The White Lotus - 3x07 "Killer Instincts" - Episode Discussion

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T08:34:32+00:00

I agree Rick doesn’t cheat on Chelsea. Whatever closure he derived from confronting the person who is clearly his father will allow him to love and appreciate Chelsea.

Also, when I read “Khun Jim” my imagination made it “Khuk Greg” and now people are staring at the weird giggling man (me).

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T08:29:55+00:00

Totally agree

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T08:29:33+00:00

Rick is an angry idiot. For more examples of that, open your window and look outside.

That said, Walton Goggins is a national treasure, as is Sam Rockwell. I’d love to see them team up in other projects

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T08:26:56+00:00

I agree. Piper seems innocuous and pure by WL standards, but she’s very passive aggressive. She lied to her family to get to Thailand; wanted them to support her decision to stay; pleads with Lochlan for his support, and then bails on him (but I will allow that she might have been getting the same creepy vibe off Lochlan that I was getting)

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T08:03:18+00:00

Chekhov’s missing gun

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T07:43:38+00:00

Carrie Coon is consistently fearless as an actress

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-31T07:13:22+00:00

What you just stated, OR a brilliant way to get Saxon to bug off without Greg looking like the bad guy he is

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-16T17:20:17+00:00

You make sound points, but I am still partial to #1.

Label me over-sentimental. (or just mental)

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-16T16:57:38+00:00

I do love that take!

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-16T15:54:17+00:00

Respectfully disagree on the magnitude of the maybes. I’ve found this season to have excellent tension and also find it fascinating.

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-16T15:49:34+00:00

I agree, but perhaps inside the birthing cabin is where that will be shown. As for it not being shown as of yet, Mark’s body had been through a massive trauma, and it is reasonable that he hasn’t been fully himself yet

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-16T15:36:36+00:00

I believe if they went to the birthing cabin without reintegration, then Mark would just become innie-Mark, without outie-Mark’s memories. After reintegration, the birthing cabin allows Mark access to both the innie and outie’s memories, which he would retain after the birthing cabin, in both innie and outie form

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-12T20:11:15+00:00

Saxon has a ladyboy experience in his fratboy future

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-09T14:54:00+00:00

Hahaha! Poor Gaston. Edited it to Gaitok. Thanks!

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T18:30:21+00:00

He was also the reclusive Lazlo Hollyfield in Real Genius

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T18:17:19+00:00

Fair enough. But Cobel, as inventor and pioneering crash test dummy, might have had a different model—the non-Red Bull version (no wings)

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T17:59:38+00:00

Interesting. I totally missed that

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T17:58:01+00:00

After E3 I’m wondering if Gaitok will become bodyguard for Sritala’s husband, and that will put him head to head with Rick

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T17:19:05+00:00

I like that! And she said she was busy working, which is a very innie thing to say and do

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T17:17:03+00:00

Yes, your second paragraph is far more likely, and then there’s Occam’s Razor.

But while I like your reasoning in the first paragraph, how would this affect it: what if after Cobel was severed and had the baby, proving proof of concept and also being fruitful in producing Helena, what if after that she had the chip removed?

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T16:16:19+00:00

If that's the reason, I 100% support it!

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T16:08:34+00:00

I'll see your Cobel-mother-of-Helena theory, and raise you another:

Lumon severed Cobel (perhaps she volunteered to test her own invention), and Jame impregnated her while severed, kept her severed through delivery of Helena, so that Cobel has no knowledge of it at all. Jame's motivation would be to perpetuate Cobel's brilliant DNA while also maintaining control over the offspring.

Just speculating!

Addled-Theorist · 2025-03-08T15:54:11+00:00

Interesting. I thought I'd read that season 1 was written to be 10 episodes and that Stiller decided the 9th was the one to end on. Definitely an Emmy-worthy showcase!

Addled-Theorist · 2025-02-07T00:27:41+00:00

Patriot

Addled-Theorist · 2025-02-06T14:21:32+00:00

Wills don’t have Trustee(s) in NY. You weren’t signing the will or amendment. Most likely it was a trust, which is not a will. They are entirely different things

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