S01E06

Departures

Full screenplay script and 1091-line transcript across 40 scenes for The White Lotus S01E06: Departures. Key settings: Int. White Lotus Resort - Day, Ext. Airport Terminal - Day, Int. Hibiscus Suite - Day.

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Scene 1:Int. White Lotus Resort - Day

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Now's the time. At 3:00 p.m.,

the suite will be empty.

The code to the safe is 1026.

Guest

You can get back everything

that was stolen from you.

Aloha, Pattons.

Guest

I came by your office

Guest

last night,

but you were occupied.

Guest

Did you get a chance

Guest

to look at the proposal?

Guest

Greg is at the bar, and he says

he's waiting for me.

Guest

That is--

That's not gonna... stay...

Guest

You're such a gorgeous couple,

Guest

so be happy, okay?

Be happy, Rachel.

Guest

I think

I've made a terrible mistake.

I'm not in the mood anymore.

Guest

I'm tired of being

Guest

the fucking punching bag!

Staff

Don't hurt me, don't hurt me...

Staff

Wake up,

Staff

you dumb fucker!

Staff

What, you homeless?

Let's go, brother. We need you.

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Don't keep us waiting,

Staff

you fucker!

Don't tip our shit over, bro.

rachel

Rachel

Hey, baba.

rachel

Rachel

Baba,

rachel

Rachel

you wanna get some brekkie?

rachel

Rachel

Rach?

rachel

Rachel

I booked a facial

for this morning.

rachel

Rachel

What are you doing?

Texting.

rachel

Rachel

Texting who?

My sister.

rachel

Rachel

Is there a problem?

rachel

Rachel

I don't know. Is there?

No.

No way. Oh, my God.

Hmm.

rachel

Rachel

This is why people

go on vacation.

You were amazing.

Yesterday.

Superman in a scuba suit.

My hero.

Thank you.

Oh, my God.

Guest

Oh, boy...

Staff

Hi.

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Guest

Hi.

You were on fire last night.

Staff

I was?

Guest

Yeah, you were hilarious.

Guest

You tried to get me to throw

Tanya

your dead mother's ashes

in the trash.

Oh, my God.

Guest

Did you?

Staff

No.

You really let it all hang out.

I'm okay.

Staff

Hey,

they put out some fresh kiwi.

Guest

Oh.

Staff

I got you some.

Guest

Oh, thank you, Mark.

Staff

I know how you love it.

I do. Oh, I love this kiwi.

Guest

Try one.

Staff

Mm, mm, so sweet.

Guest

Oh, my God.

Staff

So sweet here.

Staff

What?

Armond

Mr. and Mrs. Mossbacher,

Armond

how are you? Are you all right?

Our deepest apologies again.

Armond

And I do hope you find a way

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to enjoy the rest of your trip.

Armond

Uh, I heard you're taking out

the dive boat again today.

That should be diverting.

Morning, ladies.

Armond

Did you find our medications?

Afraid not.

Guest

Enjoy.

Staff

Thank you.

Guest

Thanks.

Staff

Thank you.

Staff

Hey, can I get a coffee, black?

Guest

Of course.

Staff

Black coffee? Great.

Hey, nice shiner.

Guest

Ah.

Staff

How'd that happen?

You should see the other guy.

Guest

Yeah.

No, seriously.

Guest

Yeah, we were going

scuba diving, my son and I.

Guest

We got our PADI licenses

in the pool.

Guest

And the girls and I

Guest

were gonna go, too,

Guest

you know, just have a nice day

on the boat.

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And I decided last minute

not to go.

Guest

So, I was up in the room

straightening up.

Guest

And then out of nowhere,

this guy jumps out.

Guest

He was in the room

Guest

trying to steal my stuff,

trying to steal our jewels.

They were in the safe.

Guest

So, he had gotten

into the safe somehow.

Guest

He threw me to the ground

so violently.

That's when I walked in.

Guest

He doesn't see me, right?

He has on his scuba suit.

Guest

I thought you might

Guest

like some water

Staff

while you're waiting.

Guest

Thank you.

Of course.

Staff

Thanks.

Staff

Your facialist should be out

any minute.

Great. Thanks.

Guest

Are you okay?

Staff

Yeah, I'm fine.

