Your season is really split into your time with Chelsea, and then when Rick is apart from her.
What was it like to figure out where to start with that?
His intentions are very specific, but its not revealed until episode four.
Not even Chelsea really knows why hes there or what hes going through.
But its not like they havent had incredible times.
Theyve been traveling together for a few years now.
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Theyve been hanging out, the way that people that travel the world hang out with each other.
But by the end of each day, there is this deep level of intimacy and love and kindness.
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GOGGINS: Thats bullshit.
Thats just a silly distraction, honestly.
Its funny, butage has nothing to do with it when theres a deep, soulful connection.
The sex scene is an important moment between them because we get to see their connection.
Were there a lot of conversation about that, between the two of you?
GOGGINS: There were conversations between the two of us.
So, we talked at length about that.
Weve seen sex scenes onThe White Lotusfor two seasons now.
There is no version of those familiar sexual tropes that were applicable to this particular coupling.
The White Lotus is a television series that explores the interactions of guests and staff at an upscale tropical resort. Premiering in 2021, the narrative unfolds over a week, revealing underlying complexities and tensions among the resort’s seemingly ideal travelers and employees.
It was like, Okay, how do we transcend that?
How do we transcend sex in a normal way?
It was so tender, with love and understanding.
Its a deep, very present intimate connection.
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Theres a real storytelling to that scene.
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