Along with the mysteries, the luxurious locations, and the balance of humor and drama, The White Lotus is well-known for Mike White's ability to capture consistently great performances from everyone in his cast. From Jennifer Coolidge's quirky take on the extremely quotable Tanya McQuoid to Parker Posey's hilarious turn as Victoria Ratliff, some of television's most interesting characters in recent memory have come from this increasingly popular show. The acting chops are so strong across the board that it's hard to pick favorites.

Of course, there's a difference between judging how good a character is and how good the acting is. While both factors surely affect each other, it's important to pick apart why they don't just mean the same thing. The character as a whole factors in their lines, their clothing, their narrative function in the show, and, of course, the acting. One can think of acting as a sub-category of what constitutes character, maybe the most important one at that. How a character delivers their lines to really make this fictional person come alive, how they move—the amount of detail they put into these things affects how much they make the audience laugh or cry or whatever the show intends. Sometimes the acting is fantastic while the writing is off, and many would argue that the latest season of The White Lotus is a prime example of that. So here are possibly the best performances in season three, based on how convincing they are and how much nuance the actors breathe into their roles.