TheWhite Lotusfan theories are nearly as fun as watching the show itself.
But asfans of Mike White’s biting satireknow, things rarely wrap up quite so neatly.
Each season opens with the promise of an untimely death that kills the vibes at a luxurious resort.
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Its such a trope at this point, White said in a2021 interview withThe New Yorker.
Heres your dead body.'"
Naturally, theWhite Lotusfinale predictions run riot because of this.
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It’s what makes the show perfect fodder for amateur internet sleuths to devise their own theories and predictions.
Whose body was it?
And who was doing the shooting?
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What makes it so very fun?
Therearereal clues to be found.
When I saw the Evan Ross Katz tweet showing Tanyas death dress on theGodfatherdummy, I was very impressed.
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This season, there are some seriously intriguingWhite Lotusfan theories out there.
But first, a little recap of our potential victims and culprits.
There is the Ratliff family, an old moneyed clan from the south.
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Matriarch Victoria, meanwhile, has been forced to drink herself to sleep without her pills.
They are, of course, as Victoria drawls in episode one, a very normal family.
And ofcoursethe Russians are trying to scam them.
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They’re soulmates, guys!
When the Piper isn’t paid, he lures the town’s children to a mountain with his flute.
According to oneReddituser, the legend fits kind of perfectly with the Ratliffs.
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For one thing, there’s the last name: Ratliff.
The eldest Ratliff isSaxon.
I just refuse to believe that this is subtext.
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Its Mike White slipping us a map.
This is where Lochlan, the third Ratliff child, comes into the theory.
Lochlan, notes the fan, is the Gaelic meaning land of lakes or from the lochs.
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His name is practically connected to water.
He’s obsessed with tsunami videos, leading to his mother’s tsunami dream.
There are countless random shots of waves and water whenever the Ratliffs are around.
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According to the fan, The thing to remember is that in the legend, the Piper doesntkillthe children.
Who dies?Victoria Ratliff
The theory?Prepare for a real journey with this theory.
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First, the name.
Elizabeth Ratliffeyes, exactly the same name as Parker Posey’s character in the show.
Peterson and his wife adopted Victoria’s children and became the blended Peterson-Ratliff family.
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Just like the Ratliffs ofThe White Lotus, the Petersons werealsograduates of rival universities Duke and Chapel Hill.
Who dies?The Ratliffs, again.
The theory?Ah yes, the Chekhov’s fruit theory.
You know, like the forbidden fruit that represented taboo sexual temptation in the Bible?
You know, like the forbidden sexual… stuff… that goes on between Lochlan and Saxon?
Let’s break it down.
The fan predicts that Lochlan will drink the smoothie, thinking it is Saxon’s.
We know that Lochlan wants to be Saxon, she said.
This season, one fan believes that Chelsea’s accessories signal her impending doom.
Which was what Johnny Cade said before he died.
Those were his final words, she said.
After all, Chloe kind of orchestrates the whole brother-on-brother thing.
Who dies?Rick and Saxon
The theory?Another pretty simple one.
Way back in episode one, each guest was offered a Sai Sin bracelet upon arrival at the hotel.
Both Rick and Saxon will die.
The show tells us this in the first few minutes of episode 1, they write.
Most guests accept a Sai Sin bracelet as they step off the boat.
These bracelets are holy threads that have been blessed by Buddhist monks.
They provide safety and protection to their owners.
Who dies?Three people.
The theory?This season will see not one but three people dyingpossibly in completely unrelated circumstances.
The number three is absolutely everywhere this season.
Chelsea keeps harping on about how bad things happen in threes.
It follows that we should expect three dead bodies.
