white lotusIn my opinion, it’s best to accept your limitations. There’s only so much Mike White, who filmed the show’s first series to “get out of LA” and apparently owns property in Hawaii, could do. Criticizing white American privilege he himself said The joy he gets from it is “from the backs of people like (him) who have gone through a complicated history.”
My hope is that White learns from Season 1’s mistakes and that this new season engages with the beauty and complexity of Thailand in a way that goes beyond throwing a weird Thai song over the credits. To create a season in Thailand, you need Thai characters with their own interiority and a solid storyline. Whatever happens, I plead with Mike White. No more canoe scenes. And oh my god, there isn’t another close-up photo of Steve Zahn’s dick.