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Guest

Anything I can do?

Staff

No, thank you, though.

Staff

Actually, do you know if there's

Staff

any rooms available tonight?

Staff

I just work at the spa,

but I'm happy to call.

Staff

No, no, no, no,

that's fine. Don't.

Staff

I just was curious, you know,

just in case.

It's not a big deal.

Staff

Just, my marriage,

you know, whatever.

This is my card.

That's my cell.

Staff

Um, call me if you need

anything. It's Belinda.

Thank you.

Mrs. Patton, I'm ready for you.

Guest

Where have you been, man?

Staff

I was on the canoe.

We went all around the island.

It was cool.

Well, you missed breakfast.

Staff

And in an hour,

we're going scuba.

I'm pretty beat.

Uh, my arms are like numb.

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Well, we still gotta scuba.

It's the last day we can do it.

Staff

Why?

'Cause we go home tomorrow.

Oh.

Staff

I'm thinking

I'm not going home.

Yeah, I think I wanna stay here.

Staff

The guys need a sixth

Staff

for their crossing

Staff

'cause the guy that they've been

Staff

training with,

Staff

he keeps flaking

'cause he's a drunk.

Staff

And in the spring,

Staff

we're all gonna do a Hokule'a

Staff

through all of Polynesia,

which sounds amazing.

Honey, you're not going on that.

You're 16. You're in school.

School's easy.

I can just finish online.

This is absurd.

Staff

What about your life at home?

Staff

What life at home?

Staff

What about us, your family?

Come visit.

Staff

Wait. I can't tell

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if you're being serious.

I'm very serious.

Staff

Quinn,

Staff

is this about your phone?

Staff

Because we wouldn't have

Staff

your new phone shipped here?

No.

Staff

Because relax, it's gonna

be there when we get home.

Staff

What? Mom,

I don't care about a phone.

I don't even want a phone.

Well, you're getting a phone.

Staff

You're not gonna

not have a phone.

This is ridiculous.

Staff

Look, staying here without us,

not an option, no.

I support you, Quinn.

Live your dream. Paddle to Fiji.

Shane.

Staff

Shane?

Staff

Not yet,

he gave me a bullshit number.

Staff

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

that'd be great.

No, I know.

Dude, trust me, I know.

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I'm going to call

Randy Zeoli right now.

Well, good.

Go scalp some heads.

You know I will.

Guest

All right, Lorenzo.

I'll call you back.

Thanks.

It's my mom's travel agent.

The dude is hardcore.

Guest

He knows one of the owners

of the hotel.

He's gonna call.

He's gonna raise hell.

Staff

Why?

Guest

Why? Listen to this.

Guest

Okay, you know the family that

Guest

arrived on the boat with us,

Guest

the ones you think are weird?

Guest

They went back

Guest

to their room yesterday,

Guest

and there's like a jewel thief

in their fucking bedroom.

Staff

What?

Guest

Yeah.

Guest

There's like

Guest

a fight and everything,

Guest

and then the guy

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takes all their stuff.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, he had a key to the room.

Guest

The only reason

Guest

I know about this

Guest

is 'cause the dad had a shiner

and I asked him about it.

The hotel didn't tell us shit.

Guest

Like, if he's got a key

Guest

to their room,

he could have a key to our room.

Guest

Like, who fucking knows?

Staff

It's freaky.

I'm serious.

Staff

We are in the biggest suite

at the hotel.

We could be a target.

Staff

I just wish I had a gun

Staff

or like a baseball bat

at least, or something.

You know, like, fucking...

Staff

Hmm. Yes!

Hold on.

Staff

That's the knife they gave us

to cut the pineapples.

Staff

What, are you gonna cut

Staff

a bunch of pineapples?

Gonna keep this by the bed.

Scene 11:Int. White Lotus Resort - Day

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Gotta protect my hot wife.

This Armond guy is unbelievable.

He's going down.

Shane.

Lorenzo's all over it.

Staff

Oh, how was your facial?

Your face looks nice and shiny.

Guest

Shane.

Staff

What?

Staff

What?

I...

Staff

I can't believe

that I'm saying this, but, uh...

I think I made a mistake.

Staff

What's the mistake?

The mistake is...

the mistake is...

getting married...

to you.

Staff

What?

