The White Lotus - Season 1 Lookback and Season 2 Preview (with Roxana Hadadi)
Decoding TV
David Chen
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The second season of The White Lotus will debut on October 30 on HBO and run for 7 episodes, and I’m thrilled to share that Decoding TV will be recapping and reviewing each episode. Furthermore, I’m excited to announce that my co-host will be Roxana Hadadi, a TV critic at Vulture.com and one of my favorite writers on the internet today.
In this episode of Decoding TV, we discuss season 1 of The White Lotus, with a particular focus on its finale. Where did we leave off with each of these characters? What was this show trying to say about wealth and privilege, and how effectively did it say it? And what about that whole murder mystery plot? Listen to hear our thoughts on all of the above!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to Decoding TV, a podcast about television. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm David Jen and today is very exciting. We're launching our coverage of a brand new television show. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm pleased to announce that Decoding TV will be covering the White Lotus season two. |
| 0:16.0 | Now I was really impressed with the White Lotus when it first started airing in July of 2021 on HBO. |
| 0:21.0 | The title of the show refers to a fictional luxury resort that has locations all around the world |
| 0:26.0 | and the show invited us into the lives of characters that worked for or were visiting the White Lotus, |
| 0:31.0 | some of whom were delightfully quirky while others had a darker side, but all of them were tortured in one way or another. |
| 0:38.0 | Beyond just being a lot of fun to watch, the show also featured some biting commentary about the hypocrisy and obliviousness of wealthy people. |
| 0:45.0 | I wasn't the only one who loved the show, it was massively buzzed about, critically acclaimed, |
| 0:49.0 | and it went on to be nominated for 20 Emmy Awards, eventually winning five of them, including for outstanding directing and outstanding writing. |
| 0:57.0 | The show's first season consisted of six episodes, its second season will debut on October 30th, on HBO, and run for seven episodes |
| 1:04.0 | we'll be recapping and reviewing every single one of those seven episodes. |
| 1:08.0 | Here to join me as my co-host for those seven episodes, she is a TV critic at Vulture.com. |
| 1:15.0 | And one of my favorite writers on the internet today, Roxanna Dottie, welcome to Decoding TV. |
| 1:21.0 | Thank you so much, I'm so excited to talk about this show with you. |
| 1:25.0 | I am excited as well. I want to talk to you about the White Lotus season one, that's what the purpose of this episode is going to be. |
| 1:33.0 | We're going to talk about the White Lotus season one, reflect in our thoughts, specifically talk about the finale and where we left off with that episode. |
| 1:40.0 | But before I get to that, I just want to mention you can find more episodes of this podcast at podcast.decodingtv.com, |
| 1:45.0 | email us at decodingtv at gmail.com and follow us on Twitter, TikTok and YouTube at decodingtv. |
| 1:53.0 | If you're interested to support this podcast, you can also become a paid member at decodingtv.com, where you can find ad free episodes, as well as get early access to episodes. |
| 2:02.0 | Roxanna Dottie, you reviewed the White Lotus season one for RogerEbert.com, and in your review, you wrote that it was, |
| 2:09.0 | I wrote that it was, quote, alternately hilarious and unsettling. The White Lotus isn't a feel good watch, but it is a must watch, end quote. |
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