Sam Rockwell’s ‘White Lotus’ Monologue Has Fans Shocked

The “White Lotus” has by no means shied away from jaw-dropping moments, however Sam Rockwell’s shock visitor look in Season 3 immediately turned probably the most talked-about scenes within the collection’ historical past.

The Oscar-winning actor made an sudden cameo in Episode 5 of the Thailand-set season, surprising viewers not solely along with his sudden look but in addition with a wild and express monologue delivered reverse Walton Goggins’ eccentric “White Lotus” character, Rick.

Rockwell, who’s the longtime associate of recent “White Lotus” solid member Leslie Bibb, performed a weapons supplier whose no-nonsense demeanor stood in stark distinction to Bibb’s character, Kate, a conventional Texas mother on a ladies’ retreat. Nonetheless, the couple by no means shared any display screen time, as Rockwell’s scene centered solely on Rick’s mysterious detour to Bangkok.

The scene unfolds when Rick, who had abruptly left the White Lotus resort for an unplanned journey to the Thai capital, meets up with Rockwell’s character at a lodge. Arriving with a black duffle bag in hand, Rockwell sits down with Rick for a drink, and their dialog takes an sudden flip.

As the 2 catch up, Rockwell’s character reveals that he has gotten sober and located faith by means of Buddhism.

“I took the partying factor so far as it may well go,” he explains to Rick.

Rick, clearly stunned, responds, “Yeah, you probably did all the time take it to the following degree. I type of figured we’d be doing that tonight.”

As an alternative of the wild reunion that Rick was anticipating, Rockwell’s character slides the duffle bag to Rick’s toes and cryptically states, “I additionally needed to convey you what you requested for. Hope you don’t have to make use of that.”

However the true shocker comes when Rockwell’s character begins detailing his debauched experiences in Thailand, and the id disaster that adopted.

After spending years indulging in nights with numerous girls, he confesses, “Possibly what I really need is to be certainly one of these Asian ladies.”

Rockwell’s character then describes the lengths he went to in pursuit of this realization.

“So I put out an advert… [and I] discovered a man who appeared rather a lot like me,” he says, explaining that he wearing lingerie and fragrance, making an attempt to rework himself into the ladies he had been with.

“I believed I appeared fairly sizzling,” he admits.

However the story solely will get extra express as he continues, “Three to 4 males would come rail the s** out of me. And on the identical time, I’d rent an Asian lady to only sit there and watch the entire thing. I’d look into her eyes whereas some man was f-ing me and I’d assume, I’m her, and I’m f-ing me.”*

As Rick sits in surprised silence, Rockwell’s character merely concludes:

“All of us have our Achilles’ heel, man.”

The dialog leaves Rick visibly shaken, and when he later returns to his lodge room on the White Lotus resort, he lastly opens the duffle bag, revealing a black handgun inside. He stares at it for a protracted second earlier than placing it away and making an attempt to name his girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wooden), who doesn’t decide up.

Rockwell’s look was an entire shock to followers, as neither he nor Bibb had hinted at his involvement within the present. Even whereas filming in Thailand, Bibb shared on social media that the couple had gone months with out seeing one another as a consequence of their busy schedules.

After reuniting, she posted a heartfelt picture of them hugging, captioning it, “Reunited… and it feels so good… Generally guidelines should be damaged and our three-week rule needed to be three months due to our work schedules and gawdd, nothin’ feels nearly as good as being again with #sammyrocks…”

Rockwell’s unforgettable monologue immediately went viral, with followers calling it probably the most surprising moments in “White Lotus” historical past.

As Season 3 heads into its ultimate episodes, his character’s cryptic message, and the thriller surrounding Rick’s new possession, has left audiences eagerly anticipating what occurs subsequent.

New episodes of “The White Lotus” air Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, with streaming accessible instantly after on Max.