Big Little Lies
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This entiresecond season ofBig Little Liesis a blessing really.
But the Monterey Fives plot ends there.
More, more, more.
Other than that, what we need is TBD.
A second season could have complicated things, inserting unnecessary drama where it wasnt needed.
She is L-I-V-I-N. She is Elton John at the Troubador in 1970 with a feminist march for intermission.
(Whatexactlydoes Renata do?
Madeline has taken a new career path, too.
withAvenue Qand her little affair with her colleague.
We get it, Abigail has a huge heart and misguided instincts.
But does she have friends?
Too many thrillers let people off the hook for guilt, and its wise thatBig Little Liesdidnt.
Of course, Id still like it if there was more for Bonnie todo.
Zoe Kravitz has a way of deadening her eyes thats beguiling and scary.
Has Detective Quinlan really just given up?
So will Bonnie turn herself in?
Not yet, she wont.
We have lots more of this season to go.
When Jane asks her point blank, Are you glad that hes dead?
(Did you think I wouldnt get to Queen Meryl, people?)
The wisest thing theyve done with her character is put her in these bizarre parleys with Madeline.
Yes, shes grieving and her rudeness can be explained away by that, in part.
Filthy rich and successful?
Double-check for that beachfront property.
The most amazing man?
That scream, through.
Its so abdominal, so much more a wail than anything else.
Its a moment of acting bravado, but it isnt showy.
Christ, were lucky to have Meryl on our screens for the next month and a half.
Is Mary Louise a villain?
Of course Mary Louise would want to know what happened to her son.
theres an edge to her voice.
That we isnt the act of camaraderie she makes it out to be.
