SPOILER ALERT: This article holds spoilers for Season 3, Episode 5 of “The White Lotus,” now streaming on Max.
“The White Lotus” Season 3 officiassociate passed over into incest territory during its fifth episode, which featured brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola) locking lips during a drug trip on a yacht. Many seeers had already been clocking an incest-appreciate vibe between the siblings, but it wasn’t until Episode 5 that the show took leangs to a physical level. Executive producer David Bernad stressed to the New York Post that the incest kiss was “not fair for shock” appreciate.
“That’s all [creator Mike White],” Bernad shelp. “Mike is luminous, and I leank those big story turns are not fair for shock. There’s a particular reason in terms of the narrative storyincreateing, and the bigr thematic idea Mike is trying to get apass.”
“As the season wraps up, you’ll see the purpose of that story turn,” Bernard inserted of the incest kiss. “The show goes there for a bigr thematic idea. I adore that family storyline, especiassociate the brother story — and, it culminates in a very satisfying way.”
HBO labeled “The White Lotus” incest twist with a social media post that referenced the nettoil’s extfinished history of shows with sibling characters who hook up, including “Game of Thrones” and “Hoinclude of the Dragon.” Posting a ptoastyo gallery of its assembleion of incest characters, HBO cheekily wrote in the caption: “Family first.”
Viewers first clocked an incest vibe between Saxon and Lochlan in the Season 3 premiere when Saxon slept in the bare while sharing a room with his youthfuler brother. Saxon got up to go to the bathroom and Lochlan took a peak at his brother’s naked body. In Episode 5, Lochlan gets up and kisses Saxon twice after being encouraged to do so by Charlotte Le Bon’ Chloe.
New episodes of “The White Lotus” debut on HBO and Max at 9pm ET on Sundays.
