The disappointing second season of the Emmy-winning HBO series ends with a whimper.
Actually, more specifically, I did enjoy Renata going fullLemonade, but that is where the enjoyment stopped.
Big Little Liesseason 2 is over and there’s no other way to describe it than as a disappointment.
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But then a funny thing happened, or more like nothing happened.
We really just spent seven episodes in family court, the aquarium, and Elizabeth’s hospital room.
It all had to be building to something huge, right?
So, before we get into the full recap, all I have to say is #releasethearnoldcut!
What isn’t shocking is that the two best scenes of this episode belonged to Renata.
But things only escalate as Mary Louise turns up, especially when she makes mention of nannies.
This really sends Renata off the edge, defending herself and Celeste against this “judgy judger.”
And that place is court.
And that accident is the focus of Celeste’s questioning of Mary Louise.
Mary Louise is hit hard by this, almost seeming like she was going to vomit on the stand.
“Why are you doing this?”
You know what, this is kind of cold-blooded.
She then brings Jane into it, with Mary Louise calling Jane “mistaken” about Perry raping her.
“He’s the victim here,” says Mary Louise.
Yikes, okay, I now find Celeste’s questioning less cold-blooded.
Celeste then plays a video of Perry abusing her that Max and Josh had recorded.
“This was your son,” she tells Mary Louise.
That night, Max and Josh ask their mom if she was a superhero in court.
“I was like Wonder Woman and Incredible Hulk combined,” she proudly declares.
At that moment, Mary Louise shows up, confronting Celeste about lying, which her daughter-in-law denies.
He thinks Jane really loves Corey, who Ziggy is clearly really, really in love with.
“I want you to be with him,” he tells his mom.
“And I think you want to be with him too.”
Forget Young Sheldon, more like Young Hitch!
Later, Ziggy gets his wish when Jane and Corey share a passionate kiss at the aquarium.
It’s much more of a rollercoaster for Bonnie.
She relieves her dad of hospital duties and closes the door behind him.
“So you want to go, huh?”
she tells her unconscious mom, appearing ready to suffocate Elizabeth.
“I love you, mom.
And it took me my whole life to say that.”
But then the rollercoaster truly begins to drop.
First, Elizabeth wakes up, only to have another stroke soon after.
With her mother gone, Bonnie is finally ready to come cleanabout everything.
“I’m not in love with you,” she says to Nathan.
“I know this isn’t the best time to tell you.
I don’t think I’ve ever been.
I just can’t lie anymore.
I’m sorry.”
He’s hit hard.
Has anyone had a tougher season than Nathan?
He’s constantly getting punked by Ed and now this?
Luckily for Madeline, things are looking much better for her relationship with Ed.
“This is a shot at a new beginning,” he says.
They later go through with it in a small ceremony that seems to be the sequel toMidsommar.
It’s now back to court, where the judge is going to make her rulinguntil Mary Louise interrupts.
Mary Louise admits to being “ashamed” of Perry but that Celeste was “complicit” in it.
And now Celeste wants her turn.
Can the judge make her ruling already?!
But, again, and this is important to remember, I am no lawyer.
“I will raise them to be good men,” she asserts.
“They will be good men.”
We could all use a hug right now.
Well, our hug is getting to watch Renata Fing Klein, who has turned into a gif machine.
Arriving home to her empty mansion, she finds Gordon in his train room with his toys.
He’s got good news: He sold them all but gets to still keep them.
She’s losing it, bringing up him sleeping with the nanny.
“Now that she’s gone, I need something to play with, don’t I?”
“Maybe you should have shown a woman a little respect,” she declares.
“I’m done.
No more lies.”
Refusing to let Nathan drive her, Bonnie goes to the police station alone.
The Biggest Lie of the Week:That there will be no more lies.
The Monterey Bae of the Week:Nathan is about to the biggest bachelor in Monterey.
I wonder if he made Tori’s bucket list and diary.
