i swear it feels as though Mike White is poking fun at the public images and>or real life personalities of most of the actors and actresses on this series> Does anyone else read it that way?
The White Lotus
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 24, 2023 1:00 PM |
It could a serendipitous situation or just on the nose casting
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 18, 2023 1:46 AM |
I just couldn't get into season two. Stopped trying mid third episode. Should I try again?
by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 18, 2023 2:19 AM |
I read somewhere that Sydney Sweeney and her friend's characters were based on James Franco, who would also make sure everyone knew that he was pretending to read heavy intellectual books.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 18, 2023 2:22 AM |
I know Mike White said he was poking fun at James Franco's on-set personality regarding the scenes of Paula and Olivia reading those political books in public.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 18, 2023 1:56 PM |
R2 Yes
by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 18, 2023 2:13 PM |
Thanks, R5. Binged it today, on episode seven now at the fight in the ocean. Glad I continued.
- R2
by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 19, 2023 2:17 AM |
James Franco is like the poster boy for poser Hollywood liberals. He even refused to pay the cast on his Great Depression movie.
Mike White said he also based Paula and Olivia on the female hosts of the Red Scare podcast. Which is strange, because they're almost nothing alike. Mayne he just meant their voices?
by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 19, 2023 1:21 PM |
Jennifer Coolidge, Connie Britton, Alexandra Daddario, Aubrey Plaza and Haley Lu Richardson are basically playing themselves. I'm sure there are other examples as well.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 20, 2023 12:12 PM |
MW writes a character and then casting finds an actor who can play that type of character well
That’s why Jake Lacy frequently plays smug dickheads or Murray Bartlett plays smarmy weasels
It’s not that complicated
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 20, 2023 12:17 PM |
I'm not a right-winger by any means, but I have an oddball fetish for any kind of art or entertainment that depicts the left as weak/foolish/hypocritical. TWL S1 has this in spades. And S2 to a lesser extent. I would like them to take it even further without tipping over into cheap/lazy Matt Stone and Trey Parker territory. I don't Mike White is a Republican or even libertarian, but if you look at his entire body of work, there's obviously something weird and interesting going on with him.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 21, 2023 9:26 PM |
Someone maybe needs to learn the difference between affluent liberals and the actual left
That was kind of the point of Season One
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 21, 2023 9:28 PM |
I finally watched season 1 and don't quite get the hype. I loved Enlightened, but WL felt uneven. Jennifer Coolidge was painful to watch (her jerking around the spa lady was good drama, but her cartoonish-ness made me start fast-fowarding her scenes).
Not sure what to make of the ending--does Mike White mean it as satire? The rich white kid gets saved by Hawaii, the rich people's marriage and their relationship to their daughter gets saved by the Hawaiian kid getting screwed. Is it supposed to be "the rich always come out on top" message? And did the whiny newlywed go back to her douchebag husband in the end?
(Not to mention all the scenes of people having sex being exposed by leaving doors open/unlocked.)
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 22, 2023 6:32 AM |
^ I much preferred Season 1, if you thought JC was painful & cringeworthy to watch, just wait…
I liked the S1 characters a lot better, the only dud for me was Jake Lacy. S2 was mostly duds: the “hookers,” Cam & his wife whose name always escapes me, & the multigenerational family, F. Murray Abraham was the saving grace.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 22, 2023 7:01 AM |
r10 Mike White is a libertarian so the making fun of liberals is probably intentional or at least reflecting his worldview.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 22, 2023 7:36 AM |
He is also an annoying bisexual who thinks 'gay sex' should be 'shocking' and whatever. Total bug eyed asshole
by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 22, 2023 10:09 AM |
Libertarians are Republicans who can spell.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 22, 2023 12:05 PM |
I think the plot of the rich gays using Jennifer Coolidge as their barbie doll is pretty much what Mike's friendship with her in real life is like.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 22, 2023 8:20 PM |
Season one:
Rachel: A submissive Liberal
Paula: Very left-wing, but also young and foolish
Olivia: Presents herself as similar to Paula, but really a neoliberal at best
Nicole: Presets herself as a strong breadwinner of the family and a pro-#MeToo feminist type, but really the worst kind of neoliberal Democrat
Season 2:
Harper is a strong liberal feminist, yet loses it over an obvious scumbag like Cameron (even before she suspected Ethan had cheated).
Alby: Naive male feminist
Alby's dad: Liberal
by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 24, 2023 12:47 PM |
[quote] Libertarians are Republicans who can spell.
Libertarians are Republicans on anti-psychotic meds.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 24, 2023 1:00 PM |