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Love is Blind US S8 REUNION! And The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4 Analysis

• Ellen Larson • Episode 37

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EP #37: If there's one thing Ellen is, it's sleepy. But we can't sleep right now because we have to discuss the Love is Blind Minneapolis REUNION!!! Thank goodness the women left the dusties at the altar. The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 4 is spicing up!!!


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>> Ellen:

Hey, guys. Uh, welcome back to Reasonably Certain. My name is Ellen. This is episode 37, and I just finished watching the White Lotus episode four for, like, the third time. And I have a lot of thoughts. I also watched the of his Blind Weddings and Reunion. But I can tell you a little bit about how my week has been since we last talked. Okay. And then we'll get into the juicy details. So I'm very cozy. I'm in my sweatshirt today. It's

10:

14pm so thankfully it's not

2:

40am like, when I filmed the last episode. Um, but I am just exhausted today. I literally just like, I don't know if this happens to you guys a lot. Like, sometimes I wonder, like, do I literally have narcolepsy or something? Like, I. When my body decides it's tired, like, I try my hardest, but, like, I cannot fight it. I try so hard, I'll get up, I'll do, like, jumping jacks. And sometimes that kind of brings me out of it. But then if it, like, if my body just decides that I'm tired, I will be tired for probably a good 40 minutes until my body kind of decides that it's, like, ready to do something again. I have a suspicion it has to do with my blood sugar, and I notice it more on waovi, so I don't know if maybe anybody else that's on, like, a semiglutide medication notices that, but I've particularly noticed it. First of all, hate to admit it, but having a protein shake in the morning. I've done it twice this week. And yeah, it helps. Even though I'm tired today, like, this evening, but I wasn't, like, tired during the day.

But, yeah, uh, at like, 9:

00pm I was just like, oh, no, I still need to film. I have my makeup on, but I was just, like, sitting here at my desk trying to work. And, uh, my head is just falling, and I'm like. It feels incapacitating. It's actually like, I almost want to cry because it's really frustrating because I'm like, I'm not ready to sleep yet. But my mom jokes, like, I've always had this issue when I'm tired. I drop. Like, even they would, like, take pictures and laugh at me at the dinner table when I was, like, a little kid, because I would just, like, fall asleep right into my dinner plate. That's probably not normal, guys. Like, if your kid is falling asleep and, like, their head is falling in their dinner plate, that's, like, probably, like, something is probably wrong with them. I mean, I have multiple thyroid issues. So, like, it could be that. It could be blood sugar issues, insulin resistance, I don't know, something. But anyways, at 9, I was like, whoa, I still need to film, but maybe I just need to lay down for a minute. So I just laid face down on my bed, and I was trying to edit all the screenshots I took of the episode. And it's frustrating because I was like, I'm trying. I'm trying to so hard to keep my eyes open and still be productive while I'm laying down. But my, uh. Like, it's like your brain literally stops working. Like, I know how to go to the crop setting. Click 16 by 9 crop. The photo hit. Done. I couldn't find the crop setting. That's how tired my brain was. Like, I couldn't even. I was like, where'the crop setting go? Like, it's not working. How does. What am I doing wrong? So I fell asleep for, like, 40 minutes. Now I'm up again. Uh, that is not normal. But I do notice after I eat a bigger meal, and this is why I'm saying I notice it more on Wagoi, because my appetite is much different on Wagoi. Um, but I think I have this really bad brain worm that just makes me overeat. Like, obviously, obviously. But, like, I mean, hello, Duh. Uh, but like, even on Wagoi, and I've been on the highest dose for probably almost six months now. Like, I've been making myself, like, DIY chipotleels a lot to just, like. I don't know, that's just been my fixation meal, like, at home lately. But, uh, I always make them slightly too big because my eyes are bigger than my stomach and I'm not portioning out things correctly. So it's not like it's a huge, huge portion. It's smaller than, like, an average chipotle bowl. But by the time I finish it, I'm like, damn, that was good. But it was just a little bit too much. So I'm like, oh, that's annoying. I should just throw out the rest, right? But my brain is like, no, that's wasteful. Just eat the rest. And so I'm still pushing myself past the barrier of Wagovi. Wagogovi is like, hey, girl, you're done. And I'm like, yeah, but there's just, like, a little left. And that's been my mentality my whole life that I'm like, it's just like four bites left. Well, the four bites really overdo it. Especially on Wovvi. It's like. It's almost funny now, like, that there's such a pattern that I've realized that I have. Then I eat these, you know, DIY chipotle bowls. You'd think I would have learned by now it's been, like, two weeks that I've been eating these, that I usually have one big meal in the middle of the day. That's like, how I've been eating on wagoi is, like, usually I have one big meal, and that keeps me actually mostly satiated throughout the day. But I will usually have, like, a small breakfast and a small snack before I go to bed. But, like, somewhere in the middle of the day, I'm having my largest meal. And because I push it over the edge, I'm usually like, I'm good for the rest of the day. But I notice, almost like clockwork, that about 20 to 30 minutes after I finish eating, same thing happens. It's like my body is, like, short circuiting over, trying to digest, like, the massive amount of food I just ate. Which, mind you, it isn't really massive, but it is for the wagoi that I'm on. Okay, so it's like 30 minutes after I finish eating. It's like someone presses an off button on me, and it's just like. And I almost pass out. Like, I can't help it. So I'm like, okay, something's happening here with my meal choice and the quantity of it, and then me deactivating 30 minutes after. And, like, typically, I would call this, like, the itis. You got a little food coma. It's like. Like when you eat at Thanksgiving dinner. But I'm not eating, like, a copious amount of food. Yes. Is it, like, a little bit of a larger portion than I would then I should be eating because I'm on wagoi. Yes, but that's wild. That Just, like, a few extra bites. Because it wouldn't happen if I ate less. Because whenever I eat a meal that's just, like, to my normal full level on Wagoi, I just have to keep clarifying. I don't have that happen. So I need to stop doing that. But also, I hate to admit it, guys, I've been trying to go to the gym more consistently. Cause like I said, I've just been basically donating money to the gym for the past year. Cause I only went probably 15 times last year. Like, total, like, the whole year. Okay, that's a lie. Probably like, 20 times. But hey, 20 times. That's like one and a half times a month. So not great. Uh, not a great track record for the amount of money I'm paying. That means that each time I went to the gym last year I paid like um, €85 per time. Stepping foot in the gym. Yeah, that's F up. Anyways, so I went twice. It's Tuesday evening when I'm filming this. And I went yesterday and I went today and each day I came home and I had a protein shake for breakfast. And hate to admit it, guys, although I'm kind of complaining. Cause I was like a bit tired today. And I've been a little bit tired today. I mean, I went to the gym two days in a row, guys, and I've been working my ass off. So it runs me down. I don't wanna overdo it, okay. Cause I have a little bit of a too much gene, like Jenna Marbles likes to say. She probably still says it, but you know, if you watched Jenna Marbles, she would say I have the too much genean. And I feel I have the too much gene because when I have an idea in my head, there's no like chill amount of doing the idea. It's like, it's like I have to do it and I hyper fixing it on it and I have to do it. So whether that's like the work I want to do in my personal time or going to the gym, I'm like, no. Even if I'm really out of shape because I only went to the gym 20 times last year, I know that I like to work out. And so once I'm finally there, I'm like, oh, we are going balls to the wall. Like just uh, insane. But that's not really a smart way to start going back to the gym because then you get so sore because your muscles are so unconditioned and then you get really tired and then you get really like not motivated to go back. So I'm like, okay, I'm trying to like, I just have been doing like 30 minutes on the treadmill reading. Guys, I'm reading a book on Kindle. You know what? I kind of forgot that I had the Kindle app downloaded. I've been such an audible fan. But hey, kind of nice to read Kindle on the treadmill. Not gonna lie. Because then it forces me to not go balls to the walls on the treadmill. Um, I'm just doing like a. I wouldn't say a leisurely warm up. I'm still walking pretty fast, but I'm not walking like a crazy person. I don't know. If you saw me at the gym, you'd probably understand, like, when I'm. When I'm like, really in the zone, it's like, people are probably like, okay, girl, you can, like, chill a little bit. But I feel I've been doing a very moderate pace for about 30 minutes while I read and then doing, like, two to three weightlifting exercises. I'm not doing a full 10 or 15 weightlifting exercises. Um, I used to do that in college, and after college a little bit. I am not conditioned to do that right now. So I would be absolute toast if I did that today. Just doing, like. Just doing, like, glutes and, like, your, uh, you know, your inner and outer thighs, whatever those. Called, like the adductor and abductors yesterday and then hamstrings and quads today. I can't really walk properly. So, like, I need to just. That was enough. I think I'm gonna have a rest day tomorrow, and then I'm gonna go on Thursday because I just, like. I know if I go through days in a row, it'snna be like, a little bit rough on me. Uh, and judging on how tired I am this evening, I think I could use a little bit extra sleep. So. Yeah, the other issue is I have to have a good sleep schedule. And I've been. No, let's be real. I don't know how I got up so early the other two days. Like, normally I only got like, five hours of sleep to pass two nights. That is not okayay. I was like, no, I went to bed early. But then, yeah, I was in

bed by like, 9:

30 both nights. But then I get so excited to work on my own stuff that I was just up

till 1:

30. Yeah. And then. And then I was. This is my issue, though. I'm. Oh, uh, God, guys, sorry. This is probably such a boring beginning of this podcast. I'm sorry, I'm just ranting to you about my life issues, which is, like, what I do anyway. But, um, like, I was saying how sleepy I get. Um, I've been extremely lucky in my life to basically never struggle with insomnia. And I know a lot of people do, and I would not say that I've still. I don't think I've ever struggled with insomnia, but just the feeling of being like, okay, it's time to go to bed. Waiting to get sleepy. Waiting to get sleepy. And so that's been my issue too, is I'm like, well, I'm usually Working. And then I know my sleepiness will kick in and like, I'll basically barely have enough time to shut my laptop screen before I pass out because I'll be so tired that I'm like typing like gibberish. And then my eyes fall and then I'm like, okay, let me just shove this off my lap and like close it before I'm like fully conked out. That's what I'm used to. And I'm just used to having like an extreme level of drowsiness and pushing through it until I can't anymore and my body physically like won't allow me to. So the past couple nights I went to bed so late, even though I was in bed

by like 9:

30 or 10. Both nights I just wasn't sleepy. So I don't know guys, like this is just. Ever since I've moved to Spain, this has been like the bane of my existence. I don't know what it is. In the US I would easily fall asleep by 10, no problem. The um, um, immediate impact of drowsiness would hit me and I would try to push it and stay up but like couldn't really make it past midnight if I tried. Here though, it is not hard for me to stay up till 4. That is crazy. I would never do that in the US it would be extremely difficult for me to stay up till four'in the us like that would be, that would be insane. Here. Regular thing. Regular thing, uh, regular occurrence for me. I know part of it is my work schedule because I do work more or less like US hours. So I naturally have a more chill morning and then I don't really pick up speed till like 5, 6, 7, 8. Uh, so it could have something to do with that, but. Oh man, sorry. I'm just ranting because I don't know what to do. But anyways, I need to just have more of a wind downime. This has been on my to do list for like, hey, almost two years now. Been living here for almost two years. So that has been like the hardest thing because I don't like if I wake up. And surprisingly the past two mornings I have not had that hard of a time waking up. I don't know what possessed me,

but my alarm would go off at 7:

