The murder plot was so incredibly poorly thought out who KNOWS what they had in mind. Certainly Quentin didn’t seem fazed at all when Portia called Tanya, you’d think he’d be more concerned if he thought she was dead/had escaped being killed. This whole “give her a nice evening” before killing her idea is also…

White has apparently said he’s thinking about exploring themes around Eastern religion and death in the 3rd season. So how about a newly wealthy Greg in Bali, having just discovered his health issues have returned. If that becomes the last season it will also make a nice trilogy around the Tanya story.

In the very first scene Daphne raves about the food to the two randoms she’s sitting next to on the beach. Obviously it’s way easier to film everything in the same locale since the production took over the entire hotel during the off season, but it could certainly be explained by having everyone on half board.

Clearly Tanya is not going to die, White has said before that he could see White Lotus continuing on with her as the only holdover character - which would also make sense if she is a charter member of their loyalty club! But consistent with the “poor people are the only ones who truly suffer” ethos, I could see…

On some other boards, I’ve seen people speculate that Greg is the “cowboy” Quentin said he’d do anything for and that Quentin will kill off Tanya so Greg can get her money. They added Greg being upset that Portia came along and being so focused on giving her “one nice day” as proof points. I’m not sure I agree - Greg…

They also showed Daphne in the water with a leg I believe and IIRC it looked like a relatively young female leg? 

IIRC Lucia watched everyone getting off the boat and also sat in front of the hotel when Dom and his family walked out the first day. She may not have been formally introduced to Albie but would have seen him with both Dom and Bert, and IRL presumably there would have been some kind of family resemblance. It seems…

Seriously. After 2016 I shut off news alerts on my phone and I kept my TV off during Election Day this year. I have friends who work in journalism covering politics and I cannot fathom in any way how they stay sane. 

I think the easier solution is to serve with a side cup of marinara for dipping/spreading?

Tanya has the assistant she both wants and deserves. She craves drama too much and is too crazy for an assistant who is professional as that person would also maintain appropriate boundaries. Like, a more experienced person would have said “I’ll find a nearby hotel and will remain in walking distance and completely…

Busty??? When they showed Daphne and Harper side by side in their bikinis, Daphne is at best a little larger than Harper. They’ve definitely dressed her to maximize her assets but she by no means has a porn star body. Lucia on the other hand. . . 

WHAT??? OK, mind blown for today. I actually looked on IMDB and they did not provide the age for the actor playing Aemond, I would never have believed in a second that he was 7 years younger.

To which she could reply, “It’s only fun until someone loses an eye!” ;-)

I’m curious, did they ever show how things netted out with Rhaenys and Corlys in the books? Because I found their convo on the show literally unbelievable. They quickly decide to back a couple that is responsible for the death of their brother and son, for all they know, while Corlys talks about spending time with his…

I was thinking more about the contrasts between Succession and HOD today, and I think the real difference is how character-driven Succession is. While I’m sure some folks will disagree, for me personally I feel the characters on Succession always act in a way that is true to who they are, and that their characters are…

Also wouldn’t Harrenhall be owned by Larys at this point, who would likely have a problem with Rhaenyra taking it over???

I haven’t read the books but can tell next season is going to be all battles, all the time. This season was the equivalent of the first quarter of backstory for an action movie; I actually like all this stuff but then again my favorite HBO show is Succession. I can certainly imagine this bores many folks.

The fact that Aemond looks 35 while his older brother seems to be around 20 is particularly jarring. I wonder if Aegon is going to be recast again before the next season. 

In the Aegon/Aegon sitcom, Arryk and Erryk definitely need to be the sidekicks! 

Suuuure let’s compare yelling at a waiter to alleged sexual assault of minors. If McNally’s account is correct Corden certainly did not behave well, but he didn’t break any laws or damage anyone for life either. In the grand scheme of the many things we’ve heard of celebrities doing these days, this really isn’t much.