Staff

Shane, when I met you,

I was... in a weird place.

And, uh...

Staff

I had my bad breakup,

and work was so frustrating.

And...

Staff

And then you came along,

Staff

and you're so handsome,

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and I was so attracted to you,

Staff

and you had so much

going on, and...

Staff

going around the city with you

was like a fantasy.

Staff

All the doors opened,

Staff

and then you asked me

to marry you, and...

Staff

And look, I admit,

Staff

when I was little,

I had princess dolls, and...

Staff

I was a girly girl and

Staff

I dreamt about my wedding day

Staff

and-- and Prince Charming

and all that shit.

Staff

What the fuck

Staff

are you talking about?

Staff

And then I--

Guest

Are you for real right now?

Guest

And then I got caught up

Guest

in the wedding,

Guest

and that was the last

five months, basically.

Guest

And everyone, you know,

Guest

I could tell

Guest

thought I was so lucky,

and that made me feel good.

But like in the dumbest way.

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Because...

Staff

Because now I'm here and--

Guest

And what?

And...

I realize...

Guest

I don't wanna be a plus one

my whole life.

Okay, so don't be.

Guest

I mean, I'm not telling you

to be anything.

But that's just how it is.

Guest

Okay, so are you blaming me

Guest

'cause you're not

Guest

more successful?

Guest

No, I'm not blaming you

for anything.

You've done nothing wrong.

What a relief. Like...

Guest

After I've wined you

Guest

and dined you

Guest

and asked you to marry me,

Guest

and then made you

Guest

the center of my life,

Guest

it's just nice to know

you're not pissed.

Shane, this is about me.

Guest

I'm not okay with being

Guest

a trophy wife,

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an appendage like all these

other women in your world.

Guest

Okay, so you're pretty

Guest

and that's part of

Guest

the appeal for me,

Guest

and what, that bothers you?

I just need to respect myself.

I gotta hand it to you.

Guest

Ah-- You--

Guest

You hid yourself really well,

Rachel.

Guest

I mean, this whole time,

Guest

I bought that you were

Guest

this cool chick

Guest

who was fun and confident

and normal.

Guest

And I had no idea that you were

this insecure, naive baby.

You're the baby, Shane.

Guest

Coddled by your mommy,

Scene 15:Ext. Airport Terminal - Day

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Shane

who showed up on your honeymoon.

Shane

You don't get the room you want,

Shane

so you throw

a never-ending tantrum.

Shane

I genuinely cannot believe

what a baby-man you can be.

Okay, I'm out.

I'm gonna go for a swim.

Shane

Because now,

Shane

we are starting down

Shane

a very dark road,

Shane

and you better be sure

you really wanna go there.

Shane

Mossbachers!

Oh, I was hoping to catch you.

I have good news.

Shane

I received a call,

Shane

and the stolen items,

Shane

all your jewelry,

it's all been recovered.

Guest

Oh, that's great.

Staff

Fantastic.

Staff

There's some sort of process,

Staff

but I made them promise

Staff

to give everything back to you

before your departure tomorrow.

Staff

So, they found the guy?

They did.

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Was it an employee?

It was.

Staff

Look, on behalf of the hotel,

I just wanna say I am so sorry.

Staff

What's his name?

Kai.

Staff

And it's so strange,

'cause he was such a sweet kid.

Staff

And I never had a problem

with him ever.

Staff

I never would've guessed him

in a million years.

Staff

Well, uh,

Staff

I just wanted to give you the

good news about your jewelry.

Staff

And I hope you have

an incredible dive.

Guest

Thanks.

Staff

Thank you. It's great news.

Guest

It is, yes.

Happy for you.

Guest

How's it going?

It's hot today.

Guest

What's good?

Mm.

Sorry, that chaise is taken.

But you're a very pretty man.

Okay.

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Oh, yeah.

All right.

Guest

You know,

I could rent a house in Aspen.

Guest

You live near there, right?

Guest

That's if you wanna keep

the party going.

Well, I like fun.

You wanna have fun? I'm in.

Staff

No. Really?

Guest

Yeah.

Yeah, come to Aspen.

Guest

Fuck, why not?

I love Aspen. Yeah.

Guest

Want a pina colada?

Hmm. That's a lot of sugar.

