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Is 'The White Lotus' season 2 worth the buzz?

(L-R) Mark Kamine, Haley Lu Richardson, Simona Tabasco, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Jennifer Coolidge, Mike White, Will Sharpe, Sabrina Impacciatore, Michael Imperioli, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, and David Bernad attend the Los Angeles Season 2 Premiere of HBO Original Series "The White Lotus." (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
(L-R) Mark Kamine, Haley Lu Richardson, Simona Tabasco, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Jennifer Coolidge, Mike White, Will Sharpe, Sabrina Impacciatore, Michael Imperioli, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, and David Bernad attend the Los Angeles Season 2 Premiere of HBO Original Series "The White Lotus." (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Season 2 of HBO’s “The White Lotus” has sparked a devoted internet following and garnered Golden Globes Nominations. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans thinks the show’s overrated. He discusses why with Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee.

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