Hide or Seek

I see much criticism to the pace, while for me the rhythm of this season is actually an advantage. If nothing overdramatic is happening, it is an opportunity to watch the scenery and the dynamics between the characters (actors are amazing, so different and so complex in their anxieties and internal conflicts) with more attention.

And some questions from last seasons are waking up: Who is Greg after all and what is his biggest problem after his cancer and money issues got, it seems, resolved? Where did Belinda's ambitions shift? How can a dysfunctional family resolve a crisis if they spend a week 24/7 together? To which extent friendship can become dead or reborn if there are political and philosophical differences?

There is no need for innumerable cliff hangers every episode to look forward to the continuation. Drama is actually often happening inside us not outside.

I love the visuals and the acribe but the writing is kinda nonexistent this episode. Wayyy too much time is spent on pointless things that don't really move the story along. The 3 women who went to the retirement community and the water fight are killing the flow. I get what they are trying to do they want them to learn that they aren't young nor old and are better the way they are. It's just so pointless the real story is on the yacht, Bangkok and the mysterious husband. I understand they have to fill in time and they serve a purpose and maybe there is a big pay off in the end but for this episode it's interesting but not amazing.

Top-notch cinematography, engaging story, well-developed characters, soundtrack... I mean, it's all perfect.

For me, this was the best episode of the entire series so far.

This series is about feeling things, it is able to communicate with emotions, which is very difficult to find something similar.

I feel sad seeing so many bad and cliché series getting so much recognition, while something good like White Lotus is criticized as "boring". Have people become so stupid, so used to the same old thing? It seems that only a few can see how extraordinary this series is, at least with the comments I see online.

Congratulations to Mike White, you are a true genius of audiovisual art!

After three mini-developing and uneventful appetizer episodes, we are starting to be served with a choice of main meals, some a little bland, some tasty piquant and some even spicy sweet.

So far, the main problem with this season are the unlikable and uninteresting guests. Think of them as dead old flowers genus turned dry, put them in a bright sunny environment and make them artificially twist and twitch. All you'll be achieving is the dried flowers, some with thorns "dancing" and being shaken.

Now imagine fresh colorful flowers in a rainy, gray and grim weather with gusts of wind making them move wildly around. All you'll pay attention to is the flowers and their colors, you'll soon forget about the depressing weather.

As much as this season tries, until the end, we would only see the first scenario with some twists and turns, cause we are offered with "decaying" characters from the get go.

That said, I truly would have loved for the foreigners to be at least thrice as large, have a SWAT team ready on the resort (hidden of course), some clouds of electrifying danger and tension gathering above their heads and for Belinda to be bitten repeatedly but surviving.

Viva Lorazepam mixed with scotch!

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 7
• Production value/impact: 7
• Development: 7.5
• Realism: 6.5
• Entertainment: 7
• Acting: 7
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 8.5
• VFX: 8
• Music/score/sound: 7
• Depth: 5.5
• Logic: 3
• Flow: 7
• Dark comedy/adventure/satirical drama/slight mystery: 7
• Ending: 6.

I was surprised this episode was the lowest-rated of the season so far. I liked how the Ratliff family, Rick & Chelsea, and "Greg" all came together in this episode to intertwine their stories. The yacht led to some awkward but hilarious interactions between the groups. I feel for the father of the Ratliff family, but he continues to sink into bigger trouble with the controversy. This was also my favorite episode with the three women. Instead of being catty with each other and talking behind their backs, it was refreshing to see them let loose and look for ways to mix up their fun. This was probably the funniest episode of the season, and I'm glad the season is slowly getting better. 3.5/5 stars.