Okay.

Staff

I'll be right back.

Okay.

Paula.

Staff

Do you need a 7 Up?

Staff

God. Guess she really

does have issues.

Go help her.

Pull her hair back.

Guest

Go, go, go.

She needs-- Yeah.

Guest

See how it's getting

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in her hair?

Guest

Yeah, pull it--

Both sides, get the other side.

Yeah, there you go.

Now hold on.

Guest

Paula, I'm gonna get you

a 7 Up, sweetie.

Guest

Yes!

Guest

Yes!

Guest

Hey!

Staff

The visibility was amazing.

Oh, that's great.

It was so awesome.

Staff

I could've stayed

down there all day.

It wasn't weird at all.

No, it was easy.

That was so cool.

Staff

Yeah, buddy!

You're right, yeah, man.

We are so lucky.

Staff

We are so lucky to be

here all together as a family.

It was really cool.

Staff

Whee!

Awesome.

Rachel.

Staff

What?

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You should double bolt the door.

Staff

I told you,

Staff

there's a violent criminal

running around the hotel.

Staff

The minute they arrive,

Staff

I'll have someone

Staff

bring them up to you, okay?

Guest

Thank you.

Staff

Bye-bye.

Staff

John, how are you?

Staff

Yes. Okay, well--

Staff

All right, but--

No, no, you told me.

Staff

Well, I have a lot to say

about this particular guest.

Staff

But John, I--

Okay, no, that's fine.

Staff

I'll see Randy tomorrow,

Staff

and we'll, uh,

we'll take it from there.

Staff

Uh, Christie, I'm going

to my office for a minute.

Okay.

Hey.

Staff

One of the guests at the spa

Staff

was asking

if we had any available rooms.

Staff

I think she's fighting

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with her husband.

Guest

I don't care.

Staff

Come again?

I'm getting fired.

I don't care.

Staff

You're what?

Staff

Yeah, Randy's coming tomorrow

to fire me.

Shut up.

Staff

This fucking douchebag fucker

fucked me, Belinda.

Staff

Who?

Fuck all.

Guest

Armond.

Staff

Come to my office.

Shut the door.

Or leave it open, I don't care.

Let's go hard.

Staff

Is this like

Staff

a kamikaze situation?

Staff

Are you gonna take me down

Staff

with you?

Staff

What do you care?

You make shit money.

They exploit me. I exploit you.

Crash and burn, Dillon.

Staff

Better at your age,

Staff

before you've wasted

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your entire life.

Like me.

Fuck this place.

Thank you so much.

Staff

All right, girls, we're leaving

for dinner in about 15 minutes.

Your laundry, madam.

Staff

Quinn?

Guest

Time to get ready.

Staff

Yes, mother.

Come on, girls.

It's our last dinner.

Staff

Feeling better?

Staff

Why are you so down?

Staff

Worried you might

Staff

be going to jail?

I wouldn't be worried, though.

Staff

Unless you sent him some text

that could incriminate you.

Staff

Did you?

Staff

Your island lover

who broke into our room.

Guest

What?

Staff

Paula, cut the crap.

Staff

I mean, I didn't know

Staff

why you wouldn't tell me,

Staff

but I guess it's 'cause

Staff

you were planning

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some sort of heist or something?

Staff

Are you serious?

Staff

You gave him

the code to our safe.

Staff

Paula, do you think

Staff

I'm some sort of idiot?

Staff

You're making a big deal about

Staff

putting some cheap necklace

Staff

I have never seen you wear

before in the safe.

Staff

And then an hour later,

Staff

the guy you're screwing

Staff

breaks into our room

and steals all of our shit.

It's pretty basic.

Guest

It's not what you think.

Guest

Well, what is it?

Guest

It's not like

I'm gonna rat you out.

Staff

Do you need money or something?

Guest

No.

No, it was never for me.

Guest

Then what is it?

I just-- You won't understand.

Yes, I will.

I'm not my parents, Paula.

But you are.

Actually, you are.

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And you think you're like

this rebel, but in the end...

this is your tribe.

Your family, the people here.

Guest

That's really

manipulative, Paula.

Guest

You're the one who stole,

Guest

yet I'm the bad guy?

Don't give me that.

You've stolen, too.

Guest

What did I steal?

