Spoiler alert for White Lotus Season 3! Sasha -- I love this show, this season in particular, and your analysis. I am wary of current entertainment media for fear of seeing queer ideology and trans identity actualized/glorified, so I have been thrilled to see snippets in the three White Lotus seasons that suggest that Mike White might be gender critical/sex realist. White could have made Frank declare that he IS a woman and thus transition, but instead he stayed with the metaphor and existential pondering as opposed to the concretizing solution of hormones and surgery. And due to Rick's psychological turmoil that Rick himself ends up enacting rather than analyzing, Frank gets temporarily sucked back into his destructive sexual patterns. But then at the end, while Rick's obsession proves fatal, Frank's depth of exploration leads him to survive and maybe even thrive.
Well said, Lisa! Yes I started to worry about Frank when he was partying in the last few episodes. But he has a deep and spiritual understanding of what this is about for him.
Thanks for this analysis of White Lotus story line. I do not watch the show but have friends who are obsessed so I her about it.
Also, I am very much looking forward to your ‘communication series’! It will be so helpful to us all. Can’t wait to read Lisa’s book. Seems incredibly relevant right now.
Spoiler alert for White Lotus Season 3! Sasha -- I love this show, this season in particular, and your analysis. I am wary of current entertainment media for fear of seeing queer ideology and trans identity actualized/glorified, so I have been thrilled to see snippets in the three White Lotus seasons that suggest that Mike White might be gender critical/sex realist. White could have made Frank declare that he IS a woman and thus transition, but instead he stayed with the metaphor and existential pondering as opposed to the concretizing solution of hormones and surgery. And due to Rick's psychological turmoil that Rick himself ends up enacting rather than analyzing, Frank gets temporarily sucked back into his destructive sexual patterns. But then at the end, while Rick's obsession proves fatal, Frank's depth of exploration leads him to survive and maybe even thrive.
Well said, Lisa! Yes I started to worry about Frank when he was partying in the last few episodes. But he has a deep and spiritual understanding of what this is about for him.
I love the show, and Mike White is brilliant
Thanks for this analysis of White Lotus story line. I do not watch the show but have friends who are obsessed so I her about it.
Also, I am very much looking forward to your ‘communication series’! It will be so helpful to us all. Can’t wait to read Lisa’s book. Seems incredibly relevant right now.