Big Little Lies: Kill Me
July 7, 2019 6:39 PM - Season 2, Episode 5 - Subscribe

Renata deals with the fallout from Gordon's legal troubles and attempts to help Celeste; Bonnie relives painful memories from her past.
posted by DirtyOldTown (12 comments total)
 
I would really like to meet the exec who suggested keeping the Michael Kiwanuka title track but remixing it to de-emphasize the drums.

The behind the best drums are by far the best part of the song.

Every week I hear this new mix, it's a letdown.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:43 PM on July 7, 2019 [1 favorite]


That should say behind the beat. Eh well.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:06 PM on July 7, 2019


So does Mary Louise want the grandkids or is this all just an elaborate plan to figure out what happened to Perry? I don't think she would mind getting custody but that feels like the secondary concern.
posted by jeather at 3:37 PM on July 8, 2019


The show varies in its storytelling and also stylistically from episode to episode. Like that sudden artsy final minute. First, the way they brought up the light on the dude in the bar - who I didn't recognize without reading twitter afterward. Then the fragmented glimpses of Bonnie & Corey. (Which again, consult twitter.) And I've thought there was something odd about him from the get-go.

Evidently they've changed Bonnie's backstory from the book.

I feel bad for Jane.

Nicole Kidman's had a bit of trouble losing the Aussie accent at times, very noticeable in this episode.

Overall, Ive enjoyed the show. But it's had a few off moments.
posted by NorthernLite at 6:09 PM on July 8, 2019


the way they brought up the light on the dude in the bar - who I didn't recognize without reading twitter afterward

And I still don’t recognize him, so can someone just explain here instead of searching through thousands of “reaction.gifs” on Twitter?
posted by dnash at 8:29 PM on July 8, 2019


I finally found a review that explained, apparently Ed is flirting with the wife of the guy Madeline had an affair with, and that was him in the corner.
posted by jeather at 3:54 AM on July 9, 2019 [2 favorites]


So does Mary Louise want the grandkids or is this all just an elaborate plan to figure out what happened to Perry? I don't think she would mind getting custody but that feels like the secondary concern.
posted by jeather

I think she mostly just wants to punish Celeste.
posted by fiercecupcake at 12:05 PM on July 10, 2019


I'm afraid I laughed out loud at 'urgh, kill me'. Which got me a strange look. Apparently not everyone associates it with Aliens. I guess they weren't aiming for comedy with that moment, but IIRC it came not long after one of the dark comedy moments with Laura Dern. The writing and Dern's delivery have been excellent through this series.

Not much seems to have been made of the Monterey 5 thing since it was introduced back in episode 2.
posted by biffa at 3:22 PM on July 11, 2019


> I'm afraid I laughed out loud at 'urgh, kill me'. Which got me a strange look. Apparently not everyone associates it with Aliens.

I associate it with the first thing my grandmother said me in hospital after her stroke, so that moment had the ring of verisimilitude for me.

> The show varies in its storytelling and also stylistically from episode to episode.

I wonder how much of this is due to director Andrea Arnold losing creative control?
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED at 3:42 PM on July 13, 2019 [3 favorites]


So does Mary Louise want the grandkids or is this all just an elaborate plan to figure out what happened to Perry?

I think she says a few times that it's her way of sticking up for her son, clearing his name. If Mary Louise gets custody, she thinks that will PROVE her son was the good parent (and therefore Celeste was the bad parent.)

Whoever gets the kids shows the world that they are the Winner, even if they don't actually really want the kids around. (lol hi dad!)
posted by fleacircus at 11:26 PM on July 31, 2019 [2 favorites]


If Mary Louise gets custody of the twins, they will hate her and so will everyone else in town. She's destroying any possibility of ever being part of Ziggy's life too, because Jane will never trust her. And she won't be allowed to just move away if she wants to. If she were really concerned about the boys' best interest, she would support and help Celeste as best she can, rather than traumatizing those poor kids by putting them through a custody battle and taking them away from their mother.

I can't help enjoying the growing bond between Celeste and Jane, and between the twins and Ziggy. They are so there for Jane and Ziggy. It's an unlikely relationship, but it is best for everyone concerned, because they can all help each other, and it's right that those boys should have a chance to grow up together.

Today Twitter was dunking on that Peloton commercial, and so when Nathan told Bonnie there was a suprise for her at home, I thought, "It better not be an exercise bike." Aaaaaand it was a treadmill. Totally cracked me up. But of course it's another clueless move on Nathan's part, because I bet Bonnie doesn't want it at all. She's the type to prefer more organic, natural forms of exercise.
posted by orange swan at 7:36 PM on December 3, 2019 [1 favorite]


She's the type to prefer more organic, natural forms of exercise.
He did get her "Born to Run" - which sound more like Bonnie's thing - although I guess that runners who want to emulate the Tarahumara are not going to choose to so with a treadmill.
posted by rongorongo at 1:00 AM on December 12, 2021


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