Guest

Well, I guess it's not stealing

Guest

when you think everything's

already yours.

Guest

Just stop pretending

to be my friend.

Guest

I'm just some prop you use

for some weird cred.

Guest

Whatever you did, Paula,

it was really fucked up.

Guest

My mom could've gotten

really hurt.

Something bad could've happened.

Something bad did happen.

Guest

Honey?

Staff

Thank God you're here.

Guest

You know it.

Staff

Hey.

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Guest

Hey.

Guest

Hi. Listen, I'm--

Guest

Oh, how did it go with your guy?

Good, good, yeah.

Guest

Yeah? Really?

Guest

Yeah. Actually, we're

gonna go to Honolulu tomorrow.

Guest

Yeah,

spend the weekend together.

That is so nice.

Make sure to do some shopping.

Staff

I know.

Staff

And then maybe Aspen, you know,

Staff

for a couple months,

you know, see how that goes.

Staff

What? Making big moves?

Good for you, Tanya.

Staff

Anyway, we're gonna be

Staff

leaving early, and I--

Staff

I really just wanted to make

sure that I didn't miss you.

Staff

Belinda,

you're an amazing person.

You are.

Staff

I mean,

you've helped me so much.

I was a mess.

Staff

I showed up here, and--

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and somehow,

Staff

you were able to just jumpstart

my life again.

Staff

And I don't think I'm ever

gonna be functional.

Guest

But I do think that now,

Guest

I'll be able to break

some old patterns.

Definitely.

Anyway, about the business...

I really need to think about it.

Guest

I mean, you're so talented

Guest

and I so wanna do this for you,

Guest

but I'm realizing I'm getting

Guest

back into this pattern again

Guest

where I latch on to somebody

Guest

and then I use my money

Guest

to control them

Guest

and see, right now,

Guest

the last thing I need in my life

Guest

is another

transactional relationship.

Guest

You know, it's just--

Guest

it's not healthy for me,

Guest

you know?

Guest

Anyway, I really, I want you

Guest

to know how grateful I am

and I want you to have this.

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Here.

I'm gonna call you.

Okay.

Guest

My glasses-- and--

This is the spa.

I gotta go.

It's my last dinner.

Guest

Something going on

with that guy.

Guest

Will you leave

Guest

that poor man alone?

Guest

Look, I don't know what's

going on with you exactly.

Guest

But when you stop spiraling out

Guest

and you come back to Earth,

I'll be here.

I'm here for you.

I'm your husband.

And I love you.

Guest

What is going on?

Staff

I'm sorry.

Staff

Why are you doing this?

Staff

Why are you ruining everything?

Guest

I'm sorry.

Staff

I mean, Jesus Christ, Rachel.

Staff

Like, are you for real

Staff

right now?

Staff

What the fuck is going on?

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I don't wanna go home.

Quinn.

I don't wanna go home.

Staff

What's wrong with home?

Everything sucks at home.

It's all dead.

Guest

What are you talking about?

Staff

I just-- I wanna live.

Okay.

Honey, we'll take more trips.

Staff

You know,

we'll get out of the city.

No, that's not the same.

Mom, I wanna live.

We can go camping.

Staff

I mean, maybe not camping,

but, you know.

Staff

I'm going on a

Hokule'a, period.

Staff

Hey, Quinn,

you're 16, you're a minor.

Staff

You're still ours,

Staff

and we want you home, okay?

Staff

I think-- I think

Staff

it's a good idea

to get out the city more often.

Staff

You know what?

Staff

I think we should finally

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buy that boat.

Mark, we're not getting a boat.

Staff

No, we can be one

of those boat families.

Staff

You don't know anything

about boats, Mark.

Guest

Who's gonna steer the boat?

Staff

Obviously you, Mom.

Staff

Yeah, we could jet ski,

water ski. We can waterboard.

Wakeboard, Dad.

Guest

Hmm?

Staff

It's wakeboard.

Waterboard is a form of torture.

Same thing.

Wakeboard.

I said waterboard.

Everyone knows that-- No, Mom.

Staff

So, what's the problem?

Staff

I mean, there is no problem,

everything's perfect.

Yeah, I guess.

Staff

Yeah, so, then... what?

I just feel...

