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I think s1 was funnier, s2 was more watchable. There was less cringy stuff. Those meals in s1 with the fam were brutal
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I watched both seasons back to back a couple months ago. I liked S1 better overall, but S2 definitely had the stronger finale. Personally I'm more into the themes of class in S1 than sexuality in 2.
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Mar 1, 2023 15:11
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I think s2 is “meatier” with stronger thematic depth but s1 is more entertaining overall. Good show tbh
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Mar 1, 2023 15:23
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Both seasons are perfect
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DamnGlitch posted:I think s1 was funnier, s2 was more watchable. There was less cringy stuff. Those meals in s1 with the fam were brutal I found a lot of the characters in S1 so broad and cartoony that it was more enjoyable to watch, S2 felt more grounded and so I was pretty stressed out by a lot of the drama, haha
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Mar 1, 2023 18:01
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S1 had Belinda, the only truly good person in the entire show. And Armand, who was the most entertaining. I liked S1 Tanya a little better too.
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The S2 arc for Tanya didn’t work for me, and I didn’t like any of the supporting characters in that plot line. It also kinda sucked that all the gay characters ended up being gag jokes and props. S2 for me shines because of Mia and Lucia. There’s something real nice about seeing two effervescent, indefatigable characters assert their agency. The feel goodness was a bright spark in an otherwise dour slate of characters.
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Vegetable posted:
I'd agree with this. Plus they were sexy as hell. The best arc for me of either season was the S1 escalation of the wrong room situation. Completely ludicrous ending but somehow built organically by a completely plausible sequence of interactions.
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both seasons were great, but I think I prefer S1. particularly I felt like things were a bit more coherent by having a bunch of storylines contained within the resort, sometimes intersecting, and all kind of tied together through Armond and his story which was my favorite part in S2 things split off more into different directions, and the Ethan/Harper stuff eventually just kind of became a drag that had me waiting for it to cut back to Mia/Lucia/Tanya
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Yeah, S1 had one central "mystery" (someone ends up dead...who will it be?), whereas S2 had that central "mystery" (multiple people end up dead...who will it be?) as well as 1. What's up with Tanya and the gays? 2. Is Lucia actually in danger or is she scamming Albie? 3. What in the adultery is going on with Ethan/Harper and Cameron/Daphne? S1 obviously had subplots, but I don't feel any of them were, like, "mysteries" (for lack of a better term).
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Read After Burning posted:Yeah, S1 had one central "mystery" (someone ends up dead...who will it be?), whereas S2 had that central "mystery" (multiple people end up dead...who will it be?) as well as #2 was never a mystery. It was obvious the entire time! And I wouldn't really describe #3 as a mystery either. It's not like there were a bunch of secrets that we were trying to figure out.
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wizardofloneliness posted:S1 had Belinda, the only truly good person in the entire show. And Armand, who was the most entertaining. I liked S1 Tanya a little better too. If Belinda was a truly good person she wouldn't have left what's-her-name high and dry in her time of greatest emotional need just cos a rich white lady didn't give her a million dollars. The only good character was the son. He let his sister and her friend have the whole living room, made friends with the locals, didn't convince them to steal anything, and then asserted his agency in his life.
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TychoCelchuuu posted:#2 was never a mystery. It was obvious the entire time! And I wouldn't really describe #3 as a mystery either. It's not like there were a bunch of secrets that we were trying to figure out. You're right about #2, however it was absolutely a mystery for a lot of people. I like reading recaps of shows I'm watching for some reason, and let me tell you, those people are just as bad at paying attention as your average goon.
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TychoCelchuuu posted:#2 was never a mystery. It was obvious the entire time! And I wouldn't really describe #3 as a mystery either. It's not like there were a bunch of secrets that we were trying to figure out. Okay, "mystery" isn't the right word, but the subplots had more "intrigue" than anything in S1. Suspense? I don't know the word I'm looking for, sorry. Like everything in S1 seemed fairly cut and dry to even the most dense viewer, at least in comparison to S2. Whereas S2 I saw a lot more discussion of "Wait, so what's happening? What are this character's motivations, is it A or B?" wizardofloneliness posted:You're right about #2, however it was absolutely a mystery for a lot of people. I like reading recaps of shows I'm watching for some reason, and let me tell you, those people are just as bad at paying attention as your average goon. Basically that. Like even if someone caught on right away, there were "clues" you could point to. S1 didn't have any clues because there were no mysteries, whether actual intended ones or via viewers not paying attention.
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The real reason season 1 is better is because of the pooping scene. That was art. Season 2 had a lot of great things, but nothing that great.
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I liked the music better in season one.
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My favorite mystery in S2 is "what is going through Cameron and Daphne's minds when they sit down with Harper and Ethan for breakfast at the end"?
