In a show full of unlikable people, it takes a special character to be the absolute, no-contest worst of the bunch. On White Lotuss season three, its without a doubt Greg (Jon Gries) a.k.a. Gary a.k.a. the not-so-grieving widower of season one and twos Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge). In a bit of a twist, Greg is the only character to appear on all three seasons of White Lotus, as he was reintroduced to viewers in the first episode of season three. Technically, hes not a guest at the resort. Having inherited Tanyas giant fortune, Greg now owns a luxurious house steps away from the White Lotus in Thailand. Hes also dating a model named Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) who slightly resents him, and is dating him for his wealth not unlike his own relationship to Tanya. Hes also going by the alias Gary, presumably because law enforcement is looking at Greg as a suspicious person in Tanyas death. White Lotus is an anthology series, following a different group of appalling rich people around a different lavish resort each season for a vacation that inevitably ends in someones death. Although the show has seen some characters return namely Tanya and Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), the saintly White Lotus Hawaii staffer who Tanya plied with promises of her own spa in season one it hasnt seemed to have (or been billed as having) a throughline narrative, until now. The problem for Gary is that Belinda just so happens to be at the Thai resort as part of an exchange program. She finally recognized Greg in episode three, but while she knew that he distracted their mutual patron from funding Belindas dream of owning her own business, she didnt yet know about Tanyas untimely demise or Gregs role in it. (Quick refresh: Greg employed a coterie of scamming homosexuals to have his wife killed, but ultimately she smacked her own head on the side of a boat while trying to jump to safety.) He denied theyd ever met (hes Gary after all), but in the seasons fourth episode, Belinda is up to speed thanks to a quick Google, and terrified. So is Greg. If Belinda exchanges enough information with authorities, she could shatter everything he worked to hide! Episode four picks up after Greg and Belindas face-to-face. He has a boat party to begrudgingly host, and shes preparing for her sons arrival. But they cant stop thinking of each other (negatively) and seem to be on a collision course. Now it seems more and more likely that the man who appeared to be nothing more than a side character/love interest in season one has, this whole time, been taking White Lotus fans on the familiar arc of a true crime romance scammer: seduction, violence, and the desperate struggle to not get caught. The customary White Lotus boat tripAs certain that the sun will rise tomorrow, the characters on White Lotus will get on a boat and have an awful time. In season one, Tanya scattered her mothers ashes in the Pacific Ocean (or attempted to) with newlyweds Rachel (Alexandra DAddario) and Shane (Jake Lacy) along for the ride. In season two, Tanya again found herself on a ship in the Mediterranean where she accidentally died after killing the rich gay guys who were trying to murder her. And, in season three, episode four, the White Lotus Thailands guests are at sea once more. With (presumably) Tanyas money, Greg has procured a yacht, and at Chloes behest invited the Ratliff family parents, children, and lorazepam stash as well as Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Rick (Walton Goggins) all spend a day aboard. Technically theyre all Gregs guests. But most everyone, including Greg, seems a bit miserable. The ship is full of older men and their much younger female company. As Chloe says, these old bald guys are all the same. Even on open water with champagne flowing, tension missing pills, inappropriate flirting, wrong-headed revenge plots, and some previous antipathy between the Ratliffs and the incredibly nervy Rick is unavoidable. It all goes back to the idea that no matter how rich you are and how many things you buy to throw at your problems, you can still absolutely hate the life you have. Everyone on this super yacht is miserable! Courtesy of Fabio Lovino/HBOAt the bar, Tim Ratliff (Jason Isaacs), the rapidly unspooling South Carolina businessman loaded on his wifes lorazepam and many, many midday drinks, wants to know about Gregs life in Thailand. When Tim asks if he likes it, Greg tells him, I never want to leave. That could be true, but with the police on the lookout, he also never can. Just heard someone say that anyone who moves to Thailand is either looking for something or hiding for