Here they come.

Big smiles.

Hi everyone, and welcome to the official look back podcast for seasons one and two of the HBO

original series The White Lotus.

My name is Evan Ross Katz.

I'm a writer, podcaster, and I've been a fan and champion of the White Lotus since day one.

When I heard HBO was putting out a new Mike White series and that it would be starring Jennifer

Coolidge, I was, as I like to say, instantly seated, popcorn at the ready, and I quickly learned

how many of us there were. As we all know, the series chronicles a week in the lives of the guests

and staff of a luxury resort chain in Hawaii and Sicily. Each season begins with at least one dead body before rewinding to the beginning of the

guest's vacation and unspooling the antics that led to the killing.

Over eight episodes of this podcast, we're going to dive into these antics by analyzing

how certain struggles over money, sex, and power can drive people to the brink.

We'll also be breaking down the show's unforgettable theme music and examining a selection of its most memorable moments and storylines. So, buckle up, because everything you thought you knew about the White Lotus is really just the beginning.

I had pre-recorded with a singer, basically one note, this thing with the mouth,

ooh, something like that.

I jumped physically on him, like I was a monkey, and I was crying, and I said, Mike, I love

you, I love you, I love you, Mike.

I think they would have preferred somebody else for that movie.

And Mike was like, no, I want Molly.

It was like working with David Fincher.

We did it.

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