As all of us take a collective sigh now that the top of The White Lotus Season 2 is formally right here, we’re additionally taking just a little time to replicate on those who made it out of Sicily alive β in addition to say “arrivederci” to those that weren’t as lucky and noticed their Italian dream finish with an premature demise.
Lived: Ethan and Harper Spiller
There was a time early on the finale when it seemed like Ethan’s (Will Sharpe) jealousy may get the higher of him and spell an premature finish for his spouse, Harper (Aubrey Plaza) who he was optimistic had cheated on him with Cameron Sullivan (Theo James). He was nearing a breaking level and affected by tortuous hallucinations of the 2 within the throes of passionate amore. She denies it, however he is by no means fairly bought by her story that the 2 simply shared a kiss. Ethan later had his personal brush with demise after Cameron acquired the higher hand on him as the 2 scuffled out within the Ionian Sea. Happily a bystander was there to separate the 2, or Ethan may need ended up on the flawed aspect of this listing.
Died: Quentin
It was the top of the road for the smooth-talking, cocktail-sipping British ex-pat from England (Tom Hollander) within the finale. No matter his recreation was with Tanya McQuoid-Hunt (Jennifer Coolidge) and her assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson), the jig was up when a terrified and out-of her-mind Tanya emerged from a cabin under deck with the pistol that she present in Nicolo’s homicide bag. The boozy charmer from Palermo was caught up within the hail of gunfire earlier than we may discover out if he was actually in cahoots with Tanya’s husband Greg (Jon Gries) to abduct and kill Tanya so he may “beautify his home” as she put it. He seemed to be in full management of the scenario β till he wasn’t. No extra opera visits and Palazzo soirΓ©es for the mercurial man from Palermo.
Lived: Cameron and Daphne Sullivan
Superficial tech entrepreneur Cameron (Theo James) and his spouse Daphne (Meghann Fahy) made it off the island safely. Although it appeared that Cameron’s advances and indiscretion with Harper may need price him his life in his brawl with Ethan, he survived. Regardless of a consensus among the many viewing viewers that he was probably the most deserving of demise, Cameron lives on to little question proceed to cheat on his spouse Daphne every time he will get the possibility. In the meantime, Daphne stays content material with compartmentalizing her ache and embarrassment so long as she will get to have just a little tryst of her personal right here and there as effectively.
Died: Niccolo
Tanya’s mafioso companion and full monty fanatic, Niccolo (Stefano Gianino), got here aboard Quentin’s yacht geared up with a homicide bag that was supposed for her, however paradoxically and maybe karmically, it proved to be the supply of his personal demise. After grabbing the bag and taking the steel-plated pistol from inside it, Tanya shot Niccolo a number of occasions with it as he tried to pressure his method into the cabin the place she was having her meltdown. Though we by no means actually acquired to know the rakish Italian ringer very effectively, it is in all probability secure to say that it was a superb riddance. Stay by the sword, die by the phrase, proper?
Lived: The Di Grasso Males
Bert (F. Murray Abraham), Dominic (Michael Imperioli), and Albie DiGrasso (Adam DiMarco) all made their option to the aircraft certain for america collectively safely. Whereas none of them ever actually seemed to be in a lot bother so far as coming near demise, issues may have gone so much otherwise if that they had not paid Lucia and her accomplices that performed them like a fiddle to the tune of fifty,000 Euros. A troublesome life lesson discovered by the harmless, however self-righteous Albie. Hopefully, he continues to help his father in making amends together with his mom.
Died: Tanya McQuoid-Hunt
Alas, it’s with nice sorrow that we bid goodbye to fan favourite and the one holdover from Season 1 (we’re not counting that scumbag, Greg): Tanya. All she needed was to have an Italian dream trip and be like Monica Vitti. What she acquired was swindled by Quentin (and presumably her personal husband) in what was really probably the most tragic story arc of Season 2.
Tanya’s drowning answered the query we had been asking all season of who was discovered floating within the Ionian Sea at the start of Episode 1. We acquired to get pleasure from her quirks, her romantic romps, and her wide-eyed naΓ―vetΓ© earlier than her luck lastly ran out, and he or she plummeted to her demise attempting to flee Quentin’s yacht. We’ll miss her, but it surely was a superb run for 2 consecutive seasons on the present.
Lived: Portia and Jack
It was fairly the journey for Portia throughout her week at The White Lotus. After arriving as a frazzled and pissed off assistant to Tanya, she had romances with each Albie and Jack (Leo Woodall) that may in the end broaden her horizons and permit her to take inventory of her personal existence. And although Jack proved too good to be true, she got here away from her adventures with a brand new appreciation for all times and a doable relationship with Albie as the 2 reconnected on the airport on the way in which dwelling. Talking of Jack, the wayward “nephew” to Quentin confirmed that in the long run, there was some goodness in an in any other case wounded and misplaced younger man as he let Portia go away Sicily as an alternative of doing one thing far worse to her.