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Parker Posey in Season 3 of The White Lotus is already feeding me

Parker Posey in Season 3 of The White Lotus is already feeding me

I’ve been in love with Parker Posey, to some extent, since I first saw her as an incredibly mean cheerleader who screamed at frightened young women, “Fry like bacon, you little newbie pigs! Fry!” and splattered with ketchup and mustard Dazed and confused. So perhaps it’s only natural for my brain to flash back to her upcoming role in the Thailand-set third season of The White Lotus as a kind of rescue from the brutal reality of our political moment.

Has the show premiered yet? No. Did we even get a full-length trailer? No. Am I already imagining Posey’s deadpan rendition of an iconic, queer-centric past? White lotus Lines like Jennifer Coolidge’s “These gays are trying to murder me” and Sydney Sweeney’s “It seems homophobic”? Naturally. Hearing Posey scream, “If someone stole my Lorazepam, I’m going to have to drink myself to sleep” in the season’s first teaser is so good.

In addition to Posey, Blackpink’s Lisa will also check in at White Lotus this season, alongside stars such as Michelle Monaghan, Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Tayme Thapthimthong, Dom Hetrakul, Carrie Coon, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris , Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Charlotte Le Bon, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Aimee Lou Wood and of course the amazing Natasha Rothwell.

Given White’s preternatural ability to satirize privilege on screen, it’s safe to say that the new season, premiering February 16, will explore how whiteness, wealth and global tourism shape life and have influenced Thailand’s industry. Will there be someone like Tanya McQuoid to screw this up? wai? It’s unclear at this point, although Parker’s character appears to be a likely culprit.

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