This piece discusses plot points from the first two episode of The White Lotus. Up until Season 3 of The White Lotus, many assumed that an ingredient for the show's separate island itinerary format was one connecting character from a previous season.

What’s up with the Ratliff family? Why does Rick need to go to Bangkok? And whose dead body is in the water? Answering all your questions about Mike White’s HBO series.

Chelsea tells Rick that things come in threes and she's already had two close calls (the robbery and a snake bite). She finally learns why Rick came to Thailand and her association with him could mean her premonition of a third tragic event could come true.