Ciao

I know that Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) is loved by the critics. I know that many fans find her hilarious. I know that she won an Emmy for the role. But I want to kill her. Call me callous but Tanya is absolutely the most annoying character I think i have ever seen. Neurotic, needy, selfish, inconsiderate, sour, . . . I run out of words. Nonetheless I watch the show because it's otherwise so good. I originally quit Season 1 in the middle of episode 2 because it didn't seem to be going anywhere. The favorable critical hoopla led me back to it and I ended up loving it, especially the loathsome Cameron. Season 2 is even better, largely due to Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson (the delightful Portia), and the engaging Beatrice Grannò and Simona Tabasco as the two local Italian girls.

When I heard they were making a second season of The White Lotus, I wasn't sure there would be a need for it, as season one told a complete story. However, will season started strong, and I am interested in seeing where it goes. This time the show follows a group at a White Lotus Italy where people died, similar to season 1's setup. I'm still feeling out the characters as this is one of those shows you have to watch a couple of episodes to get a feel of the characters. With that said, so far, Aubrey Plaza has stolen the show. She has really turned into a great actor in the past few years, and I hope she has a more significant part moving forward.

Why the only boring and annoying character from season 1 is in season 2??! I am talking about Tanya. I could not stand her character in season one and hoped to never see her again(nothing personal for the actress, only her role). It is hard to watch her, she is slow, dull, uninteresting, not funny, always seems lost and confused. They killed the one only interesting character in season one... Hopefully the Italian hotel manager will be interesting enough to watch.

Season one actually was not interesting either, but I dont know why I watched it. And I dont know why I am watching season two 😀..

The series "The White Lotus - season 2" likewise season 1 is very well written, with an amazing assembly cast and with parallel stories that hold the viewer's attention. Writer and director Mike White this time around, creates his White Lotus resort in beautiful Taormina, Italy and he couldn't have chosen a more perfect culture to place his strange characters in. A mixture of Italian tradition, mafia, romance, comedy, family, sexuality, with American self-centeredness.

Not only does Jennifer Jennifer Coolidge shine enormously again as Tania, but also Adam DiMarco as Albie, Haley Lu Richardson as Portia, Simona Tabasco as Lucia, Will Sharpe as Ethan, Aubrey Plaza as Harper, Beatrice Grannò as Mia, Sabrina Impacciatore as Valentina, Leo Woodall as Jack. Each one of them was perfect in characterizing their characters.

After a great first season, it was interesting to see what Mike White was going to cook up for the show in its sophomore year. Originally conceived as a limited series, HBO got him to come back to do another season, and I was excited to see if he could find a way to keep it fresh, but without treating the same steps that he did last time. It's a whole new cast - with the exception of Jennifer Coolidge and Jon Gries - and new hotel. And it's already off to a promising start and it's changing up the game and adding more big social themes.

It continues on the idea of introducing a huge ensemble cast and slowly bringing their stories together by bringing them together and it seems like it's continuing with the great pace of the first season. And the new cast is already off to a swinging start with a lot of great names being added to the roster. F. Murray Abraham and Meghann Fahy are already standing out with great representations of the two sides that this show is trying to tackle. It's still going on with the class satire and that is as funny as it has ever been (although one can't help but feel very bad for Haley Lu Richardson's Portia), but it's also delving into a pool of gender issues, showing how the effect of the many movements that sprung from the #MeToo-movement impacts rich people. An interesting idea and something that will definitely keep the show going on a fresh course for this second season, if they are able to continue to balance the two. The style is very much intact, and while the music has been subtly changed to fit its Italian setting, it still sounds amazing and shows a lot of creativity on behalf of composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer. Mike White has used most of his career to write in the comedy field, but with this show, he's showing that knows how to compose drama brilliantly. The season is off to an amazing and refreshing start, although some things may feel a bit too similar to the first season.

"Ciao" is a great beginning and White enhances his own job by introducing another big social theme into the mix, so far with great results. The new cast is great and fits into this world flawlessly, and the production value is off the charts as usual with the subtle changes showing off the talent behind.