This post contains spoilers for the "white lotus".

We spent the midpoint in the last season of "White Lotus", And things are more chaotic than they expected. Episode 5, "Full Moon entertainment" is the top of anxious expectation as it brings the advantage of the disaster that is waiting for it to happen, thanks to the suspicious choices that everyone is doing. In the previous episode, a kinky gaythe (Teme Toptimtong) realized that his security gun was missing, and here he deals with the deadly consequences of his professional surveillance. Meanwhile, Brothers Ratliff Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Locolan (Sam Level) have fun with Chelsea (Aime Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon), but the night ends with things going to really, Really out of hand. We are also witnessing Timothy (Asoneyson Isax) constantly at Edge ™, realizing that he has to face each consequence to be part of Wall Street's money laundering scheme.

As these pretty serious events take place, Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) is in serious danger as The cheating Greg/Gary (Jonon Gris) intends to silence her Before talking. However, Greg is not the only one with the murder of his mind, as Rick (Walton Gogins) is currently in Bangkok with a semi -finished plan to oppose his father's alleged killer. In previous episodes, rick verbalized how extremely broken as a person and As his visit to Thailand is related to his pursuit of emotional closure. Once in Bangkok, Rick meets an old friend (who remains unnamed now), played by no one but the actor who won the Oscar and Emmy, Sam Rockwell (!), Which is only accidentally inserted into the episode.

Let's dive into the motivations of this surprised character and the role he can end up playing in the following episodes of the show.

Rockwell's incredible versatility as an actor is full of "Three Billboards Out of Ebing, Missouri" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Support Actor) and The "Moon" in 2009, where a lonely lunar station stumbles on a frightening existential secret. His huge filmography also includes "Green Mile", "Men with Sword" and "Galaxy Hithicker Guidelines" among others. Also a fun fact: Rockwell is married to Leslie Bib, who plays Kate this season at the White Lotus.

After Rick urged Rockwell's character to grab a drink in the bar, he refuses, saying he has been sober for several months. This conversation occupies an unexpected twist when Rick's friend begins in a monologue about his development of sexual identity and desires and as a view-in his view-that (inevitably) returns to self-realization and notion of salvation. The irony of this monologue is not lost, as the "white lotus" primarily referred to the rich, mostly white Western tourists who see marginalized communities (which often include people with color) as a gate of some spiritual ascension, where the Eastern religion/spirit is hasty. Season 3 of this aspect, examining both sincere and hollow attempts by the rich/privileged to use Buddhism as a means to correct the cracks in their existence.

In the case of Rockwell's character, this perceived spiritual osmosis is accompanied by his mention of trans sex workers, whom he deserves for his journey to magical enlightenment, but we (unfortunately) are not the privacy of the perspectives of the people they mention. For a character who simply aims to help Rick in Bangkok and to slipping someone to make sure everything goes on, the friend reveals much more than expected, presenting well -intentioned choloria that the play is dissolved again and again. Even his attempts to shake and be under control of his life are tuned with hunger to absorb and consume East principles of spirituality, which feel quite empty at closer inspection.

By the end of this revealing conversation, Rockwell's character rick weapons, and they agree to meet at Jimim Hollinger's castle for the court meeting. Depending on how things go out, Rick's friend can prove to be instrumental in the messy confrontation, the one that will change the fates of all involved.

Episodes of the "White Lotus" season 3 fall every week on HBO.