The White Lotus Season 2 Cast Agrees On The Nicest Character — And Here's Why They're Right ... For Now
All the characters in the second season of "The White Lotus" are pretty despicable in their own way, but at least one of them seems to have pure intentions. The most well-meaning character is probably Albie, an Italian-American teenager played by Adam DiMarco. Albie is visiting Sicily with his father and grandfather to reconnect with their family's heritage. His father's infidelity has alienated him from his daughter and mother, but Albie attends the trip regardless and tries to keep the peace in his troubled family. Seeing the way that his father treated his mother has made Albie determined to be different. "I refuse to have a bad relationship with women," he tells Portia in episode 2.
For the most part, Albie does treat women with respect. Since he is so repelled by his father and grandfather's attitudes towards women, he does run the risk of being blind to his own misogynistic behavior. By repressing his true feelings about his father, Portia, and women in general, he is also due for a huge emotional outburst that is bound to hurt whoever stands in his way. With that said, Albie still might be the kindest character in the bunch. He isn't totally honest with himself or others in the way that Aubrey Plaza's character Harper is, so she might ultimately be more virtuous than him. Albie seems to be the most well-intentioned character of the season so far, but in the world of "The White Lotus," it's the least suspecting character that has the most power to surprise you.
Albie is the nicest character ... for now
The cast of "The White Lotus" season 2 all agree that Albie is the nicest character. "We must protect Albie," Aubrey Plaza told Rotten Tomatoes. "We must protect his innocent, boyish smile." Albie is definitely the most naive character, but is he truly the kindest? Theo James, who plays Cameron, wasn't totally sure. "I would say Adam [DiMarco]'s character Albie is the purest, but maybe he's ... yeah," James said, trailing off before giving too much away. This quote doesn't reveal much, since James cleverly cut himself off just before a potential spoiler, but it does suggest that Albie has a darker side that might come out later in the season.
Adam DiMarco himself isn't totally convinced of Albie's purity. "[Albie] might be the least controversial," the actor conceded. "He does mean well." His intentions are definitely the most unadulterated of any character, but that doesn't make him totally innocent. Albie is a ticking time bomb that is likely to go off in one of the last few episodes of the season. He already handed his grandfather and father a piece of his mind in episode 3 and it's unlikely that he has walked out of such a toxic masculine environment completely unscathed. Will it be Portia who receives the brunt of his concealed rage? Or perhaps the sex worker Lucia, whom Albie unwittingly employed for a night?
Albie is on the verge of a breakdown
For all his attempts to avoid being like his father, Albie ends up sleeping with the exact same sex worker just two nights later. Albie is bound to be made aware of this before season 2 of "The White Lotus" is over, and I highly doubt it will make him feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The only question is who he will be most angry with. Will he be angry at his father for neglecting to warn him when he saw Lucia making advances? Will he be angry with Portia for driving him into Lucia's arms? Or will he be angry with Lucia for concealing the truth from him?
Portia broke off her romance with Albie to pursue the tattooed British boy, Jack, but episode 5 reveals a massive secret that he has been hiding from her. When Portia discovers the real reason that Jack is in Sicily, will she gravitate back toward Albie? There's no telling how she will react to that information, and if it will make her regret rejecting the nice guy's advances in favor of a fling with a bad boy. Portia and Albie are likely to have some more conflict in the future since Albie has already articulated strong but suppressed feelings about the plight of the nice guy. "Girls always complain that guys aren't nice, but then if they find a nice guy, they're not always interested," he explains to Portia over dinner. After all, the Di Grasso family has represented three generations of masculine rot.
Albie might technically be the nicest character in Season 2 of "The White Lotus," but then again, that's really not saying much, is it? Either way, I think we are about to see a darker side of him very soon.