The White Lotus Season 2 Ending Explained: Who Killed Niccolò, Quentin and Didier? Who Who Died? Is Greg Cheating on Tanya?

After weeks of theories, it’s finally been revealed who dies in The White Lotus Season 2. The last episode has been available since this morning on HBO Max and the big unknown has been clarified. In the hour and thirteen minutes, the end has given a lot of itself, and it is that not only has it been revealed whose body was that Daphne found in the sea, but that it was the result of a plan that was made from the beginning. There’s a lot to unravel, so if you don’t want to wait for the episode but want to know who the corpse was (and how many there are), keep reading. And if you have any doubts about everything that happened, we will also explain the ending.

When The White Lotus premiered its first season, the surprise was great before a production that was not expected much and that fans and critics loved, so the second cycle of this series already had a heavy backpack for its premiere on HBO Max. But the second season was not out of place at all and moving to The White Lotus hotel in Sicily, Italy; gave a refreshing end to a series that has undoubtedly been one of the best in recent times.

ATTENTION! There are spoilers for the final chapter of The White Lotus Season 2 below. If you haven’t seen it yet or don’t want to know, read any further.

The White Lotus Season 2: Summary Recap

The White Lotus Season 2 plot begins with a mystery. The holiday in this luxury Sicilian resort seems to be the non-plus ultra of the experience sought by rich guests, especially foreigners, who come to admire the beauties of Italy: the wine, the food, the beach, the sea … An idyll broken by the discovery of a body in the waters of the Ionian and others inside the resort. What happened to the Sicilian White Lotus? The story takes a step back, a week before the events of the prologue. Various guests come to spend a week’s vacation, each of them with their own story and their reason for being in Sicily. Married couple Ethan and Harper (Will Sharpe and Aubrey Plaza) have been invited by Ethan’s college friend Cameron and his wife Daphne to spend the vacation together; the men of the Di Grasso family, old Bert (F. Murray Abraham) who can’t wait to flirt with young girls, his son Dominic (Michael Imperioli) and young nephew Albie (Adam DiMarco); finally an old acquaintance of the first season, the problematic Tanya, played by Jennifer Coolidge, here welcomed by her new husband Greg (whom she met during the previous episodes) who does not take kindly to the presence of her assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson).

These characters will cross paths with the difficult manager of the resort Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore) and two young local girls, Mia and Lucia, who can’t wait to meet some man who can satisfy them for money. This first episode with the explicit title Hello is nothing more than a long introduction and presentation of the protagonists of the season, each with their problems and a difficult character. The conflict between the different worldviews and the different personalities will begin to blossom, immediately giving the first clues to the tragic epilogue of which we are already aware.

Giving a superficial reading of the plot of The White Lotus Season 2, this does not seem a series capable of distinguishing itself from many others, but since the pilot, we understand that the ambiguous and, at times dark nature of the story, is capable. to tell much more than you might think. Already in the initial stages, we witness idyllic scenery, stained by a rather unusual event for a tourist place, given that in the splendid Sicilian Sea, between the clear water and the perfect climate of the island, floating corpses emerge. This happens in the first minutes of this second season, and the following scenes change completely instead of bringing us to the beginning, that is the landing of a group of foreign tourists at the White Lotus resort, located on the sea and with Mount Etna in plain sight.

After the shock start, the first few episodes leave us at a very staid pace(perhaps too much), which takes all the time to immerse us in the splendid place that animates the story, exploring the protagonists, and their personal stories. Specifically, we learn about the troubled trio formed by Albie (Adam DiMarco), their father Dominic (Michael Imperioli), and Grandfather Bert (F. Murray Abraham). The three don’t get along very well, while Dominic, left by his wife after several betrayals and estranged from his daughter, puts all his hopes in Albie. The latter, however, knows well that the father is anything but innocent, and during the 5 episodes to which we had access, the man initially only confirms this theory, and in fact, the visit to Sicily is also accompanied by a chat carried out for some time by Dominic together with Lucia (Simona Tabasco), a young aspiring local escort.

The plot of White Lotus does not only concern Dominic’s family and the lives of Lucia herself and her friend Mia (Beatrice Grannò). The latter seems simply to be looking for the fastest way to make money and live without too many problems, while on the other side Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore), manager of the Hotel, not only tries to chase them several times but appears as a person dedicated to his career, almost the opposite of the two. This, however, is only the beginning, and the strength of The White Lotus lies in its ability to change skin, and all the characters follow a path that leads them to change throughout the episodes, enjoying excellent characterization. Even the dynamics that are established between the couples formed by Cameron (Theo James) and Daphne (Meghann Fahy), together with Harper (Aubrey Plaza) and Ethan (Will Sharpe), are quite particular, especially considering the differences between the two couples.

