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Big Little Lies – Season 2, Episode 3 The End of the World

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Big Little Lies – Season 2, Episode 3

The End of the World

Aired Jun 23, 2019

Drama

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Mary Louise tries to get closer to Jane; rather than address her troubles at home, Renata focuses her wrath on Principal Nippal; Madeline confronts her issues at a couples therapy session; Celeste remains conflicted by her memories of Perry.

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A bit of a slow burn but utterly riveting, it's "The End of the World" for the Monterey Five as their relationships fracture in big, little and profound ways.

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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

Meryl Streep

Mary Louise Wright

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

06/24/2019

Sorry to break out some House Greyjoy wisdom here, but this second season is thoroughly weighed down by Perry's presence, and although this episode drags a little bit, perhaps it's because [it] is really dark.

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Serena Davies

Daily Telegraph (UK)

06/24/2019

4/5

Always of fascination are the children. All are acted beautifully. All, in their various ways, seem wiser than the adults.

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Alex Abad-Santos

Vox

06/24/2019

Every single time I think of Big Little Lies, I think about my love for Renata Klein.

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Swetha Ramakrishnan

Firstpost

10/09/2023

Episode 3 of Big Little Lies should have been the make or break episode, giving us more insight into Meryl Streep's character, Mary Louise.

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Christopher Hooton

NME (New Musical Express)

07/14/2021

This was a zippier episode than the previous two, and the funniest so far this season, but the show still feels as though in a bit of a holding pattern right now.

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Fiona Flynn

entertainment.ie

12/13/2019

A pot that is just consistently boiled over this season is Renata and Laura Dern is just owning every scene as this feisty Monterey lady on the edge.

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Synopsis

Mary Louise tries to get closer to Jane; rather than address her troubles at home, Renata focuses her wrath on Principal Nippal; Madeline confronts her issues at a couples therapy session; Celeste remains conflicted by her memories of Perry.

Director: Andrea Arnold
Executive Producer: Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, David E. Kelley, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Gregg Fienberg, Andrea Arnold, Liane Moriarty
Screenwriter: David E. Kelley
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jun 23, 2019