something, Tim slurs.Neither, Greg tells him, I just got sick of the rat race.Greg is in a race of his own now, though. Finding him sitting alone on the upper deck, Chloe asks if she can take the boat to a different island to celebrate an upcoming full moon party. The man she calls Gary tells her she can take the boat without him, and she doesnt seem to care when he tells her, Theres something I gotta deal with at home. The something is Belinda. Back on land, Belinda spots Greg talking to the hotels grinning manager. From the look in his eye, she cant help but assume its her. She and Greg make brief eye contact. Later, in the sleek home Tanyas fortune bought, Greg looks at Belindas Instagram, examining pictures of her and her son. Given what we know about Gregs history of grifting and Tanyas eventual demise, it certainly cant be good for Belinda to be in his crosshairs.Is Greg going to kill Belinda?With Belinda knowing who Greg is and Greg knowing that Belinda knows about him and Tanya, it raises a very obvious question: Is Greg going to kill Belinda? And further, is Belinda the mystery person who dies in episode one?Many signs point to yes. Belinda seems to be the only person in Thailand who knows that Greg isnt Gary. Even if Belinda is intent on keeping quiet, Greg doesnt know that. It would seem like this man, who has no qualms about grifting and murder-for-hire, wouldnt think twice about finding a way to silence Belinda for good. Thats as clear a motive as we see on the show. But theres one absolutely huge reason why hes not the killer stalking the resort in the season opener shooting and killing Belinda wouldnt be his MO or beneficial to his endgame. The murder that we get a glimpse of in the beginning of the season is just too blatant for Greg to be the killer. The man is wanted in Italy, and the last thing he wants to do is draw even more attention himself. You know what draws attention? Repeatedly and wildly firing a gun at a luxury resort full of the richest people on earth. Theres a higher chance of Belinda using the gun in some kind of self-defense than Greg shooting her. Greg has also proven himself to be the type of guy who would not do the murdering himself. Back in season two when he went to Italy with Tanya, Greg actually left Tanya and let the evil gays (one of whom Greg had a previous relationship with) toy around with her. If Greg is going to off Belinda, hes going to figure out a way to do it without being directly involved. No doubt, the tension between Belinda and Greg is going to drive the rest of the season. Shes going to be cautious around him. Hes going to want to keep her close, close enough to sniff out how much she knows and whether or not shell snitch. Whats fascinating here is what a turn this is for the show, which usually tells contained stories. White Lotus has always been a work made up of closely observed character study (please see this seasons three quietly warring white women who have been friends since childhood). Since his first appearance in season one, though, Greg has been more than a bit of a cipher. Hes taciturn, hes reserved. Yes, hes angry, as he proved in season two when Tanya brought her assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) along on vacation, but hes fairly unknowable. We think he likes fly-fishing, and were pretty sure he worked at the Bureau of Land Management. What exactly was his relationship with Quentin (Tom Hollander)? Did he ever really have cancer, as he claimed when he met Tanya in Maui?Belinda is doing what any normal nosy person would do Courtesy of Fabio Lovino/HBOGreg also doesnt neatly fit into the shows class criticism. So many characters on the show are cartoonish, exaggerated versions of the one percent. They get away with spoiled entitlement, and impose themselves on places where common people are shut out. Gregs grift feels slightly different, but maybe more egregious heres a thief who is worse than the rich hes stealing from. Arranging Tanyas death and getting away with her fortune feels unjust. White Lotus is a show about personal unravelings, what these affluent people really look like when their money cant buy what they really need. But Greg is wound tight. He may be more desperate than ever, but there is no true sense of who this man is.Its only slowly and methodically, over years, that this show can let us into a character like Greg: a man who doesnt go on vacation to let go, who isnt there to relax or make friends, who is moving like a shark toward some longer-term, darker goal. Unlike the rest of our travelers, he doesnt indulge in self-exploration. Greg knows who he is. Its his job to make sure that no one else does. See More: