The White Lotus

Last night, I wanted a drink so fucking bad.

Uh-uh. You are five years sober.

What if I just can't fucking do this anymore?

How are ya? Having fun?

You have the most beautiful skin I've ever seen!

We gotta go.

Girls! You left your--

You guys made a mistake.

Just own up to your mistake. It's all I'm asking.

I wrote a profile about you.

"Ten Power Women in the Tech World."

That was a hatchet job. What?

Some lady found this on the beach and gave it to me.

What? No tag? No.

Have you ever thought about starting like your own business?

Come on.

I would be down for funding something like that.

Who's the guy you were with by the lobby? I saw you.

He's just some random who tried to pick me up.

Your dad didn't die from cancer. He died from AIDS.

AIDS?

Paula?

Hey.

Hey.

Where were you?

I just walked around. Couldn't sleep. Probably the K.

Fuck. Fuck! Fuck!

Fuck!

Shit!

Your father, Mark, he had sex with men.

He had two lives. He had his family,

and then he had another life with homosexuals.

Shit.

Oh, fuck!

That was amazing.

Love you, Rach.

Love you, too.

I can't wait to fuck in Tahiti.

Hey! I love it when you call me. I was just thinking about you.

About to head off to class here in a minute.

Yeah, I just got to work myself.

You're never not at work.

Oh, you think I'm working hard now,

wait till I start my own business.

What are you talking about?

I don't know. I think I'm getting ahead of myself.

There is, um... There's this woman,

this-- this guest,

this rich white lady.

She-- she took me out to dinner, and she said

if I wanted to start my own wellness center,

she'd fund the whole thing.

Mom, you have to do that.

That fucking place exploits you, Mom.

If that lady says jump, you say how high?

I'm serious. Work it.

Get your own thing going. You deserve it.

All right. We'll see. We'll see.

Keep me posted. I will. I will. I love you.

I'll talk to you later. Okay? Okay.

All right. Bye.

Armond.

Armond!

Oh...

Oh...

You know I thought you were dead, right?

No, just got here a little early.

Had a cat nap. I'm fine.

You're fine? I'm fine.

Mom, why are you setting up in here and not your own room?

Because I have a Zoom with China,

and I don't like the background in there.

When's the big Zoom? One.

I don't like it in here either.

This lighting makes me look freakish.

You sure it's the lighting?

Quinn. Where have you been?

I slept on the beach. Why?

Because of them! Because they made me!

And now all my shit is gone. What shit?

My phone, my Nintendo! They got washed away.

My iPad got soaked. It's fucking ruined.

And now what the fuck am I supposed to do?

I didn't tell him to sleep on the beach.

It was his idea, Nicole.

They're lying!

Dad, what's wrong with you?

Your father got some very upsetting news last night.

He does have cancer? No.

He doesn't have cancer.

He found out something about his father

that he never knew before.

I'm listening.

Your grandfather died of AIDS.

How did he get AIDS?

Apparently, Paula, he was having sex with other men.

Who was? Your dad's dad.

Why?

Because he liked it. Why else?

He was probably closeted.

Or bisexual.

Dad, why are you so upset, though?

You're like catatonic. Well, it was a secret

that was kept from him his entire life, Liv.

So now, whatever image he had of his father, of his childhood,

has been pulverized.

You know, he was probably a bottom.

That's how you mostly get it. Receiving.

Dad, do you feel like your father

was less of a man or something?

He might have not been gay.

A lot of straight guys like ass-play.

Yeah, maybe he was just too embarrassed to ask Grandma

to use a dildo on him. Oh, Jesus!

Can we not, please? Uh...

Even if he wasn't a top, it doesn't mean he was femme.

He could've still been butch, Dad.

Maybe he was a bossy bottom.

Yeah, maybe Grandpa was a power bottom.

Does that make you feel better?

No. That makes me wanna throw up.

Dad, you don't wanna say that.

Well, he can say whatever he wants.

You know, if he's having a negative visceral reaction

to his father having gay sex, it's valid. It's fine.

Well, it comes off as homophobic.

Well, it's not.

Well, that's how it comes across.

Well, luckily, he's in a safe space

and he's here with our family

so he can come off however he wants.

Up to a point. Or what? You'll cancel him?

Dox him? Sic the K-Pop fans on him?

See what I have to deal with?

Mom, I need a new phone, stat. I'm gonna go completely insane.

You already are insane.

I'll order it for you right now.

So...

you were pretty horned up this morning.

Yeah.

Wake up next to you, what do you expect?

Is it a problem?

Aren't you horny for me?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Just not like every single minute.

Like you are.

Oh.

It's just not the most important thing to me.

Well, what is?

Well, is it the most important thing to you?

It's up there.

So the-- this entire marriage is just based on sex for you?

No. No.

Hey, all right. Look, there's other stuff, too.

I love you.

And we're a team. We get along great.

Uh... Yeah.

Oh my God.

You think that I'm like this... sex pig.

Hey, look. No.

Me?

I can be romantic. I'm actually emo.

And don't put me in a box.

Thank you. Sure.

Hey, buddy. Hold on a second.

Hey, if you see Armond,

could you tell him I'd like to talk to him about something?

Of course.

It's not about the room. Oh.

Hello.

How are you this morning?

I was hoping that you could help me.

I have something really important that I need to do.

I brought my mother's ashes with me.

You know, so I could spread them in the ocean.

And I just realized yesterday, I'm gonna need a boat.

Oh, we have our resort boat you can charter.

Is it free today?

'Cause I really need to put this behind me.

Would you like to take it out at sunset?

Yeah, that would be nice.

Well, let's say, uh, departure at 5:00 from the dock?

Can I get some alcohol on the boat?

I just-- I think I might need a drink.

Of course. Some fruit and cheese, maybe?

Could you just tell the captain...

that I think I'm gonna be a little emotional?

I just want him to be fully prepared.

Could be, like, a total basket case.

Well, see you at 5:00.

But let's definitely order the cheese.

Mm-hmm. Thank you.

Uh, Christie, could you cover the desk?

Of course. I just need to get something from the office.

Sure. Not a problem.

What? Uh, sorry.

I just wanted to tell you that Mr. Patton

from the Palm Suite wants to talk to you.

Are you fucking kidding me?

What?