“The pacing and the vibe… it definitely gets under their skin. There was complaining about how there’s no plot. That part I find weird. It never did… part of me is just like bro, this is the vibe. I’m world-building. If you don’t want to go to bed with me then get out of my bed. I’m edging you! Enjoy the edging…
If you don’t want to be edged, then get out of my bed. Do you know what I mean? Don’t be a bossy bottom. Get the fuck out of my bed. Don’t come home with me. Don’t get naked in my bed. Get the fuck out of me bed. Obviously something is going to happen.”
– White Lotus creator Mike White, to Howard Stern, on the feedback he’s most annoyed by getting regarding the third season.
But how does that explain the bad dialog this season? The story and pacing were fine. It was the crappy obvious high school play dialog that was the problem.