Why IS television so obsessed with incest? As White Lotus shocks viewers, experts reveal why the ‘last taboo’ has become mainstream

It was once considered an unspeakable taboo, but incest storylines now make for commonplace viewing in mainstream TV.

This week, White Lotus viewers were left ‘creeped out’ by such scenes – as Lochlan (Sam Nivola) was seen longingly staring at his elder brother Saxon’s (Patrick Schwarzenegger) nude body when he went to masturbate in the bathroom.