Warning! This article contains spoilers for The White Lotus season 3, episode 5.
The White Lotusseason 3, episode 5 sees Lochlan and Saxon taking a drug during their party hours, linking back to one of the show’s core themes. AsThe White Lotus' character deathdraws closer, the show continues delving into the underlying issues, secrets, relationships, and desires of its main characters. Where season 3, episode 5 is concerned, the writing focuses heavily on the desire to party prevalent throughoutThe White Lotus' cast of characters.
As the Full-Moon Party of Thailand’sSongkran festival inThe White Lotusgot underway, characters like Jaclyn, Laurie, Kate, Saxon, Lochlan, Chelsea, and Chloe took to the streets. Where the latter four were concerned, they took the yacht belonging toThe White Lotus' Greg/Garyto a major street party and indulged as much as they could. This indulgence came in the form of both booze and drugs, with the latter element linking heavily to Saxon, Lochlan, the Ratliff family, and a major theme ofThe White Lotus' three seasons.
Chloe Gives Saxon & Lochlan Ecstasy In The White Lotus Season 3, Episode 5
The Small Pills Gave The Ratliff Boys A Quick High
After spending some time at the party, Chloe goes off to see people she knows inThe White Lotusseason 3, episode 5. Upon returning, Chloe reveals that she has bought some drugs and begins trying to persuade Saxon to take one. Lochlan quickly takes one without much persuasion at all, as do Chloe and Chelsea. After being left as the odd one out, Saxon takes one of the pills himself.The drug that is taken inThe White Lotusis ecstasy, a common “party drug” that often comes in pill form and provides the euphoric sense emulated in the episode.
The White Lotus Has Long Explored Substance-Based Storylines
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SinceThe White Lotusseason 1, storylines about substance abuse have been common throughout the show. While Saxon and Lochlan taking a pill one time does not overtly tie into outright substance abuse, given their lack of addiction that is common inThe White Lotus,Saxon’s initial refusal does. Saxon states that he does not take drugs when Chloe first offers him a pill before being peer-pressured into it.
Timothy stated he does not take drugs like Saxon did in episode 5, yetThe White Lotushas since proven him to become overly reliant on them…
This links to his father, Timothy. InThe White Lotusseason 3, episode 3, Victoria offered Timothy some of her pills to help calm him down. Timothy stated he does not take drugs like Saxon did in episode 5, yetThe White Lotushas since proven him to become overly reliant on them. While this is not to say Saxon will become addicted to drugs,The White Lotusseason 3, episode 5 certainly provides a throughline of substance abuse and drugs in general via father and son, with this theme being prevalent throughout all three seasons of the show.
