(Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of HBO’s “The White Lotus.”)
The first season of HBO’s “The White Lotus” concluded with the long-awaited reveal of the identity of the corpse on the plane is: none other than the now-fired White Lotus hotel manager Armond (Murray Bartlett).
Moments before his death, Armond defecates in the suitcase of hotel guest Shane (Jake Lacey), directly leading to his accidental murder at the hands of Shane, who stabs him under the assumption he is an intruder.
With so many options for characters to kill off, how did “The White Lotus” creator Mike White decide Armond would be the one to kick the bucket — and in that way?
“Well, the thing is, I was like, ‘We got to have a death here.’