30 and I would be like, okay, let's go to the gym. That never happens. Okay, maybe I just had a pep in my step this week. I don't know what it was, but I did not have a hard time waking up. Normally I'm like dragging myself out of bed. But let's keep that energy going. I could use more of that in my life. Just being able to pop right out of bed and not take an hour to wake up. So anyways, um, if anybody needs gym motivation, please, please comment and please do it with me because, like, I need all the motivation I can get. It's mostly just sticking to the routine. I really don't mind working out. I actually really like working out. My whole life, my issue has always been that I can't eat properly. But working out has really never been an issue for me. I do enjoy it. Um, and so now I'm thinking back to high school. Like, damn, I really never had to worry about what I ate. And it's not like I've always eaten super unhealthy. I just do have a sweet tooth and I tend to overeat, like just a little. Um, and then that adds up, obviously when you're not active. But when I was active year round in high school, yeah, I was like a little chubby, I guess you could say. But never had to worry about my weight ever. Until I stopped doing sportsy round. And then I still had the same eating habits, but I wasn't working it off. And so that's been also the band of my existence ever since I turned like 18. So here we are almost 12 years later. Anyway, so I filmed. Well, I guess it was last Wednesday, so it has been quite a few days. But, uh, what did I do? Why am I. I didn't write it down on my 365 calendar. So how am I supposed to remember what the frick I did? Oh, that's why I didn't do much because it was freaking raining. So we've had a lot of cloudy rainy days this past week in Barcelona. So honestly, I was just kind of stuck inside. Um, but on Saturday, I did go to a coffee shop and I met a new friend. Um, she's actually from Iowa. So I was like, oh, my gosh. It's actually, I didn't think about it, but I was like, wait, I don't have any American friends here right now. Um, or like, not that many. So I was like, oh, my God, wait, it's so nice to meet another American friend, Specifically one that's from the Midwest, because, like, I have friends. I have had friends while living here that are from like all over the country, but like on the coasts, you know what I mean? So nobody from the Midwest. And I was like, you know what? Yeah, it's nice to meet someone from The Midwest. I didn't really think about it, but I was like, oh, this really does just feel like a slice of home. So it was really nice. And just. Yeah, I will say, and I am very. I know how I sound when I say this, so don't get me wrong. I'm very aware of the fact that, like, growing up and just natively speaking, English is an extreme privilege. Um, so I'm constantly, like, feeling a little bit guilty all the time that, like, my native Eng language is English and it's all of my friends second language. So I'm always feeling bad that, like, we're speaking in my native language, but, like, I don't know how to speak Dutch. I don't know how to speak Portuguese. I don't know how to speak. I don't know. Like, unfortunately, I can't speak any of those languages. I don't know how to speak French or German. So, yeah, I'd feel bad. And then I have not, uh, that I have to. But I know when I'm speaking to people in Spanish and it's my second language that my fluency heavily depends on who I'm speaking to. Some people I can understand, like, 100% and it's completely fine. Some people I can only understand, like, 50% because of their accent or their dialect or, like, the words they use. So it really depends who I'm speaking to. And honestly, like, how fast they speak in their dialect and their accent, like, really make a difference on whether or not I can understand them. And I don't know if that's the same for people whose second language is English. I don't know. However, I am extremely aware of the fact that I appreciate when people in Spanish speak to me. Like, I can tell if they're slowing down just a hair, but I really appreciate it because my brain doesn't have to work as hard to understand them. So then I know I feel that way speaking Spanish. So then I'm always, like, thinking like, okay, probably all my friends are feeling that way in English, like, their brain is working harder in a second language because they're speaking to me. So, like, I don't change my tone or my speech or my speed that much, but I do change it a bit. Um, and I use phrases that I wouldn't normally use. That's like. Because, like, whoever I'm speaking to, sometimes they use phrases that is, like, directly translated from their language that I wouldn't normally use because I'm a native speaker, but I use it when I'm speaking to Them, because I know that they already know what that means, and it's just easier. So I have, like, a different mini version of English for, like, every friend that I'm speaking to, and it's very much unchanged. But I guess if one of my friends from the US Was, like, sitting in the conversation with us, they would probably notice that I'm speaking, like, just a tiny bit different. I'm speaking totally normal. Like, I would as a. To a friend in the US on the podcast. Like, this is just how I sound all the time. But I'm acutely aware of the fact that I use a lot of. Or I blur a lot of my words together. I use a lot of slang. I speak fast. Um, and I've even gotten comments on videos in the past being like, can you please speak slower and, like, enunciate your words a bit better? It's, like, really hard to understand you. So then I was like, oh, my God. Like, I never want to make it hard to understand me if somebody's listening to me and it's like their second language. Like, oh, my God. So I do try to, like, slow down and enunciate when I'm with my friends a little bit more. All that to say it was kind of nice to not have to do that for a conversation, and I don't have to do that, right? But it just feels more polite. I don't know. Anyway, so, yeah, I met a friend from the US that was really nice. And, uh, what did I do? Uh, I just worked from bed all day Sunday. Oh, yeah. I can't tell you guys yet, but I did decide to do something kind of exciting on Sunday. I was like, oh, my God. I'm feeling kind of crazy right now. But, like, let me just say, sometimes things are born out of the oddest places. And I was obsessively online shopping because I told you guys I'm going to Miami. So I was looking for swimsuits and, like, resort wear and feeling very frustrated by it. So I'm just, you know, some ideas were cooking up in my head, but that's all I'll say. So anyways, just kind of had a chill day on Sunday, and then, yeah, here we are. And then I went to the gym this week, and I'm really trying to be, um, consistent with that. I don't know if you guys feel this way at all either, but I always feel that I'm not working hard enough. But, like, if I look at my day, I'm really, like, I joke that I'm always on TikTok. Okay, you know what? Let me shut up. Let me check my screen time right now, because it probably feels like I'm not on TikTok that much, but actually, I probably am. But genuinely, guys, like, I am spending so much of my time and effort outside of my regular job on just, like, my own work. And, oh, my God, it feels like, just wild. Okay, yeah, I've been on my phone a bit less, I think. When did I tell you guys last? I want to see previous weeks. Okay. Okay. So I guess I've been spending an average of, like, 11 hours a day on my phone. Why does that sound so insane? Oh, yeah, it's because I have YouTube playing for almost 11 hours a day. That's why. U. Uh, and then probably three hours a day on TikTok. That seems insane. I mean, hey, it's clocking me. That's what it says. I need to know, Can I break it down by when I open the app? I mean, I know I sit on it for probably good 30 minutes or more when I wake up on an average day. Like I said, it takes me a while to wake up. These past two days, though, haven't done that. Um, and then I do sit on it for probably at least a good 30 or 45 minutes before I go to sleep. And then throughout the day, maybe I check it for 5, 10 minutes at a time for a few times. So, yeah, I guess three hours. Yeah. That is crazy. I used to have a screen time, like, a limit. Uh, maybe I should do that again. Cause I was like, oh, I'm barely spending any time on it at all. Screen time got me. Okay, let's move on to Love is blind. When I last spoke to you, we had just seen the episode 11, I think, was the last one. And that was ending off with Ben and Sarah walking up to the altar. And, uh, we didn't know what their responses were yet. So I think episode 12, the weddings episode, was literally, like, literally two hours of episodes. I watched the full thing. I know a lot of people skipped through because they literally just wanted to see the response at the altar. But then I think, like, I remember people were saying, like, that there was. It was no longer required for couples to make it to the altar. Like, they changed it, like, a couple seasons ago, I think. Um, but I wonder. I think there must be a financial incentive to make it to the altar for, like, content'sake which would make sense, because I was, like, shocked at the amount of couples that went to the altar for seemingly no Reason I was like, there's no way they fully thought they were getting married. Like, they were fully playing it off to their families and to the camera, like, pretending like they weren't gonna get married. And then on the. On the day when they said no, and then, like, went back into their confessionals to the camera, they were like, uh, o. I didn't like this. I didn't like this. I didn't like this. And I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What? How did we get here? Like, I feel like they kind of purposely did that because they wanted to make it seem like maybe a few couples would actually get married. But I think there's for sure got to be an incentive to make it to the altar. Because otherwise I'm like, no, because they would have cut it off for sure. But despite this season being pretty boring, um, I do have to say I appreciate the women cutting it off with the men. It seems like a lot of people were saying on TikTok. On TikTok that this seems like conservative, uh, incel red pill propaganda season. And I agree, whether that was intentional or not, but it felt that way for sure. But I'm so glad that the women were clearly so much smarter, classier, just better than the guys in every way. And they dropped them all at the altar. I was like, okay, this is a beautiful. Just, like, reckoning. I'm obsessed. So that was kind of satisfying. But, like, Joey taking his longboard, like, 3ft to the door from the SUV and then taking his longboard down the aisle, like, it felt like kind of like some big joke to him. And I think it kind of was because he. He fully knew that they were just gonna be friends and, like, never get married. And I think he was. I mean, I don't think that he completely was dishonest. I think, like, a part of him was like, hey, yeah, maybe it's not out of the realm of possibility, but I think if he would have asked himself really, really honestly the whole time and he had, like, a gun to his head, had to give an answer, he would have said no. The entire time, he would have said no. But I think he was trying to feel it out. He was trying to, like, at least let it run through its course. And, like, God forbid, maybe it did really work out. But I think he was fully know, like, from the moment they did their reveal, and it's not because of the reveal or, like, because of Monica. I just think he was like, yeah, not feeling it. And we could tell. Like, we could tell he was Trying to play, like, the cool, like, Midwest surfer guy, like, whatever. But, like, we could tell he was not into it. Um, and it was really sad to see Monica, like, so upset about it, but glad that she said no. Glad. So glad that Sarah said no. Oh, my God. So glad. And the fact that Ben tried to save face and be, like, the good guy up there by saying, like, oh, I'd still love to keep seeing each other after. And she's like, we'll see. Like, the fuck? Why are you gonna ask me up here now in front of all these people after I just said no to marrying you? Like, what? He was so clearly trying to save face. Like, it's so painfully obvious now, especially after the reunion, that Ben was, like, so specifically putting on a certain facade, uh, for the show. Like, him and Joey. I think Loki had ulterior motives of trying to get on other TV shows, and they just wanted to go on this to save face or, like, just say. I mean, a lot of people I'm sure, go on the show for, like, hey, am I really ready to get married right now? Probably not, but never say never. I mean, that's kind of. That would be my, uh, thought going into it. Like, a lot of parents were saying, like, are you ever really fully ready? Probably not. So I think a lot of people go on saying, like, probably not ready to get married. But, you know, never say never. At the very worst, I'm on a TV show and, like, I can try and save face and play my cards right. I'm sure that's what a lot of them did. So they were ever never actually that interested in getting married. Yeah. So anyways, I'm really glad Sarah said no. Ben tried to play it cool or whatever, and she was like, no. And then so glad. So glad that Virginia said no. So glad. I really thought she was gonna say yes. Like, in the dressing room, like, while her family came in, they were all talking to her about it. She was, like, playing all coy, like, yeah, I'm ready. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then I was like, wow, she's really gonna go forward with this? Like, that is crazy. I don't think that they're a good match. And then at the altar, when she said no, I was like, thank God. Oh, my God. Thank God. Yeah. Um, I don't know. I mean, it seems like her family was really ready for it to happen, and she just was like, nope. And that's what I was the most shocked by was, like, all the women at their confessionals after the altar were like, they were listing off all this stuff that they were like, it was never gonna work because of this, this, this, this. And I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Where was all this last episode? Like, this feels like out of left field, but I'm glad. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad, but what? Oh, Jesus. So anyways, yeah, obviously Taylor and Daniel got married. They seemed very cute together. Happy for them, whatever. Um, tea, though. Tea though. As soon as Virginia left the altar and like, of course her family and guests kind of like followed her out. And then his family, you know, stayed at the altar and kind of spoke to him that his sister was like, I'll never understand girls like that. Huh? Huh? Want to say that a little louder? Girls like who? Devin's sister. Come to the front and do your own confessional and say that to the camera. Girls like who? I know you're not saying that. So anyways, Devin, I'm sorry, I'm gonna shit talk. Devin's family, you could tell. You could tell. You could tell they were brain rot. Okay? You could tell they have a fucking pig in their backyard. You could tell mama's boy. Enmeshed family dynamics. Um, that's all I'm gonna say without being too rude. So really funny that his sister said that. And then we got to see all the, like, after the break up breakups at the altar all happens, like, all, you know, naturally. Each person is going to kind of go with their family and debrief. All the debriefs were fairly normal until we get to Devin and his mother immediately shit talking Virginia immediately, she couldn't fucking wait. And I was like, oh, this bitch couldn't fucking wait. You know, she's like, no one's ever gonna hurt my baby. And just saying, I know I'm white, but everyone on TikTok was saying, hey, hey. Not that it's. It's not everyone. It's not everyone, but there is something to be said about black people who have a white mother and a black dad. Just saying. I don't really, like, always notice it, but now after it's been pointed out with the Devin situation, I'm like, oh, yeah, yeah, yep, makes sense. It makes sense. It makes sense. O. I'm just so glad Virginia saved herself from that messus. My God, I have to have my mommy look this over first. Um, T, I don't know what a prenup is, but I have to have my mommy look at this. Like, just. No, he's just a giant man child. Like, thank God So anyways, that was episode 12 for the weddings. Um. Oh yeah, Daniel's sister did do a very beautiful song. Um, what else? I'm trying to remember. Any other guests? Oh, yeah, I made a TikTok. I don't know if it'll get copyrighted. If it's not copyrighted, I will put it in here. Go show me this guy's balls, please. Essentially, one of Daniel's groom's men. It was like specifically the walk in with his duffel bag. It looked exactly like like an NBA or like, um, a NFL. Like, walked to the locker room and I was like, with that haircut. I don't know what it is about them damn mullet cuts, but ooh, it does something to me. So when I just saw him walking from the side and I saw him with the duffel bag and that haircut, I was like, google, show me that guy's balls, please. Google, show me that guy's balls, please. And I immediately looked him up. Of course, I found him in two seconds. Cause it wasn't hard. And then I saw that he has a beautiful wife. I think. I think they're married. I don't know. I just saw from TikTok comments. I didn't look that hard, but I saw it was pretty easy to tell. O. Uh, damn it. Of course. And she's beautiful. Girlfriend. Fuck, she's beautiful, God damn it. I wish you both a happy life together. I mean, I wasn't that interested after I saw his Instagram. To be fair, I just liked the profile as he walked by. But then as I saw the rest of it, I was like, eeah, okay. He's like a typical white boy. But I say white boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. I don't know why. I'm not really into that. But anyways, anyways, Google, show me that guys balls, please. Um, I made the TikTok and it got like, not like viral, but it got a decent amount of views. And so I think there's like 115,000 views or something. And one of that guy's wife's friends tagged her on it, like, no harm, no foul. She's seen, obviously a lot of people. A lot of people were agreeing with me. And so she's seen everybody on TikTok, like thirsting over her man. And so then my 4 you page showed me one of her videos. She like, made a video about like, her getting like her 30 seconds of fame from her husband. And she's like, me getting 30 seconds of fame from my husband. And I was like, okay, that's actually super funny. She's being a good sport about it. Caus I was like, I don't know, sometimes when you make jokes about that, like, clearly I'm literally not serious at all. I do not want him. But it's just funny because sometimes the significant other gets real defensive about it. But she was like, super funny about it and it was really cute. So that was kind of a fun little side tangent. Um, also, Virginia reposted her best friend, um, one of her friends from the wedding who was in like, the dressing room, and like, who gave her a little pep talk before she went down. I'll see if I can find the screenshots. Uh, but Virginia reposted them and it was like, we've been looking for that tier for 365 days, bro. They've been looking for Devin's tears. They're like, no, he tried to mush his eyes around and get a tear out of them. But we've been looking for that tier for 365 days. And then she's like, Virginia paid for all his meals. Like she was already being his sugar mama, whatever. So that was funny. Cause Virginia actually reposted those to her story, so that was hilarious. And then I don't think we got much else as far as like social media tea right before the reunion. Not that I can remember off the top of my head, but anyways, so then we saw the reunion. Um, Um, I don't know, some people were saying, like, oh my God, the reunion was so tea. Like, finally we got some drama after this whole boring season. Like, this was the best reunion out of Love is Blind so far. I don't think I agree. I mean, it was. It wasn't bad. It was entertaining compared to the season. And I do think Nick and Vanessa got a little bit better at asking a little bit juicier questions. A little bit. Of course I'm upset that they didn't address the allegations made against Ben and Alex, but I mean, I'm upset that they didn't. But I understand because Netflix probably doesn't even. They want to stay far as fuck away from that. They don't want anything to do with anything that could be, like, legally liable. Um, and if God forbid, any of their cases were criminally, like, like brought to criminal court or something or whatever. Netflix is like, nope, nope, we're not even gon to touch it. We're not even gonn touch it. Um, because they probably don't want to be liable for not maybe properly vetting the people that they bring on the show, you know, So I knew that they weren't gonna do it, but I was, like, still annoyed. Anyway, uh, and then let's see the Taylor and Daniel segment. Kind of boring. However. However, I didn't want to think that they were, like, full mega, but I kind of think they might be because they also dressed up as, like, a fucking eagle and what is it? Abe Lincoln or whatever in those, like, blow up suits. And that was, like, the photo they ended on, I think. And then Nick Lachey was like, ha. Love the patriotism. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And also, she was wearing an American flag T shirt in one of her summer photos. And I was like, you know, the rest of us have been done with wearing flags on our clothes for, like, probably 10 years now. So if you're still wearing an American flag on your clothes, like, in this day, I'm just gonna assume that you're probably mega. Okay? Okay, Okay. I hope they're not, but something's telling me they are, and that's making me go kind of like, you were cute until you weren't. And, hey, this is all alleged. This could just be some TikTok drama, but people are usually pretty good about finding this stuff out before it can be covered up. And I loved David's parents or Daniel's parents. But then people were saying that his m. Mom, um, follows a bu. Bunch of, like, anti immigration accounts on Instagram. And I was like, o. I really don't want that to be true, but like, hmm, if that's true, that's really disappointing. But also, is it that shocking? No, but it's like, how. If it's true, how can you be such a good parent in one regard? I mean, this is a. This is just a rhetorical question. I'm sure there's no good answer, but it's just so confusing because they seem like very good parents as far as, like, they kind of had to learn how to be really good parents because of Daniel's sister. But, like, they. They were very understanding when we did the meet the parents scenes, like, they were super cool about it all. I felt like they had a really good mindset about it and they were very understanding. So then you're gonna follow anti immigration accounts Anyway, so after that whole segment, the mom conspiracy about following anti immigration accounts and then like, the patriotism during the reunion, I was like, uh, okay, I take it back. I'm not that excited for you guys. Um, and then we had. What was it? Virginia and Devon Debrief. Hmm. Hm. I love that Virginia brought out a little bit of a stronger aura and voice. Loved that, um, loved that the girls had her back. Loved everything about it, really. And. Except that Devin was just. He was just being dusty and. Yeah, I mean, what did we expect? I love, though, Virginia, she does everything with just such class. She is so intelligent that she was like, I don't feel comfortable telling you about Devin's views, but I'll tell you mine. So I was like, period. So she said everything she felt. And then we can assume that since they. We're not getting long on those subjects, that Devin does not agree with her. But then I love how his rebuttal was. Like, he sounded like he was on the brink of crying the entire time. I was like, bro, grow up, Grow up. That's how I felt about the entire reunion, though, is like, all the women had, like, very good. They were very well presented. They were very, like, strong in their presence and their posture and their speaking. And the men all felt like they were about to. They were, like, about to crumble like this the whole time. I'm like, grow a par and stand on what you said. That's how I felt the whole time with every single couple. It's wild. Like, the patterns were so, uh, apparent. Anyways, so we get Virginia and Devin. Devin says, I'm a Christian, and so I was raised to love everyone. Okay, well, you don't though, because we know why, but you don't. So you don't just get to use the I am m a Christian cop out, because so is Virginia. You're not getting away that easy. No, no, no. Um, then let's see. We moved on to Ben and Sarah. Oh, my God. Ben looked like his mask was falling. His face was, like, twitchy. He looked like he was about to crack at any moment. Like, he just looked furious. But he was trying so hard to keep, like, the chill, cool guy Persona going on. Oh, you can tell. So hard that he's trying to maintain it, but it is slipping. I mean, we can see right through it. Sarah, God bless her for getting hives. She was still so composed, but, like, you can tell that they're all, like, they're all shaking in their boots, right? But the girls held their composure extremely well despite having the physical symptoms of hives. I was like, okay, same though. Same. Um, but yeah, I still needed them to dig more into that because how could you have such a severe miscommunication that Sarah drove 12 and a half hours to Nashville telling all the other Girls like, oh, yeah, Ben's gonna come. He's flying. He's meeting me here. He's gonna be here this week. He's gonna stay with me for two weeks, up to two months. Like, they were just gonna see how it goes. And then the next day, Ben is, like, texting her an apology and she's like, what? Like, that's fake. It's scripted. It's all Bs. You're just using my words and throwing them right back at me. This means nothing to me. How are you just gonna ghost me like that, basically. And so then he basically ghosted her. He claims nothing like that happened. So I'm like, how are we not going to get to the bottom of this? I know we maybe don't have time, but I need to get to the bottom of that. Um, then who did we move on to next? I believe it was Joey and Monica. Side note, Monica's makeup looked so good. I was just staring at her face the whole time. Like, whoever did her makeup is like a magician. Oh, my God. Like, it was stunning. The complexion, the eyeshadow and, like, the lip combo. I was like, uh. Like, she looks like a goddess. Stunning. And I loved the hair. I loved the red dress on her. Like, she just looked so beautiful. And then Joey looked like he didn't even brush his hair. Like, just. It was just. The juxtaposition was crazy. And I need more information specifically on why Joey's sisters were pissed. Like, the camera kept flipping back to them and they were like. Like they were pissed. And I don't know. I don't know that many people or that many women in my life that even get along with their brothers, let alone are friends with their brothers, let alone are, like, besties with their brothers. Like, it's just not a common occurrence for me that I've noticed. So I'm really confused by it, to be honest. Because I'm like, how are you gonna back up your brother