This post contains spoilers for the White Lotus season finale.

Parker Posey’s White Lotus character Victoria Ratliff possesses qualities that, on paper, would seem loathsome. She was completely culturally disinterested in Thailand, referring to it as “Taiwan” and refusing to call the Buddhist meditation center near their resort that her daughter was interested in joining anything but a “cult.” She blatantly snubbed Leslie Bibb’s character, Kate, when she approached her at breakfast and said they had previously attended the same baby shower.

Posey called Victoria a “woman-child,” whom she played as though she came from a “quite spoiled” background. Her narcissism manifests as obliviousness to the struggles of her closest family members, failing to notice anything off about her husband or children, and perceiving only her daughter’s desire to escape her privilege as woefully misguided.

She is also unabashedly materialistic, favoring pricey dresses by Rachel Comey (her exact dress is not available but you can get the same style in green); Lanvin (her dress is sold out); and Stella McCartney (almost sold out — MyTheresa has it on sale). Her accessories include a $4,700 Gucci bag, a nearly $37,000 Rolex watch, and $285,000 David Webb necklace.

She’s the kind of woman whose wealth and social standing have bought her the privilege of obliviousness and of not having a filter, as when she tells a young woman at a party at Greg’s mansion, “You’re young, you’re beautiful, why are you with this middle-aged weirdo? Does he have a lot of money?”

And yet, she became something like the internet’s Mother during the course of the show. Her apparent Lorazepam addiction has inspired Etsy sellers to make “Live Laugh Lorazepam” needlepoints. Her “Piper, nooo!” line has been mixed into a song. She has been heralded as iconic, Instagram users posting things like, “Victoria Ratliff is my personality for the next 6-9 months lol,” along with countless “appreciation” carousels. If you’re at all clued into the show, it would have been hard to avoid the celebratory memes of her line, “I just don’t think at this age I’m meant to live an uncomfortable life.”

I’ve enjoyed watching this character as much as anyone. But what is it about this woman who, for all the qualities that we’re told over and over are objectively awful, has so captivated us?