The White Lotus

WARNING ! This clause contains SPOILERS for The White Lotus season 3 , episode 6!Each storyline is becoming more and more tense with each episode ofThe White Lotusseason 3 , yetthe large radioactive dust that I ca n’t expect to watch unfold likely has nothing to do with the mysterious destruction . As has been the case with each season so far , The White Lotusseason 3 ’s opening scenebegins by reveal that at least one person will die over the week at the White Lotus resort . That last sets the timbre for the dangerous bedlam that will ignite for the guests and employee alike , keeping consultation guess about which character will fall dupe and why .

However , The White Lotusseason 3 proves that even the fib about those least probable to die out can be even more entertaining than try on to solve the murder enigma . That most strongly apply to the girls ’ head trip story , focus on the toxic friendship between Hollywood actress Jaclyn ( Michelle Monaghan ) , New York lawyer Laurie ( Carrie Coon ) , and Texas state club wife Kate ( Leslie Bibb ) . While the first one-half of their trip is arrest to small-minded newsmonger and bad - mouthing , theirdecades ’ Charles Frederick Worth of resentments are last building to a catastrophic fallout after instalment 6 as Laurie confronts Jaclynabout slumber with Valentin .

Laurie & Jaclyn’s Fight Is Going To Be The Most Entertaining Blow-Up In The White Lotus Season 3

Their Story Has Been One Of The Most Captivating

By midway through the 2025 outing , it becomes clear thatLaurie , Jaclyn , and Kate ’s story is the most entertainingofThe White Lotusseason 3 . While it can be difficult to keep an eye on due to the women ineluctably jazz the other two are verbalize about her when leave the room , and even just watching them remain to hang out despite clearly not liking each other , their resentment and moral force make the exact kind of latent hostility that ’s impossible to wait off from . Their issuing generally feel quite true to life , whereas the other stories are typically less relatable to the masses .

As such , their inevitable blow - up is one that audiences can see follow from a mile forth , and it ’s unlikely to be as dark , life - destroying , or lethal as the potential outcomes for Rick and Chelsea , Greg and Belinda , Gaitok and Mook , or the Ratliff family’sThe White Lotusseason 3 write up . Laurie , Jaclyn , and Kate ’s vivid dramaprovides some of the season ’s strongest character explorations and writing , andit does n’t need the high-pitched stake of a potential death to make their scenes so captivating .

Jaclyn ’s night with Valentin gets disclose in The White Lotus time of year 3 , episode 6 , with her defensive response saying a plenty about her reference .

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That tension has now truly started to seethe over with Laurie antagonizing Jaclyn and bid her out inThe White Lotusseason 3 , episode 6 , with Kate trying to stay out of the drama despite being the one who told Laurie about the function . After repeatedly encouraging Laurie to act on him , Jaclyn slumber with Valentindespite being splice . WithLaurie then getting intoxicated and confront Jaclyn about doing the same matter when they were adolescent , it looks like about 30 year ’ worth of anger , resentment , and contumely will ultimately come out byThe White Lotusseason 3 ’s ending .

Who Will Kate Side With In Jaclyn & Laurie’s Argument?

Kate Has Been Very Non-Confrontational In The White Lotus

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The major stress of the side effect in the girl ’ mathematical group will be between Laurie and Jaclyn , but Kate is spring to be wrapped up in the drama . If Kate takes either side , then she ’ll be attack by the other for her role in help start the dramaby break the truth to Laurie . However , if the week in Thailand ends with Jaclyn and Laurie no longer being friends , Leslie Bibb ’s non - confrontational Kate will in all likelihood let the matter blow over and choose one of them to still be faithful with .

Even from the premiere , Kate seemed to gravitate towards Jaclyn over Laurie .

Carrie Coon as Laurie with The White Lotus season 3 poster in the background

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Given whatThe White Lotusseason 3 has revealed so far about their moral force , Kate is most likely to stick by Jaclyn . She has the most status and power of the three , even being the one who paid for their head trip to Thailand . It ’s become clear that these threeThe White Lotusseason 3 charactersdon’t feel much shame about have superficial relationships with each other , and Kate would have more superficial benefits to staying friends with Hollywood actress Jaclyn over Laurie . Even from the premiere , Kate seemed to gravitate towards Jaclyn over Laurie .

Laurie, Kate & Jaclyn Probably Won’t Be Involved In The White Lotus Season 3’s Big Death

Their Drama Is Unlikely To Result In The Shootout

While there ’s always a theory that they could end up being the mystifying victim , Laurie , Kate , or Jaclyn come out to be less likely to die inThe White Lotusseason 3 than those from the other character groups . Aside from their excursion with Valentin , the women have been more removed from the other character radical , unlike the Ratliffs , Chelsea and Rick , Greg and Chloe , Gaitok , and Belinda having links to the others . The closest they ’ve come to big interaction with the others was whenVictoria impolitely dismissed Kateat dinner after the latter recognized Parker Posey ’s character .

The White Lotus has include some pretty rocky expiry visions for Jason Isaacs ' Timothy Ratliff , but the time of year ’s death likely wo n’t be half as sorry .

The other stories appear much more potential to result in a more violent outcome , bringing a unlike variety of intensity to their conflict . From Tim ’s self-destructive ideation to Greg ’s cryptic plans for Belinda orRick potentially killing Sritala ’s married man , the darkness of impend death looms over these stories much more . Meanwhile , Laurie , Jaclyn , and Kate ’s drama is n’t likely to culminate in the shootoutteased inThe White Lotusseason 3 ’s opening sequence .

Laurie looking disappointed and Jaclyn looking over her glasses either side of Valentin smiling in The White Lotus season 3 (2025)

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Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) and Kate (Leslie Bibb) looking puzzled in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 6

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