Agree. S1 was great. Shame that John Lithgow won't be in it anymore, because he was the highlight for me.

"Famed father of Rashida Jones"

Don't know, but I watch the shit out of Seinfeld on Netflix.

Enlightened, which stars Laura Dern, but also features Mike White himself. Get on it if you haven't seen it yet, it's fantastic.

Didn't know he directed this. He is the main director for Succession, btw.

The Italian actress who plays Lucia is stunning. At first I thought Aubrey Plaza would just be too much Aubrey Plaza, but I must admit she has been great in this role - I think we are getting to see more acting range from her than before.

I wouldn't say it's better than the first season, but I'm really enjoying it. I think the characters and relationships in S1 were more interesting, but that's looking back on the entire season. Still looking forward to seeing where S2 goes.

People watching less TV, and there's more channels which means less people watching each channel. Gotta find someway to maintain revenue, and having more/longer commercials is the easiest way.

The person the character is based off is not too bad either.

How about listening to what Jesse Armstrong actually has to say about this. They aren't trying to do social commentary. That doesn't mean it's not meticulously crafted.

Yes, but it's incidental, not the primary focus.

>But while The White Lotus Season 2 is certainly gorgeous to look at, it falls a bit short once again as any sort of legitimate social commentary.

I don't think Mike White is going for social commentary, at least not directly. I saw it more as a comedic look at the characters and families. Some of the comedy and drama is heightened by the difference in class, etc. but I never felt that it was trying to preach some social message.

Kind of like criticizing Succession for not containing any legitimate social commentary - it's just not what they are primarily going for.

Once you stop breathing, or the heart stops beating, the body is unable to provide oxygen to your cells or remove carbon dioxide. The lack the oxygen and build up of carbon dioxide and other toxins leads to rapid cell death. You can be brain dead and still keep other parts of the body "alive" as long as the body is able to circulate fresh blood and remove carbon dioxide and other toxins. That's why death is usually defined as cessation of circulorespiratory function. About how fast various cells die, from the following site:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/when-we-die-does-our-whole-body-die-at-the-same-time/

>The brain and nerve cells require a constant supply of oxygen and will die within a few minutes, once you stop breathing. The next to go will be the heart, followed by the liver, then the kidneys and pancreas, which can last for about an hour. Skin, tendons, heart valves and corneas will still be alive after a day. White blood cells, which are more independent, can keep going for almost three days.