http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/19/Big-Love--The-Writing-on-the-Wall.aspx Hard, shiny surfaces don’t absorb things easily. And, the bright façade of western American life doesn’t admit differences easily. That’s one of the lessons on BIG LOVE’s second episode of the season. It’s not a didactic lesson; the writers let the plot do the talking, which is nice. Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) believes he is a good and righteous man, and he is tired of living in the shadows. But, what he doesn’t realize is that to the rest of the world he is dead wrong. It’s a fascinating juxtaposition. This episode of BIG LOVE raises another interesting question: to what lengths will people go to protect their families? Each character demonstrates to some extent what s/he will and won’t do. As a result, loyalties are tested. Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton) tells his son, Alby (Matt Ross), who has recently recovered from being poisoned by Wanda Henrickson (Melora Walters), to drop it. And, Alby does drop it, like a bomb. Instead of letting the Pine Creek police handle the investigation, Alby goes to the state. Alby knows well that Roman would do anything to avoid unwanted attention; after all, they are all polygamists there. So, Alby demonstrates that he is willing to bring state scrutiny onto his family’s land, in order to seek his own personal justice. His father, on the other hand, would rather see his community safe and protected in the long run, than avenge his own son’s death. Is either right? Who knows, but Alby has certainly opened up an entertaining can of worms. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/19/Big-Love--The-Writing-on-the-Wall.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/19/Big-Love--The-Writing-on-the-Wall.aspx#736 I'm not sure if I like this one or not. It has it's good points and bad points. The script does a good job at telling the story which is nice. MoonLilly3 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/19/Big-Love--The-Writing-on-the-Wall.aspx#736 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:14:18 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/19/Big-Love--The-Writing-on-the-Wall.aspx#755 Hope this show can hold up because all of the new ones HBO is putting out are horrible. At least Entourage is still going on, but I'm worried because last week was so bad. johnb http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/19/Big-Love--The-Writing-on-the-Wall.aspx#755 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:25:54 GMT