You do realise that the title sequence of the second season of "The White Lotus" is not just a set of frescoes, but scenes chosen and painted with care in the style of the Renaissance and antiquity, alluding to the fate of each character and forming…

If you, too, have been anxiously pondering what awaits the magnificent Tanya McQuoid, take a closer look at the chained monkey watched by a mysterious lady in a tower. Whom does Jennifer Coolidge play: the hapless captive or the heartless captor?

Who will Jon Gries turn out to be, the donkey or the rider carrying off his beloved on its back? Personally, I take him for a scoundrel who wants to get his hands on Tanya's half a billion.

Theo James, who caused a sensation with his fully nude scene, is represented by a naked statue on which a dog is urinating. What will he be in the end: a worthless cur or a mindless, handsome idol?

Aubrey Plaza, the dear old April of "Parks and Recreation", who in my view plays the only normal heroine, will she become a wounded bird, or will she after all manage to defend her nest from the pseudo-friends of her husband who encroach upon her well-being?

Will the unfortunate prostitute Lucia, played by Simona Tabasco, fall victim to someone, or will she herself manage to eat the fish after all?

The creators have achieved a mysterious and even sinister atmosphere and, most valuable of all, have conveyed the unspoken through the works of art shown on screen. The title sequence is wholly inspired by real sixteenth-century frescoes discovered in the vicinity of the palazzo in Palermo where the second season was filmed.