that much over a girl? Like, you're choose. I don't know it. To me, it doesn't make sense. You're choosing your brother and knowing that he could have some maybe not desirable behaviors and choosing to be upset and hypothetically, allegedly, according to the F, their faces side with him over Monica. I'm just saying I would choose Monica. I'd be like, hey, yeah, my brother's probably a douchebag. Sorry, Monica. Like, uh, I need to know from them specifically why they've. They felt so hurt by Mona. What I felt Monica said she wasn't Throwing daggers at him. She was being pretty level headed and just very factually explaining why she felt upset. I felt she was extremely fair and she also still was able to speak up for herself. Um, but I think that she was extremely fair. And so for them to be so upset, I'm just like, can your brother do no wrong? Like, I just, I'm not getting it. I feel that now after seeing this all, I feel they have a very enmeshed family dynamic. It is seeming a little creepy to me because I know when he said he had to be the leader of his family, all of a sudden, like the women in the family, I'm not saying it's specifically their family, although could be, but I have seen this in other families where like one of the sons, like, has to step up and be like the leader of the family. It's like all of a sudden the mom and all the other siblings like, put him on a pedestal. So I feel like that that's what's happening a bit. Then we get, I believe next. I'm not forgetting anyone, was I? Uh, hold on. Virginia. Yeah. So then we get, uh, Lauren and David. And this was my hot take that I posted on TikTok. Hot take, hot take. Guys. I don't feel that David was that annoying. Out of all the guys that were ads reunion besides, I mean, like Mason, we barely got any screen time for him. I obviously can't stand Alex because of the allegations against him, so they don't really count. But out of the guys that made it, you know, um, all like either to the altar or almost all the way, I feel like David's the least annoying. Okay. Not counting Taylor and Daniel, they're out. But David not that bad. Annoying. Still annoying. But I'm comparing it like this. Right. David started out super low. I mean, let's not lie. He was an asshole. Saying stupidish stuff, childish stuff, probably stuff that he thought was gonna get him a silly little like mini villain edit. And he was okay with that in the beginning. Gross. Okay, but whatever. So he started out at my least favorite. Easily comparing his behavior in or not in the actual episodes. I'm sorry? In the episodes compared to the reunion, I feel that he actually did have a smidgen of like self reflection and a little bit of maturity. In the reunion, he admitted that he was wrong. He admitted that he fucked up. He aded. He admitted to a lot of things that he was like, I really messed up. I think it was a bit manipulative of him to say that Lauren's the One who got away, like on camera in front of everyone. Like, that's a thought you can keep to yourself. Like, she didn't need to hear that. We didn't need to hear that. Like, that's an inside thought. But everything else, I was like, you know what? He's not trying to throw any assumptions or like accusations that Lauren. He was pretty much just accepting fault and being like, yeah, I kind of messed up. Like, I messed up. However, we didn't dig into the sister thing. I don't know why they didn't push on that. We should have, but whatever. But yeah, I do feel that like in the. In the initial 12 episodes, he was down here and then at the reunion he was like e. He just went up like a little bit. And then I just felt like Joey, Ben and Devin all just started like. Well, I don't think Ben ever started that high, but they started higher and then just no was dived the whole rest like. And then we got to the reunion and they just sucked even more. So compared to like the downward trajectory of like Joey Penn and Devin, David had like a teeny m redemption. Teeny still don't think he's a great guy. He has a lot of work to do. But I do respect anyone who will admit to their own fault and do some shred of self reflection, so I can at least respect that. Anyway, yeah, then we got the little tiff with U. Uh, like between. I don't know why is Meg was such a freaking pick me. I was like trying to like her. But you know what? There were red flags from her from the start. I should be honest. So, yeah, you know, Meg not looking great. Not looking great. Her and Mason tried dating, I guess, and like, didn't work out. But there they're definitely friends with benefits. I feel you could. Something was going on there. Alex spoke all of like two sentences at the end of the reunion. We barely got to hear from him. Not that I wanted to see him on the screen or hear him talk. Um, but I felt that he should have had to answer for more of his behavior. And he just got off like pretty much for free. He didn't get any grilling at all. Not that it had to be his allegations, but just like that he was clearly like a little snake. And so I don't know where I stand on Madison still. I do feel people were way too harsh on her in the pods because when I watched all the six pod episodes by myself, I actually really liked Madison. I felt that she was maybe bit, a little bit Messy, but, like, you know, no one's perfect. So I was like, no. I mean, she was doing her best. Maybe she still has some trauma, I don't know. So, like, maybe her conflict resolution isn't all the way there, but, like, she was being honest at least, and maybe a little messy. I don't think she was being intentionally manipulative, but I do feel that she was maybe a bit messy in the way that she handled, like, especially her final conversation with Mason. Although I do feel like she was being honestly just like, pretty truthful about herself, and then the guys felt some sort of way about it, so, hey, whatever. But then I do feel that she was trying to do something with the screenshots, but she was obviously very nervous when she took them out. And I felt we needed to spend more time on it because her screenshots did prove that he was a liar. He didn't have to answer that. He just gaslighted her right to her face, like that never happened. But she said, like, first of all, he asked her to date and stay with her in LA after they got out of the pods. She said no. And then he was making fun of Mason and Meg and saying how Mason had no friends. That doesn't sound like a friend to me. It sounds like he was being really mean. And he even admitted to saying really mean things. And then he said he was only going to say nice stuff about people from now on because he was feeling guilty about his behavior. So Madison did prove that with those two screenshots, but we did not spend nearly enough time on them. So I just felt like the reunion was ultimately very rushed and that the men didn't really have to actually answer for their behavior. But if there's anything we can take away from the season, it's that if this is, like any sort of sample size for a look into how the dating. The dating world is at a. What am I trying to say? If this Love Is Blind experiment was any sample size or, like, a peek into how the dating world is for everyone right now at a larger scale, it is painfully obvious that maybe you get lucky and, like, two megas find love. But the rest of us are, uh, all the rest of us women are out here way outperforming the men. If you look at Laring, Molly, Madison, Virginia, Monica and Sarah, way outperforming the men in all aspects of life. Looks, attitude, personality, intelligence, um, um, presence on camera, aura, um, uh, in every way light years ahead of the men. I just can't help but be like, yep, that's exactly what's going on. Like, it's on a small scale, but that is literally exactly what is going on. Like, the men have just. I'm sorry, guys, if you're listening to this, hey, but did we all watch the same show? Yes. That is what is happening for most people. Like, women have had to take control of their own lives. And, like, guess what? We've been doing great, and we're just, like, waiting for the men to catch up. So, like, I don't know what to say. If that sounds harsh. I don't really care. So anyways, yeah, that was the Love is blind reunion. And I wish that the Minneapolis season was like a little bit more tea. But I'm proud of the women. I'm really proud of the women this season. I am very proud. Let's move on to White Lotus Season 3, Episode 4. Yeah, so again, I have my little notebook here, and I don't know if it's just me. I keep taking more and more notes every episode, and it'my hand was really cramping when I was writing these notes, guys, so I'm really going all, uh, out for you. I watched the episode, like, three times, and every time I like to record it and then pause and take screenshots so that you guys can get a little visual while I'm talking. Because I fel. I feel it really helps create a beautiful story so that you can relive these scenes while I'm talking through it with you. And I like it as well, because I like to see the scene and being like, oh, yeah, that's what that was looking like. Whatever. We start the episode with my favorite music. I, uh, will try to play a little bit of it. I don't want to get copyrighted, but I will try to play a little bit of it so you know what I'm referring to. Spot. And you know, I love these ladies.'s so all good here. Jacqueline leaves a voicemail for her husband, Harrison. She seems really anxious. He hasn't been calling her, texting her back. I mean, this is a red flag, obviously. I don't know if he's cheating. I don't know if he's dead. I don't know if he's kidnapped. Don't know if he's just a, uh, total asshole and doesn't care about texting her back. Whatever it is, it's obviously not good, right? Any of those scenarios is not a good scenario. So she's trying to get in touch with him, and then we switch scenes and, uh, Belinda is on the phone with Zion. He is arriving the next day because he's just flying out now. But it takes like 24 hours to get to Thailand. So obviously the flight is going to be quite long. So he will arrive I think in the next episode. But however, I will say this episode wasn't the typical, like we follow them from day to nighttime. It was only the day to the evening. So I believe that episode five will be the evening through the night. This day, uh, I don't think we're going to get another day to nighttime sequence. I think we're going to get a continuation of this day and then all the way through the night. And I was hoping that the shit would really kick off in this episode. But I think, I mean if we think about it, right? So I was thinking it would be like we had the introduction, we had a bit of a lull to build story. We're on episode four. I was thinking it would be a mid season climax. Now I'm thinking it's just going to be kind of a slow build for the whole rest of the season. So we're going to get, we got a little bit more like, ooh, something's going to happen. But we didn't get any real crash out or crazy things happening. So we're still on the build, but we're getting up there a little bit. So I think in the next episode something pretty crazy is going to happen, but we're still not going to know the fallout of it. And then I think it's going to take episodes six, seven and eight with just like boom, boom, boom. That's my hypothesis. Episodes five is going to be like still building there. And then I think it's just going toa be like a full blown, like 6, 7 and 8 are gonna be just like insane. That's my hypothesis. Anyways. Uh, Zion is on the way, he's at the airport. But I realized because we ended the last episode with Belinda hearing that sound in her room and I was really expecting us to actually start this episode leaving off in the nighttime with Belinda finding out whatever that noise was, but we just skip right over it. And so I'm like, so she went to bed just like not investigating the noise or like we didn't get to see what happened. Like, I don't know if I saw, if I heard a creepy noise in my room, I would be fully investigating that before I fell asleep. After she's like finishing the phone call with Zion, she hears the creepy noise again and she's like what is that? But we don't see her investigate it. What is the damn noise? Oh, my God. Then we switched to Timothy showering all the FBI away. He takes another lorazepam. And then I was like, wait, he takes two. He's getting crazy. Mooc is dancing tonight. Guyalk tries for a date again. And at this time I'm like, guy Talk. Like, maybe you should just let it go. But then she agrees, so I'm like, wait, are we, like, friends to lovers? Is this happening? Is Mooc suspicious? Or did I just get that vibe? And now I'm, like, having a hard time letting go of it because maybe she's not that suspicious and she's just acting totally normal and I looked into something that wasn't there. However, I'm still thinking she could be suspicious because I'm just like, I don't know. I don't know. Like, what is her role in all of this? I don't know. But it just hurts to watch him try so hard. Even though she agreed, but it feels like she's not. Unless she's just really reserved. But it still feels like she just kind of feels bad for him, maybe. And then Gaiak goes to his meeting with Fabian and Pilek. Um, at first I was like, fabian, you snake. But on the second watch through the episode, I was like, no, you know what? Fabian still feels like a snake because of his Persona. But when I rewatched it and listened to the conversation with Guyalk, especially after having already seen the episode once, so knowing what happens, I was like, no, you know what? Actually, Fabian, you've got a point. Guy Talk kind of sucks at his job. So I was like, you know what? Fabian is actually being completely reasonable, because imagine that you're