The White Lotus creator Mike White previously said that the third season will focus on spirituality, but it’s only in episode 5 that this theme really starts to appear.

The Mike White touch: When Piper argues to Tim that he and Victoria did not really raise their children to be religious, Tim lapses into a reverie about his days as an altar boy, then softly sings “Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming” to himself.

Sam Rockwell, who won the Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2018, made a surprise appearance in Episode 5 on March 16, playing Rick's old pal Frank. The actor's real-life partner is Leslie Bibb, who stars as Kate in this season of the show.