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Big Little Lies – Season 1, Episode 5 Once Bitten

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Madeline receives encouraging news about the play from her director, but his newly icy demeanor concerns her; Principal Nippal and Ms. Barnes talk to Jane about Ziggy and Amabella; Dr. Reisman examines Celeste's relationship with Perry.
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Big Little Lies — Season 1, Episode 5

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"Once Bitten" leans into its stylish set pieces while adding a new layer of depth, carried by another powerful performance from Nicole Kidman.

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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

Perry Wright
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Angelica Jade Bastién Refinery29 08/30/2017
Once Bitten is an episode analogous to a knife thrust into your back by a good friend. Go to Full Review Gwen Ihnat AV Club 04/05/2017
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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. Go to Full Review Nicole Sperling Entertainment Weekly 04/05/2017
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I thank HBO, writer David E. Kelley, director Jean-Marc Vallée, and this cast for filling these characters with such humanity. Go to Full Review Gill Crawford Radio Times 05/31/2019
If there's a better edited television show out there right now, I'd be very surprised. Go to Full Review Lacy Baugher The Tracking Board 06/25/2018
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. Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo 06/19/2018
We were pretty wrecked by the end of this one. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Madeline receives encouraging news about the play from her director, but his newly icy demeanor concerns her; Principal Nippal and Ms. Barnes talk to Jane about Ziggy and Amabella; Dr. Reisman examines Celeste's relationship with Perry.
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 19, 2017