The White Lotusis back with a new set of rambunctious characters, including Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Saxon Ratliff.The White Lotus’s season 3 castbrings back a few characters from previous seasons and introduces some entertaining new faces played by well-known stars like Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and many more.The White Lotusseason 3 takes place in Thailand, and there is already a lot of drama and tension between the new players.
As with previous seasons,The White Lotusopens with a mysterious deaththat is slowly unraveled as the show progresses. Along with the impending death, season 3 has amped up the strange relationships between the guests. In particular, the Ratliff family shocked us all with their strange dynamics. Interestingly, though, two of the family’s actors have worked together before, as Patrick Schwarzenegger previously appeared in an acclaimed HBO miniseries with aThe White Lotusco-star three years ago.
The White Lotus Season 3’s Patrick Schwarzenegger & Parker Posey Also Starred Together In Max’s The Staircase
Posey Starred As A Prosecutor While Schwarzenegger Was The Defendant’s Son
Before journeying to Thailand forThe White Lotusseason 3, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Parker Posey previously starred together inThe Staircase,which was released on Max in 2022.The series follows the real-life case of Michael Peterson, a writer from Durham, North Carolina, convicted of killing his wifeafter initially claiming that he found her at the bottom of a staircase. The series explores the events of Peterson’s court case and what happened to him after being convicted.
While Posey and Schwarzenegger play mother and son inThe White Lotus, their roles inThe Staircaseare quite different. Posey stars as Freda Black, a prosecutor, and Schwarzenegger stars as Todd Peterson, the son of Michael Peterson. Understandably,The Staircasehas a much more serious tone thanThe White Lotus. Still, it is interesting to compare their performances in the two shows, especially because of how radically different their current characters are compared to the ones fromThe Staircase.
Why Parker Posey’s Durham Accent Is So Much More Controversial In The White Lotus Than The Staircase
Posey’s Accent In The White Lotus Is Much More Difficult To Understand
One of the more unexpected criticisms that this season ofThe White Lotushas drawn is that ofParker Posey and Jason Isaacs' Durham accents. While Posey plays a character from Durham in bothThe StaircaseandThe White Lotus, her accent and the reactions to it have been quite different.This is likely due to the difference between a more general Southern accent and the nuances of a Durham accentthat are more pronounced in Posey’sThe White Lotuscharacter.
Victoria’s Nightmare In The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 3 Explained
The White Lotus season 3, episode 3 opened with Victoria’s nightmare, raising into question the meaning of the scene’s various symbolic implications.
In addition to Posey’s accent being a little more specified inThe White Lotus, it has also garnered some attention for being particularly hard to understand. This detail is perfectly fitting for her character, as Victoria’s prescription drug and alcohol consumption makes her slur her words more than usual. Interestingly, Patrick Schwarzenegger’s characters in both shows do not have much of a Southern accent at all, as accents have become less pronounced across generations. These little details makeThe White Lotusfeel very well thought-out and add important information to the characters' backstories.
