every Monday. The show airs on HBO and streams on Max in the US.
Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he's covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of TV and movies both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I'm a Fish.
