With The White Lotus Season 3 finale just around the corner, viewers are not just talking about who¡¯s going to die but also about who¡¯s absolutely killing it on screen. And that someone is none other than BLACKPINK¡¯s Lisa, who made her acting debut with the show as ¡°Mook¡±, an employee working at Thailand's White Lotus Hotel where the show is set up this time around.
Initially introduced as a side character floating through Thailand¡¯s glittering chaos, Mook slowly became the season¡¯s dark-horse MVP, with Lisa garnering rave reviews for her convincing portrayal despite having no prior experience in the acting department.
Ahead of the much-hyped The?White Lotus Season 3 finale, fans are in full-on appreciation mode, and one Lisa stan on X (formerly Twitter) captured the mood perfectly. ¡°Since #thewhitelotus is coming to an end,¡± they wrote, ¡°let¡¯s appreciate Lisa¡¯s acting debut as Mook.¡±
The fan didn¡¯t stop there. They dropped an entire thread dedicated to The Moments.?From Lisa¡¯s very first scene to her jaw-dropping entrance in a traditional Thai outfit that had viewers audibly gasping, the thread was basically a love letter to ¡°Actress Lisa¡±.
Others couldn't agree more with the user, as one fan wrote, "She is honestly so professional for this."
Another added, "Lisa should start acting! She's really SO GOOD at it."
"I feel like we were robbed of a proper Lalisa Manobal dance scene. Like she could have gagged all of them but didn¡¯t," a third mentioned.
?"Acting is made for Lisa... it looks so natural," one individual mentioned.?
Not only fans; even The White Lotus mastermind Mike White is under her spell, despite not knowing who she was initially and having reservations about her casting.
The creator praised Lisa's audition as "amazing" and described her as "nice and uncomplicated". However, he initially hesitated to cast her due to the intense attention surrounding her.
"But I wanted to be respectful to Thailand. She¡¯s like Taylor Swift meets Princess Diana there. She¡¯s more than just a pop star; I just didn¡¯t get it initially. When we cast her, there were people in the production that cried. And anything she does is scrutinised, so it¡¯s a nice part,¡± he said.
The hit HBO series is now streaming on Jio Hotstar in India, with new episodes dropping weekly. The final episode will be available on the platform on Monday (April 7) at 7:35 am.
Aside from Lisa, the show features a talented ensemble cast, including Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, and many more.
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