HBO series lines up some of our best actors — from Walton Goggins to Parker Posey to Carrie Coon — to play the great-looking guests packing motives that can get ugly.

My budget allowed me to stay precisely one night. Don’t cry for me, dear reader. I had a fantastic night at the Four Seasons but was also happy to explore more of the country outside the 42-acre Four Seasons compound.

Viewers have been beguiled and baffled by Mike White’s “White Lotus series for two seasons, and excitement is running high for the next mysterious luxury excursion, set for Thailand to begin on Sunday night.