Mike White said The White Lotus season 3 would have “a hint of incest, or perhaps more than a hint.” Apparently episode 5 was the hint, and episode 6 was the “perhaps more.” The Ratliff boys, Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), did a little more than kiss at the full moon party. Lil bro gave his big brother a handy, and now “a monkey is the active shooter” doesn’t seem so improbable, now does it?
Viewer reactions online were favorable, almost pro-incest.