{"id":325229,"date":"2021-08-16T05:06:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T02:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/murray-bartlett-on-armonds-season-arc-that-shocking-finale\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T05:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T02:06:48","slug":"murray-bartlett-on-armonds-season-arc-that-shocking-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/murray-bartlett-on-armonds-season-arc-that-shocking-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"#Murray Bartlett on Armond’s Season Arc & That Shocking Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Murray Bartlett on Armond’s Season Arc & That Shocking Finale<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The White Lotus,<\/i> Season 1, Episode 6, \u201cDepartures.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n

If viewers of HBO\u2019s The White Lotus<\/em> have learned anything from watching, it\u2019s that you should expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n

The Season 1 finale certainly delivered on plenty of the show\u2019s signature surprises with a shocking death reveal. It turns out that the individual Shane (Jake Lacy) is so touchy about in the airport is none other than the titular resort\u2019s manager, Armond (Murray Bartlett). The pair had repeatedly butted heads over Shane\u2019s unsatisfactory lodging and Armond is sent over the ledge after learning that a complaint from the guest will lead to his termination.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Mario Perez\/HBO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In an attempt to get revenge in his drugged-up and boozed-up state, Armond enters Shane\u2019s suite to defecate in the hellish guest\u2019s luggage. When Shane returns to his room unexpectedly, the manager is forced to hide as the guest investigates the scene. Following the Mossbacher family\u2019s hotel room robbery, Shane picks up a knife to defend himself against his unseen intruder and accidentally walks his knife into Armond when rounding the corner into the bathroom.<\/p>\n

And just as the spiraling hotelier is shipped off to his final destination, The White Lotus\u2019s guests also make their exit. Below, Bartlett opens up about Armond\u2019s season arc and fate, collaborating with Mike White, and shares his thoughts on Season 2.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Mario Perez\/HBO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Poor Armond is Season 1\u2019s mystery victim. How did you feel about his arc and ultimate demise? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Murray Bartlett:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s such a wonderful aspect of the show, this suspense of who it\u2019s going to be. I wasn\u2019t completely shocked, because he was kind of going off the rails. And so it seemed like a possibility at least, but I was still kind of shocked. I think it\u2019s an amazing end for this character, [in the sense] that I don\u2019t know where he would go after this. Not to say that he should die by any means. But I think in the moments after it\u2019s happ<\/a>ened and the shock and pain have sort of made their mark, there\u2019s some release in death. He plays into this whole hierarchy and system of privilege that they\u2019re all in, but he\u2019s also a casualty of it. This system of privilege and entitlement doesn\u2019t serve anybody in the end.<\/p>\n

Who would you say is most responsible for Armond\u2019s death? Himself, Shane, or is it the rigged system they\u2019re a part of? <\/strong><\/p>\n

All these people have just got intense issues with everything around them. I mean, Armond\u2019s issues and the events that happened along the way, definitely drive him forward towards his end, but I think the show is setting up this hierarchy of people with money and privilege at the top, and then this whole pyramid downwards. Ultimately, when we\u2019re valuing some people over others, no one ends up happy, really.<\/p>\n

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I feel like the big picture is, can we be kind and compassionate to each other through this? In the microcosm of this show, these people aren\u2019t. It\u2019s uncomfortable to watch in a lot of ways because we\u2019re guilty of a lot of these things. These characters all exist inside of us, and we could all go the way of Armond. This kind of system does drive you crazy. And if you have addiction issues or whatever, it can heighten them. It\u2019s ultimately a tragedy.<\/p>\n

Nobody does win, except for maybe Quinn Mossbacher (Fred Hechinger) who escapes his family at the airport to lead a life in Hawaii? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I think you\u2019re right. Maybe he hasn\u2019t been inundated by this kind of system as much. He\u2019s still a bit of an outsider and innocent enough to not be pulled into it too much. And also I think he connects with the local people and nature and with the bigger picture stuff that\u2019s all around us.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Mario Perez\/HBO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This is Mike White\u2019s project through and through. What was it like getting to collaborate with him? <\/strong><\/p>\n

It was dreamy, really. I\u2019ve always wanted to work with Mike White. He\u2019s just a good person. He\u2019s kind and creative and wants you to take risks. And he creates this atmosphere of play on set, where you feel like you can try things out. So you can do mediocre or great work, but you\u2019re still going to be saved by these incredible scripts. You\u2019re starting with such an advantage.<\/p>\n

And it was a very unique experience, shooting during a pandemic, where we\u2019re all quarantined together, kind of like a summer camp, if you can call it that in the middle of a pandemic\u2026 we were all close together. And with Mike as the conductor of all this, it was just incredibly fun and creative. And we all felt incredibly lucky to be working during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Mario Perez\/HBO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The scripts are amazing. Was there any moment or thing that stood out to you when reading them? <\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the amazing things about these scripts is that I had multiple moments where I laughed out loud at my character and other characters. I feel like it\u2019s so evenly balanced. I\u2019m a huge fan of everyone who\u2019s in the show. When I read the scripts and knew Jennifer [Coolidge] was in it, I loved imagining her in the role [of Tanya]. I laughed when I was reading it, and yet she completely goes beyond what I could have ever imagined and is so brilliant. But I don\u2019t know, there are so many great moments in the show.<\/p>\n

One of the things I loved for my character is the sort of face-offs with Shane. They\u2019re such brilliantly written scenes and the conflict is so clear because they both want completely different things and they\u2019re never going to give in. They\u2019re funny, but I think they\u2019re also kind of uncomfortable. I was really excited about playing those scenes, and Jake Lacy is just such an awesome actor, so we had a lot of fun in those scenes.<\/p>\n

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(Credit: Mario Perez\/HBO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I was going to say, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve cringed or laughed as much during one show. And I mean that as a compliment. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I know what you mean, but I think that\u2019s the genius of Mike White. It\u2019s a really clever device because he\u2019s playing with a lot of themes. The comedy is sort of disarming in a little way, but there\u2019s a real kind of ugliness underneath a lot of what\u2019s happening in the show. It\u2019s a real kind of double-edged sword.<\/p>\n

The show has been renewed for Season 2. Despite Armond\u2019s fate in this chapter, would you consider returning if asked? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I think that Armond should come back in the second season as a ghost and advise them in person. What do you think?<\/p>\n

That would totally fit with the tone of the show, I love it. But it would be even better if Armond was wearing his pink coat. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I mean, I don\u2019t know whether you get to wear a pink coat in the afterlife. But who knows? If anyone could do it, Armond can.<\/p>\n

The White Lotus<\/strong><\/em>, Season 2, TBA, HBO<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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