Psychotherapist Breaks Down The White Lotus S3E5 – What’s Really Going On?
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I am finding this season to be extremely slow, and yet they have only three more episodes to build up to the finale. 🤷♀️
I love that you’re breaking this down! Thank you👍
The reason the three friends is the most boring storyline is because it’s the least developed character wise. They’re pretty much interchangeable, with Kate being the most sensible, Laurie probably the most adventurous and Jaclyn being more of a diva. Hopefully the characters will be developed more. And the name of the narcissistic mom is Victoria.
This is my partners theory as well. He said if they followed one of the women more closely so you could see their behaviors rather than just glimpses it would be more interesting.
I was looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Bangkok scene! lol the vulnerable narcissistic my fav character lol and his face was hilarious lol
Oh, man. I woke up with a sympathy hangover after this party mess!
I LOVED this episode.
As far as I’m concerned one of the best episodes in all of White Lotus.
Rick’s face when his friend was telling him about wanting to be an Asian woman 😂
Seems like a great show. Everyone tune in and watch people talk about transegenderism and sex changes
I think you’re blissfully unaware what Hollywood is up to in these shows. Your being put into a trance. “Tell-a-vision”
I think what makes me uncomfortable about some narcissist is they want to be me and everyone else. They want to be both male and female IF it gets them control and attention. When you have sex with them, it is not relational, so they are just in it with themselves. Narcissist also want to be the child, the grown up, the demon victimizer, saint and the victim. Many people do question the sexuality with narcissist because they are flirty for attention.
Fabian made my blood boil. Pornchai is such a sweetie, i hope he is a good guy.
Fabian is toxic positivity and enabler.
It’s ironic. My friend thought the first season wS so funny. I had no interest in watching it until Dr Ramani started talking about season 3. So I started season 1. I think I have seen 4 episodes. Last night I couldn’t sleep because of that show. Today, Dr Ramani says too much debauchery in this week’s episode of season 3. That just gave me permission. I don’t have to finish season 1 even though I paid for it.
Too much debauchery for my liking. Too many unkind, self serving people. Thank you Dr Ramani
Spot on! 😄
Vulnerable narcissist guy plays an hilarious character in The Righteous Gemstones. His real name is Walton Goggins.
That whole monologue with Sam Rockwell (in a surprise guest appearance) was so unexpected. Walton Goggins’ (who is also my favorite actor on the show) reactions and facial expressions were great, LOL. Patrick Schwarzenegger’s character makes my skin crawl – I want him to stay away from his little brother! Leave that kid alone, or else! LOL! There was a very electric “I don’t know what’s going to happen next” vibe to the episode, which I loved. I like the three ladies who are friends the least. I think they are the least interesting characters. Love Parker Posey; she’s spot on in that role.
I think that Timothy (finance dad) will pretend or actually have a “spiritual awakening” and decide to stay in Thailand with his daughter (and also because he cannot return to the US). I think Parker Posey will be horrified, and just go back to the US, and maybe go to her parents’ house or something. I’m not sure what Saxon and his brother will do, but I don’t see them staying in Thailand.
I think Rick will end up NOT killing the man who killed his father, but that he may confront him, and find him elderly and ill, and decide not to do it.
Such an interesting show! Dr. Ramani, thanks so much for your insights after each week’s episode! I really look forward to them!
I think so too Greg will get what he deserves and Belinda with have the best things
Something that picked up on after this episode is I’ve done a complete swap on Saxon and Lachlan. I now think Lachlan is the more dangerous of the two. Saxon is a narcissist, but you can also see him coming from a mile off. Lachlan I think uses his wide eyed innocence and I don’t think he is a naive as he wants people to think. I also don’t think he actually took the pill (there is a very quick cut where it does look like he spat it out). There is a manipulative streak in him that is far more sinister than anything Saxon has demonstrated.
My new favorite word, said in Parker Posey’s TWL character’s southern voice: Lorazepam. We need a Victoria Ratliff Lorazepam compilation, internet folks. Get to it, lol!
I look forward to these as much as new White Lotus Episodes now!!
Chelsea saying “he’s like my child” when referring to Rick along with everything else that screamed he’s a narcissist to me.
Also don’t think you mentioned this, but I’m interested to see what’s gonna happen with the brothers next weekend. Saxon is usually the one being inconsiderate and making other people uncomfortable and he wants his brother to be more like him. But his brother taking the drugs and later kissing him flipped the script and seem to have made him uncomfortable. He got what he wanted in terms of his brother being more assertive or more of a jerk, but he’s probably not gonna be happy about it!
I want to agree and feel that Greg is gonna die for karmic justice… but I don’t wanna get my hopes up because that’s not often how it goes in reality
“Narcissists often find god when it’s convenient” -> a friend is predicting that Tim the finance father will be the one that ends up in the Buddhist Monastery.