"MC Hammer meets Peter Pan meets Pippin" was a great line, but did anyone else find the penultimate White Lotus episode to be a bit anticlimactic?

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Also, it just occurred to me why Chelsea might finally be taking an interest in Saxon Ratliff: As she has noted, she likes the idea of saving bad/troubled men.

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Yes to both. It seems clear to me that the old man -- Jim Hollinger -- is likely Rick's father since all Rick had was his mom's name, not even his allegedly slain father's name.

What if the old man is actually Rick’s father? Feel like Tim has to do something heroic/martyr like to compete the Buddhist circle of life theme.

My theory is the old guy sends the kill squad into his own hotel