The perspective of those in service to the wealthy is also at the centre of TV"s current reframing of richness and has been key in viewers" ability to connect with these programmes. Most obviously, that is the case with Squid Game, in which the wealthy VIPs are absurd, mask-wearing caricatures, only briefly glimpsed, and most of our time is spent with their "sport", while in Maid, everything is seen from the viewpoint of Alex. And in The White Lotus, we get to spend as much time with the hotel workers as we do with the spoiled guests, seeing their frustration and coping mechanisms up close, whether it"s manager Armond struggling to hide his contempt for Shane, or spa manager Belinda pandering to the spaced-out wrecking ball Tanya.