India, April 24 -- Victoria Ratliff (The White Lotus, S3). The show knew what it was doing when it cast Parker Posey. The plot focuses on husband Timothy and the kids, and Chelsea and Rick. But mom Victoria might be the worst Ratliff in the wealthy family. Her ditzy delusion is meme-worthy. And she, reaching for the Lorazepam at the slightest inconvenience, is the centre of every universe. Victoria feels more real than all the posturing guests in that hotel.

Joshua Pearce (F1). You went for Brad Pitt and stayed for Damson Idris's raging, almost unhinged Joshua. OK, he's almost one-dimensionally arrogant. But who's complaining? Joshua is more than a protege to Pitt's Sonny Hayes, he's a sly competitor. "You're making a mistake, thinking t...