When Victoria (Parker Posey) offers him one of her pills, he reluctantly takes it, popping it after she leaves and promptly passing out. Later, he sneaks another and takes it surreptitiously. When Victoria offers him another, he tells her he doesn’t do drugs. It’s all lies and secrets with Timothy Ratliff.

Looking for a recap of season 3, episode 2? Check in here. You know, I'm so damn happy that The White Lotus is still in its early, let's-chill-near-the-pool episodes while Severance is ramping up into Lynchian territory in its back half.

The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Episode 3 opens with the Ratliff family (minus their patriarch, Tim, played by Jason Isaacs) on the shore,