"Jason Isaacs, who played our dad, kind of modeled his whole accent and character off of [that show]," Sam Nivola said.

Some may call the start of season three of The White Lotus slow—you know, other than that hotel robbery at gunpoint—but I’d describe it more as simmering. Our cast of vacationers, staff and mysterious outliers are starting to let their true selves shine through and I’ve gotta say,

HBO might just have its most popular season of The White Lotus yet. Per the company, 3.4M U.S. cross-platform viewers tuned in for the second episode on Sunday night, which marks a 40% increase over the premiere episode’s 2.4M.