The White Lotus (TV Series)

The Lotus-Eaters (2021)

Natasha Rothwell: Belinda Lindsey

Quotes 

• [a burnt out Armond is off the clock, sitting in the dining area with a dispirited Belinda] 

  Armond : [observes guests around them]  Sometimes, just watching them eat every night makes me wanna gouge my eyes out. The Lotus-eaters. "Hateful is the dark-blue sky, vaulted o'er the dark-blue sea. Death is the end of life. Ah, why should life all labor be?"

  Belinda Lindsey : Yeah.

  [gives him a commiserating look and pours herself another glass of wine] 

• Tanya McQuoid : He seemed like a nice guy.

  Belinda Lindsey : So what's the problem?

  Tanya McQuoid : I just know I'm gonna get hurt.

  Belinda Lindsey : I, I think you might be getting ahead of yourself a little, you know? Maybe he likes you.

  Tanya McQuoid : Yeah. He likes the first layer. Maybe. I don't know. You know, he... But what about the second layer and the third layer? And then every step along the way, you know, I have to worry about, you know, is he gonna like the next layer, you know? And then I get all afraid, like, you know, how much do I wanna show him? You know, is he gonna be repulsed? Or is he gonna be alarmed? And at the core of the onion, Belinda... is just a straight-up alcoholic lunatic.

  Belinda Lindsey : That, that's not true.

  Tanya McQuoid : No, it is. It is. And I just wanna show my hand. I don't wanna play poker anymore. I just wanna skip all the layers, and just go straight to the crazy, and just like, you know, let the chips fall where they may. And, you know, just show him, just show him the core of the onion.