'Big Little Lies' Season 2 is ironically about telling the truth

One of the fun things about the ending of Big Little Lies Season 1 was that almost everyone got away with their big, little lies. The open-endedness of that finale, with questions remaining about Madeline’s affair, Celeste and Jane’s shared trauma, and the assumed aftermath of Perry’s death wrapped the story in a dreamy, what-if haze that hovered satisfyingly over the grey Monterey shore. Some secrets, the show seemed to say, are necessary for a happy life. 

It wasn’t the most moral ending in the history of television, but it was very effective. Until, of course, Season 2 came to blow it all to hell.  Read more...

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