‘The White Lotus’ creator Mike White defends season three following complaints: “I’m edging you”
The creator of The White Lotus, Mike White, has defended the programme following fan complaints claiming the third season was paced too slowly. The series is spread out over eight episodes, with the finale, which premiered on April 6th, clocking in at 87 minutes long.
Now, White has responded to complaints about the season’s pacing, saying, “The pacing and the vibe… it definitely gets under their skin,” White said on the official White Lotus podcast.
White added: “There was complaining about how there’s no plot. That part I find weird. It never did… part of me is just like bro, this is the vibe. I’m world-building.”
He continued: “If you don’t want to go to bed with me then get out of my bed. I’m edging you! Enjoy the edging. If you don’t want to be edged, then get out of my bed. Do you know what I mean? Don’t be a bossy bottom. Get the fuck out of my bed. Don’t come home with me. Don’t get naked in my bed. Get the fuck out of my bed. Obviously something is going to happen.”
While the pacing was slower than previous seasons, issues with pacing have not led to a decline in viewers. The finale earned 6.2 million viewers in the US alone, exceeding the previous White Lotus viewership by 30 per cent.
Now that the third season has been completed, many fans are speculating about the future of the series, with the creator teasing, “For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular but there’s always more room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels.”
Although The White Lotus has been renewed for a fourth season, the location is yet to be revealed.
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