Season 3 of The White Lotus is coming to an finish. You will discover out every little thing it’s worthwhile to know – together with rumours about season 4 – in our collection information, or try our evaluate if you happen to’re nonetheless deciding whether or not to observe.
The season finale airs on 6 April 2025, 6pm PT / 9pm ET within the US on Max. A primary, ad-supported subscription prices $9.99 monthly – there are ad-free choices obtainable as nicely.
It’ll be obtainable within the UK on Sky Atlantic and Now from 7 April 2025, 3am BST. Now’s Leisure Membership is priced at £9.99 a month, if you happen to’re contemplating subscribing.
The ultimate episode will probably be a mighty hour and a half lengthy, which ought to present loads of time to wrap issues up.
Spoilers for The White Lotus season 3 under
The burning questions, after all, are: who will get shot and who’s the shooter? However there are many plot strains nonetheless left dangling. Listed below are the opposite questions we hope the present solutions alongside the way in which.
1. Did Greg do it?
We all know that Greg (Jon Gries) was concerned within the occasions that led to the demise of his ex-wife Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge). However was his plan actually to kill her? A well-liked principle suggests in any other case.
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In his youth, Greg had been shut associates with Quentin (Tom Hollander), palazzo proprietor and unofficial chief of the Mafia-affiliated Palermo gays, who talked Tanya into coming away with him and his associates to his baroque however crumbling dwelling.
Whereas there, they set her up for a cocaine- and pink chiffon dress-fuelled romantic interlude with a neighborhood mafioso. One fan principle has it that Greg’s actual plan was to get proof of Tanya’s adultery to void her pre-nuptial settlement and let him sue for half her fortune in divorce. He’d then share his good points with Quentin and everybody’s a winner.
That may make sense.
Nonetheless, Jack (Leo Woodall), Quentin’s “nephew”/indentured lover actually appeared to suppose that Quentin and his associates have been harmful when he dumped Tanya’s assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) off close to the airport and warned her to vanish.
Nevertheless it’s attainable that Greg underestimated how far his pal would go to avoid wasting his pretty Italian dwelling, and that he’s now hiding out in Thailand not solely from the FBI however from the Mafia too.
In any case, if Greg actually did intend to bump off his spouse, girlfriend Chloe might be in much more bother than she thinks after her personal yacht-based shenanigans with the Ratliff brothers.
2. Will Mook get a plotline?
Since episode 1, Mook (performed by Blackpink’s Lisa) has been hovering across the edges of a storyline. She’s been weirdly underwritten for a White Lotus character.
Is there extra occurring? Some have speculated that she was concerned within the resort theft or is a part of a neighborhood crime community.
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However there’s not a lot proof of that. As of the top of episode 7, virtually each look from Mook has gone the identical approach: she seems within the guard hut entrance in a cute outfit and gently chides Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) for his lack of ambition. If her job is to flirt Gaitok from affable, mildly incompetent safety guard into stone chilly killer, we’d have to provide her a 2/10. Gaitok continues to be loads nearer to Mr Bean than John McClane.
In reality, we expect the one approach she’s going to ignite his bloodlust is by getting in the way in which of a stray bullet herself. Hmmm.
3. Which Ratliff will find yourself within the monastery?
The Ratliff household have been circling that monastery like a pack of White Lotus friends round a fruit buffet.
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Piper’s (Sarah Catherine Hook) preliminary plan was to scope it out with a view to dwelling there for a 12 months – however it gained’t be a lot of an escape if it winds up internet hosting quite a few different members of the Ratliff household.
Let’s take into account the proof.
Timothy (Jason Isaacs) has had simply concerning the worst vacation anybody may think about. He kicked off the week a rich and profitable man. Six days later, he’s a financially ruined social pariah with a penchant for benzos and a behavior of daydreaming about murder-suicide.
And what about Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger)? All this gymnasium bro needed was an uncomplicated vacation fling. He’s been turned down by seemingly each girl in Thailand, solely to have a one evening stand along with his personal brother. And when he’s lastly propositioned by Chloe, it’s apparently (can we imagine this?) to fulfil Greg’s icky fantasy. Other than his pink tablet way of life, the one factor Saxon has going for him is his profession – and he’s about to search out out that’s gone too.
As for Lochlan (Sam Nivola), he’s already making an attempt out monastic life in a bid to keep away from his brother and overlook what occurred between them.
We predict it’s greater than attainable that there will probably be some empty seats subsequent to Victoria (Parker Posey) on the airplane dwelling. Both that, or between the Lorazepam withdrawal and the social disgrace, she’s going to encourage her household to skip the ultimate breakfast buffet in favour of a poisoned fruit smoothie.
4. Is Scott Glen Darth Vadar?
Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wooden) got here to Thailand in order that Rick may discover the person who, in keeping with his mom, had killed his father – and get revenge for his personal ruined life. (Not that the harmless Chelsea is conscious of any of this.)
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However was Rick’s mom telling the reality? There’s virtually actually extra to the story. One chance is that Jim Hollinger (Scott Glen) is, in actual fact, Rick’s actual father.
However there’s one other chance. Jim Hollinger is a pink herring – a lifeless finish Rick is pursuing as an alternative of spending his time along with his girlfriend, dwelling his life.
And he didn’t even put a lot effort into his plan, deciding to let his unhinged confederate Frank (Sam Rockwell) give you his personal directorial backstory on the spot. Nonetheless, this did result in Frank’s impressed ad-lib: “The Enforcer, The Executor, The Notary… That was a trilogy.”
What’s worse is that Rick has left Chelsea alone at The White Lotus with a taking pictures about to happen. Chelsea believes she’s had two near-death experiences on her journey – and that unhealthy issues are available threes.
It could be a attribute Mike White irony if Rick loses crucial particular person in his life – and the important thing to his happiness – simply when he recognises who that’s. However maybe she’ll simply resolve that Saxon wants a romantic overhaul greater than Rick does.
5. Is Laurie going to name the cops?
If there’s one factor we find out about The White Lotus clientele, it’s that they’re a egocentric bunch.
In a season that might operate as an in-depth information on why you need to keep away from vacation flings, Laurie (Carrie Coon) had one of many worst of the present with Valentin’s buddy. Whereas they have been nonetheless in mattress, Aleksei tried an IRL model of a romance rip-off, pressuring her to Venmo or Money App him funds to maintain his fictitious sick mom.
Subsequent, Laurie needed to disguise from his enraged girlfriend, who bust in on the pair. That’s when Laurie found a pile of stolen loot, earlier than making an undignified escape from a window.
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Meaning she may nicely know who’s accountable for ripping off the very fancy reward store at The White Lotus. However do we actually imagine she’s more likely to clarify how she is aware of any of this to the Thai police? Or stick round for a trial? Unlikely. Nonetheless, Gaitok has already recognized the Russians because the culprits – so it appears like he’ll be left to take issues into his personal palms. And if his actions thus far this season are something to go by, that’s unlikely to finish in something aside from one other bungle.
6. Is Zion going to strike a deal?
Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) was fast to flee from Greg’s tête-à-tête and his (miserably low, we expect, contemplating his way of life) supply of $100,000 to maintain quiet about assembly him. However son Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) appears to have totally different concepts about what his mom ought to do. We suspect that he would possibly attempt to strike a deal of his personal, probably endangering them each.
7. Will Sam Rockwell get one other deranged monologue?
Oh please. Please, please, please.