We all dream about fire and snakes because we’re all afraid of fire and snakes.” This conversation sets the tone for the episode, titled “The Meaning of Dreams.” Fires, tsunamis, the workings of the unconscious mind—these elements keep resurfacing across the show’s multiple storylines.

Related: 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Features a Surprise Voice Cameo From an Oscar-Winning Actor Holding firm in the bottom spot on the list is the hotel manager who has appeared very briefly in all three episodes. This week, he has breakfast with Sritala before she leaves the resort.

The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Episode 3 opens with the Ratliff family (minus their patriarch, Tim, played by Jason Isaacs) on the shore,