The White Lotus
Warning ! This article contain spoilers for The White Lotus time of year 3 , episode 1 .
One of the subplots ofThe White Lotusseason 3 , sequence 1 involved Walton Goggins ’ Rick searching for Khun Jim Hollinger . Jim does not physically appear in the episode but is played by Scott Glenn inThe White Lotus’ensemble cast . He is line as the sick hubby of Sritala , one of the owners of the hotel arm in Thailand , the setting ofThe White Lotusseason 3 .
Rick , meanwhile , seems fairly down on his luck . He is on a trip to the White Lotus with his partner , Aimee Lou Wood ’s Chelsea , though the two certainly do not have a loving family relationship . Rick is shown as an wild , shortsighted - tempered , arrogant soul with slight to no redeeming quality thus far , but it is clear his plot line will serve as one of the primary mystery teased inThe White Lotusseason 3 ’s prevue . The episode quickly reveals that Rick is searching for the hubby of Sritala , though the exact understanding why is left shrouded in phantom .
Rick Is Seemingly Looking For Jim About Some Shady Business In The White Lotus
Some Context Clues Are Provided
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Despite the full logical thinking behind Rick ’s hunting for Jim being left as a mystery forThe White Lotusseason 3 to respond , some hints are bring home the bacon to further explain it . As ofThe White Lotusseason 3 , episode 1 ’s cease , it is exculpated that Rick ’s business with Jim is of the shady diverseness . This was teased by Rick and Chelsea ’s reasoning for visiting the nominal hotel chain in Thailand , with this specific break apparently being Rick ’s idea despite Chelsea wanting to vacation in Australia .
It is during this rally that Rick remark he is not let to go to Australia , motivate Chelsea to ask if he was arrest . Rick does not reply , but his claim implies that Rick ’s biography has led to sure choice that have gotten him in trouble with the law enforcementof other countries . With that in mind , it could be the case that this history is tied to Jim , explaining Rick ’s excursion to Thailand with the sole role of finding Sritala ’s hubby .
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Why Does Rick Get So Nervous When He Sees Sritala At Dinner?
There Is Much More To This Mystery
Regarding the bass mystery at drama inThe White Lotusseason 3 , it seems to link to Sritala or just the titular hotel concatenation in some capacity . This is hinted at during a dinner scene in the first instalment , with Rick taking his farewell after realize Sritala doing the rounds and inflict the hotel ’s guest . Before Sritala can reach Rick and Chelsea , the former becomes agitated and farewell , saying he require a smoke .
Rick also star at Sritala when the guests of the White Lotus first arrive via sauceboat , with the latter not make middle contact with him but glancing as he walks away .
Rick is then shown later in his hotel way , googling picture of Sritala and Jim together . While , again , the true enigma at the heart of this tarradiddle stay unexplored , it clearly has something to do with Sritala . It could be the case that Sritala is complicit in Rick ’s shadowed business with Jim , potentially a looker that could be used against them , or even a " sorry influence " on Jim as far as Rick is touch . Regardless , this plot of ground full point has dark undertones , promising an intriguing tale duringThe White Lotusseason 3 for Walton Goggins ’ character going forward .
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