The ongoing season of HBO’s “The White Lotus” has undeniably gotten off to a slow start; while the setting and characters have provided moments of interest, it’s felt at times as if the show itself had been sneaking Parker Posey’s character’s Lorazepams.

This piece discusses plot points from the fifth episode of The White Lotus. The White Lotus is in its full moon party era and “sh*t’s about to get crazy”, according to Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Saxon.

The show-stopping guest appearance sets the tone for a wild episode that journeys into the dark heart of desire