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Big Little Lies - Season 2 Episode 07: I Want to Know
The second season presents a new series of powerful drama, as Renata faces a different course of her life when Gordon comes down to a legal and Korean problem that asks Jane a new question about the 'practice' date. On the other hand, Celeste opened to Mary Louise for her relationship with Perry in those days, especially after a difficult treatment session with Dr. Rysman, and Pony's mother arrives again, and Ed faces a new path towards Madeleine around a set of secrets.
Thankfully, the team behind Big Little Lies knew that less is more, and instead of going big or insisting on spelling out unnecessary details, we got an ending that remained true to the characters and didn't insult our intelligence.
As far as series finales go, it's been wrapped up in a neat (albeit just a little loose) bow, with most story line culminations satisfying and others being a bit of a let down.
Ultimately, the contentious follow-up season offered plenty of spectacle, but it couldn't deliver a cohesive story with believable, compelling development.
While the performances were as solid as ever, the writing in this finale continually turned into a slog that often seemed like self-congratulatory circle-jerking on [David E] Kelley's part.
The lies were weak, a little pointless, and not particularly compelling. What's the point of Big Little Lies if it's not all about fascinating, dramatic lies?
But the drama's attempt to portray the messiness of marriages, the strange wisdom of children, the personal disasters hidden behind life's daily detritus is still sophisticated, curiously non-judgmental and, ultimately, powerfully moving.
I'd classify season 2 as a solid B compared to season 1's A high bar. It got to do some valuable things: flesh out the character of Ed, show the ramifications of life after abuse with Celeste and the boys, give us many more Renata memes.
Well. OK. So there was not a ton of plot, per se, this season, the last and almost certainly final chapter in a miniseries turned not so mini. But wasn't Big Little Lies always about the atmosphere?
Knowing that the Monterey Five decided to just show up -- to face their lie, and face it together -- can provide some much needed closure for such a big event in our lives.
Despite everything, Season 2 of Big Little Lies gave me much pleasure. And not only for its superficial aesthetic qualities. Mostly, it's because I love the characters, who are messy, flawed, damaged, and still frequently sympathetic.