The White Lotus
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WARNING ! This clause hold back SPOILERS for The White Lotus season 3 , episode 7!Fulfilling a minute he had waited 40 year for , Walton Goggins ’ Rick finally confronts hotel Colorado - possessor Jim Hollinger ( Scott Glenn ) inThe White Lotusseason 3 , installment 7 , which terminate very other than from the violent expectations for their encounter . About midway through the time of year , Rick bring out to Chelsea that Jim killed his founder before he was wear , and he now seeks some sort of retribution for ruining his sprightliness . view he brought a gas , itseemed like Rick was plan to stamp out Jim in Bangkok , but that is n’t how their long - awaited meeting ultimately went down .
While Frank keep an eye on Sritala ’s flick , Jim and Rick leave to discourse other matters . Rick soon reveals that his mother , Gloria Hatchett , told him Jim pop his father over a land deal . As Rick accuses Jim of break his biography , Jim ’s disjointed response suggests he has no idea whatWalton Goggins’The White Lotusseason 3 characteris talking about . finally , Rick aim his gun at the former businessman , but he ends up simply putting it aside , hurtle at Jim a few times , and pushing over his hot seat before fly with Frank , leave some self-aggrandising questions unanswered ahead of the finale .
Why Rick Doesn’t Kill The Husband In The White Lotus Season 3
Rick Pushes Over Jim’s Chair Instead Of Killing Him
The White Lotusseason 3 has been build up to Rick “ doing something stupid ” while trying to find the husband since he arrived in Thailand , yetthe most violent that their confrontation gets in episode 7 is Rick pushing over his hot seat . Plus , to that goal , Rick feels bad and silly about pushing over the old man . However , Rick want to at least instill some variety of fear into Jim while feeling like he took action against the man who he believes ruin his life . It just did n’t sense right to importantly harm or kill the man .
Since Jim was far from the mortal he had imagined him to be , Rick could n’t bring himself to that morose stage of violent vengeance that he had been prepare himself for .
When Rick reunites withSam Rockwell ’s Frankon the gravy boat , he explain that he show that moment being so differently in his head . He ramp up up this trope of Jim as this intimidating , chilling , crimson figure . But , when he finally came face - to - face with him , all Rick saw was a frail , seemingly harmless , at sea sometime military man . Since Jim was far from the mortal he had opine him to be , Rick could n’t bring himself to that moody level of crimson vengeance that he had been train himself for .
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Additionally , Rick had never formally decide on killing Jimwhen he arrived in Bangkok in thestressfulThe White Lotusseason 3 , installment 5 . He truly was n’t sure what he was run low to do when he face Jim , but Rick knew that he would never be able-bodied to move on from his father ’s death until he severalise his sea wolf how he had ruin his aliveness . Rick want some variety of satisfaction from meet Jim , but he was n’t certain that killing him would do that .
No characters have give way yet at the centre of The White Lotus time of year 3 but that is certainly about to deepen in the latter one-half of the HBO serial .
After seeing Jim and believing that he did n’t nonplus much of a menace anymore , Rick decided that killing him would just make matters worse . Still , Rick did what he come to do – he confront Jim , told him how his action ruined his life , and was able-bodied to instill some level of veneration into the homo during their fundamental interaction . It ’s unclear whether this face-off will really give Rick the satisfaction he needs to move forward , but at least he knows that killing Jim would n’t have solved his problems .
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Did Jim Actually Kill Rick’s Father In The White Lotus?
Jim Doesn’t Confirm That He Was The Killer
While Rick finally confronted Jim , he did n’t really get a clear confirmation from Scott Glenn ’s character that he kill Rick ’s don . Rick was told this information when his female parent was on her deathbed , butit does n’t seem like he ’s had any subsequent proof to sustain that story . Jim is , indeed , a wealthy businessman who made Edwin Herbert Land deals in Thailand , but he genuinely appeared to have no idea what Rick was speak about with his forefather ’s execution . He did , however , seem to recognize Gloria Hatchett ’s name .
consort to the story Rick ’s female parent secern him , Rick ’s father was in Thailand trying to serve the locals keep their land from being overtaken by greedy businessmen . However , one day he disappeared , with his body never being found .
Before Rick revealed that Jim kill his father , there was a popularThe White Lotusfantheory that Jim actuallyisRick ’s father . consider the body of Rick ’s father was never found and Jim look oblivious to being involved in that execution , it ’s still possible that Jim could unknowingly be Rick ’s father . Perhaps Rick ’s mother was spurned by Jim or became appalled by changes in his doings , so she take for that his old “ good ” self was dead .
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role player & 2 - time Emmy candidate Walton Goggins is presently starring in two of the biggest television receiver series of 2025 that air back - to - back on HBO Sundays .
There ’s always the hypothesis that Jim was involve and ca n’t remember , or is just pretending to be oblivious to his crimes . Considering Rick never even mention his Father of the Church ’s name , only his female parent ’s , Jim may not have had enough information to ensure which 50 - year - old offence Rick was talking about .
There Has To Still Be More To Rick & Jim’s Story In The White Lotus Season 3 Finale
The Finale Still Has Some Questions To Answer
With only one episode remaining , there are still plenty of light ends forThe White Lotus ’ season 3 finale to marry up . As Rick returns to the repair to reunite with Chelsea , thepopular HBO showstillneeds to clarify whether Jim kill Rick ’s male parent or if he ’ll get revenge on Rickfor attacking him . Since Rick is returning to Jim and Sritala ’s own hotel , they ’ll have the advantage before he tries to leave the resort for good . If there ’s another opposition in store for the finish , it could connect toThe White Lotusseason 3 ’s beleaguer shootout .
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