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Big Little Lies – Season 2, Episode 7 I Want to Know

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Big Little Lies – Season 2, Episode 7

I Want to Know

Aired Jul 21, 2019

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Celeste questions Mary Louise about a tragic event from Perry's childhood; Madeline worries their lie is tearing the Monterey Five apart.

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Sensational performances aside, "I Want to Know" struggles to stick the landing with questionable writing and a lackluster ending.

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Nicole Kidman

Celeste Wright

Shailene Woodley

Jane Chapman

Laura Dern

Renata Klein

Zoë Kravitz

Bonnie Carlson

Meryl Streep

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Doreen St. Felix

The New Yorker

07/25/2019

The electricity of the performances pumped into existence a thousand memes, but the currents were not strong enough to distract us from the weak plot.

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Serena Davies

Daily Telegraph (UK)

07/23/2019

But the drama's attempt to portray the messiness of marriages, the strange wisdom of children, the personal disasters hidden behind life's daily detritus is still sophisticated, curiously non-judgmental and, ultimately, powerfully moving.

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

07/22/2019

Despite everything, Season 2 of Big Little Lies gave me much pleasure. And not only for its superficial aesthetic qualities. Mostly, it's because I love the characters, who are messy, flawed, damaged, and still frequently sympathetic.

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Christopher Hooton

NME (New Musical Express)

07/14/2021

A strong end to a slightly inessential season.

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Fausto Ponce

Alta Fidelidad Magazine

04/26/2021

At times, we could argue that some resolutions we see on the screen seem to come out of a magician's hat, but... The end of the series does not detract from the work that was done for two seasons. [Full review in Spanish]

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Deirdre Molumby

entertainment.ie

12/13/2019

As far as series finales go, it's been wrapped up in a neat (albeit just a little loose) bow, with most story line culminations satisfying and others being a bit of a let down.

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Synopsis

Celeste questions Mary Louise about a tragic event from Perry's childhood; Madeline worries their lie is tearing the Monterey Five apart.

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: Jul 21, 2019