From there, the episode dials back a week, as the season’s principal players arrive to their modern Fantasy Island-like resort. Just as before, “White Lotus” mastermind Mike White introduces a bevy of new characters, and while they all seem easy to read at first, make no mistake – there’s definitely more lurking underneath here.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the first episode of The White Lotus Season 3. Who would’ve thought that the character who’d make the biggest splash in the Season 3 premiere of HBO’s The White Lotus would appear on screen for a few seconds,