"Mysterious Monkeys" is the third episode of the first 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 0.478 million household viewers and gained a 0.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Quinn (Fred Hechinger) awakens in the beach, and is angered to discover that he accidentally left his phone, iPad and Nintendo Switch in the water and are now useless.
Armond is actually frustrated about Shane's attitude and suggests a sunset boat ride, without revealing that Tanya has chartered it to spread her mother's ashes in the ocean.
That night, Olivia (Sydney Sweeney) follows Paula (Brittany O'Grady) to a room, where she sees her having sex with Kai (Kekoa Scott Kekumano), which unnerves her and causes her to leave the scene.
In June 2021, HBO announced that the third episode of the season would be titled "Mysterious Monkeys", and that it would be written and directed by series creator Mike White.
"[6] Breeze Riley of Telltale TV gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Will the rest of the guests get the same moment of catharsis?
I don't imagine every character will deliver their truth with as much flair as Tanya, but I still expect we'll see similar scenes as the season goes into its second half.