The White Lotus Prosecco Mystery: Why Did Harper Refuse to Drink It?
The White Lotus might be full of secrets, but there is one thing that bothers fans in a really unexpected way.
With all the murders, dirty family secrets and potential plot twists, the first episode of The White Lotus has left fans wondering why on earth would Aubrey Plaza's character Harper... refuse a welcome prosecco when she arrived to the Sicilian resort.
Accustomed to how little things may mean a lot in The White Lotus, people immediately started to look into the little gesture. Many theories poured in, starting from "she might be pregnant!" to "she's just difficult".
Harper already seems to be one of the "toughest" characters in the show. Working as a lawyer who has to deal with cases connected to sexual harassment and discrimination, she is also very concerned about the direction where the world is going.
In fact, many people think that Harper's move to refuse a prosecco is just a subtle detail that point at her complicated personality. She is not the one to be politely nice, so even if the prosecco detail does not point at something exactly, it certainly established that either she is going to have a tough time around everyone else... or everyone else will have a tough time around her.
After all, it could also be a sign of how it is perfectly fine to refuse things you don't want.
"Honestly I feel like on the surface it's meant to show that she's 'difficult'. However when you think about it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with declining a glass of prosecco when you don't feel like it," Redditor cloglandguy said.
The fandom is already divided over her — while some people think she is a "buzzkill", others noted that she is simply not "fluffy" and is not ready to adjust to people.
The pregnancy theory is unlikely, because even after refusing a glass of prosecco on the arrival, Harper is perfectly fine sipping a couple of Aperol Spritzes with Daphne and Cameron.
Anyway, the first episode is simply setting the stage for what's coming — and something is definitely coming since the episode starts with a dead body emerging from the Sicilian waters near the White Lotus hotel.
New episodes of The White Lotus premiere on HBO Max every Sunday.