The White Lotusseason 3 is yet another great addition to the dark comedy series thanks to more great performances and ridiculous characters.The White Lotus’s season 3 castincludes a lot of familiar faces, like in past seasons, including the talented Parker Posey. She plays Victoria Ratliff — a wealthy woman visiting Thailand with her husband and children who each begin to have their own problems. WhileVictoria is taking medicationthat causes her to be groggy, she has actually ended up being the least of the Ratliff family’s worries.
While her prescription drug abuse is certainly still concerning, her troubles have been overshadowed by her husband and sons, who are all spiraling byThe White Lotusseason 3, episode 6. Though she may not be the most troubling character at the moment,Victoria’s dramatics are still a hilarious part of the season, on par with Tanya’s antics previously. Aside from being somewhat similar characters in their respective seasons ofThe White Lotus, Jennifer Coolidge and Parker Posey previously worked together on a hilarious 2000 movie that audiences should definitely check out.
The White Lotus' Parker Posey & Jennifer Coolidge Starred In Christopher Guest’s Hilarious Satire Movie Best In Show
Posey And Coolidge’s The White Lotus Roles Pair Well With Their 2000 Comedy
Though Parker Posey’s Victoria and Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya never got to interact duringThe White Lotus, the two actors have worked together before, and it was great. Coolidge and Posey starred together inChristopher Guest’s 2000 mockumentary,Best in Show.Best in Showcenters on different competitors in a dog show who each have their own unusual habits and methods for getting ready for the dog show. The movie is hilariously strange, and the cast, which also features Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Michael McKean, and more, is absolutely perfect.
Her controlling attitude and strange behavior make Meg feel like a younger version of Victoria, who is just as funny and disconnected from reality.
BeyondBest in Showbeing a great satire on its own,Parker Posey’s role inBest in Showand her role as Victoria Ratliff pair very well together. Posey appears as Meg Swan, a young upper-class woman with an intense passion for her dog, whom she and her husband even take to therapy, believing the dog to be traumatized after seeing the couple have sex. Her controlling attitude and strange behavior make Meg feel like a younger version of Victoria, who is just as funny and disconnected from reality.
Parker Posey Needs To Do More Satire Roles After The White Lotus Season 3’s Success
Posey Is Consistently Funny In All Of Her Roles
Posey rose to fame through her work in indie movies in the 1990s, many of which were excellent comedies. Thus, it is no surprise that satirical roles likeBest in ShowandThe White Lotusare perfect for her. Her earlier film with Christopher Guest,Waiting for Guffman, along with comedies likeDazed and ConfusedandParty Girl, and even slashers likeScream 3, highlightPosey’s hilarious line delivery and screen presence. In short, though her career has been full of excellent comedic roles, she should certainly do more in the future.
The White Lotus Season 3 Actually Does Have A Jennifer Coolidge Replacement, And She’s By Far The Most Entertaining Character
Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid isn’t in The White Lotus season 3, and while she is missed by fans, there is already a perfect replacement.
BetweenBest in ShowandThe White Lotus, Posey continued starring in numerous comedy and drama films, though many of them never reached the same level of popularity asThe White Lotus. It is really great to see younger audiences who may not be familiar with her earlier work discovering some of Posey’s best roles, which highlight her comedic talents. Following the success ofThe White Lotusand Posey’s role in it, I really hope that she continues to return to more satirical roles and that they get the attention they deserve.
