Looking for a recap of season 3, episode 2? Check in here. You know, I'm so damn happy that The White Lotus is still in its early, let's-chill-near-the-pool episodes while Severance is ramping up into Lynchian territory in its back half.

This week, the Ratliff family puts the phones away, Rick and Chelsea visit a snake show and a character from a previous season is mentioned, as is a president.

When Victoria (Parker Posey) offers him one of her pills, he reluctantly takes it, popping it after she leaves and promptly passing out. Later, he sneaks another and takes it surreptitiously. When Victoria offers him another, he tells her he doesn’t do drugs. It’s all lies and secrets with Timothy Ratliff.