The White Lotus

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 11, 2021
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 64
  3. Negative: 8 out of 64

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  1. TheWayfarer73
    Jul 14, 2021
    3
    I cringed a few times. The writing was full of stereotypical blathering, like a bad repeat of a composite of other media from this genre.

    The only saving grace was the look and feel, and the acting(aside from the words being spoken).
  2. OlivierPiel
    Jul 13, 2021
    2
    As the Chicago Tribune reviewed, it's just caricature, that has been done more incisively, funnily but also with more humility before (Faulty Towers anyone?). Sadly it's very drawn out and flat, as a bad joke that is repeated again, again and again. That so many critiques find this entertaining show the level of smugness and self-righteousness in America.
  3. erlik
    Jul 21, 2021
    2
    One-note characters doing the same thing over and over. This seems to be intended as satire, but satire requires 1.) some measure of subtlety, 2.) a story that's interesting on its own merits, and 3.) at least some characters who are more than simply an embodiment of their satirical underpinning. This fails on all three counts.

    Maybe it gets better, but after the first episode I find    One-note characters doing the same thing over and over. This seems to be intended as satire, but satire requires 1.) some measure of subtlety, 2.) a story that's interesting on its own merits, and 3.) at least some characters who are more than simply an embodiment of their satirical underpinning. This fails on all three counts.

    Maybe it gets better, but after the first episode I find myself shocked that this was even made. It's appallingly bland for HBO.    … Expand
  4. KeirAndo
    Jan 20, 2023
    3
    I didn't like this show at all.

    Except for maybe two characters I just despised all the people in the show. They were all hideous people that I just wanted to slap in the face and say "what is wrong with you? Why are you such a bad and conceited person?".

    Sorry but with characters this annoying it just isn't possible to watch the show with an open mind.
  5. cjfoure
    Mar 16, 2023
    3
    "Universal Acclaim" I'm 5 episodes in and every character is insufferable and surface level depth with very little logic aside from what we are told.
    Is this what passes for good now? Production value of the show is great as is expected from HBO but the writing has started off at Westworld Season 2 level.

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best TV Season of 2021
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#24 Most Discussed TV Season of 2021

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Dec 3, 2021
    80
    The White Lotus isn’t quite a must-watch just yet, but if the hype from across the Atlantic is to be believed, the stage is set for one of the most intriguing series of the year.
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  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Boyd Hilton
    Sep 20, 2021
    100
    A mercilessly sharp satire of toxic wealth, entitlement and class exploitation with a truly radical, subversive tone that separates it from the crowd.
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  3. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Aug 18, 2021
    100
    If you watched episode one of The White Lotus and thought, "Yes, quite good, but I'm not feeling the five-star ravings I've heard about it," then I say this: keep the faith and rest assured that it gets stonkingly good very soon. I have watched all six and, trust me, you're in for a treat.
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