TOURIST TRAP
The New Yorker|March 03, 2025
"The White Lotus," on HBO.
- INKOO KANG
TOURIST TRAP

Given the number of murders that have taken place at White Lotus resorts since the HBO series began, in 2021, one wonders why visitors continue to flock to them. It's clear that at least some of the guests at their Thailand property the setting of the third season, which premiÚred on February 16thhaven't done their research: Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs), a compulsively plugged-in finance guy, only learns of the hotel's phone-free "digital detox" policy when he and his family arrive. But being at "the antipodal, opposite end of the Earth," initially a torment to him, is exactly the appeal for other travellers. Some of them decide to stay forever. Faced with one of these long-term residents, Timothy recalls an ominous adage: "Anyone who moves to Thailand is either looking for something or hiding from something."

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