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Big Little Lies – Season 1, Episode 4 Push Comes to Shove

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90% Tomatometer 10 Reviews
Nathan invites Madeline and Ed to dinner to discuss a "parenting paradigm" for Abigail; Celeste prepares for a city-council meeting about Madeline's play; Jane meets with Ziggy's teacher; Madeline unearths a key player from Jane's past.
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Big Little Lies — Season 1, Episode 4

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Intentions gain clarity in "Push Comes to Shove," a wonderful showcase for Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgård.

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Cast & Crew

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Reese Witherspoon

Madeline Martha Mackenzie

Nicole Kidman

Celeste Wright

Shailene Woodley

Jane Chapman

Laura Dern

Renata Klein

Zoë Kravitz

Bonnie Carlson

Alexander Skarsgård

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Angelica Jade Bastién Refinery29 08/30/2017
Big Little Lies is smart to hold such focus on Celeste's life. Go to Full Review Nicole Sperling Entertainment Weekly 04/05/2017
A-
All three women are at crucial turning points in their stories, and while the murder on campus is supposed to be the critical element of the story, getting there, learning about these women, is the real reward. Go to Full Review Gwen Ihnat AV Club 04/05/2017
B+
Such is the acting chops of Alexander Skarsgård that we start to tense up now pretty much every time he enters a room, he's steeped in so much menace. This episode deftly played that up slowly, until the final grab at the end. Go to Full Review Gill Crawford Radio Times 05/31/2019
Alexander Skarsgard is chilling as the monster in a sharp suit. Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo 06/19/2018
Even better, the masterful plotting and meticulously crafted tension has taken us to the point where relatively minor domestic and community tensions are weighted with almost apocalyptic undertones to them. Go to Full Review Jean Bentley IGN Movies 04/05/2017
6.8/10
After three weeks of successively better and better episodes, an off week with overly obvious narration is the first less-than-excellent installment of the bunch. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Nathan invites Madeline and Ed to dinner to discuss a "parenting paradigm" for Abigail; Celeste prepares for a city-council meeting about Madeline's play; Jane meets with Ziggy's teacher; Madeline unearths a key player from Jane's past.
Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
Executive Producer
Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, David E. Kelley, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Gregg Fienberg
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 12, 2017