the manager at this, like, super luxurious resort, and you've got one security guard in the front monitoring who enters and exits, and he's constantly leaving his post, leaving the door unlocked, leaving the entrance unattended. That's a terrible security guard, dude. You can't leave your post unless someone covers for you. Like, you just. He is not a good security guard. I'm sorry, Guy Talk. I really wanted to defend you, but after this episode, I'm like, you know what? Fabian actually has a point. He's not even being that mean. He's actually giving Guy Talk a second chance. When I think a lot of people would have probably just fired him. I don't know. I don't know. Because it seems like maybe he has evidence of past instances where he's Maybe not followed his job very well. Maybe because otherwise why would they have the such a strong feeling just after one incident? I don't think if that was the only thing that happened, I wouldn't blame Guy talk like that sucked. And they definite, they definitely swindled him. But seems like there might have been other instances where goty talk because maybe just like not the best security guard. And then we can see it in his behavior where he's constantly following around MOOC and being like, I'll just leave, I'll just walk you around and leave my post. You can't do that. You can't do that guy talk. So then Peelek decides they need a gun. I just wonder if this is like gonna be important later on. PE like has a license but he's gonna let guytalk use his gun? I don't know. I mean in the us I don't think people are that. Well, I don't know. Hey, I know I'm from the US guys, so this is not typical, but I went to gun safety training through uh, Girl Scouts when I was like 11, so I already learned gun safety. And the man who taught us like all of us like 11 year old girls, we, we were getting taught gun safety and like we were in a boy scout camp, but it was for girl scouts. And so I learned gun safety when I was 11 and we all had to practice shooting at a gun range and everything. And I will, I mean, it's for the best, right? I was fucking shitting my pants when I was 11. Not because I was scared of the gun, but because I was scared of the guy teaching us. But that's what you need. You need the fear of uh, the power of a firearm, your brain before you even touch a firearm. So the fact that PC was just like, hey, I know you don't really have experience with a gun, but like, here's mine. What, what, what if something happens that's on PC because it's his license? So I'm just like, what? Because I remember the fear that was instilled into me as an 11 year old with this giant instructor man teaching all of us in the field, saying so like scaring the shit out of us. Like you do not point to the gun anywhere else except the ground. You do not ever have your hand on the trigger unless you are actively ready and pointing and the field is clear and you are ready to shoot. Like all of these things. He made it like the scariest lesson that I've ever learned. Like he really made it scary for Us, but it's for the best. Hello. It's drilled into my brain like freaking concrete that is set in my brain all these years later because he taught us extremely important lessons about firearms that I will never forget to this day. So it's just when I saw Pec just being like, yeah, I have a gun, I have a license. You should just, you know, try it out. What? What? And that of guy talk, since he doesn't have a track record of being that good of a security guard. Sorry, guy talk. If he does something with your gun, it's on you because it's your license. That was irresponsible on both of their parts. But anyways, that was my feelings during all that. So, anyways. Oh, then we switch to the Ratliffs. Saxon is annoying again with his freaking protein shakes. And Tim is high as off the tularrazepam that he just took. So he gets pissed off at, uh, Saxon for the dam shakes. Saxon forces Lahllin to drink the shake. I've been seeing everyone online saying, like, oh, my God, like, Saxon's going toa put one of those poison fruits in the shake one day and, like, force Laughlin to drink it. I could totally see that happening. Although I don't know why he would do that. It seems like he's been pretty happy that, like, he's been able to get Laughllin on his side for most of this trip hanging out with him. So I don't think that Saxon would do that unless I could see it happening accidentally where someone else maybe just like, brings it as supplies for the shake and makes a shake with him, like, not knowingly, like, using that fruit or something. I feel like it could be an accident more than intentional maybe. Um, but yeah, the scene where he says it's for High T&BDE. Honestly, this episode, Saxon had so many one liners that I was like, yo, this is crazy. Not like the. What did he say about the. But, like, gender goblins or something. I didn't like that, obviously, but it's very much in line with his character. And then Piper and Saxon fight over who's going to turn Lohlin into something. I mean, they are really playing tug of war over their younger brother, and it is just really weird to me. I mean, it's weird to everyone, I'm sure, but like, okay, he's not like your pets. Like, it really feels like they're like, he's mine, he's mine. Oh, my God. Victoria is worried about her lorazepam and Tim is sitting there like, practically conked out in his robe on the bar stool. And Victoria is accusing the kids of taking her lorazepams. So this is what I think. I'm like, she's the one who pressured Tim honestly into taking Al Loazepam. So she knows that Tim is taking them. I don't think she's that stupid. All right? I really don't think she's that stupid. I think she comes off as, like, stupid because she's always on lorazepam, but I really do not think she's that stupid. I think she fully knows that Tim is in deep shit with the FBI. I think she knows that he's embezzled and done, you know, bad financial things. And I think she knows that he's fully, like, off the lorazepam, but she's not asking him because I think she wants to wait to see if he will admit it. So I think she's just bringing it up just to see. And of course she knows the kids didn't take them. I think she would know pretty easily. So she knows for sure that Tim is taking them. And I think she's just keeps giving him the out to admit it, and he won't do it. So I think she's just seeing how long he will keep lying so that she can be like, huh, I knew this time, this time, this time, this time, this time. And he still lied every time. So I'm starting to think that she actually is. Maybe she even called the FBI on him, who was the rat, because, likebe, maybe she's playing the long con. I could see that. I could see that. I didn't think so at first, but I could see that because it's. It's. I don't think that she's that stupid that she really doesn't know who took her. Laraam, like, girl, you just told him to take one yesterday, and now there's like three more missing. Yeah, he took them. Look at him. He's fucking conked out at the kitchen table. Saxon asks why she even needs that stuff, and she's like, certain social situations make me anxious. I'm not. Obviously. Hey. Not gonna show you a screenshot of Timothy's junk. Oh, my God. It's so traumatizing that we just got a full frontal of Timothy. Full frontal. The kids freak out, whatever. Not really as much as I would have thought. I feel Piper was the only one that had an appropriate reaction to that. Um, and then we see the monkeys again. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Then we see Rick and Chelsea at breakfast. Chelsea keeps saying, things happen in threes. This could be some final destination shit. Like, death is coming for me. And Rick is like a lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice. Which I'm like, but we're already on day two. This would be day three. So maybe it strikes in the same place three times. I mean, I'm joking, obviously, but, like, his quote, I get that he was trying to calm her down, but it didn't really make sense in the context, I feel. So then Chelsea keeps thinking that Rick is going toa join her on the boat. She just keeps, like, a assuming that he's going, even though he keeps telling her that he's going to Bangkok. So she's like, okay. Like, yeah, when we go on the boat. And he's like, I'm not going on the boat. And she's like, yes, you are. And he's like, no, I'm going to Bangkok today. And she's like, no, your flight's not till seven. And he's like. And then she's like, you keep leaving me, abandoning me. And then she pulls out the puppy dog face. It was actually so cute, though. And then Rick folds immediately. I'm like, wow, okay. Like, I don't think the puppy dog face would have worked on me. I would have been like, girl, I told you I'm going to Bangkok. Like, sorry. So he folds immediately and decides to go on the boat with her. And then we see the girlfriends at breakfast. Jacqueline keeps checking her phone, which I just. I'm still wondering. From the first episode, we only saw the Ratliffs have the conversation with Pam about, like, no electronics during the trip. And we did not see that conversation with Rick and Chelsea or with the girlfriends. So I'm like, why was that? I still don't know why that was only shown with the Rat Liffs. And, like, we know. Well, we haven't seen Chelsea on her phone. We have seen Rick on his phone, but he hasn't been on his phone in the public areas. He only has been on his phone, like, when we saw him look up Jim Hollinger in the villa. So he only used it in the villa. Like, so what? Um, but then Jacqueline brings her phone to the common area. She brings it to Breakf, and Kate's like, jack, you're not supposed to have that here. You know? So then Jacqueline's kind of pissed. She's obviously desperate for a distraction because of Harrison. Jacqueline's like, we need to do something fun. And the girls are like, are you good? And she's like, no, really, we needed to find something fun to do today. Yeah. Yeah. And I'm, like, thinking that she's probably thinking Harrison's cheating on her. So I think she's trying to one up him and cheat on him before he can cheat on her. Or at the very least, she's looking for a distraction. But I think at the very most, she's like, eff it. If he's gonna cheat on me with a younger girl, I'm gonna cheat on him with a younger guy. Yeah. Yeah. So I think that's what's going on in her head this whole time. Uh, she's, like, spiraling. She can't hear. She doesn't hear back from him. I personally think he might be dead, but I think in her head, she's thinking that he's cheating on her because she was clearly having that insecurity, even from, like, second episode. So I think she's like, okay, we're gonna go find some d and we're gonna go to another resort and find some young hotg guys. Valentine comes over. He's like, hey, we doing yoga today? And she's like, no, we need to go somewhere fun. And you're coming with. Remember, Lourri's single. And he's like, I know. And Laurri's like, please, just don't mind her. And so Valentine's like, oh, yeah, I know a place. And when the first time I watched this, I was like, of course Valentin knows a place. He looks like a guy who knows a place. He looks like the guy who knows a guy. He's a guy who knows a guy and knows a place. But the funny thing is, the place he sends them is for old people. We'll get there in a second. But that was so funny. Chelsea checks on the shop attendant. Amria, um, passes by Rick and says she'd love another session with Rick. He mentions he can't because he's going to Bangkok. At first I was like, whoa, is emriita trying to get down with Rick? But no, I don't think she was. But she's like, you have touched my heart. You are not stuck. Honestly, this was kind of a therapy session for all of us. I think you can let go of your story. You can escape the karmic cycle, find peace in this life. I have hope for you. And then all Rick has to say is, yeah. I'm like, she just gave you a gift. You're about to go AWOL on this Jim Hollinger guy. And she just sprinkled a beautiful gift on you that might help you make a better decision for your life. And all you have to say is, yeah, and you're not going toa be like, oh, my God, I'm retita. Like, thank you so much. Like, that was so sweet. I mean, I know he's not really the guy to say that, so. Am I shocked? No. But I was like, you can't even muster a, uh, thank you. He goes, likewise. Uh, give Amrita a hug. So anyways, um, Amrita walks off. Chelsea says the resort didn't even give the attendant a day off. So I'm starting to notice something. And I feel it might just be the Thailand resort or it might be all the White Lotus resorts. We're starting to see the cracks forming a little bit. Jim Holger owns this resort. Does he own other White Lotus resorts, or is it just the Thailand one? We don't know. But the management, we're seeing cracks. Okay. Like, why wouldn't they give her, like, even a day off? That seems insane to me. I don't know if that's something that we're gonna be looking into more of. Like, the management is really sinister. That could be. Um, but, yeah, really interesting that they didn't even give her a day off. I mean, I would assume that they would, but they were probably like, wow, she didn't get hurt, so she could still work. Okay. The zoom in on the Ratliffs was so funny. I was not expecting that at all. So funny. Um, love their outfits. Interesting that Saxon is in the middle and Piper is kind of off to the side. So I think it's just even more like Saxon is really kind of, like, trying to run the family and, like, keep everyone on a leash. So to say Piper is so clearly, like, separating herself. Um, Laughan is dressed more similarly to Piper, and Saxon is dressed more similarly to Tim, and Laugchlin has crocodiles on his shirt. So then