If you were among the many viewers who, upon meeting the trio of childhood friends reuniting in the first episode of The White Lotus’s third season, couldn’t tell any of them apart, please know that was the point. At least according to creator Mike White, who dubbed them “the blonde blob.” But as the episodes ticked by, their personalities came into focus: There’s attention-seeking, brazen TV actress Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan), prim and uptight Austin philanthropist Kate (Leslie Bibb), and recently-divorced, boozy New York lawyer Laurie (Carrie Coon).
As Laurie, Coon brings a spiky sense of insecurity and a near-desperate desire to be accepted by her friends, even when she’s talking shit about them (Jaclyn seeks validation in men! Kate maybe voted for Trump!) and when she knows they’re talking shit about her.
