SATIRE NEWS: Virtually Imperceptible Facial Expression Sends Shock Wave Through ‘White Lotus’ Fan Base

NEW YORK—With thousands flocking to social media to discuss a scene from the popular HBO series in which a character’s brow is slightly furrowed, an almost imperceptible facial expression is said to have sent a shock wave through the White Lotus fan base Sunday evening. “Y’all…did you see what Walton Goggins just did using nothing but his forehead?” a user on X wrote in a viral post that included a screen capture from the show in which a mild crease appears between the eyebrows of Goggins’ character Rick Hatchett, a split-second gesture that fans in the reply section agreed changed the entire arc of the show’s third season. “Give. Him. An. Emmy. Right. Now. If you weren’t paying attention, go back and watch this scene again and observe how it tells us everything we need to know about Rick’s dark past without saying a word.” At press time, the show’s fans on social media had formulated an entirely new theory about how the season would unfold after watching a preview of next week’s episode in which Goggins’ brow appears smooth and relaxed.