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HBO’s newest hit TV show The White Lotus follows the stories of staff and visitors at an exotic luxury hotel, with different casts and locations every season. Season 1 was set in Hawaii, season 2 on Italy\u2019s Mediterranean coast, so where better to have season 3 than right here in the Switzerland of the East.<\/p>\n

The White Lotus: Tyre<\/b> <\/p>\n

– Built illegally on public land
– Includes amenities such as:
– Includes activities such as: turtle snorkeling, phoenician dye making, and gun shooting
– 51% is owned by a certain someone.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Hotel Manager<\/b><\/p>\n

– Gayest member of Haraket Amal
– Failnephew of a local MP
– Big fan of techno + associated drugs<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Diaspora Family<\/b> <\/p>\n

– Our first guest group is none other a Lebanese-Colombian diaspora family returning to the homeland
– The father is involved in a lucrative construction contracting (<\/a>cocaine) business back home. His grandfather had immigrated from Bikfaya in 1938.
– The wife is staunchly catholic fourth generation Lebanese-Colombian, imagine a blend of Sofia Vergara and Salma Hayek.
– There are 3 kids, 2 girls and 1 boy (15, 12, 8), because even cross-atlantic immigration can\u2019t kill some old Lebanese family habits.
– Their main story plot follows the father getting involved in a cocaine trafficking operation, and the mother getting a pool boy lover.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Spies<\/b><\/p>\n

– Our second batch of guests are 3 separate spies who don\u2019t know about each other.
– The first spy is a white guy called Jamie, a CIA agent posing as a business envoy.
– The second spy is a Turkish woman named Aya, she works for the KGB.
– The third spy is an Egyptian-Greek Instagram influencer working for the Mossad.
– They are given 3 rooms next to each other, and increasingly paranoid hijinks ensue. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Young European Couples<\/b> <\/p>\n

– The third group is three European couples on a triple-date vacation.
– They all work some bullshit jobs, and wanted to come to Lebanon because it\u2019s an \u201cauthentic\u201d experience that will look good on their Insta.
– Every time any loud noise happens they think war breaks out and begin to run loudly screaming their nationality.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Jennifer Coolidge<\/b> <\/p>\n

– SPOILER AHEAD. After dying in the finale of season 2, Tanya\u2019s second cousin Ranya, a Lebanese-Canadian auntie<\/a> appears at the White Lotus Tyre.
– Ranya is visiting family in Beirut but needs a rest because there\u2019s only so much nephew and nieces you can take.
– She spends a significant portion of the vacation watching MTV while eating some bezer in her room.
– She can also be seen with Arguile poolside.
– Never swims.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Death<\/b><\/p>\n

– It\u2019s White Lotus, so someone must die in the end. Who will it be this season?
– In the opening scene, we are shown an ambulance mournfully moving as locals shoot up into the air. One of the young European couples is standing there, sobbing.
– An AK-47, a small yacht, and an ancient ruin are seen in the death scene.
– ???<\/p>\n

Who died? Let us know your theories in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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