“White Lotus” season two is here, and the new episodes introduce us to a new, over-the-top resort and an almost completely fresh cast of characters. At the beginning of the very first episode, which premiered Oct. 28, Daphne (Meghann Fahy) goes swimming in the ocean one last time before her return flight to the US. But her last relaxing swim is anything but when she finds a dead body in the water with her, kicking off a mystery we’ll be wondering about all season.
However, it seems the mysterious person is not the only death this season. In the next scene, Rocco (Federico Ferrante) tells hotel manager Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore) that one of the guests has drowned. “It’s fine, the ocean is not hotel property,” she says. “We can’t be liable for what happens in the Ionian sea!”
“You don’t get it,” Rocco counters. “Salvatore says other bodies have been found.” A baffled Valentina then asks, “What the f*ck are you saying, Rocco? What do you mean, other bodies?”
“Other guests have been killed,” he says, shaking his head. Valentina asks how many dead guests there are, and he answers, “A few?” Meanwhile, on the beach, someone is being carried away in a body bag.
So which guests die — and how many? It’s still unclear, but after four episodes, we feel prepared to make some guesses. Ahead, we’re running down each of the characters and whether they might be the one who died.