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T10 WHATS UP! October 30 - November 5, 2022 tin, an English expat visiting with friends and his nephew; and Sabrina Impacciatore ("The Passion of the Christ," 2004) as Valentina, the White Lotus's dedicated, perfection- ist manager. All these characters come together like pieces in a com- plicated (and very posh) puz- zle as the season progresses, and much like in Season 1, viewers can expect the writers to have put some very clever dialogue into the mouths of the White Lotus guests. While Season 1 touched on cancel culture, the burdens/ benefits of generational wealth, the connection be- tween one's career and their identity, existential dread, co- lonialism, Millennial/Gen Z sensitivity and so much more, Season 2 appears to tackle ev- erything from the importance of voting to preserve democ- racy to one's loss of morals due to new-found wealth and more. If the trailer is anything to go by, there will be plenty of arguments, suspicion, accusa- tions, sexual encounters, self- exploration, loss of identity, regrets and, of course, Italian food and culture. It's strange to think that such an elaborate commentary on the human condition and our lives in this day and age could be reflected in a series that began with such a simple idea. "What I wanted to do origi- nally was a show about a cou- ple on a honeymoon," creator Mike White said of his first draft of "The White Lotus." He continued, "You don't know the person until they're in this situation [on vacation with them]." This idea clearly evolved into a much more elaborate (and beautiful) beast, but it seems to be working for the series. Following its freshman sea- son — which starred, among others, Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario ("Baywatch," 2017), Jake Lacy ("The Office"), Mur- ray Bartlett ("Physical"), Con- nie Britton ("American Horror Story: Murder House"), Steve Zahn ("Sahara," 2005) and Sydney Sweeney ("Euphoria") — "The White Lotus" took home 10 Primetime Emmys out of 20 nominations, an as- tounding accomplishment for any series. Even still, White was unsure it would be re- newed — although he did al- ready have a few ideas for fu- ture installments. In the end, White notes that Season 2 has a whole different energy than its predecessor. "It definitely feels like '[The] White Lotus,' [but] the theme is different," White told Anthony D'Alessandro of Deadline's Crew Call podcast. "It's not about power dynam- ics; more men and women and sexual politics." Don't miss a whole new host of Sicily-set antics and argu- ments at Taormina's White Lotus resort when Season 2 of "The White Lotus" premieres Sunday, Oct. 30, on HBO and HBO Max. After all, who couldn't use a week at a luxury Italian resort? continued from page T2 Il loto bianco: HBO's 'White Lotus' heads to Italy TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Jennifer Coolidge returns in "The White Lotus"