I was like, oh, maybe somebody will get killed by a crocodile instead of a gun. Like, maybe the gunshots have nothing to do with whoever who died. It was just a coincidence that, like, somebody was shooting a gun somewhere. But, like, maybe somebody is killed by a crocodile because they were also in the river or the water. I keep wanting to say it's a river, but I think it was just, like, a body of water. Maybe crocodile is come into play. But anyways, I loved Loughan's outfit. I loved Piper's dress. Yeah. Loved everyone's outfits. Very matching family. And then I'm just thinking this is the nicest and most talkative we've seen. Uh, Greg, Gary so far, especially to Saxon. I was expecting him to give Saxon, like, the stink eye, but he was like, surprisingly nice. He's like, hey, hey, hey. Yeah, Ah, welcome on. Yeah, great to have y. Yeah, let's go get a drink. I'm like, okay. Now all of a sudden he can pull out the nice card. I thought he was going toa be a standoffish grumpy assh, but now he's nice. What? Who is this Gregash Gary? And then Victoria immediately goes into detective mode to see if they're decent people. She asks, you work here in Thailand? And then he says the same thing. I'm retired. But then she pushes and she's like, well, what was your line of work? And he's like, oh, I found this interesting. He divulges more information to the ratliffs. I was expecting him to say, uh, ah, this and that, but I mean, we had his cheery little attitude, so maybe he's just, you know, he's so he says, government work and a little investing. With whose money? Will. Timothy's in finance. Maybe, you know, some of the same people. And then Timothy, Timothy in the back, high on two lorazepams. Like, you got anything to drink, Gary? Um, and then I thought it was interesting that Victoria asks Chloe where she can put her purse just so it's out of the way. And Chloe says, anywhere is fine. You're on a giant yacht. Also, your purse is very small. First of all, I'm thinking, why do you need to put it anywhere? Just keep it on your person. If my purse was that small, I would just keep it on me. It would be different if you had a bag with like a bunch of swim stuff and like, gear, because you're on a yacht for the day. Maybe you go swimming and you need a towel. I could understand saying, where do I put my stuff? And then maybe you go into the cabin somewhere and put it in the cabin out of the way. But she puts it behind a pillow on one of the little lounge chairs or couches, like right by the entrance of where everyone's walking up into the boat. So I'm like, girl, are you okay? Maybe you are dumb because that's the place you thought to put it. Just keep it on you. It's not even a big purse and she's all worried about hiding it from people. Just keep it on you. It's not like you're partying crazy and you want to have, like, I don't. I don't know. I was like, just, just keep it on you. Why do you need to. Okay. Rick and Chelsea arrive on the yacht. Of course, she's starstruck by howat big the boat is. Chloe is like, this is Chelsea and her man Rick. Which I loved that because almost nobody says that when, like, you're introducing someone, they might be like, oh, like, this is Rick and his girlfriend Chloe. Or Chelsea. Um, even though, like, she knows Chelsea, so she's obviouslynna reference Chelsea first. But I love that she says her man. I love that. And then remember Jacqueline's comment when she was like, oh, religion is like, just made by men. Made for men. Um, I would just think, you know, like, what? Men are always the heroes and, like, women are always on the sidelines. So I feel like this comment from Chhloe really aligns with that theme. And I'm still holding out hope that that becomes a theme for the whole season. We still have yet to see if that will be a thing, but I just love that comment. And I'm hoping that it was intentional to kind of go back and connect with Jacqueline's comment about dinner. That it's kind of like, yeah, it's like when they say, like, um, yeah, yeah, yeah, it was Simone Biles. And I love that, uh, no one was referring to him by his name. They were all just saying Simone Bile's husband. So that's the energy it's giving me with this whole, like, this is Chelsea and her man Rick. It's giving me, um, this is Simone Byile's husband. Um, and so then, then in the background, she says, chelsea's my best friend. I only met her two days ago. Hey. What? I get that you can say that. Like, of course. You meet a girl in the bathroom at a club and you're like, we're best friend and you've only met for five minutes. But it is a little concerning because it's like, wait, are you guys, like, for real? For real? Like, you really feel like your best friends and you legit know nothing about each other. That is kind of crazy behavior. But okay, um, um. Meanwhile, this was so funny. This episode was just really funny to me. I was laughing so hard during this episode. Meanwhile, Timothy already chugged his drink. And then he gets up. He gets up and says he needs to use the bathroom like a five year old. Like, all I could think was just like, mom, I fu up. Interestingly, he didn't actually have to pee, but I really thought he did. By the way that he asked. I was like, oh, he's so fucked up already that he already has to take a piss. Um, but then we switched to Rick and Chelsea, like, fully walking in. And I thought it was very interesting that Rick was like, I want nothing. And I think it's because this was a very passing, like, comment in passing that he said, but I think this is very important because I think Rick is like, um, smarter than we know or he has, like, a lot more street experience than maybe he lets on, and Chelsea obviously doesn't. So I think it's very interesting that he's like, I want nothing. Meanwhile, he doesn't really know Greg Gary that much, even though they've had dinner together a couple nights. Like, they've exchanged virtually no words that we've seen. So they basically know nothing about each other. But you can tell based off of the conversation that they had when they were like, when Greg was like, oh, I do a little of this and that, and Rick was like, oh, well, that's interesting because I also do a little of this and that. So I think Rick immediately clocked him and was like, this guy's a piece of sh. Like, he's untrustworthy. I don't trust him for anything. So it's interesting that when he got on the boat, he was like, I want nothing. Because I think it's because he knows, first of all, that Greg is untrustworthy. Second of all, there's no such thing as a free lunch. And I don't think that's why he didn't want to go on the boat. I think he just genuinely didn't want to go on the boat. Even when you're around, like, these super mega rich people and they're like, oh, it's nothing like, I just want to use, you know, use my boat to let everyone have fun. There's no such thing as a free lunch. There's always something. No matter how small, there's always something that you have to do in return. And I think Rick's just like, I want none of it. That's my hypothesis. Okay, so then we're back to Timothy. He only said that so that he could run to Victoria's purse within minutes of arriving on the boat so that he could get another Lorazepam. And I was like, he's already that desperate for another one. He just took two, like, maybe a few hours ago. So he's already, like, desperate for another one. So much so that he had to, like, run down to her purse the second that it was Unmanned or unguarded. So again, he swallows the pills like a frickaking burderous sea lion. I will stand by that. It looks silly, but then I watched another podcast that was like, um, breaking down episode three. And they brought up, like, why does he keep dry swallowing the pills? Like, that's just, like, psychotic behavior. But then somebody said, like, lorazepam is made to be, like, either chewed, dissolved under your tongue, or dry swallowed. I guess. So then maybe it does make sense, but still creeps me out, because who the f. Dry swallows pills? That's. No. No. But then he keeps the bottle in his pocket like he is really a loose cannon. Like he is losing composure. He is losing it. So then we switch scenes. The girlfriends arrived at the other hotel. I was laughing my ass off. This whole scene. Immediately, the two old ladies next to them ask Jacqueline if she's on tv, and she's like, motherfucker, I can't get too side seconds of peace. The lady in yellow sounds Australian, and she's traveling alone because her husband died in November. The other lady's husband died in 2019. I don't really know if this is relevant other than their two widows and their husbands died. So immediately I'm thinking, like, maybe Jacqueline's thought is switching a little bit from, like, I'm worried that Harrison's cheating on me to, like, oh, my God, what have. Harrison's dead. I could see that. I personally, obviously feel that he might be dead. At first I was thinking maybe it was just freaking Jacqueline out a little bit more because she's still so unsure of, like, why Harrison isn't responding to her. Of, like, why Harrison isn't responding to her. Then the old lady said that they're with a big group and they weren't posh enough to get into the White Lotus. And then they also said you couldn't get in unless you're a guest. So then that brought me back to Chloe and Gary. So why can Chloe and Gary get into the White Lotus but they're not guests? They're just, like, residents that live on the island. Do residents get, like, a free pass or something? Like, if these two old ladies couldn't get in, uh, with a guest pass, like, then why do Chloe and Gary get to basically, like, live at the resort half the time? I need answers about that. Jacqueline realizes in horror looking around that everyone is old. But honestly, same. Imagine you're at a really nice resort. It's beautiful, but it's a bit boring. Not really at the party resort. So you're looking for a good time, and then you end up at a pool that's, like, a bunch of, like, a retirement home. I would be like, oh, hell no. Oh, hell no. So I'm not gonna lie. I feel exactly how Jaclyline felt in that moment. I was like, if that was me, I would be like, um, um, Excuse me. Absolutely not. So, yeah, I really don't blame Jacqueline for being, like, looking around in horror and being like, this is not the vibe I wanted. Like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Also, is she on a TV show that, like, only old people are into or something? Because I was thinking, like, maybe she's, like, trying to not be recognized for being an actress, like, every day while she's on vacation. So if the show or you. Whatever program she's on is, like, mainly watched by old people, then also that would be annoying because there's a higher chance that a lot of them are going to be constantly stopping her. Like, are you on tv? So we don't know. That could be it. Or it could just be, you know, for whoever. Whoever. So I love that she's just like, something is off. And she doesn't just. I would have just been like, hey, there's too many old people here. Like, let's get out of here. This sucks. But I was like, does she have a fear of old people? Um. She's like, what the actual fuck is this place? Is this, like, a bargain hotel for retirees? Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And then Kate's like, it kind of seems like that. And then Jacqueline's like, why would he send us here? And, uh, I just think it's so funny that. I mean, I think Valentine just genuinely probably thought they wanted to go there. I don't think he was trying to sabotage them, but I've heard people hypothesize that maybe he, like, actually hates them and he was trying to fuck up their day. But I think what's funnier and what's more likely is that he is younger. I don't know. Let's just assume he's 30. The other women are, like, in their late 40s, let's say. So in his point of view, that's their vibe. And then to them, they were thinking that they were, like, more on the same wavelength as Valentin, like, age wise and, like, party wise. But then he. I think from his perspective, seeing them, he's like, oh, these, like, rich, old white ladies want to have a good time. Like, let me send them to, like, the old, you know, Geezer pool down the beach. Old people still know how to party, you know what I mean? But it's not going to be the same as like a 30 something, 20 something, 30 something party scene. So I think that he just genuinely sees them as like, older women and they were like, so offended that he assumed that that would be their vibe. So, yeah, Jacqueline is cracking. People are coming apart at the seams. Jaclyline, I was kind of shocked that she didn't feel because in the first episode she was saying, like, oh, it's so exhausting having to, like, be perfect all the time and like, not make, like, not be rude and have such like a good public Persona. But I thought it was interesting that, like, the two ladies next to them just said they recognized her from tv and then she's saying how much. She's like, oh, my God, the vibe is off. Like, I don't want to be here. I can't believe he invited us here. This is stupid. I'm leaving. And she's like, I don't care, but I am not staying here. No way. Like, basically. And, um, when she wasn't saying it to the women, but she was basically saying it, like two of the women and the two old ladies she's talking to sitting there just like, what? Oh, my God. So that was funny. And then Belinda and Pornchai, we just get to see them for like a split second. We don't get much of them. Um, this episode they're eating lunch and she's feeling gaslited by Greg. And it's like, no, you were right, you were right. So Greg, Gary is so rich that he's gotten attendant just to hand out hot towels on his boat. And I noticed the boat's name was Space Caat. So I don't know