The White Lotus is back for season 3 and naturally, it’s another “whodunit” and who TF was killed situation. This season is set in Thailand and this time around, the hotel is a mostly no-devices, fancy wellness retreat for the mind and body that attracts — you guessed it — lots of obnoxious, rich white people with secrets. Now that we’ve seen a preview of the end (right at the beginning of episode 1) and we’ve met this group of eccentric characters, I’m already wondering about who died and why they were killed. So, who was shot in The White Lotus season 3? We won’t know the answer until the April 6 finale episode of course, but here are some theories to consider until then.

The White Lotus Season 3: Who Gets Shot? Theories

According to the show creator, Mike White, this season is all about Eastern religion/spirituality and death. (Season 1 explored money and greed and season 2 was all about lust.) The new season opens with a meditation session — Amrita (Shalini Peiris) leads a session for Zion (Nicholas Duvernay), who’s the son of Belinda (Natasha Rothwell). But the calming activity quickly becomes the most stressful situation imaginable. While Zion and Amrita are focusing on taking deep breaths and keeping their eyes closed, they hear gunshots in the distance.

Zion cries: “My mom’s out there! My mom’s out there!” He and Amrita run in different directions. He says a desperate prayer for his mother before spotting a floating corpse. Zion looks horrified and backs away. Obviously, the corpse is unidentifiable, and we’ll see how the murder played out at the end of the season.

Who could it be?  Well, I fear Belinda is a possibility. After all, Zion said she was out there, and also… When Jennifer Coolidge returned for a second season, she was killed off. (Natasha Rothwell starred in the first season too.) But perhaps Belinda’s too obvious, since Zion said she was there and said a prayer for her.

Another possibility? Again, I’m really just throwing out guesses here. But when Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) is yapping at her grumpy-ass, old BF, Rick (Walton Goggins), she specifically says: “I’m going to help you get your joy back — even if it kills me.” Interesting choice of words. Perhaps it’s foreshadowing…

I would also point out that in the opening credits, they show Sam Nivola’s name next to a dead-looking guy. He plays Lochlan, so maybe that’s a clue about that character? There are also lots of animals attacking humans and a catastrophic situation on a boat in the credits, and I’m guessing all these images are intentional and tease what’s to come somehow.

It’s truly evil that they make us wait a whole week for new episodes.