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Escobarbarian posted:I think s2 is “meatier” with stronger thematic depth i thought s1 was a lot clearer (and stronger) thematically both are great though
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Read After Burning posted:... I don't know if I can say much so far, other than I really enjoy the low key ridiculousness punctuated by absolutely  poo poo happening once in a while like the girls busting out more and more drugs or the rimjob scene that inevitably causes me to lose my poo poo. Curious to see what kind of bigger point it'll coalesce on other than [rich] people are nuts
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They should have Jennifer Coolidge back as Ghost Tanya.
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withak posted:They should have Jennifer Coolidge back as Ghost Tanya. Two words: pre quel
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S2 had my favorite trope which is scrappy nare-do-well's who do generally harmless crime to scrape by who get intertwined in a larger plot of people well off, don't really give a poo poo about that plot, but ultimately impact it greatly while also coming out in a better place by the end
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Just watched the S2 premiere after a pause. Good kickoff, not much else to say so far. I had no idea where it was supposed to be set (though the opening credits gave away Italy) and it was surprising to see that they seemed to at least partially shoot on location in Taormina. Really cool place. Also makes sens to have White Lotus as a chain so they can jump around as they want. Thailand would be a good location too though I wonder if it wouldn't be too similar to Hawaii in terms of setting, especially if they never leave the resort. E: I also now get the thread title mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Mar 30, 2023 |
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I imagine a Thai setting is going to lead to a lot of commentary on sex tourism.
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Thai tax credits keep winning. Excited for future seasons inevitably set in Australia, Iceland and South Africa.
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Staying at the White Lotus Hotel in Athens, Georgia
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Henchman of Santa posted:I imagine a Thai setting is going to lead to a lot of commentary on sex tourism. Righteous Gemstones has ruined me, because I can't hear someone talking about taking a trip to Thailand without thinking of quote:I think the biggest misconception about Thailand is that it's gonna all be about the ladyboys, like they're just gonna be everywhere hanging out of windows with their cocks in their panties.
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withak posted:They should have Jennifer Coolidge back as Ghost Tanya. Give her a prominent beauty mark, have Jennifer Coolidge play Tanya's twin sister investigating her death.
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GrandmaParty posted:Give her a prominent beauty mark, have Jennifer Tilly play Tanya's twin sister investigating her death. 
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mobby_6kl posted:Thailand would be a good location too though I wonder if it wouldn't be too similar to Hawaii in terms of setting, especially if they never leave the resort. I have the same question. A lot of the postcolonial critique you could read into S1 seems like it'd apply equally to a resort in Thailand, e.g. a tropical destination where obliviously rich white people consume the indigenous culture like it was an attraction at a theme park, and the locals have no choice but to invite it because of the wildly unbalanced tourist economy. For some reason, I'd previously heard S3 might take place at some kind of winter resort located in Hokkaido. Which, if nothing else, would've had a radically different vibe.
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Xealot posted:For some reason, I'd previously heard S3 might take place at some kind of winter resort located in Hokkaido. Which, if nothing else, would've had a radically different vibe. You may be combining the creator's mention that he'd like to go to Asia (specifically Japan) next, with this thread's discussion that somewhere snowy would be a fun change. My vote was Egypt!
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Read After Burning posted:You may be combining the creator's mention that he'd like to go to Asia (specifically Japan) next, with this thread's discussion that somewhere snowy would be a fun change.
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One episode to go. Curious to see what happens but I think you guys are too harsh on my boy Ethan. He's kind of a moron (so I can identify with him) and they obviously have some pre-existing relationship issues but I think it'd be pretty hard for anyone to sell "Yes we did get very drunk and high with two hookers and brought them to our room but I didn't touch them and went to sleep alone while my friend hosed them both, don't tell his wife ok". And now Harper's either loving with him or is actually interested in loving his friend. Pretty messed up either way, and she was kind of terrible from the very beginning too. Happy for Valentina. She reminds me of my former manger, though she was Italian and never tried to ask me out 
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Watched the finale. Holy poo poo, that's quite a conclusion. Too much to unpack here especially since everyone moved on already. I do feel like I was mostly right w/r/t Ethan, since Cameron was trying to gently caress his wife (undressing, groping under the table) and she did flirt with him and go up to the room with the intention to either get back at Ethan or just because she was horny. Obviously he's still an rear end in a top hat for covering for Cameron initially. I'm not sure if they got "infected" by their crazy friends and will now casually cheat on each other, or just got over whatever was messing up their relationship and would be mostly fine for now. I did love Harper's reaction at the dinner dinner  And Tanya going all John Wick on the boat. Good season. I do think S1 was funnier which would put it as more enjoyable watch overall. a new study bible! posted:I hope that for season three they can mix it up thematically
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S2 wins on better opening credit sequence and music alone. That's before even considering the presence of F. Murray Abraham.
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Like Succession and Beef, The White Lotus casts an actual creep as an on-screen creep. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/04/f-murray-abraham-allegedly-exited-mythic-quest-after-at-least-two-sexual-misconduct-claims quote:Nearly a year after F. Murray Abraham’s mysterious exit from Mythic Quest ahead of its third season, new details have come to light about what allegedly led to his ousting.
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