‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale: Fatal Attraction

The Prestige TV Podcast

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Bill, Jo, and Mal pack their bags to recap the Season 3 finale of ‘The White Lotus.’ They discuss their instant reactions to the final episode, a few puzzling loose ends, and whether it stuck the landing (1:00). Along the way, they break down Carrie Coon’s scene-stealing monologue and debate which actor is the most deserving of an Emmy (26:03). They close by reflecting on the season as a whole and looking ahead to the show’s future (49:44). Email us! [email protected] Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podcast’ and so much more! Hosts: Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, and Mallory Rubin Producers: Kai Grady and Donnie Beacham Jr. Video Supervision: John Richter Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Prestige TV podcast, Mali Rubin's here, Joanna Robbins and Sarah.
0:18.1	We've only seen this episode once just now.
0:20.3	Yeah, moments ago. Real time. Spotify theater. Shit went down. Bodies.
0:25.0	Yeah. Multiple bodies. I didn't even know where to start. The coconut milk is off.
0:30.3	We could start there. The coconut milk is off. The liqueur is okay. The coconut milk is off.
0:35.4	We have five dead bodies.
0:40.2	I have a lot of questions about your instant reaction.
0:41.9	We didn't even acknowledge each other.
0:42.3	We have not spoken.
0:42.6	No.
0:43.6	Your instant reaction, Joe.
0:51.1	There's like two stories that I really, really love the way they ended, and I really am excited to think about them and talk about them.
0:53.0	And then there's a lot of other things that happened that I need more time than we have to process, I think.
0:57.3	So like a thumb sideways?
0:59.1	Yeah, sideways thumb. Yeah, yeah.
1:00.8	Mal?
1:01.9	I am processing in real time, too. We've only seen it once.
1:05.5	It was extra hefty, a very ample poisoned fruit pod.
1:10.3	I liked a few of the storylines quite a bit as well and
1:12.6	found them very moving. I have questions about a couple of them. I really loved the season overall,
1:18.1	but I'm excited to talk to you guys about whether we think season three of White Lotus
1:22.2	tipped a little too far into mystery first and like, let's all chase the theorizing all season and then it's
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