Breathtaking Montgomery views and amazing soundtracks to keep the murder mystery alive are not the only things to hook you onto this web series. Casting a lot of leads, Big Little Lies has excellent story-telling. The first episode starts with a regular day mom dropping kids to school, cat-pulling, power struggles and a rebellious teenager. But episode after episode, as the series unravels you marvel the way secrets of different characters are revealed. It's hard not to binge watch this show.
The last two episodes wherein the big lies start exposing were the most theatrical. Ziggy, a naive kid who has been shown very suspicious at times esp. with the sleep walking scenes combined with Jane's PTSD reveals that he is not the one to be blamed for Anabella's bullying, choking and biting. Zane's astonishment as she tells Celeste that Max could be the one actually doing this deed since Celeste always covered her relationship to be the most perfect loving marriage and Celeste knowing her son did indeed have bad genes and a very exposed upbringing.
Madeleine's role kept the different flying threads connected but I couldn't stop wondering Reese Witherspoon should have an actual part in the story instead of just supporting one woman or the other from time to time. It was sad to see her struggle to be a good mom, wife and friend turning into a facade each time. Her daughter Abigail felt more comfortable with her step-mom Bonnie than her overbearing mom and her stubbornness to help Jane fit-in definitely caused more trouble than help.
Regardless, of what the parents tell the cops in their teeny-tiny interview clips, can't stop sympathizing with Jane, a rape victim and a newcomer in town struggling hard to gel-in the society full of powerful people ready to pounce on each other. It does get a little dark when Jane decided to drive out of town, gun-armored to find her rapist.
Celeste had the most significant role. Makes you wonder there can be so much being covered under the affluent lifestyle. Everything comes with a price and the struggle she goes through in her relationship definitely brings it through. The role of her therapist is worth noting here, she went across her job boundaries, provoking Celeste to think of separation. Maybe she had a case in the past that went wrong which made her all the more empathetic towards Celeste's condition. A man like Perry, rapist, violent husband who had absolutely no respect for women had so much of fear over the loss of his wife. Loved the insinuation, how a bad person also knows that he is not perfect and has so mane insecurities. Wonderful acting by both the actors in here, a reality of lot of modern homes where the shrieks, wounds and blood remains confined to the bedroom walls. It is usually assumed the kids are oblivious to the proceedings, but they do pick up on the vibes and the noises in the house, as does Max in the episode.
All in all, it is an excellent series. The cinematography, sound effects and the wave music adds on to the thrill and suspense. One of the rare series which targets all the aspects of feminism : rape, infidelity, marital violence and the eternal silence to tolerate all for the sake of kids.
The last two episodes wherein the big lies start exposing were the most theatrical. Ziggy, a naive kid who has been shown very suspicious at times esp. with the sleep walking scenes combined with Jane's PTSD reveals that he is not the one to be blamed for Anabella's bullying, choking and biting. Zane's astonishment as she tells Celeste that Max could be the one actually doing this deed since Celeste always covered her relationship to be the most perfect loving marriage and Celeste knowing her son did indeed have bad genes and a very exposed upbringing.
Madeleine's role kept the different flying threads connected but I couldn't stop wondering Reese Witherspoon should have an actual part in the story instead of just supporting one woman or the other from time to time. It was sad to see her struggle to be a good mom, wife and friend turning into a facade each time. Her daughter Abigail felt more comfortable with her step-mom Bonnie than her overbearing mom and her stubbornness to help Jane fit-in definitely caused more trouble than help.
Regardless, of what the parents tell the cops in their teeny-tiny interview clips, can't stop sympathizing with Jane, a rape victim and a newcomer in town struggling hard to gel-in the society full of powerful people ready to pounce on each other. It does get a little dark when Jane decided to drive out of town, gun-armored to find her rapist.
Celeste had the most significant role. Makes you wonder there can be so much being covered under the affluent lifestyle. Everything comes with a price and the struggle she goes through in her relationship definitely brings it through. The role of her therapist is worth noting here, she went across her job boundaries, provoking Celeste to think of separation. Maybe she had a case in the past that went wrong which made her all the more empathetic towards Celeste's condition. A man like Perry, rapist, violent husband who had absolutely no respect for women had so much of fear over the loss of his wife. Loved the insinuation, how a bad person also knows that he is not perfect and has so mane insecurities. Wonderful acting by both the actors in here, a reality of lot of modern homes where the shrieks, wounds and blood remains confined to the bedroom walls. It is usually assumed the kids are oblivious to the proceedings, but they do pick up on the vibes and the noises in the house, as does Max in the episode.
All in all, it is an excellent series. The cinematography, sound effects and the wave music adds on to the thrill and suspense. One of the rare series which targets all the aspects of feminism : rape, infidelity, marital violence and the eternal silence to tolerate all for the sake of kids.
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