Staff

When I'm with you,

I feel just...

weirdly...

alone.

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Uh.

Okay.

Then be alone.

I nailed dinner.

Guest

Yeah, you!

Staff

Yeah!

Guest

Hello, Hutch.

Guest

What's up, boss?

That was the best seating ever.

Guest

Yeah!

Double tequila.

Sure, sounds good.

Coming right up.

Staff

Hey.

Staff

Greg. Greg. Water?

Guest

All right?

Staff

Oh, yeah, thank you. Shit.

Staff

There's something

you should know.

I've had some health issues.

Guest

Like what?

Staff

It's no big deal. It's nothing.

It's just...

Staff

Don't be surprised

if I suddenly just drop dead.

Staff

Death doesn't have

Staff

to spoil everything, right?

Staff

Enjoy your life

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till they drop the curtain.

Well...

Staff

I've had every kind

Belinda

of treatment over the years.

Belinda

Death... is the last immersive

experience I haven't tried.

Belinda

Hello?

Yeah, I'm still here.

Belinda

Yeah, uh, why don't you

Belinda

meet me in the lobby?

No problem.

Belinda

My son and I are looking

for some kind of activities.

Put us in the wrong room.

Belinda

Something really

important that I need to do.

Belinda

Drinking on the job?

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Tanya

My mother's ashes.

I'm gonna need a boat.

Tanya

We're supposed to have

Shane

a plunge pool

on a private patio.

You have our backpacks.

Shane

There's stuff

missing from my bag.

Shane

I have this email here

from my mother.

Shane

What's it like

Shane

being fucked up the ass?

We did pay more money.

Shane

Do you think we can get

Shane

another kind of upgrade?

Shane

It's just not the kind of trip

Shane

where you wanna be

Shane

impacted negatively

by someone else's mistake.

Shane

Did you find

Shane

our medications?

Shane

Who's your boss?

I want to talk to him.

Shane

You said you were gonna bring me

that number.

I'm calling him.

I fucked everything up.

It's okay.

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It's okay.

Shane

I mean, I was always

gonna live life on my own terms.

Obviously.

Shane

But then what I manifested

is...

pretty mediocre.

Shane

But, like, could I live

Shane

with myself

Shane

if I made this Faustian bargain

Shane

where I just ended up

Shane

being someone's arm candy

Shane

for the rest of my life?

Shane

And, you know,

Shane

I've never been

Shane

the kind of person

to wanna create drama.

I don't want that.

Shane

But I know that I have to deal

with these feelings eventually.

And...

I don't know, I'm sorry.

Shane

I don't wanna burden you

with this.

It's-- I'm just having a moment.

I don't know. I just...

Shane

What do you think?

Shane

You want my advice?

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I'm all out.

Guest

Shit.

Yeah, I have a message.

She got her own room.

That's perfect.

Thank you for letting me know.

Guest

What the--

Oh, oh, fuck. Oh, oh, fuck.

Guest

Yeah,

Armond

I'm in the Pineapple Suite,

Armond

and there's a fucking turd

in my room.

Armond

Somebody got in here

Armond

and took a shit,

Armond

not in the toilet,

in my luggage, on my clothes.

Armond

What the fuck?

No, it isn't anyone in my party.

Armond

It wasn't me,

Armond

and my wife doesn't shit

Armond

on the goddamn floor!

Armond

Someone broke in

and took a dump.

Yes, send someone.

Armond

This is so fucked up!

Guest

Oh, God.

Oh, fuck.

Oh, fuck. Oh, Jesus Christ.

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Oh, fuck. I'm-- I'm sorry.

Staff

Oh, shit.

Everything's fine.

I'm happy, promise.

I'll-- I'll be happy.

Oh, thank God.

Staff

Mossbachers!

Oh, I was hoping to catch you.

I have good news.

Guest

They found the guy?

Staff

They did.

Staff

What's his name?

Kai.

Staff

Paula and Olivia are in

a crossroad in their friendship.

Staff

I think that Paula

Staff

absolutely feels like,

Staff

"I don't think

Staff

you can fully understand me

Staff

as a friend, and as a person,

Staff

and as someone who's

Staff

experiencing and seeing

Staff

things on a certain level."

Staff

To Olivia,

Staff

what Paula did was wrong,

and didn't make any sense.

