The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5 recap: Timothy's daydream, Piper's spirituality and a full moon party

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Things take a wild turn for the guests in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5, who are drenched in the ecstasy and wildness of Thailand's full moon night. While the Ratliff brothers explore their 'brotherly love,' the friends party with Valentin and his friends.

Rick finally moves forward on his plan to confront his father's killer in Bangkok. He meets up with an old friend, Frank, who supplies him with a gun. They also have a weird conversation about how Frank got sober and found peace in Buddhism after wasting a chunk of his life on drugs, booze, and s*x with Thai women.

Elsewhere, Timothy loses his grip on reality and contemplates taking his own life, as his daughter lets him know her future plans to explore Buddhism in Thailand.

Here is the complete recap of The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5.

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The Ratliff siblings and the three friends enjoy a full moon party in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5

In The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5, two separate groups, the Ratliff brothers with Chloe and Chelsea and the friends trio, bask in Thailand's full moon night. The previous episode saw Chloe, Chelsea, and the Ratliff brothers staying on the yacht to continue their night of partying, which got even more wild.

Chloe confessed to being attracted to Lochlan because he is young and inexperienced, and she likes the thrill of being with a young man. While Chelsea is busy calling Rick, who does not answer his calls, she finally gives in to the party spirit.

While the group takes a mysterious drug, the young women go wild and start kissing each other for fun; the Ratliff brothers also give in and make out in front of Chloe and Chelsea.

Elsewhere, Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie party with Valentin and his two Russian friends. Jaclyn was already on the edge after she was feeling neglected by her husband and feeling old; she suggested that they take this party to their villa, where they go skinny dipping in the pool.

While Laurie and Jaclyn bask in their forgotten youth, Kate becomes the voice of reason and puts a stop to their partying. Their adventure ends with Jaclyn hooking up with Valentin.

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Timothy becomes disillusioned with reality in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5

Continuing on from the previous episode, Gaitok learns that it was Timothy who took his gun, and he confronts him about the same. Tim denies having any knowledge about the gun, and Gaitok leaves.

Later, Timothy, high on his wife's pills, daydreams about committing suicide using Gaitok's gun. He is finally snapped back to reality by Victoria.

At dinner, Piper finally reveals her future plans to stay in Thailand and study Buddhism. While Timothy is still out of it, Victoria snaps her out of it, saying Buddhist monks run a cult where they target young women into doing dirty things. They finally decide to explore the monastery and talk with the head monk before making their decision.

The episode ends with Timothy finally saying a prayer and about to pull the trigger when Victoria interrupts him.

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Belinda voices her concerns in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5

Belinda finally catches up with Gary/Greg in The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 5 as she learns that he has been asking about her at the resort. She suspects that he is somehow related to Tanya's death and fears for her own life.

She voices these concerns to Fabian, her boss, but he shuts her down, saying that they cannot torment their hotel guests about their pasts. His behavior raises Belinda's suspicions about his own involvement with Greg.

Belinda then finds solace in Pornchai, who understands and listens to her. They finally share a moment where they kiss before they are interrupted by a lizard, who was living in Belinda's room for quite some time.

Also Read: The White lotus Season 3: Why do we see Rick in Thailand? Here's what we know

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