And, of course, we have the oh so endearing Chelsea, an open-hearted Aries, and her older, grumpy boyfriend, Rick, a secretive Scorpio. They’re soulmates, guys!
There’s a gormless security guard (Gaitok), a potentially not-so-sweet employee (Mook), a hotel manager who just wants to sing (Fabian), a very sexy friend for Belinda (Pornchai), a no-longer sober Sam Rockwell (Frank), the return of Greg/ Gary, his current girlfriend (Chloe), an aging hotel owner with a chequered past (Jim), his once-famous singer wife (Sritala).
In other words, there’s a lot going on — and a lot of potential people to wind up dead in a pond.
Theory: The Pied Piper prediction
Who dies? Lochlan, Saxon, or, maybe, the whole Ratliff clan
The theory? Some internet sleuths are convinced that the Ratliff family is linked to the tale of the Pied Piper. In case you aren’t familiar, in the 13th century story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the “Pied Piper” is brought into a Saxon town to rid it of its rat infestation. When the Piper isn’t paid, he lures the town’s children to a mountain with his flute.
According to one Reddit user, the legend fits kind of perfectly with the Ratliffs. For one thing, there’s the last name: “Rat”liff. Then, there’s Saxon, whose name links to the location of the legend and Piper, whose name links to — well — the eponymous piper!
“There are going to be people who say that this is just clever naming, but I argue you to consider this: the original Pied Piper legend took place in Saxony,” wrote the fan. “The eldest Ratliff is Saxon. I just refuse to believe that this is subtext. It’s Mike White slipping us a map.”
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The fan also noted that in some versions of the legend, the town’s children are led to a river and drowned. This is where Lochlan, the third Ratliff child, comes into the theory. Lochlan, notes the fan, is the “Gaelic meaning ‘land of lakes’ or ‘from the lochs.’ His name is practically connected to water. In the dream sequence and soundscapes, Lochlan seems to be magnetised toward the ocean and drawn into aquatic dreamscapes.”