The most obvious candidate to become the new Tanya is also one of the least likely to book another stay at a White Lotus hotel: Portia. The insecure, frumpy assistant who followed Tanya to Sicily only to get roped into a murder plot targeting her boss was a fan-favorite this season, much like Tanya was in Season 1. Tanya even said Portia reminded her of a younger version of herself before they were separated.

Portia’s story was also left at loose ends; she suspects the men with Tanya were assassins-for-hire and Jack a plant to keep Portia far away from her boss. Jack all but confirmed the latter before driving her to the airport and dropping her off, telling her not to ask questions, not to return to the hotel, just get out of Italy before anyone realized she was a loose end that needed tidying up. Even when Albie confirmed her worst fears when he told her a body of a hotel guest was found, along with a yacht full of gunshot victims, Portia merely exchanged numbers with him instead of going to the authorities. Clearly, the girl’s got some trauma to unpack... and possibly, dangerous people to avoid.

The only question is how Portia winds up at a ritzy White Lotus hotel. Unless Tanya decided to leave her some money, it seems like a stretch.

A more likely candidate to stay at a White Lotus hotel is Dominic Di Grasso. He spent half his vacation complaining that he’d planned this getaway with his wife, Abby, before she left him. Their story seemed to be heading toward a reconciliation, though, as his son Albie put in a good word for his father with his mom after he gave Lucia money as a “karmic payment.”

Fans should not forget that Abby was voiced by none other than Laura Dern in Season 2. Having Michael Imperioli and Dern turn up in Season 3, now trying to work out their marriage (and perhaps failing like Tanya and Greg), feels very on-brand for the show — especially if Dom winds up being Season 3’s deceased character.

Lucia came out on top at the end of Season 2. Hustler’s gonna hustle, and this girl managed to clean the Di Grasso men of €50,000 by the end of the season. Not that it makes her rich or anything, just comfortable enough to live for a little while without having to work.

Where better to take a vacation than another White Lotus hotel? Letting Mia live the life someone like Tanya takes for granted would make for a fun crossover character moment.

Jack’s story felt the most unfinished of all the characters left at loose ends in Season 2. He talked about being deep in a hole, and it certainly seemed like he was working off a debt by working for (and sleeping with) Quentin. Viewers def need more of his story.

Since all the schemers on Quentin’s boat presumably perished, Jack may be free to skip town, disappearing to another White Lotus hotel, hoping to restart a new life. Of course, that would only be until his old life inevitably catches up with him.

Portia may have reminded Tanya of herself, but the closest corresponding character to Season 1 Tanya and her white, wealthy woman with emotional issues is totally Daphne. Moreover, Meghann Fahy’s character won the hearts of fans with her fashion sense and insistence on doing whatever it took not to be a victim of life.

One sign that the show is planning on making Daphne the next character to join the next season of the White Lotus is that she mentions vacation plans for “next year,” which could mean the next season of the show. She and Cameron are planning on heading to the Maldives in 2023. Could Cameron have work come up, sending Daphne to vacation alone? Or even better, take her personal trainer? Who would perish then, her or the man most assume is her children’s biological father?

There is one character fans want to see wind up in a body bag leaving a White Lotus hotel: Greg. Despite some fan theories, Tanya’s boyfriend-turned-husband-turned-widower did not get the axe in Season 2. He’s still out there, and now he’s presumably super-rich on Tanya’s money. He’s gotta go.

Greg booking another White Lotus from the same bank account Tanya used in Seasons 1 and 2 would create a true narrative throughline for the series. It would continue Tanya’s story as the central narrative around which the previous two seasons have revolved. It would also give the show a reason to bring Jennifer Coolidge back to guest star: Her ghost could haunt Greg’s dreams until the end of his life, which viewers can only hope will be nasty, brutish, and short.