In each of its three seasons, The White Lotus has never shied away from portraying complicated people. Even though some of the characters are a tad over the top (such as Jennifer Coolidge‘s Tanya McQuoid or Parker Posey‘s Victoria Ratliff), these fictional people actually do feel like they could exist in real life. Because of Mike White‘s ability to write characters that feel realistic, that means they’re also rich in complexity. And just like in real life, there are some characters that we’re rooting for…and others that we wouldn’t mind getting their comeuppance. In Season 3, it’s been hard to feel a huge amount of sympathy for the trio of friends vacationing in Thailand — Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan), Kate (Leslie Bibb), and Laurie (Carrie Coon). But there is one of the three that will hopefully get a well-deserved happy ending.