My mom could've gotten...

really hurt.

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Something bad

could've happened.

Something bad did happen.

Staff

The unlikely

Staff

happy ending of the show

Staff

is that Mark and Nicole

Staff

end up in a good place

Staff

in their marriage

and their relationship.

Staff

This is why people

go on vacation.

Staff

Even in their dysfunction,

Staff

they rely on each other so much

Staff

that I think both of them

Staff

would be lost

without each other.

Staff

There is hope there,

Staff

and there is love,

and you can see it.

Staff

And I was really glad

Staff

that that was part

of the story.

Staff

You look at Mark and Nicole,

Staff

and ultimately,

they remain in their structure.

Staff

Quinn decides

to do the opposite.

Staff

It's like a parent's

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greatest hope

Staff

and then, ultimately,

Staff

their worst nightmare

Staff

is that this kid's gonna be free

Staff

of all of his screens

Staff

and make friends,

Staff

but the friends

Staff

are gonna want to take him

on a paddle boat to Fiji.

Hi.

Hi.

You were on fire last night.

Staff

I was?

Yeah, you were hilarious.

Staff

Tanya finds Greg,

Staff

and Greg is this window

Staff

into life again,

into love and romance.

Staff

But the irony is

Staff

that something is not

totally healthy about Greg.

Greg...

I'm okay.

Staff

Greg is really ill,

he's terminally ill.

Staff

So he doesn't sweat

the details of life.

He's just going with the flow.

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She ends up blowing off

Staff

Belinda because she's found

the man of her dreams.

Staff

But the man of her dreams,

Staff

how long is he gonna last?

About the business...

Staff

I really need to think

about it.

Staff

The essence of who they are

is good for both of them.

Staff

But someone like Tanya's

Staff

so spoiled,

Staff

she couldn't possibly

understand Belinda's hardship.

Staff

Anyway, I really--

Staff

I want you to know

Staff

how grateful I am,

and I want you... to have this.

Staff

I think she's being genuine,

Staff

and because of her privilege,

Staff

she doesn't understand

Staff

that gratitude can be expressed

outside of money.

Staff

Tanya can make a mess

Staff

of her life

Staff

and other people's life,

and just keep going, moving on.

Staff

Armond is

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definitely partially responsible

for his demise.

Staff

But it's the whole game

Staff

that these

characters are playing into.

Staff

You know, that is--

It creates tragedy.

Guest

Oh, God...

Staff

Oh, fuck...

Oh, fuck.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Staff

Shane thinks

Staff

there's a violent burglar

Staff

in his room,

and he's defending himself.

Staff

People do

Staff

bad things in this show,

Staff

but there's no absolute villain,

and there's no absolute hero.

Staff

Everyone makes

Staff

some questionable choices,

Staff

and you get to see why

they made them.

Staff

It's the manifestation of

how Armond feels about his life.

Staff

And these absurd requests,

Staff

and he ultimately

dies over it.

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Could I live with myself if I

Staff

made this... Faustian bargain,

Staff

where I just ended up being

Staff

someone's arm-candy

Staff

for the rest of my life?

Staff

You want my advice?

I'm all out.

Staff

For Belinda,

there is some resentment.

Staff

Like, "You can wipe

Staff

your tears away

Staff

with a Louis Vuitton

Staff

handkerchief,

Staff

and that is something

Staff

that I can't really give you

Staff

any shoulder to cry on about."

Staff

You always have more options

Staff

when you have money,

Staff

and that helps propel Rachel

back into the relationship.

Staff

The lifestyle that Shane

Staff

provides her, ultimately,

Staff

is more seductive

than her own self-respect.

I'm happy, I promise.

I'll-- I'll be happy.

Staff

I think there's a real

Staff

sadness to their story,

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and you can see

Staff

the writing on the wall,

Staff

and see that this girl is,

Staff

ultimately,

Staff

not going to be happy,

Staff

but doesn't know

what to do about it.

Staff

It's a very fraught time

Staff

in the culture,

Staff

as far as gender

Staff

and race and class,

Staff

and I felt like,

Staff

if we're gonna do

Staff

a contemporary show,

Staff

we need to touch on

Staff

all of those ideas

Staff

and have a diverse

group of viewpoints.

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