The White Lotus Why Shane Isnt Arrested For Armonds Murder

The White Lotus: Why Shane Isn’t Arrested For Armond’s Murder

The White Lotus hotel manager played by Murray Bartlett met an untimely end at the hands of his nemesis (Jake Lacy) in the shocking season 1 finale.

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The White Lotus Why Shane Isnt Arrested For Armonds Murder

The shocking season 1 finale of The White Lotus saw the growing animosity between Shane (Jake Lacy) and Armond (Murray Bartlett) come to a head, with the hotel manager murdered and his killer flying home unimpeded. Following a season of escalating conflict between the two, the fact one ended up with a knife in the chest was perhaps unsurprising. That it was the under-appreciated Armond who died alone in a bathtub while the self-entitled Shane avoided incarceration was the larger tragedy amongst The White Lotus’ characters.

From the moment Shane and his new wife Rachel (Alexandra Daddario) arrived at the White Lotus for their honeymoon, he blamed hotel manager Armond for every disappointment he encountered. From checking into a room with a better view than the one he originally reserved to feeling slighted he wasn’t informed there was a thief lurking at the hotel, Shane kept a tally of how he’d been “wronged” and used his influence to eventually get Armond fired. Armond, for his part, had earlier retaliated by sending Shane and his new wife on a “romantic dinner cruise” while failing to mention the boat had been chartered by another guest (Jennifer Coolidge) going out to sea to spread her mother’s ashes.

But it was Armond’s last, drug-fueled retaliation that ultimately led to his untimely demise in The White Lotus’ ending. Having learned of his impending dismissal, Armond snuck into Shane and Rachel’s room and defecated – for the entire audience to see – atop the clothes in Shane’s suitcase. When Shane returned before Armond could leave, the knowledge other guests had been robbed and assaulted most likely protected him from criminal retribution.

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Armond’s death was clearly an accident. When Shane realized who he had stabbed, he even apologized to Armond then raced to call for help. Shane and Armond may have despised each other but murder was never either’s endgame. Armond is just as shocked he’s been stabbed as Shane is he stabbed him.

The fact Shane legitimately thought he was protecting himself would have saved him from prosecution. Shane had given Armond the opportunity to come out, but Armond was too afraid and had no idea that Shane was armed with a knife. In a series with many flawed characters staying at The White Lotus, it was actually one of Shane’s many complaints to the hotel that resulted in Armond’s death: he was upset he hadn’t been informed there was a violent robber on the premises. Had he been informed the culprit had been apprehended earlier, Armond might’ve lived through the ordeal.

With the ending of season 1 concluding the way it opened — with Shane watching a coffin loaded into the belly of the plane he was departing on — the identity of who was in that wooden box was finally revealed. Fortunately for Shane, he got to return home with his new bride. Unfortunately for Armond, he returned home in a much less happy way, and won’t be able to make an appearance in the already-announced season 2 of The White Lotus.

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