Also in this case, over time, not only do the perspectives on the four change, but for some of them, the story seems to darken, taking the plot on tracks far from the initial superficial harmony. To conclude this overview of the protagonists, also the fate of Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge, already present in the previous season), a woman as rich as she is unhappy, and of the assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson), takes on very chameleonic contours, and if in the first episodes they do not seem to reserve great surprises, a meeting on the spot will be decisive, and it will change completely the tones of their stories. These passages from crystalline situations in total harmony with the splendid Sicilian setting, to murky scenes with much less comforting tones, become the key to the turning point of The White Lotus, which in flashes abandons the humour that distinguishes the first chapters in particular, and during the same season, he can show a completely different face.

Nothing Prepared Us for The End

Emulating a play or even a Greek novel, how the characters and plots developed was truly remarkable. First, with the return of Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), this time married but with the nerves that characterized her in the first season, as with the inclusion of new characters like Cameron (Theo James), Harper (Aubrey Plaza), Lucia (Simona Tabasco) or Quentin (Tom Hollander)

And the betrayals came to “save” various characters and their mental states, first with the conflict between Cameron – Harper – Ethan, where the latter, suspecting his wife of infidelity with his friend, ended up cheating on her with Cam’s wife, Daphne (Meghan Fahy). Tremendous wrong but only then was it possible for both couples to move on. Same case with the Di Grasso family. Albie (Adam DiMarco) was ultimately conned by Lucia out of money, though he “healed” a bit with her father (Michael Imperioli).

It wasn’t all bad, though, for Albie, who met up with Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) at the airport and they exchanged numbers to continue their interrupted relationship. Tanya’s assistant managed to save herself from a dangerous Jack and arrived without a scratch to return to the United States. But what everyone expected was to find out who had died, something that was promised in a prolepsis in the first chapter in which several people died in the hotel on the last day.

The White Lotus Season 2 Ending Explained: Who Killed Niccolò, Quentin and Didier?

It all comes down to money. Tanya’s husband, Greg, did not want to continue with her, but instead of asking for a divorce from her, he seems to have chosen to have her killed. As she admits, if they got divorced, he wouldn’t get anything. Now if she died, he would get everything. That is why he seeks the help of Quentin, with whom he has a past that is revealed in the photo that Coolidge’s character finds, and who also has many money problems. He’s going to lose his villa, he’s penniless, so getting rid of Tanya is doing himself and his love a favor.

However, with the death of the millionaire, does that mean that Greg is finally going to get what he wants? White is not so clear about it, because although he says that we will have to wait and see if something is revealed in the next season, the reality is that with the death of Quentin and company there will be an investigation, so maybe they will reach him, and he will not be able to get hold of the money. Let’s hope.

And as for Ethan and Daphne… If you have any doubts about what happened between them, the creator has given his opinion on it. He thinks they just kissed and didn’t go any further, enough for Ethan to get over the Harper-Cameron kiss and for him, as Daphne tells him, not to feel like “a victim.” It’s not the healthiest decision, but it helped him, at least for now. Now it’s time to wait for the third season that, from what is known, will move to Asia. We do not know what will happen, but to everyone’s sadness, we will not enjoy the great Jennifer Coolidge and her Tanya, who stole the hearts of the whole world. Let’s see how Mike White tops that.

Who Dies in The White Lotus Season 2?

The final chapter “Arrivederci” had the unexpected death of Tanya, the only character who repeated the dish this season and who was brought to perfection by actress Jennifer Coolidge, who has already won an Emmy for her role in the first cycle of the series and nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress.

The truth is that the plot had many threads and surprises, finding out at the last moment that these Italian friends from Palermo who became the woman had a connection with her husband Greg, who abandoned her in the first chapters in Sicily. Although it is not confirmed, everything indicated that these men wanted to kill her for the money from the prenuptial agreement she had with Greg. Tanya’s husband was an old love of Quentin’s, the leader of these Italians and who gave her a few last days of happiness before murdering her.

But, following this line, nothing went right for them after Portia alerted Tanya and she, mistrusting, stole the gun from the mobster they had hired. And in an amazing scene, Tanya was able to kill almost all of the men while another got away. In a remarkable scene where the character almost accidentally mowed down the entire boat, she ended up asking a dying Quentin if Greg was cheating on her, taking the character’s ingenuity to an even higher level. The problem came after her since when trying to jump onto the boat to escape to the coast, she tripped and hit her head, dying instantly in the Sicilian Sea.

The final tragicomic was by far the best character of The White Lotus and nobody expected to see her die, especially thinking about the third season. Although nothing about her is closed in her story and it would not be strange to continue with her in a new season. This is how The White Lotus 2 ended, with an announced death, many theories, and various emotions thanks to the tangled but pleasant plots that its characters gave away.