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‘The White Lotus’ Creator Mike White and Team Break Down the Finale’s Deadly Piña Colada Scenes — and Why Season 3 Made Him Feel Like a ‘Head Case’


Mike White, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey and the cinematographer and editor of 'The White Lotus' unpack the Season 3 finale.

That’s why Timothy Ratliff ( Jason Isaacs) can’t go through with his plan to poison his family in the Season 3 finale, even though letting them live means they’ll soon learn he’s lost everything they have by getting caught in a money laundering scandal. There aren’t completed thoughts, just terror, panic and the overbearing love for life.” Thus, the Ratliffs trade their piña coladas for chardonnay as Timothy mutters about the coconut milk being “off,” and he eventually goes to bed understanding that his money problems are inescapable, but at least he has his family by side. According to editor and second unit director John Valerio, an earlier version of the finale script included Lochlan’s body washing ashore at full moon party, where he watches a group of four monks using a flaming jump rope.

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