There’s no denying that this is one of the weirdest dynamics the show has seen so far; as the uber-wealthy Ratliff family settle into a week at the White Lotus’ Thailand branch, we’re getting increasing signs that they are sex-obsessed beyond the point of what is healthy for normal family dynamics.
The Ratliff family is a traditional one: Saxon’s jokes about women and trans people are decidedly un-PC, something his mother seems to love.
Cruel Intentions went there with the step-siblings back in 1999, for instance, while tv series Dexter had the murderous protagonist falling in love with his adoptive sister Deborah (something that still divides fans to this day).
But it’s not just about that – for the show’s creator Mike White, it’s may also be about what might be at the root of the Ratliff family’s behaviour.
It’s like a compliment,” younger brother Lochlan tells his sister, Piper, at one point – parroting words Saxon’s been saying.
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