if that has anything to do with anything. I really don't. But I noticed that even for that little scene. So I'm just wondering, like, if I was making the show, would I need special hand towels with the embroidered name of the boat on them just for that split second scene. That's why I'm wondering, like, if the name Space Cat has something else to do with things. Like maybe that's like the name of a company that Greg made with his fake name or something that he's, like, invested in or something. I just thought it was really interesting that they went through the effort in production to have a shot for a split second, first of all, showing that they're so filthy rich that they have an attendant just to hand out hot, moist Towels to people. That's really overkill at any establishment, honestly. But on the boat. And it's even embroidered with the name of the boat. That's crazy. And it's honestly a lot busier than I imagined with the amount of people on there. And Victoria's faces this episode kill me. But honestly, same, um. Honestly same. I cannot hide my facial expression sometimes. And I would have made the exact same face as her because you see this old ass, crusty ass, balding ass, white guy, like, with his beautiful young wife and you're just like, u. Uh, disgusting. So Piper asks Laughlan for his help tonight. She's gonna announce something to their parents at dinner and she knows they'renna flip their shit. She needs Lohan's moral support. She plans on moving to Thailand for the one year program. Yeah, okay. I knew it. The thesis wasn't a thing. It wasn't happening. She just used that excuse as a way for them to go there so that she could vet the program without having to like announce that she's going to Thailand by herself. And I love that. Laughlin is like, what? What about me? He's like, he's like a baby. And we find out in a few more scenes that he's 18. I thought he was like 16, but from the discussion in the first episode, I was like, hey, he sounds like he's about 16, but he just turned 18. I'm guessing what it probably four or five months ago. He's fully 18. And he's like, but what about me? Me know my big sissy won't be here. So then Saxon and Piper again are continually playing tug of war over Laugchan. Saxon just has to look at him and Loughan's like, I have to go. He has no. What am I trying to say? He has no, um, he has no autonomy over his like, own life decisions or choices. Even just like with his siblings. It's kind of wild. Um, um. But Saxon's one liners are killing me. So funny. See, he says, don't do that. Sit in the corner all day with sour puss sad sack. Sh. Sit in the corner all day with sourpuss sat sac. Sh. Head. What? That. I'm using that. That is so funny. And then Saxon points to some of the girls on the boat. Loughan's like, oh, but they all have like, husbands or like boyfriends or something. And Saxon's like, whatever, who cares? And then he's like, look, all these b. Look, all these bald guys are a bunch of bald geriatric pot Bellied pigs. Um. Um. And then, ew. Like, okay, we circle back to the weird. Like, is it incest? Is it not? Like, why is Saxon saying that to his brother? And if you don't know what I'm talking about, watch the episode. Now Saxon is pressuring Lohan into drinking. Although, what is the drinking age in Thailand? Actually, the drinking age In Thailand is 20 years old. Okay. Oh, it's 18. But why does it say you can only be sold alcohol when you're 20? Oh, yeah, that is it. Okay, so you can drink when you're 18, but you just can't be. You can't purchase your own alcohol until you're 20. Um, so, yeah, I was going to say, I'm like, in a lot of countries, the drinking age is 18, so, like, who cares? He's legally able to drink there. Most people would be chomping at the bit to do that. But Lohlin's like, mommy and Daddy are over there. They're gonna get mad at me if I drink. And Saxon's like, who cares? They won't. They won't care. Just drink. So he's pressuring Lachlin into drinking. Then he says, follow the leader. Come on. And he. I think he's trying to say Sawatika, but he says the other word, and they're literally like sharks in a wreath. And it just feels so icky. Um, so we finally know Loughan's age. This is when Saxon announces it. He just turned 18. And November. And I don't know exactly when they're on this trip, but I'm guessing it's like, February, March. So then we have Rick and Chelsea speaking with some of the balding white men on the boat. Uh, so we get some names. Uh, we hear Neil, Mitch, and then some other guys. They're all talking Rick's ear off. And I just love this. I love. I just love Rick that. He's like. He cuts them off. And I'm like, okay. He's the one with real big dick energy, not Saxon. But he just says. Or what does he say? He's like, if I ever need to know how to, like, be a con man or evade my taxes, like, I'll know who to call. And then he was like, sawadi. Never. Okay, Sassy King Victoria finally says something about Timothy acting strange. I was like, finally, when was she gonna bring it up? Like, damn, the Australian dude is trying to chat with Timothy. And then we get like, a Timothy Lore drop. Timothy lore drop. My grandfather was the governor of North Carolina, and my Father was a very, very, very successful businessman. And then he says, thank God he's dead. Well, both parents. Whoa. Timothy. Lore. Timothy Lore. So he didn't like either of his parents. Um, and it sounds like they've got maybe some familial generational wealth, so that would make sense. But he's like the one in the. The family line to fuck it all up, so that's a lot of pressure. And then Victoria is looking for her lorazepam. Uh. Oh, it's not there. U. Um, Laughlin is a magician. Question. That's a new Lore drop. We didn't know. Then the girlfriends go back to the White Lotus, and Jacqueline asks Valentine, but it's interesting that she calls him Valentin this time. She asks why he sent them there. And he's like, what? I thought you'd enjoy. And she's like, no, we need to go somewhere more fun. Um, and you need to come with. And you're our butler, and you can't say, no, you're coming with us. So they just basically kidnap Valentine. And then we go back to the boat. Piper joins Timothy on the couch. We have a very sweet. Aw, father, daughter moment. I was like, oh, that's actually really sweet. And then it was like, wait. O. Uh, it gets a little bit weird at the end. I don't think it gets fully. I don't know. There's a lot of ways you could interpret it, but I really hope that it was just because he was super high. I mean, he. He already probably downed five whiskeys by that point. And he's high off of, like, three lozepam just since the morning. So I think it's more so just because he's so off his rocker and he knows that his F up is gonna mess up his whole family. And so he was just having, like, a drunk, fucked up, sentimental moment. And then it got a little bit weird. But I don't think he was trying to be, like, incestuous. I think he was just being weird and drunk, I hope. But it was a heartwarming moment. Until it wasn't. Uh, and then Victoria interrupts, saying her pills aren't missing. And then Timothy gaslights her, and he's like, maybe you didn't bring them. You're always losing things. So I think Victoria is just using each one of these moments as, like, a tally. Like, oh, yup, he lied. Yep. He lied. Yup, he lied. And he's going toa tell me. You're always losing things. Okay, I'm keeping that in the bank. Keeping that in the bank of my memory for when things are about to blow up later. So then Victoria says, I feel trapped. Trapped in your marriage, trapped in your lifestyle, trapped in your community, trapped in your country club. Trapped on the boat. But I always say this. Partying on a boat is not always as fun as you think, because you can't leave. You can't leave unless whoever's driving the boat decides to drive you back to where you came from. But if you're on a boat and you're like, damn, I kind of don't want to be here anymore, well, guess what? You don't get a leave. So I always take partying on a boat with a grain of salt because, uh, unless you know exactly how long you'ren toa be gone and that you will be enjoying the vibes, you can't just dip out whenever you want. You're stuck there until everyone goes back to the dock. Okay? Okay. So then, uh. Oh, we see Saxon and Chloe are sitting very close on the couch, and Laughlin is doing magic tricks to Chelsea and Greg. Gary is above, staring, creepy Greg stare again. And then Saxon put his armor on Chloe. Like, he is really bold. He is really bold. Chelsea drags Rick to the other side of the boat. I was not expecting this from her because she's been pretty chill with him, honestly. She'she's been pretty chill with him. But then she's like, I can't do this anymore if you don't tell me what's going on. And then she says, I'm at the end of my rope, Rope, rope. We've got crocodiles, guns, ropes, Lorazepam, poison fruit. Well, I can't do it with all these references. It's driving me wild. So then she grills him about Bangkok again. And I was like, okay, she's standing on business. She's given him a lot of leeway and not questioned him. But now she's like, all right, I'm putting my foot down. What the fuck is going on? And he's like, well, and we all guessed it, right? We all kind of knew this was coming. And then he's like, we're here because the fucking dude who murdered my father owns this hotel. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Not shocking. We knew that. But he says his father was a do gooder who came to Thailand to help people. Now, I don't think this is a reliable story that we are being told by Rick because I think he has, um. Is it disillusioned or he has, like, a fairy tale idea in his mind of who his dad was. Maybe his dad really was a good person. But he died, I think, before Rick was born. So Rick didn't actually know him. He's only knowing what he has been told by other people. So we don't know that the people in his life were fully honest or reliable narrators themselves. So was Rick's dad actually a good guy? Good guy? Maybe. Or maybe he wasn't actually as good as Rick thought he was. Where is this story about him going to..and coming from? Like, is that really true? Some people were hypothesizing, like, that Jim Hollinger is actually Rick's dad. I don't think so, but I do hypothesize that, like, maybe his story is wrong and that he will find out something is not lining up with what he's thinking. So he mentions that his mother told him who did it on her deathbed. And we know that his mother died from an overdose and she was a drug addict. So not to put any, you know, doubt on her, but if his mom was a drug addict and died from it, I don't know that the words on her deathbed were very reliable. And he's like, no one would lie about that. And I wouldn't forget about that. She told me on her deathbed. I would never forget that. Okay, maybe you didn't forget that, but maybe she got the name wrong. Maybe the stories of your dad, like, maybe he's not as innocent as you think in your head. Like, maybe his dad was not actually doing all the great things that he was told that his dad went to go do. And then he also mentions that Jim Hollinger owns the hotel and owns half of Thailand. So I just think it's interesting that we were also hearing, like, bits and pieces of these conversations from the other guys on the boat, like, the random expats that were there talking about, like, how they do business in Thailand and, like, you know, it's so easy to, like, do business there and whatever. And I don't know. So I'm just thinking that might all come together. And then Chelsea, I was so glad that they put this in. It's, like, so iconic. I was like, not the Princess Bride reference, because she was like, I think it was a bit on the nose. So I'm glad that Mike White added that in so that it was a bit of like, okay, we're not the only ones being like, it's a bit like, you killed my father, prepared to die kind of thing. And I love their hugs. I Do I love their hugs. They're just very sweet. So then we're back to Valentine. He brings the girls into town to go shopping before another beach club opens. He's also inviting his friends to hang out with them. I feel like we went from him thinking they're old ladies and sending them to an old folks home to being like, oh, let me invite all my friends and let's go party. Like we're 20 years old. Like, that just feels like a big flip to me. So I'm like, whoa, what? Now he's all of a sudden just like, going with the flow and like, inviting his friends and just fully sending it. Okay, okay. Interesting. And, uh, the holiday is sunkran. So they have water fights in the street and the kids harass them with water guns. Okay, to be fair, if I was dressed up planning to party and look good at a beach club all day, and then some guy from the hotel drops us off in the middle of a busy street on Songkran and doesn't care if we get wet, okay, yeah, I would be pissed. I would be freaking pissed. Um, um. It was rude, though, that Kate patted the little kid on the head. I think generally across the world that is seen as like a rude thing to do. I don't know why she did. Well, I do know why she did that. She's out of touch. But I was like, girl, you did not need to pat that kid on the head. Like, now he's coming for you. You see the kid turn around, he's like, oh, yeah. Gotcha, bitch. So now we have a horde of kids like the Walking Dead Zomb chasing after these women. Jacqueline's like, I'm wearing white. I'm wearing white. And I was laughing so hard because it's shot like a horror movie, like we're watching the Walking Dead or like the Last of Us or something. It was so funny. And then they go into the store and it was so funny that the kids were at the door and Laurri's like, they're still out there. They're