The White Lotus has no true heroes, mostly villains of varying degrees, and if this show had a spectrum from hero to villain (it doesn’t, that’s what makes it good, but go with me just for this), Armond would fall right in the center. ![]() Something I love about this show is that while it’s often funny, it features a strong through-line of underlying dread, and no character better exemplifies its overall tone than Armond, played by Murray Bartlett. (Spoilers for The White Lotus to follow.) The White Lotus is exploring a lot of ideas, and while there is plenty of debate about whether it can be a successful satire of white privilege and a condemnation of colonialism while also centering its white characters… that is not what I’m going to be talking about in this blog post. From the show’s first moments, we know that by the end of our stay, someone will be dead. ![]() In case you haven’t watched it and aren’t on Twitter: the show, created entirely by Mike White, follows the events at The White Lotus Hawaiian resort over the course of six days. There are so, so many takes about The White Lotus on the internet right now that I did have to ask myself if I should even bother writing about it at all.
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