The White Lotus (2021–2025)
7/10
Some people grow, others don't
28 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Characters growths show interesting contrast.

The character with the most compelling development was the son, who was more intelligent than he let on (you can tell from how perceptive he was during his first conversation with his dad). It is quite logical that when you remove his shell and release him into the world, he adapts into a better human.

On the opposite end of the spectrum was the degenerate daughter and her equally dumb and ungrateful racist friend who didn't grow in any way, they ended just as they started: as parrots of textbooks with no understanding of how the real world works and always end up causing damage to those they care about.

The drama is fairly interesting with most characters getting a fitting ending, the grieving lady found happiness, the dysfunctional couple resolved their issue, the working class people who want easy money from the rich folks they despise in the end got BTFO'd.

The funniest aspect of the story: the daughter's friend who demanded justice for the oppressed was actually the root cause of all the bad things happened:

-She was the one who brought drugs to the island, which got into the hands of the hotel manager and escalated his conflict with the rich husband.

-She instigated the theft and assault which led to the rich husband using the knife to attack intruder.

One person was killed. Another was arrested and his life was ruined. There is a deep sense of irony when the root cause of the tragedies, Paula, was showed to make a lot of noises arguing against the people who paid for her vacation about equality and fairness, even shed a few tears for the poor exploited native people :)). In the end she just walked away with no understanding of the true extent of the havoc she created, while reading some book about colonialism to reinforce her opinions, lol.

This type of humor grows on you, but I can see it's not for everyone, because of the real story is hidden behind layers of satire and social commentaries. Rich people are portrayed to be obnoxious and off-putting on purpose, it's easy to miss the main antagonist and what the story really is about. People like Paula watching this will generally lack the self-awareness and humility to see how she ruined people's lives with her brand of justice.
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