The White Lotus Season 3’s Surprise Cast Member Could Have Major Implications

Spoilers for “The White Lotus” Season 3, Episode 1, “Similar Spirits, New Kinds,” lie forward!!!

Because it seems, Natasha Rothwell is not the one particular person returning to “The White Lotus” after making her debut in Season 1. Partway by way of the Season 3 premiere of Mike White’s international anthology and murder mystery series, we discover out that Greg, performed by Jon Gries in each Seasons 1 and a pair of, is again … however he is going by the identify “Gary” this time and has been dwelling in a non-public residence in Thailand for a couple of yr.

Two of the brand new friends on the fictional luxurious resort in Thailand — Aimee Lou Wooden’s Chelsea and her much-older and seemingly troubled boyfriend Rick Hatchett (performed by Walton Goggins) — find yourself combating fairly rapidly after they arrive, at which level Chelsea decides to have a solo drink on the resort bar. It is there that she meets Chloe, who additionally occurs to be vacationing with a crabby older man; when she factors him out alone at their desk, the grump is none apart from Greg, however once more, Chloe refers to him as Gary. If we’re assuming that Chloe is not in on Greg’s obvious deception (and I am assuming that for now), he is likely to be on the run, however the level is that he has some motive to wish to stay nameless … which may grow to be an issue when you think about Rothwell’s character. Rothwell performed Belinda, the spa supervisor of the Maui location of the White Lotus, within the sequence’ debut season; if she acknowledges Gary as Greg, he may find yourself uncovered … particularly as a result of Belinda is aware of about Greg’s reference to Tanya McQuoid (performed by Jennifer Coolidge).

Once we first met Jon Gries’ Greg in Season 1, he was staying on the White Lotus in Maui alongside Tanya McQuoid, a wealthy, erratic, and single woman visiting the Hawaiian paradise to scatter her late mom’s ashes. Throughout their keep, Greg quietly after which fairly aggressively romances Tanya, who is totally overwhelmed by his consideration … and sadly for Belinda, Greg’s dalliance with Tanya impacts her livelihood. When Greg first asks Tanya out to dinner, Tanya already has plans with Belinda as a result of she promised the spa supervisor they might focus on a large monetary funding for Belinda to begin her personal wellness middle. Tanya, determined for Greg’s consideration, cancels on Belinda and finally reneges on their deal, crushing Belinda’s goals. (Greg additionally tells Tanya that he is terminally ailing and wishes monetary assist for therapy; whether or not or not that is true remains to be up within the air.)

Greg and Tanya finally reappear in Season 2 — which takes place within the coastal city of Taormina in Sicily, Italy — and instantly, it is apparent that Greg is shedding his persistence with Tanya, who’s now his spouse. Not solely is Greg livid that Tanya introduced her beleaguered assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) on the journey (to the purpose the place Tanya orders Portia to cover from Greg throughout the entire trip), however he additionally vanishes partway by way of the season, claiming that he has to go to Denver for a piece dedication. Simply earlier than he leaves, nonetheless, Tanya overhears him make a telephone name that undoubtedly looks like it is directed to a different lover … and after Greg leaves Tanya alone in Sicily, issues go from unhealthy to worse for her.

As far is Greg is anxious, there are solely two issues he must find out about his spouse Tanya: 1) she has a ton of cash, and a pair of) he completely hates her. Based mostly on this, followers have been speculating ever since Season 2 aired in 2022 that Greg orchestrated every part that occurs to Tanya after he leaves Sicily.

Shortly after Greg leaves, Tanya and Portia meet Quentin (Tom Hollander), a rich queer man with a ton of hard-partying mates who finally ends up bringing Tanya as a visitor to his palatial residence in Palermo. Whereas she’s there, the 2 attend the opera collectively and Tanya is handled as Quentin’s visitor of honor, nevertheless it all feels actually sinister, particularly when Tanya by accident makes two discoveries: 1) she finds a photograph of Quentin in his youthful years with a man who simply is likely to be Greg, and a pair of) she additionally catches Quentin in flagrante with the younger man he refers to as his nephew (Jack, as performed by “One Day” standout Leo Woodall). Aboard Quentin’s boat on the way in which again from Palermo, Tanya finds suspicious gadgets together with a rope and a gun and realizes her life is likely to be at risk; in one of many sequence’ funniest scenes, she squeezes her eyes shut and shoots her means by way of the boat, asking Quentin if Greg is having an affair proper earlier than killing him. Although she mows completely everybody down, Tanya ends up dying when she tries to jump off of the boat and right into a dinghy to get again to the resort, and her physique is found the subsequent day.

So, was Greg behind Quentin’s obvious try to kill Tanya, presumably for her cash? We’d simply discover out as Season 3 of “The White Lotus” continues, with new episodes debuting each Sunday on Max and HBO at 9 P.M. EST.

