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Critic Consensus: "Once Bitten" leans into its stylish set pieces while adding a new layer of depth, carried by another powerful performance from Nicole Kidman.
Episode Info
Cast
as Celeste Wright
as Madeline Martha Mackenzie
as Jane
as Perry Wright
as Renata Klein
as Ed Mackenzie
as Bonnie Carlson
as Nathan Carlson
as Gordon Klein
as Joseph Bachman
as Principal Nippal
as Ms. Barnes
as Ziggy Chapman
as Amabella Klein
as Dr. Amanda Reisman
as Chloe Mackenzie
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Critic reviews for Once Bitten
One thing this show taps into that I think is super-interesting is the idea that intelligent people can often end up in abusive situations- if you have the kind of mind that Celeste has, you can use it to justify anything.
Madeline, Celeste and Jane are all in various stages of emotional crisis -- it does give us the most compelling episode of the season to date.
We were pretty wrecked by the end of this one.
Once Bitten is an episode analogous to a knife thrust into your back by a good friend.
Perhaps not the most elegant installment, but an enlightening glimpse into the lives of two women dealing with abuse nonetheless.
This week we get more intimate with each of our main marriages in turn, and the results are astonishing even as they are volatile, emotional, and raw.
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