Ah, the rush of watching a series finale at the same time as the rest of the world—in modern times, there’s nothing quite like it. (Parker Posey describes it as “coffee-o-clock” in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter—a “‘did you see last night’s episode?’ moment”—such a thrill.) That’s exactly why we couldn’t wait to get the conversation rolling amongst our White Lotus-loving PureWow editors about their predictions ahead of the 90-minute(!) finale on Sunday night. (It drops at 9 p.m. ET on MAX, set your alarms.)
Will someone eat a poisonous smoothie? Will Jaclyn, Laurie & Kate leave and still be friends? Will Gary/Greg get found out? Speaking of Gary/Greg (played by Jon Gries), he had this to say to THR about the finale and the rampant theories: “Whatever you think you know, you’re going to get wrong.” (Mike White, the series creator, also chimed in: “My hope is that [the finale will] feel like a cathartic sad or a satisfying sad and not a “What the fuck?” sad, but people are going to have a million different opinions. You just hope you stick the landing.”) On that note, here are our top 18 most “credible” theories.