"Ciao" is the first episode of the second season of the American black comedy drama anthology television series The White Lotus.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.460 million household viewers and gained a 0.06 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.

At a beach near Taormina, Sicily, a woman named Daphne (Meghann Fahy) talks with some tourists, remarking that she had a great vacation stay at a White Lotus resort.

The White Lotus' manager, Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore) is informed by her concierge, Rocco (Federico Ferrante), that more bodies were retrieved from the beach, all of which were guests at their resort.

These include married couple Ethan (Will Sharpe) and Harper Spiller (Aubrey Plaza), who are accompanying Ethan's brash college roommate Cameron Sullivan (Theo James) and his wife Daphne; the Di Grasso family, which consists of Bert (F. Murray Abraham), his son Dominic (Michael Imperioli), and his grandson Albie (Adam DiMarco); and Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), who is now married to Greg (Jon Gries), but their relationship is now strained.

But I will say this about this latest White sojourn: His eye and ear for how privileged folks move through the world continue to be unmatched, especially within the trappings of a very funny black comedy that looks and sounds as sumptuous as its titular hotel.

"[6] Tom Smyth of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "It's finally time to check back into The White Lotus.

"[7] Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "If there were any concerns that The White Lotus Season 2 wouldn't be able to find a compelling enough bunch of characters to kickstart a new mystery, 'Ciao' washed them away.

"[8] Erik Kain of Forbes wrote, "It all feels devilishly delightful so far, a splendid, glitzy, menacing return to what made the first season so great.

"[9] Shawn Laib of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "What makes The White Lotus special is when all of these people start interacting and affecting each other's trips.

The site wrote, "The White Lotus specializes in churning out fresh variations of painfully oblivious rich people, and Season 2 has a great one in chipper wife Daphne, played to smiley perfection by Meghann Fahy.