waiting for us. But I can't lie though. I would be fucking pissed if I was dressed all nice to go to a beach club and, like, did my hair and makeup and had a nice outfit on. And then I got soaked. I would be pissed. I would be pissed. Oh, and then I was trying to figure out the book that Belinda was reading, but somebody else got a screenshot of it. It was called Surrounded by Psychopaths. But then I think someone looked it up and it was like, not even a real book. It was like a fake book or something. But the title is important, and I think that's why they chose it is like, yeah, she is surrounded by psychopaths. She googles Tanya McQuad. And then we see so much information. I sat here and on this, you know, screen, paused it and sat here looking at the screen for about 10 minutes, just dissecting all the information. So July 6, 2022. We now have some dates, and I believe that this show is made to be filmed or, like, when it comes out. The timeline is meant to be, like, as if it's in real time. So that would make sense. It's March now, when this is out, I would guess that this is in, like, late February, mid March. So it makes sense that I'm guessing Mike White more or less produces, uh, these to be put out basically in real time with, like, current day when they come out. So if we're going with that timeline, it has been two and a half years or almost three years since Tanya passed away. So kind of a long time. July 6, 2022. Heiress drowns in Sicily under mysterious circumstances. And then we see one article that's December 16th, 2024. Otherwise, all the rest of the articles were July 6th. So December 16th, 2024. So just what, three months ago. Tanya Mcquod project in early development. Interesting. So important. Tanya Mcquadod was an American businesswoman and heiress to the Maquod shipping fortune. Remember that? Valentin is from Vladivostok and it's a shipping city, a port city. So I'm already thinking there's some shipping crime going on. Maybe her, like Tommy Quad's father, was involved in the same international crime ring. I think that could be very plausible. And then Belinda is in shock. Like, for two and a half years, she had no idea. She had no idea. It says Greg Hunt dedicated 27 years to the Bureau of Land Management, and he was the deputy director. So I think we were all wondering, like, was he really part of the BLM or, like, you know, we didn't know for sure. But now, I mean, at least according to Belinda's Google search, he was indeed part of the Bureau of land Management for 27 years. So at least that seems to be legitimate. So then we're back on the boat. Chloe goes upstairs to see Greg Gary. And side note, love her outfit. She looks so good. Love her outfit. Um, they want to go to Co Coenion for the full moon party. Greg Gary says he can't. There's something I gotta deal with at home. Andot it's important he agrees to let them drop him off and take the boat to Coagion. I was like, what? I thought for sure he would say no, but you could tell he really thought about it. I was just shocked, though. I mean, I'm just thinking if I asked my dad that he'd be like, fuck, no. Are you kidding me? And Greg's like, o, uh, okay. Crazy. So we're back looking at Timothy, and then Greg actually joins up with Timothy at the bar on the boat. And then Tim says, you know, I heard someone say anyone who moves to Thailand is either looking for something or hiding from something. Could it be both? Poor Canol Lo'dose. Greg says, neither. Just got sick of the rat race. Liar. I don't know how long I've been talking because I don't normally go through two batteries that fast, but this might be a long episode, guys. So anyways, he's lying. Also, I'm filming on my phone. Not that anyone cares, but Greg says, so, what about you? Are you hiding or are you seeking? And they're both a couple of liars because Tim is just like, oh, I'm just here on vacation with my family. But then he says, like, you never know. Whoa, what are you. What are you hinting to? What are you hinting to, Timothy? Uh. So the rat lefts get off the boat, but Saxon says him and Laugchan arenna stay. Piper is disappointed that Laughlin is choosing the boat over supporting her at dinner. And then we have Rick and Chelsea bickering because she's still trying to get him not to go to Bangkok. But then Chelsea ends up going back on the boat. So then Jacqueline back with the girls. They're finally at the beach club. Jacqueline says, what happens in Thailand stays in Thailand. So I think she's still fully on the, like, I'm gonna cheat on Harrison before he cheats on me train. And Valentine brings his friends, and I was like, what in the Eastern European millennial ass fuck is this? Alexi and Vlad. And then we have the snake tattoo. He's like, it goes all the way down. What? Also the motifs of snakes. Uh, I'm still not really sure where that's bringing us, but okay. Interesting tattoo, pal. So, obviously they each have a guide to hook up with. And it's becoming very obvious that Jacqueline is gonna hook up with Valentine, Laie is gonna hook up with. I think it's Alexei. And then Kate's gonna hook up with Vlad. It just seems pretty obvious. So I think we can expect that next episode. So then the ratl lfs are at dinner, and Victoria's like, that was a convention for con comment and tax cheats. And then Piper's like, well, I'm sure you guys cheat on your taxes. And then Victoria's like, well, not so badly that we have to leave the countryry. And I think she's just twisting the knife. I think she knows Timothy is suffering and that he's freaking out, But I think she's purposely playing oblivious and then adding in these comments to just be like. And just really drive it in just to see him writhe and just suffer. So then Victoria says, piper. And this is even more just driving it in. Piper, you don't know how lucky you have it to have a father who's an actual boy scout who isn't out chasing girls half his age and a foreign country hiding from who knows what. Well, maybe he's not chasing the young girls, but he's definitely doing something. And Timothy just sitting there and he is, like, fully out of it the way that he couldn't even, like, get a sentence out. But he's like, I gotta go ask something. So Tim finds Pam. He demands his phone. During this exchange, we see Belinda and Greg see each other again in passing. And Greg was talking to Fabian in the lobby. So I'm still wondering, like, is Greg in cahoots with the management of the White Lotus? That would make more sense to me. Um, because otherwise, like, I just. It doesn't make sense to me why they're just like, always there and they're not even actual guests of the hotel. So it would make more sense to me that, like, maybe he invested in the hotel. Something I think more than them just like, living up the hill and enjoying a dinner every now and then like that. I don't think that's the case. So Tim turns his phone on him and we see his notifications. So I don't know if all these names will come in handy later or if it's just for the sake of showing some messages. And then we switched to guyalk. He took out the gun. Um. Um, I just. I don't see the point in taking the gun out of the box at all, really, until you get to the gun range. He obviously is not experienced with guns, but I really don't if he's inexperienced with guns. And maybe, like, we don't know how inexperienced he is. Has he ever even held a gun before? Because I would think if he's never even held a gun before, I think I mean, you would hope a security guard has held a gun before, but maybe not. So if he's never even held a gun before, M. I'm like, bro, why are you even touching it? Just go to the gun range and let an instructor take you through it. Don't even take it out of the box. Just bring it to the gun range like you were told to do by Pec. Why are you even looking at the gun? So that was my first question, as I was like, why are you even looking at it? Unless you're on the way to the gun range and you need to take it out of the drawer to bring it with you, you should not be opening that damn drawer and then opening the damn box. Side note, Mooc looks stunning. She looks gorgeous. But, yeah, I'm just thinking, guy talk. Why did you take it out of the drawer? And then you're gonna leave a firearm unattended that's not even licensed to you in your security shack? After this, I was like, okay, I was really trying to defend you. Guy talk. But, like, after this, I can't defend you anymore. I can't. I'm sorry, but you suck at your job. You do. You do. I'm sorry. You're not very good at being a security card. Um. Um. So then we hear Tim on the phone, coincidentally by the security shack. So Kenny Nuy is cooperating with the feds. He struck a deal. He told them everything. And then Tim's like, I can't work in finance if I played guilty to embezzlement and fraud. His old lawyer, uh, says, like, that he's basically screwed. They've probably already frozen his assets, and they're going to go after everything Tim has. And then Tim's like, they're gonna go after my house. Do you think they're gonna go through my house? And then his lawyers, like, oh, you'd only have to do, like, a few months in federal prison. And Tim's like, I would rather die than do a few months in federal prison. And so then he almost barfs. And, I mean, we don't see this directly, but it is heavily implied that the direction that Tim was puking or about to puke, he looks up and sees the gun on the desk and takes it, which I think we can assume. We all know that he did take it. Uh, and then Guaitak comes back after walking Mooc to her dance, and the gun is gone. He left his stand for two minutes. And look what can happen in two minutes that you leave your stand. Timothy stole the damn gun. I was immediately thinking, like, Timothy, just hearing the news that he could go to prison and that, like, his whole reputation will be crumbling down and that he might lose his house and that his assets are frozen and that they might become poor. God forbid that. That sent him into, like, ah, irrational, like, I'm gonna off myself moment. So I think he saw the gun and was like, eff it, I'm just gonna take myself out. Just hopefully my family won't have to deal with any of the shit that I've done, and then they can just go live their lives. I think that's what was going through his head. Then Pam immediately harassing him to give his phone back. He's thinking, the gun in his pocket. He's like, oh, what? What? And she's like, your phone. And he's like, oh, y. Yeah, you can have it back. And I thought it was interesting that he was so, like, obsessed with his phone because of what was going on. But then since he found out this information, I think he's, like, gonna maybe off himself. And that's why he was so nonchalant giving the phone back. He was just like, oh, yeah, take it. I won't be needing it. O. Not good. Not good signs that we're seeing here. Did think it was interesting, though. Rick is at gate three in the airport, and Chelsea just said, things happen in threes. So I think that was intentional. Don't know what the third thing will be yet. But, you know, Rick was at gate three. Uh, and then, Whoa, that's Greg's house. What the. That's insane. I was like, is that the White Lotus? And then I'm like, no, that's his house. And then Greg, I'm assuming maybe he has more to do in the evening that we will see in episode five. But I'm like, is the important thing that he had to do was looking up Belinda on the Internet. So we see him creeping on Bel Blinda's Instagram. And that's it for the episode. So I fear that this was a lot of discussion because I just had so many points to make this episode, but it was also very funny. Um, but let's see. Predictions for next episode. I think something. I think that Saxon is going to hook up with Chloe. I think Laughlin might try to hook up with Chelsea, and maybe she'll be super drunk and, like, sort of go with it. And then I think she'll realize, like, no, no, no, I don't want to do this. I don't want to cheat on Rick. That's my hypothesis. Uh, I think obviously something really bad and crazy is going to go down at Coagion. I think. I don't think Timothy is actually goingn off himself. And I heard some people hypothesizing that they might play, like, musical. Like, I don't think that Timothy will be the one that. Who ends up with the gun by the final episode. Like, I think they also. They showed a security camera in this episode, and I think it wouldn't be that hard to just check the security cameras and then see that Timothy took the gun. So I think either PC or Guy Talk is going to very quickly realize that Timothy took the gun and get it back somehow. Maybe. Um, very interested to see how PC reacts to the fact that Guy Talk lost the gun unless Guy Talk can somehow get it back before PC notices. And we did not. Well, because Sriala is in Bangkok. So I think next episode, obviously we'll finally see Rick in Bangkok. M I don't know if he'll meet up with either Swriala or Jim right away. I don't know if we'll see that right away or if it's going toa be something that is drawn out to, like, the final episode or something. Um, but yeah, so we can expect, you know, the younger people at Coagion, we can expect Greg probably to do something a bit unhinged. We can expect Timothy to be doing something unhinged. Um, the girlfriend's probably hooking up with the guys. So I know I said episode four was probably gonna be crazy, but now I'm like, okay, episode five is gonna be crazy. Like, I'm excited to see it. So, yeah, that was the breakdown. I hope you enjoyed and I hope this episode wasn't too long. I genuinely can't tell because I've taken a few breaks to change batteries and stuff. Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed and I will see you on the next episode. I hope you have a wonderful week and talk to you then. Bye.