The season 1 star tells PEOPLE how she learned she'd be returning for season 3, calling the show "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I got to do twice"There wasn't much of a conversation between Mike White and Natasha Rothwell about season 3 of The White Lotus — all she knew was she was saying "yes" no matter what.

"I remember calling one of the hotel employees to my room because between me and the bathroom was a lizard," Rothwell tells EW.

In the premiere, Belinda is waiting for her son to arrive at the resort, trying to become acquainted with the resort and understand her place as she both studies under the resort staff and takes advantage of the amenities, giving her a reverence for Thailand that her fellow guests don’t seem to have.