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The White Lotus Season 3 finale aired on April 6, 2025. The episode titled Amor Fati, it turned out to be the longest episode of the series so far, clocking in at 90 minutes. It presented a stressful and heartbreaking finale. As the plot threads came to an end, fans got to see various kinds of betrayals and deaths that certainly shook them up, but also provided a senset of unexpectedness.
Disclaimer: Spoilers for The White Lotus season 3 finale to follow. Reader discretion is advised.
In The White Lotus season 3 finale, fans get to see more about Rick confronting his past. Not only that, but his relationship with Chelsea comes to a head as well, and the performances by Walton Goggins and Aime Lou Wood were acclaimed by many as well. However, it also ends up leading to the deaths of Rick and Chelsea, which has caused a lot of discourse online.
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The final shot of Rick and Chelsea brought out a strong reaction from the viewers, who were stunned by the yin and yang symbolism that was showcased. Here are some of the reactions to the character deaths from the episode:
"The yin & yang foreshadowing is unreal #TheWhiteLotus," said one fan on X.
"Holy crap Rick and Chelsea's bodies literally formed the yin and yang symbol after they died in the White Lotus," noticed another fan.
"So at the beginning of the episode there was definitely a white bird and a black bird together on the beach so don’t tell me this wasn’t supposed to be symbolism for yin and yang," said another fan.
"Okay but chelsea prophesying their deaths was crazy and ofc rick was the cause of their demise truly selfish af like she literally begged him not to anything stupid smh just like his daddy (terrible at communicating) pissed cos this all could have been avoided," expressed another fan.
"Chelsea loved Rick more than she loved herself and in the end that was what brought her demise she should have been in the club! Not babying a 50 year old toddler!!" opined another fan.
"Rick and Chelsea literally being Yin and Yang just like Chelsea said… Mike White the genius that you are!!" shared another fan.
Aimee Lou Wood discusses Chelsea's death in The White Lotus season 3 finale
During a private screening of The White Lotus season 3 finale, 10 cast members of the show joined at the Four Seasons Westlake to talk about the show on April 6, 2025. Over there, Aimee Lou Wood shared her thoughts behind Chelsea's death and how she was certainly saddened by it, but still found some kind of solace in the end.
“Obviously being the one that dies, this whole time I’ve been so sad, like, ‘Mike kills hope!’ Because Chelsea is hope and he kills her,” said Wood (via The Hollywood Reporter."
She continued:
“And it’s like yeah, but then what I saw just then was there’s so much love in it, and that’s why it’s so much more painful because you’re having to hold it all at the same time. But that’s life, isn’t it? It’s love and pain all the time.”
The White Lotus season 3 is currently streaming on Max. For further updates, stay tuned.
