Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutThe White Lotusseason 2 finale.
Did Ethan cheat on Harper with Daphne after he didn’t trust that Harper told him the full truth?
And are these four people ever going to vacation together again after this disastrous trip?!
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“It’s nice to be able to talk about it freely now that it’s all out there.
A lot of the scenes in the final episode, weirdly, were the most rewarding.”
Below, Sharpe dives deep on how season 2 ends and all those unanswered questions about the two couples.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was your reaction when you learned how season 2 was going to end?
That was such a delight.
There were a lot of unanswered questions and distrust in the last few episodes.
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Not in lots of depth, actually.
And this is, rightly or wrongly, his way of doing it.
And that is a moment of that between Daphne and Ethan.
That was a really fun scene to shoot.
[Laughs] I don’t know.
Are you f—ing kidding me?!"
But it’s hard to tell with Daphne and Cameron, and how much of it is performative?
Can they move on from things as easily as they present or is it just an act?
Let’s do this again."
No reconciliation or conversation, just pretending like none of it happened.
And in that moment, there’s a feeling of actually, this is your stuff.
[Laughs] You enjoy toasting this abominable holiday, we’ll work our own stuff out over here.
But he’s holding on to the fact that he did show some restraint in the moment.
A lot of it is deeply uncomfortable and was often uncomfortable to perform.
It’s a bold, really frank take on some of that stuff.
There’s something interesting about that, that they can’t get on the fantasy level of this vacation.
They just need to work on their relationship instead.
How did you approach playing Ethan’s eventual explosion where he fights Cameron in the ocean?
That was a fun day, for sure.
He is in an animal mode, and he’s fighting for his marriage.
Was filming that eventual explosion a cathartic experience for you after holding so much back throughout the season?
But equally, it isn’t completely resolved in that moment.
There’s still work to be done and Ethan doesn’t leave that fight feeling satisfied.
Is this really a positive turning point for Ethan and Harper?
Where do they go from here?
Would you be interested in returning forseason 3?
Sure, but that’s for Mike to decide.
Are you going to host a viewing party tonight when the episode airs in the U.K.?
I haven’t arranged to have a viewing party with people.
[Laughs] But I’m excited for people to see it.
I really think the final episode is what makes sense of Ethan’s journey up to that point.
What did you think of the fan theories where Ethan was either the dead body or the killer?
I’d only get these theories secondhand or if someone brought one to me in conversation.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
