The third season of HBO's hit show 'The White Lotus' premiered on February 16th with a viewership of 2.4 million, a 57% increase from Season 2. While the show continues to be popular, the new theme song has received criticism from some viewers. Creator Mike White explained that the new themes are meant to reflect the season's focus on religion, spirituality, and existentialism.
kicked off on Feb. 16 — and on Tuesday, Max announced that 2.4 million viewers tuned in on premiere night, in a 57% increase from the Season 2 premiere. Its sophomore season attracted 1.5 million and 155% higher than Season 1, which drew 944K viewers on premiere night.
“The first season was a lot about privilege and a kind of upstairs/downstairs thing with the employees and the guests and the comedy of that. And then, when we were in Italy , the theme was more about sex and the dynamic between men and women and sexual relationships,” he went on. “This season is dealing with more religion and spirituality and God, so the show itself and the kind of stories that these characters are facing are a little bit more existential and tragic.
Season 3’s theme is more mellow and boppy, perhaps to fit the Thailand tone. It’s still composed by Tapia de Veer. “Not to be dramatic, but the new theme song has quite literally ruined my whole weekend,” one Redditor wrote. Each season of the Emmy-winning dark dramedy follows a different cast of characters on vacation at a different branch of the fictional “White Lotus” resort. Season 1 was in Hawaii, Season 2 was in Sicily and Season 3 is set in Thailand.Similar to past seasons, Season 3 begins with an implied death. The story then jumps back to a week earlier, as various unhappy rich people begin their extravagant vacations — and it’s gradually revealed what led to the catastrophe.
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