‘White Lotus’ viewers are grossed out over Patrick Schwarzenegger’s ‘incest’ storyline: ‘I’m scared’

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“The White Lotus” went there.The Season 3 premiere of the hit HBO series kicked off with an apparent incest storyline between Patrick Schwarzenegger’s character, Saxon Ratliff, and his younger brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola).The pair gave viewers incestuous vibes after they arrived in Thailand with their sister Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs) and mom Victoria (Parker Posey).Toward the end of the episode, the brothers are laying in bed in their shared room when Saxon says their sister is “pretty hot” but is probably still a virgin, and asks Lochlan what porn he likes.Then, Saxon gets naked in the bathroom, and notices that Lochlan is staring at him.After the episode aired, viewers flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to share their reactions to the creepy scenes between the brothers.“Just saw season 3 premiere of White Lotus.

Is it just me or there’s an incest relationship going on between the brothers?” one fan tweeted.“Please tell me there’s not an incest storyline,” another fan wrote.Someone else said, “Can already see the gay incest storyline happening…”A different commenter added, “I’m 15 minutes in and i already sense an incest storyline w these kids..”“What the f–k is up with the incest in the new white lotus season i’m scared,” said another fan.Meanwhile, a different person speculated, “Everyone’s talking about the White Lotus brother incest but I’m pretty sure the eldest brother is sleeping with the father and the youngest has a thing going with his sister.”In an interview with Decider, Schwarzenegger, 31, confirmed Saxon and Lochlan give incestuous energy in their interactions.“I think he defines himself as the one that knows everything and that he’s correct and he’s right and that his siblings.