Colin Sheridan: The White Lotus season 3 is over — and it might be time we check out of prestige TV too

The White Lotus promised escapism — but its finale left me longing for hope, Galway summers, and some actual joy

Sam Rockwell and Walton Goggins in the finale of 'The White Lotus'.

Watching Season 3 of HBO's The White Lotus  reach its claustrophobic crescendo, it occurred to me that my parents had the right approach to summer holidays all along: Why go to Thailand and stay in a luxury resort, indulge in mind-altering narcotics and risk invading the personal space of your siblings, when you can pack a Ford Granada, head an hour south to Galway, go racing and eat 99s out walking the prom every night?

To be clear, these weren’t the only two options discussed. One summer, a sister went to Torquay with the cousins for a week.