With only two episodes of The White Lotus season two left, let’s take a moment to check in and see how the main characters are doing. Dominic (Michael Imperioli) is worried about his son, Albie (Adam DiMarco), who’s falling for the same escort, Lucia (Simona Tabasco), that he slept with. Cameron (Theo James) is being creepy to Harper (Aubrey Plaza), who doesn’t trust her husband, Ethan (Will Sharpe), after she found a condom in their bedroom — a condom that Cameron used while having sex with Lucia. Meanwhile, Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) is falling for a rowdy English boy, Jack (Leo Woodall), who was caught by Portia’s boss, Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), having sex with the man introduced as his uncle, Quentin (Tom Hollander). So, yeah, everyone is horny and miserable — and things will only get more miserable once people start dying.
There are a lot of theories about the identity of the floating corpse that Daphne (Meghann Fahy) encounters while going for a swim in the season two premiere. But another, possibly related theory is gaining popularity among fans of the HBO series.
Remember Greg (Jon Gries)? Tanya’s husband? He hasn’t been seen since episode three, when he tells Tanya that he has to cut their vacation short because he has a work thing in Denver that he needs to take care of. He claims he’ll be back in two days, but Tanya overhears him talking to someone on the phone. “Yeah, she’s clueless as usual,” he says. “I’ll be home tomorrow.” He even says “I love you” to the mystery caller. Tanya is verklempt after Greg leaves — until she meets the “high-end gays,” led by Greg, who after a day spent drinking and gossiping, invites her to a fancy palazzo in Palermo.
It’s important to remember something Cam said earlier in the season: “These European aristocrats, they have no money. Like, I sh*t you not. They have all these palazzos, and they got no cash.” Cameron might be a douche (OK, he’s for sure a douche), but he’s on to something here. Think about it: Jack, who travels with Quentin & Co., dines and dashes with Portia, partially for the thrill of it, but also maybe because he doesn’t have any money? Could the high-end gays be scamming Tanya? And — to go full Pepe Silvia — is Greg involved? Y’know, Denver isn’t far from Montana, where Quentin tells Tanya he fell in love with an American cowboy. It would also explain why Greg was so upset about Portia being there during the Sicily trip (or maybe he just didn’t want someone who wasn’t his wife around on a romantic trip, which would be understandable).
Maybe Tanya’s premonition wasn’t because of the Bonine she took before the flight:
Whatever the case, something is off, and people are catching on.
I’m thinking the “cowboy” is Greg, and he is working together with the gays to con Tanya #WhiteLotus
— bravobravofknbravo (@bravobravofknb1) November 28, 2022
after this episode of the white lotus greg is the cowboy from wyoming, the gay party guys are going to do something shady to tanya, and harper is my girl.
— d (@hozietwt) November 28, 2022
White lotus thoughts:
The gays are planning to kill Tanya – Quentin’s cowboy love is Greg, who asked him to kill Tanya while he’s not there so they can split the inheritance (they’re broke)
Cameron has fewer children than he thought
Ethan kills Cameron? Albie kills for Lucia?— port — e/acc (@smkmnstr) November 29, 2022
Ok, here’s my dark horse #WhiteLotus theory:
When Greg’s on the phone earlier in the season saying “she doesn’t suspect a thing”? It’s not an affair. It’s Tanya’s murder. Because these gay men need money for their Piazza (that Cameron said none of them can afford!) but…
— Autumn Chiklis (@AutumnChiklis) November 28, 2022
I’d really hate to see the gay guys work Tanya! But I know she’s not as dumb. She caught up with Greg’s shady phone call and now she knows the gay guy is not who he says he is! #TheWhiteLotusHBO
— Ejimalaika (@iamsasaeniyan) November 28, 2022
Tanya’s getting scammed #TheWhiteLotus pic.twitter.com/soAcR8ln6y
— Austke (@austke_) November 28, 2022
I saw someone say this but- what if all those old gays have been lying to Tanya and Portia this whole time to then disappear and make them pay for everything- #WhiteLotus pic.twitter.com/oXp5hpPtFk
— ᱬDuxaluxa3005ᱬ (@duxaluxa3005) November 28, 2022
I Believe the gays will kill Tanya or Portia #TheWhiteLotus pic.twitter.com/IGXa1LTmSr
— And (@_and_et) November 28, 2022
Or maybe Aubrey Plaza’s Harper kills all the dudes. That’s my theory.