The Prestige TV Podcast
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 5: Broke or Brokenhearted … or Worse
Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Bill, Jo, and Mal hit the dance floor to recap the fifth episode of ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3. They discuss the surprising arrival of an exciting guest star, the ongoing uncertainty of which characters are in the most danger, and Jaclyn’s steamy moment with the Russians (1:24). Along the way, they talk about whether or not Fabian has ulterior motives, as well as the shocking sequence between Saxon and Lochy (35:57). Later, they close with a handful of predictions (01:05:15). Email us! [email protected] Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podcast’ and so much more! Try Coffee mate Creamers Now: http://coffeemate.com Hosts: Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, and Mallory Rubin Producers: Kai Grady and Donnie Beacham Jr. Video Supervision: John Richter Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are the highlights and surprises of 'The White Lotus' Season 3, Episode 5?
He's like, oh, this guy.
Who's next? But yeah, I think this is a perfect casting because you can definitely... Sam Rockwell and Wong Goggins feel like they're just pals. And we mentioned before that Sam Rockwell... That Leslie Bibb is his partner. So it's just like couples that film in Thailand together. Stay together? I don't know. What a fun family excursion for them. Chamomile tea and pajamas at the pool party.
Correct.
Well, we'll dive into Sam later when we get there in the recap part. Holy shit. It just feels like the Emmy is like there's just no way. We don't know if he's coming back. I don't know how many guest actor episodes.
I think even if he's in the rest of the season, he can go for the guest actor, which is the easier one to get and what he should go for.
It definitely seems like he's coming back because Rick asked him to keep the next night free.
I think if I had to guess, I don't know. I would say he's in like two, three, but he's not coming back to the White Lotus with them. This is a character that stays in Bangkok. So if Rick's coming back to the White Lotus, I don't think he's coming with them.
I feel like we're going to see him in episode six when Rick... executes his con or attempts to and confronts Hollinger. And he plays the director.
He gets to play the director.
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Chapter 2: How did Sam Rockwell's guest appearance impact the episode?
And I asked her what drug it was because I know nothing. And she's like, oh, that's ecstasy.
Yeah, Molly.
I was like, why did you know that so fast? I got mad at her. She's like, dad, you know I don't do.
The little candy in the baggy party drugs. I'm Molly. I'm old.
I don't know what's going on. Buddhism. Then the last theme. Aging actress vanity? I think Mike White's trying to something with that Jacqueline character about somebody who's on the tail end of her run as like a desired actress. And that this has been the last two episodes, right? They're at the old hotel. I'm not old yet.
They're on the dance floor and there's the woman checking them out dancing. And she's like, look at me. I still got it. And then at the end, I'm going to be the one that has sex with Valentine. Like, yeah. there's something he's trying to do with that.
Well, yeah, just Jacqueline being a person who needs to feel vital, young, have attention. But this is something you think he's trying to say something bigger with that?
Well, I think he's By the way, I have no inside info, but he's definitely worked with different types of actresses, right? He's had a couple older actions that he's worked with. I just wonder if there's some extra juice on that.
I think that those points are all part of the same text, though. And even though this season is set in Thailand and Buddhism is a central, actual, active aspect of the text, like it's not subtext, that's been there since the beginning, you know, minute one of the show and has been a through line across all three seasons. Like, what role does desire play in your life?
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Chapter 3: What are the potential dangers facing the characters?
Where do you think they lived?
Oh, no. No home base.
Citizens of the world.
Just bounce around like Texas, California.
Well, like where do they start? Can't go to Australia. Had to leave the States. Like the West and the South. Either way around. Yeah.
A couple of different countries.
Yeah. Oh, no question. Yeah.
But it felt like they hadn't seen each other for a few years.
Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Yeah.
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