While we've come to expect the unexpected from The White Lotus, we were not prepared for what the Nov.

For the actors involved, the scene represented a bit of sordid gusto from White Lotus creator and writer Mike White.

Hollander also recognized that the scene provided some connective tissue to the first season of The White Lotus—we're thinking of one salacious scene between Murray Bartlett and Lukas Gage, in particular.

For his part, Woodall knew his character would be getting frisky—it is The White Lotus after all—but he didn't see this particular twist coming

Find out where things go from here when new episodes of The White Lotus premiere Sundays at 9 p.m