'The White Lotus' has been known for its shock value and season 3's latest episode was no different. The Emmy-winning drama anthology shocked fans and the internet at large when they showcased an incest kiss in its latest episode.
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00:00The White Lotus has been known for its shock value, and season 3's latest episode was no
00:05different. The Emmy-winning drama anthology shocked fans and the internet at large when
00:10they showcased an incest kiss in its latest episode. Season 3 introduced the idea of an
00:16incest storyline in the season premiere when Loughlin, played by Sam Nivola,
00:20ogled at his nude older brother Saxon, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger.
00:24Sunday's fifth episode set in Thailand showed Loughlin making out with a confused-looking Saxon
00:29while the brothers were partying on a yacht. Their intimacy was teased at several points during the
00:34episode as Loughlin and Saxon grew more affectionate as they drank and took a street drug.
00:39To say the reaction among fans has been shocking would be an understatement. One fan wrote on X,
00:45Oh my god, did the White Lotus just go there? Incest vibes, drugs, and a full moon party from
00:50hell. My jaw is on the floor. Watch this scene and tell me you're not screaming.
00:55Some were also upset by a section of fans apparently shipping the brothers,
00:59while another noted, Maybe I spent too much time in frat houses in college,
01:04but I didn't think the gay incest in last night's episode of White Lotus was that shocking.
01:09The actors who play the brothers spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the episode
01:13and shared insight into their characters, teasing that the storyline will continue to develop.
01:18Schwarzenegger hinted, If you watch the other seasons, you have an idea of what Mike White's
01:23looking for. I remember the first time he told me what he was looking for with this role,
01:27how he wanted him to be this kind of douchebag that was so ridiculous, so without a filter,
01:32but also really funny and charismatic, that you love to hate him, but you also kind of love him.
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