There Might Be More to Rick’s Confrontation With His Dad’s Killer on The White Lotus

In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father’s killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man’s chair, and finds closure. Now he and Chelsea can live happily ever after, right? Probably not. This is The White Lotus after all, and to quote a certain monk, “You cannot outrun pain.”

Pain will find Rick in the finale. And we have a theory as to how Rick’s life may yet turn upside down: Hotel owner Jim...