The Watery End of ‘The White Lotus’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews — plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( FINALES [The White Lotus’s Watery End]( The season finale plunges into the unknowable depths of Mike White’s favorite symbol. Photo: Fabio Lovino/HBO/ From the opening moments of this season of [The White Lotus](, Mike White has made us wonder: Who’s in the water? Whose body does Daphne bump into in [season opener “Ciao,”]( and who else do the Italian police find? Is it Cam, Harper, or Ethan — members of married couples in various levels of matrimonial distress? Is it one of the Di Grasso men on a male-bonding family trip to the motherland? Sex workers Lucia and Mia or beleaguered assistant Portia? [Read The Story »]( [Holiday Sale: Save up to 70% and get two exclusive gifts]( with an annual subscription to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [The White Lotus Season Finale](: Dead in the Water • [The Real Housewives of Potomac](: Fixing Cracks and Mending Fences • [George & Tammy](: He’s Just a Man • [Yellowstone](: Little Wisps of Time • [Dangerous Liaisons](: Sexpectations at the Masked Ball • [Saturday Night Live](: One Too Many Wild and Crazy Hosts • [We’re Here](: Mormons and Meetings • [South Side](: Blue Is a Flavor • [Slow Horses](: Acceptance Comes In • [Mythic Quest](: The High Holy Day of Capitalism [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2023 Golden Globe Nominations Was Women Talking silent, or was it silenced?]( [That Was Ab-Soul, This Is Herbert To make his first album in six years, the rapper had to get back in touch with reality.]( [The Best Animated Movies of 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head returned, stop-motion roared, and anime rocked.]( [A New Docuseries Grapples With the Sarah Lawrence Cult The director of Hulu’s Stolen Youth describes how anyone could get caught up in a cult.]( [What to Watch While You Nurse Your White Lotus Hangover Jonesing for more rich people freaking out in gorgeous locations?]( [Theo James Knows ‘Something Else’ Happened Between Cameron and Harper The White Lotus star unpacks that brawl in the Mediterranean and Daphne’s big paternity question.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 1-Across, Ten Letters: Oxford Word of the Year 2022. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Netflix, Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images and Neon Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: Vulture and HBO From Angels in America to I May Destroy You to Watchmen, some of HBO’s best, most daring work has come in the form of a miniseries. Vulture contributors Noel Murray and Scott Tobias [ranked all of them.]( [Read more from Vulture]( Vulture Movies Fantasy League Illustration: Vulture This year’s game invites readers to compete against one another — and Vulture staff — in a test of box-office foreknowledge and awards-season prognostication. [Read up on the how the game works](, and when you’re ready, [select your team]( before the draft window closes on November 21. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved