Adam DiMarco, Haley Lu Richardson on Their 'White Lotus' Duo - Vulture

Such is the tale of Adam DiMarco’s Albie and Haley Lu Richardson’s Portia in the first few episodes of the second season of The White Lotus.

That is, up until the fourth episode, where their characters’ almost-relationship falls apart when Leo Woodall’s Jack, the nephew to Tom Hollander’s fancy British gay aesthete, enters the picture and draws Portia’s eye from Albie.

In turn, local sex worker Lucia (Simona Tabasco) decides she’s going to flirt with Albie despite already sleeping with his father.

There’s this lingering antagonism where Albie and Portia feel almost obligated to get together because they’re two young people at this resort, but it just doesn’t sync.

HLR: Every time Albie and Portia interact, there’s the potential for it to be charming or cute.

At the last episode by the pool, I had a friend text me in all caps when Albie goes in for a second kiss and then asks Portia to come back to his room.

He was like, “I YELLED AT MY TV, ‘READ THE ROOM.’” But then some people are saying Portia told Albie to be more aggressive and he’s doing it.

There’s a fair amount of theorizing that Albie would snap and go after Portia.

HLR: Did you see someone posted a really hot picture of you on Twitter, a black-and-white picture where you’re all moody and you have a six-pack?

They were like, “If Portia doesn’t get on this she deserves to be one of the people in a body bag.”.

Let’s talk about the scene at the end of the episode where Albie and Portia are essentially competitively making out with Lucia and Jack across the bar from each other?

A tiny bit of it was actually used.

But yes, that scene is cool because Albie and Portia both found fire in other people.

I think Albie would be water or maybe earth.

You’re like, Oh, that’s Meghann.

What do you see of each other in Albie and Portia, then.

You had one line in three where you see Albie kissing Lucia and you’re like, “That’s a twist.” It was very Haley.

HLR: I think Albie is a very goodhearted, well-intentioned human.

He meets you and he’s sitting back and he’s making jokes and it’s light, but you leave and you’re like, Oh my God, I feel so seen but also a little bit judged.

AD: If you’re fiddling with your jacket or something, three weeks later he’s like, “Oh, do that thing you were doing with your jacket.” Like, What are you talking about.

In your separate storylines, you’re playing off veteran actors such as F.

AD: You’re asking a lot about karaoke considering none of us were strictly sober and it was months ago.

Okay, so if last season of The White Lotus felt very Survivor, there’s something about Portia and Albie’s plot that feels like Love Island.

AD: Jack enters the villa and he knows that Albie and Portia are like a couple.

Haley, is that a bucket hat you crocheted that you’re wearing in episode four.

HLR: You’re going to be a great dad one day.

This episode ends with the pair of sex scenes between Albie and Lucia and Jack and Portia. .

First of all, it’s so perfect for Albie.

AD: You start doing it and within the first couple takes you’re like, Please, God.

And you’re asking for another.

You’re like, “Can we go again, Mike.

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