The finale of Season 3 of HBO’s series, “The White Lotus” airs tonight, concluding with a ninety-minute episode titled “Amor Fati,” which translates to a love for one’s destiny. Among the characters deeply invested in the concept of fate are Rick (portrayed by Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (played by Aimee Lou Wood). Rick views his life as predetermined for suffering ever since his father’s murder when he was a baby, while Chelsea relies on astrology, Buddhism, and a cosmic belief that Rick is her soulmate.
During a visit to DECIDER HQ, Aimee Lou Wood, one of the stars of “White Lotus,” shared her reflections on where Rick and Chelsea end up in the Season 3 finale. Wood revealed that the more she contemplates the conclusion crafted by the show’s creator, writer, and director Mike White, the more conflicted she becomes.
Reflecting on her character’s journey, Wood expressed, “I felt very at peace with it while I was doing it and then as time’s gone on and I’ve processed it, I don’t. The feelings have got more complicated.”
“I think because I had ‘Chelsea goggles’ on, everything was actually, in a way, simpler because I just had to fully invest in her frame of mind, which is incredibly tunnel vision,” she continued. “Since having separation from her, I’m like, ‘Oh, well, wait a sec. Wait a sec.’ I’m seeing things more clearly and I feel now conflicted and I think that everyone’s gonna feel quite, it’s quite controversial.”
Aimee Lou Wood isn’t the first White Lotus star to warn DECIDER that Season 3 might have a “more provocative” ending than seasons past. Jason Isaacs called the finale “profound” and “more emotional” than fans might be expecting.
DECIDER asked Wood if she agreed with her co-star’s description and she did.
“I think it’s really profound. I think it’s actually a lot more emotional and sad than others have been,” Wood said. “I think Mike â there’s some scenes in eight that I just think are so tender â and so that Mike’s kind of showing his more sensitive, tender side.”
“Like, I feel like a lot of the final episodes of White Lotus tend to have these, you know it’s so exciting, but there’s a new layer of kind of, I don’t know, just sensitivity and profundity.”
Over the course of our long-ranging conversation with Wood, the actress also teased that “a lot happens” in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 8.
“It’s ninety minutes long and there’s still so much story left,” she said. “It is going to surprise people.”
So buckle up and make sure to tune in to The White Lotus Season 3 finale tonight, April 6, at 9 PM ET on both HBO and MAX.
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