TV: Big Love Finale

It's been a long time since I've had a chance to post, so we have some catching up to do... 

Let's start with the finale of Big Love. What an incredible year! This show's first two seasons played to our outsider interest in a polygamous household's bedroom politics and those kooky kooks from the compound.  Season three first looked like it was going to continue this theme by adding a fourth wife, further exploring issues of marital jealousy and household issues.  Abruptly, this storyline ended and I really had no idea what to expect from the rest of the year.

Concentrating way less on earthly issues such as wife-feuds and business proposals, the show turned it's focus to the heavens and started tackling the concept of religion head-on.  Bill thought he had lost his connection to God, for how could the heavenly father have let his family grow so distant? A letter declaring that polygamy was supposed to be recognized by the Mormon Church brought Bill hope, but it turned out to be a fake.  Barb was heartbreakingly ex-communicated.  In the finale, Bill took a cue from no one other than Roman and decided that it was time for him to "take authority from God" all on his own.  So Bill brings his family together and starts a new Henrickson Church!  Looking forward to seeing how strong the Church becomes in Season Four. 

But for me, Season Three was really all about Nicki.  The year, Nicki got a flavor for the outside world and she liked it: she used birth control, got a job, went on dates, and kissed a crush.   She lost faith in her mother and father, and distanced herself from her husband and sister-wives.  In a big reveal, we learned that she has a more dramatic backstory than we previously knew.  She was married at a very young age to Wanda's brother and has a teenage daughter she abandoned.  At the end of the episode she admitted to Barb that she hated herself... will she be able to find peace now that she has embraced her lost daughter?  I think this will depend on whether Bill and the rest of the Hendrickson's welcome her back into the fold, or lose her to the compound.  

But seriously, it would be an unforgivable crime if Chloe Sevigny doesn't at least get nominated for an Emmy. 

And as for the big major death? Well, we all saw that coming...