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- HBO
- Jul 11, 2021
- HBO
- Jul 11, 2021
Summary The satirical limited series created by Mike White gradually reveals the truth behind the seemingly perfect guests and staff at an exclusive Hawaiian resort over the course of a week.
Created By: Mike White
- HBO
- Jul 11, 2021
- HBO
- Jul 11, 2021
Summary The satirical limited series created by Mike White gradually reveals the truth behind the seemingly perfect guests and staff at an exclusive Hawaiian resort over the course of a week.
Created By: Mike White
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
82
100% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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A mercilessly sharp satire of toxic wealth, entitlement and class exploitation with a truly radical, subversive tone that separates it from the crowd.
Alternately hilarious and unsettling, “The White Lotus” isn’t a feel-good watch, but it is a must-watch.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 72 User Ratings
7.4
76% Positive
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10% Mixed
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14% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 72 User Ratings
7.4
76% Positive
55 Ratings
55 Ratings
10% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
14% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Sharply written, beautifully filmed, quality cast and a magnificent score. What's not to like? A lot could have gone wrong in presenting a bunch of wealthy vacationers looking out at the sheer beauty of their surroundings and finding nothing but misery, while hotel workers struggle to contain their contempt, but everything, series wise, came up aces. Jennifer Coolidge is undeniable as a self-loathing wealthy woman and Jake Lacy is lights out as the **** preppy bro honeymooner. The White Lotus is a pleasing, intelligent, and well-paced romp, one think is certain though, it won’t make anyone miss overseas travel.
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SEASON 1
A darkly hilarious, existentially terrifying HBO miniseries. ... Yes, this is a hell is other people story. What makes it not just fresh, but thrilling is the way that Sartrean conceit gets filtered through the distinctive tragicomic sensibility of White.
In this self-dissection of wealthy Caucasian self-awareness, some subplots are just navel-gazing. ... Still, I got wrapped up in the dreamy dramedy. Looking's Bartlett stuns as a tightly wound perfectionist falling way off the wagon. Rothwell, hysterical on Insecure, goes 180 degrees as a wellness worker bee carrying the weight of moneyed sorrow. Coming off The Handmaid's Tale, Sharp Objects, and Euphoria, Sweeney confirms herself as the generational representative for soulful perversity.
The cast is all aces, upstairs and downstairs, embracing the beautiful character ambiguity woven into White’s script. ... Go in expecting a pleasing, intelligent, and well-paced romp, one that definitely won’t make you miss overseas travel.
Unlike most peak TV series that drag on like a rained-out vacation, The White Lotus could use more episodes to explore its underused characters’ arcs, or at least let these rich nitwits twist in the wind a little longer.
Granted, there are times when the bleak humor is smart, and this is a very well-acted show, but too many of the characters never rise above caricature.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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SEASON 1
admirable
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SEASON 1
I got recommended this show by a friend. The first episode I really liked and thought it set the show up nicely. As the show evolved the characters became hard to stomach. I get that the appeal of the show is 'satire', and it's supposed to be joking on these people but these characters are all very uninteresting and in some cases even stupid. Obviously there are shows out there with terrible people that we still somehow root for, but the characters here aren't anti-heroes or even people that we have been given any reason to care for. The show is filled with petty drama that exposes the baseness of the characters but then offers no resolution or realization of their behaviors. I find it funny when in the first episode we are introduced to the two friends - they are whispering, bickering to one another, judging all the other passengers on the boat in a way that makes them seem superior and somehow I feel this is a commentary on the people watching the show. This is a detail I feel is missed by people and is essentially the writers dunking on the viewers who enjoy the show. I don't like any of the people in the show and from what I understand, that is the point?.. So what, I'm meant to look on in enjoyment as characters I don't like get themselves into petty BS drama to no resolution. It's a good drama but if you expect anything more out of it then that I don't think you will like it.
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SEASON 1
"Universal Acclaim" I'm 5 episodes in and every character is insufferable and surface level depth with very little logic aside from what we are told.
Is this what passes for good now? Production value of the show is great as is expected from HBO but the writing has started off at Westworld Season 2 level.
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SEASON 1
I didn't like this show at all.
Except for maybe two characters I just despised all the people in the show. They were all hideous people that I just wanted to slap in the face and say "what is wrong with you? Why are you such a bad and conceited person?".
Sorry but with characters this annoying it just isn't possible to watch the show with an open mind.
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