Spoilers for “The White Lotus” Season 3, Episode 1, “Similar Spirits, New Kinds,” lie forward!!!

Because it seems, Natasha Rothwell is not the one particular person returning to “The White Lotus” after making her debut in Season 1. Partway by way of the Season 3 premiere of Mike White’s international anthology and murder mystery series, we discover out that Greg, performed by Jon Gries in each Seasons 1 and a pair of, is again … however he is going by the identify “Gary” this time and has been dwelling in a non-public residence in Thailand for a couple of yr.

Two of the brand new friends on the fictional luxurious resort in Thailand — Aimee Lou Wooden’s Chelsea and her much-older and seemingly troubled boyfriend Rick Hatchett (performed by Walton Goggins) — find yourself combating fairly rapidly after they arrive, at which level Chelsea decides to have a solo drink on the resort bar. It is there that she meets Chloe, who additionally occurs to be vacationing with a crabby older man; when she factors him out alone at their desk, the grump is none apart from Greg, however once more, Chloe refers to him as Gary. If we’re assuming that Chloe is not in on Greg’s obvious deception (and I am assuming that for now), he is likely to be on the run, however the level is that he has some motive to wish to stay nameless … which may grow to be an issue when you think about Rothwell’s character. Rothwell performed Belinda, the spa supervisor of the Maui location of the White Lotus, within the sequence’ debut season; if she acknowledges Gary as Greg, he may find yourself uncovered … particularly as a result of Belinda is aware of about Greg’s reference to Tanya McQuoid (performed by Jennifer Coolidge).

Once we first met Jon Gries’ Greg in Season 1, he was staying on the White Lotus in Maui alongside Tanya McQuoid, a wealthy, erratic, and single woman visiting the Hawaiian paradise to scatter her late mom’s ashes. Throughout their keep, Greg quietly after which fairly aggressively romances Tanya, who is totally overwhelmed by his consideration … and sadly for Belinda, Greg’s dalliance with Tanya impacts her livelihood. When Greg first asks Tanya out to dinner, Tanya already has plans with Belinda as a result of she promised the spa supervisor they might focus on a large monetary funding for Belinda to begin her personal wellness middle. Tanya, determined for Greg’s consideration, cancels on Belinda and finally reneges on their deal, crushing Belinda’s goals. (Greg additionally tells Tanya that he is terminally ailing and wishes monetary assist for therapy; whether or not or not that is true remains to be up within the air.)

Greg and Tanya finally reappear in Season 2 — which takes place within the coastal city of Taormina in Sicily, Italy — and instantly, it is apparent that Greg is shedding his persistence with Tanya, who’s now his spouse. Not solely is Greg livid that Tanya introduced her beleaguered assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) on the journey (to the purpose the place Tanya orders Portia to cover from Greg throughout the entire trip), however he additionally vanishes partway by way of the season, claiming that he has to go to Denver for a piece dedication. Simply earlier than he leaves, nonetheless, Tanya overhears him make a telephone name that undoubtedly looks like it is directed to a different lover … and after Greg leaves Tanya alone in Sicily, issues go from unhealthy to worse for her.

As far is Greg is anxious, there are solely two issues he must find out about his spouse Tanya: 1) she has a ton of cash, and a pair of) he completely hates her. Based mostly on this, followers have been speculating ever since Season 2 aired in 2022 that Greg orchestrated every part that occurs to Tanya after he leaves Sicily.

Shortly after Greg leaves, Tanya and Portia meet Quentin (Tom Hollander), a rich queer man with a ton of hard-partying mates who finally ends up bringing Tanya as a visitor to his palatial residence in Palermo. Whereas she’s there, the 2 attend the opera collectively and Tanya is handled as Quentin’s visitor of honor, nevertheless it all feels actually sinister, particularly when Tanya by accident makes two discoveries: 1) she finds a photograph of Quentin in his youthful years with a man who simply is likely to be Greg, and a pair of) she additionally catches Quentin in flagrante with the younger man he refers to as his nephew (Jack, as performed by “One Day” standout Leo Woodall). Aboard Quentin’s boat on the way in which again from Palermo, Tanya finds suspicious gadgets together with a rope and a gun and realizes her life is likely to be at risk; in one of many sequence’ funniest scenes, she squeezes her eyes shut and shoots her means by way of the boat, asking Quentin if Greg is having an affair proper earlier than killing him. Although she mows completely everybody down, Tanya ends up dying when she tries to jump off of the boat and right into a dinghy to get again to the resort, and her physique is found the subsequent day.

So, was Greg behind Quentin’s obvious try to kill Tanya, presumably for her cash? We’d simply discover out as Season 3 of “The White Lotus” continues, with new episodes debuting each Sunday on Max and HBO at 9 P.M. EST.