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.

Key characters are inching toward catastrophe in Season 3, Episode 3 of Mike White's 'The White Lotus' on HBO.

The White Lotus Season 3 has begun in Thailand, following the Ratliff family, Belinda Lindsey, Rick Hatchett and his girlfriend Chelsea, gal pal trio Laurie, Jaclyn and Kate and hotel staff Mook, Sritala, Gaitok, Valentin, Pornchai, Sritala, Amrita, Pam and more.