Plot Su​mmary – The series transports viewers to a luxurious wellness resort in Thailand, where a new ensemble of affluent guests arrives seeking rejuvenation and enlightenment.

8/10

This show is so likeable by default. An incredible cast, absurd storylines, and a great premise. You’d think it would get old by the third go-around, but Mike White manages to fill the show with so many new ideas and explore new themes.

Setting this season in Thailand and exploring the virtues and morals of Buddhism was an inspired choice because it leads to so many profound decisions that are made throughout the season. Almost everything that happens is foreshadowed and defined. This show has incredible writing; it is simply mind-blowing that one person wrote and directed every episode, but something this coherent in tone and pace can only come from a singular vision.

Yes, it meanders at times. It could have been an episode shorter for sure. Some storylines began to feel repetitive and iterative. But I think it finds its way in the end. The ending has so much pathos and is so well constructed that the pitfalls of the long journey feel worth it in the end. Severance’s ending made me appreciate the low points of the season even less than I originally did, but this ending makes me appreciate even the slower and more uninteresting plot lines because they all led to a satisfying conclusion. That’s the most you can ask from a series like this. Patrick Schwarzenegger has to be the discovery of the series for me; I think he’s going to have an incredible career in Hollywood. I really enjoyed Carrie Coon and Walton Goggins as well. Aimee Lou Wood continues to be the most likeable person in anything she appears in. I found Parker Posey and Jason Isaacs to be so fun and endearing as the NC power couple. This is definitely the most fun season of the show, and I cannot wait to see where they go next!