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In the aftermath of The White Lotus season finale, fans were left questioning one particular moment: Why did Lochlan (played by Sam Nivola) use a dirty blender to make a protein shake that almost poisoned him? During his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on April 6th, Nivola addressed the widely discussed scene.
Fallon went straight to the point, asking why Lochlan would make a shake in such a questionable blender. Nivola, laughing off the question, admitted he’d already been asked that same question “probably 1000 times” since the finale aired.
Nivola explained that Lochlan didn’t perceive the blender as dangerous. “I was expecting that Saxon had made a protein shake in it,” he said. Lochlan thought there was leftover protein from his brother Saxon (played by Patrick Schwarzenegger), and he figured a little extra protein wouldn’t hurt. He defended his character by saying, “I’m not that much of an idiot,” implying that Lochlan wasn’t intentionally being reckless.
The actor further explained that Lochlan trusted his older brother Saxon, which made him believe the blender was safe, even if it wasn’t cleaned properly. It wasn’t a lack of awareness, Nivola suggested, but rather a misplaced confidence in his brother’s actions.
Still, fans have raised valid questions. If Lochlan had been drinking Saxon’s shakes regularly, why didn’t he notice that this one smelled or looked different? The shake wasn’t just a leftover protein drink—it was a piña colada laced with bad coconut milk, which led to the poisoning.
In addition, viewers questioned why Lochlan’s father, Timothy Ratliff (played by Jason Isaacs), didn’t clean the blender after preparing the toxic drink the night before. His failure to rinse it out almost led to a tragic mistake, something that could have been easily avoided with just a quick cleanup.
While some fans may have viewed this as a moment of typical teen carelessness, Nivola and the writers presented it as a misunderstanding rooted in Lochlan’s misplaced trust in his older brother. Ultimately, it was a case of Lochlan believing everything was fine, even though the situation was, in reality, far from safe.