Like many others who spend time watching tv, I enjoyed watching the first season of HBO's miniseries 'Big Little Lies' quite a bit. I found the series to be really well made and was sad to see it coming to its dramatic (and inevitable) conclusion.
Naturally, once I learned that the show would get another season, I was feeling pretty excited. I was eager to know what would happen to these characters and how they would react to the aftermath of what happened at the end of season one.
So having now seen the first three episodes of season two of 'Big Little Lies', I can say that the series still works. There are a lot of things going on, even though story-wise the series climaxed in its first season's finale (Perry's death).
When it comes to the second season, the main story continues with the aftermath of the homicide. The grieving mother of Perry (played by Meryl Streep) comes to snoop around and to find out what really happened during that fateful evening.
Not surprisingly, it doesn't take long before she becomes suspicious about the incident and its aftermath. She notices that things certainly aren't as they seem and that almost everyone in town has something to hide about their lives.
Indeed, during the first three episodes of the season we're reminded again that pretty much all of these characters have problems and are messed up. Perry's homicide is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the secrets that these characters have.
Among other things, Celeste is still having nightmares about Perry beating her up, whereas Jane is trying to bring up her son (Perry's). Madeline is dealing with her adultery issues, whereas Renata furiously hates her husband.
Furthermore, when we also remember that Bonnie is feeling guilty about saving Celeste (that led to Bonnie accidentally killing Perry), it's not surprising that there are a lot of things going on. Clearly Streep's character has a reason to be there.
So when it comes to these storylines and the quality of the series, the biggest reason that 'Big Little Lies' works so well is that it actually cares about its characters. It pays attention to them without making the characters over the top or too melodramatic.
After all, I couldn't help but to notice that there's a really wonderful balance between drama and comedy on the show. It manages to bring laugh out loud moments between some of those more dramatic and even heart wrenching moments.
Especially when it comes to those scenes that involve the school principal and Madeline, the writers on the show manage to pull off some amazing scenes. It's clear that we're dealing with some absolute world class stuff here.
In that sense, when you consider that there are still four episodes to be aired, I'm confident that this is going to be a good season. I'm confident that the quality of the season is going to stay high and that the storylines are going to be solid.
After all, there are so many talented people working on the series (actresses like Streep, Dern, Witherspoon, Kidman, Woodley & a writer like David Kelley). Clearly they have done their best to make sure that this series would work as well as possible.
In the end, even though there have been some very minor issues with the episodes (some of the scenes have been a bit too short), those mistakes don't mean that much. The positive aspects clearly outweigh the negative ones here.
In that sense, if you're one of those fence sitters who hasn't given this show a chance yet, you should definitely give 'Big Little Lies' a go. You should give it a go and not be discouraged just because you might think that this is not a series for you.
After all, even though the series might at first seem like it's a bit superficial, it's not. It's not a superficial show and once you get to know to these characters, you can't help but to feel for them and be interested in knowing what is going to happen to them.
When it comes to the second season, the main story continues with the aftermath of the homicide. The grieving mother of Perry (played by Meryl Streep) comes to snoop around and to find out what really happened during that fateful evening.
Not surprisingly, it doesn't take long before she becomes suspicious about the incident and its aftermath. She notices that things certainly aren't as they seem and that almost everyone in town has something to hide about their lives.
Indeed, during the first three episodes of the season we're reminded again that pretty much all of these characters have problems and are messed up. Perry's homicide is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the secrets that these characters have.
Among other things, Celeste is still having nightmares about Perry beating her up, whereas Jane is trying to bring up her son (Perry's). Madeline is dealing with her adultery issues, whereas Renata furiously hates her husband.
Furthermore, when we also remember that Bonnie is feeling guilty about saving Celeste (that led to Bonnie accidentally killing Perry), it's not surprising that there are a lot of things going on. Clearly Streep's character has a reason to be there.
So when it comes to these storylines and the quality of the series, the biggest reason that 'Big Little Lies' works so well is that it actually cares about its characters. It pays attention to them without making the characters over the top or too melodramatic.
After all, I couldn't help but to notice that there's a really wonderful balance between drama and comedy on the show. It manages to bring laugh out loud moments between some of those more dramatic and even heart wrenching moments.
Especially when it comes to those scenes that involve the school principal and Madeline, the writers on the show manage to pull off some amazing scenes. It's clear that we're dealing with some absolute world class stuff here.
In that sense, when you consider that there are still four episodes to be aired, I'm confident that this is going to be a good season. I'm confident that the quality of the season is going to stay high and that the storylines are going to be solid.
After all, there are so many talented people working on the series (actresses like Streep, Dern, Witherspoon, Kidman, Woodley & a writer like David Kelley). Clearly they have done their best to make sure that this series would work as well as possible.
In the end, even though there have been some very minor issues with the episodes (some of the scenes have been a bit too short), those mistakes don't mean that much. The positive aspects clearly outweigh the negative ones here.
In that sense, if you're one of those fence sitters who hasn't given this show a chance yet, you should definitely give 'Big Little Lies' a go. You should give it a go and not be discouraged just because you might think that this is not a series for you.
After all, even though the series might at first seem like it's a bit superficial, it's not. It's not a superficial show and once you get to know to these characters, you can't help but to feel for them and be interested in knowing what is going to happen to them.
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