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The White Lotus•Season 1•Episode 5

The Lotus-Eaters

8.0/10 · 7,110 votesAug 8, 202161 min

Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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As Armond attempts to do damage control, Belinda tries to redirect Tanya’s focus to her business proposal. Paula grows increasingly disillusioned with the Mossbachers. A sidelined Rachel begins to question her future. Nicole rebuffs Mark for airing their dirty laundry to Quinn.

Directed byMike White

Written byMike White

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Seasons3

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Season 1 Episodes6

Arrivals

New Day

Mysterious Monkeys

Recentering

The Lotus-Eaters

Departures

Cast10

Jennifer Coolidge

Tanya McQuoid

Murray Bartlett

Armond

Connie Britton

Nicole Mossbacher

Alexandra Daddario

Rachel Patton

Fred Hechinger

Quinn Mossbacher

Natasha Rothwell

Belinda Lindsey

Jake Lacy

Shane Patton

Brittany O'Grady

Paula

Sydney Sweeney

Olivia Mossbacher

Steve Zahn

Mark Mossbacher

Crew3

Mike White

Director

Mike White

Writer

Heather Persons

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Lotus-Eaters" is episode 5 of The White Lotus season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 7,110 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Mike White and written by Mike White, it aired on August 8, 2021.

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