The White Lotus Season 3 finale (spoilers ahead): The third season of HBO¡¯s The White Lotus came to a dramatic end with a finale that hit hard and left viewers reeling. Set in a luxury White Lotus resort, the episode exposed the emotional tension building throughout the season. As shocking secrets came out, things took a turn no one saw coming. -
Each season of The White Lotus, created by Mike White, is set in a new location of the same luxury resort chain. Season 1 took place in Hawaii, Season 2 in Sicily, and Season 3 is set in Thailand, with each place bringing its own drama and unforgettable guests.?
Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn), the man Rick confronted in the previous episode, comes back to the resort armed and clearly out for revenge. But it all goes sideways fast. Rick wrestles the gun away and shoots Jim at point-blank range. In a final gut punch, we learn the truth: Jim was actually Rick¡¯s father.
From there, everything unravels. Rick completely loses control, firing on two security guards in a panic. And in the most heartbreaking twist, Chelsea, his sweet, loving girlfriend, gets caught in the crossfire and dies in his arms.
Grief-stricken and carrying Chelsea¡¯s body, Rick tries to flee. But this time, the hotel¡¯s long-ineffective security guard, Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong), finally steps up. He shoots Rick, ending the chaos. Rick¡¯s body is the one we saw floating in the water at the very start of the season, bringing the story full circle in true White Lotus fashion.
Chelsea, Rick, and Patrick now join season one¡¯s Murray Bartlett and season two¡¯s Jennifer Coolidge on the growing list of White Lotus characters who didn¡¯t make it out alive.
While fans were prepared for multiple deaths this season, nobody really saw the chaos that the finale episode was.
One user wrote, "Chelsea dead. Rick is dead. Rick killed his father. The Ratliff family is still alive. Belinda is doing porn, like how Tanya did hers. The trio is back together. What a season."
?A second use tweeted, "One thing a white man is going to do whenever he¡¯s in a bad situation is always murder his family¡ and take himself out too."
"We spent 7 episodes of Rick trying to avenge his father only for his father to be the man that he killed," mentioned another user.
Fans are especially heartbroken over the loss of Chelsea, whose death felt like the most emotional moment of the finale. Throughout the season, she was presented as a warm soul who never really felt like part of the darker games others were playing. She didn¡¯t deserve what happened to her, fans are saying.
"Chelsea dying over a man twice her age, you'll pay for this, Mike White," one user wrote.
Another added, "If Rick really loved Chelsea the way she loved him, he would have never put her in that position. He never even would have brought her on that trip, and I will stand ten toes down on that. You all romanticise stuff too much. Open your eyes!"
"The worst thing is Chelsea died for a man that didn't even treat her well; he never deserved her love," a third user wrote.
"An angel gained her wings tonight. Chelsea, you are so beloved and will be missed," mentioned another user.
The White Lotus?is available to stream on Max in the US. In India, you can watch the Season 3 finale of The White Lotus on JioHotstar. The episode became available for streaming on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 7:35 AM IST.
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