Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
02-03-09, 04:30 PM
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Re: Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
Sometimes, when they're not onscreen much but are being discussed, I get Wanda and Rhonda confused. Wish they used names that didn't rhyme for those two fucked up girls.
I'm sure you were supposed to think Margene would vacuum up those ashes. The point is that even though she hated her mom, she couldn't do that.
Please tell me nobody SERIOUSLY thought they'd see Ben put the moves on his own sister.
As much as I love the Sarah character, I still have a hard time believing someone as mature and responsible as her would have unprotected sex. It seems out of character, though I know teenages aren't always great decision-makers in real life.
My wife got a kick out of that closing music -- Alphaville's "Forever Young" was her senior prom song.
I'm sure you were supposed to think Margene would vacuum up those ashes. The point is that even though she hated her mom, she couldn't do that.
Please tell me nobody SERIOUSLY thought they'd see Ben put the moves on his own sister.
As much as I love the Sarah character, I still have a hard time believing someone as mature and responsible as her would have unprotected sex. It seems out of character, though I know teenages aren't always great decision-makers in real life.
My wife got a kick out of that closing music -- Alphaville's "Forever Young" was her senior prom song.
02-03-09, 05:51 PM
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Re: Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
I've said this every season that this show's been on, but it really is the best show on TV. Episodes like Sunday's prove it.
02-03-09, 06:36 PM
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Even mature and responsible girls can be ignorant.
02-03-09, 08:33 PM
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Great episode.
I also wondered if Sarah and Ben were going to get more than chummy. I'm glad they didn't go for the shock value, but I have to believe they purposely set it up that way to make us wonder. It was kinda creepy.
The reveal on Nikki was good, but I always wondered about her relationship with her father. I got the incest vibe in the 1st season (or was it the 2nd season?) when Bill walked in on Nikki and Roman laying on the bed talking.
I really think they're trying to hint that incest is a possibility at Juniper Creek, much like we hear in similar real-world scenarios.
Oh, and Sarah is fucking hot. I see that Amanda Seyfried will be in Atom Egoyan's next film. That could be a very interesting career move for her.
I also wondered if Sarah and Ben were going to get more than chummy. I'm glad they didn't go for the shock value, but I have to believe they purposely set it up that way to make us wonder. It was kinda creepy.
The reveal on Nikki was good, but I always wondered about her relationship with her father. I got the incest vibe in the 1st season (or was it the 2nd season?) when Bill walked in on Nikki and Roman laying on the bed talking.
I really think they're trying to hint that incest is a possibility at Juniper Creek, much like we hear in similar real-world scenarios.
Oh, and Sarah is fucking hot. I see that Amanda Seyfried will be in Atom Egoyan's next film. That could be a very interesting career move for her.
02-03-09, 09:14 PM
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02-03-09, 09:55 PM
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Re: Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
Great episode.
I also wondered if Sarah and Ben were going to get more than chummy. I'm glad they didn't go for the shock value, but I have to believe they purposely set it up that way to make us wonder. It was kinda creepy.
The reveal on Nikki was good, but I always wondered about her relationship with her father. I got the incest vibe in the 1st season (or was it the 2nd season?) when Bill walked in on Nikki and Roman laying on the bed talking.
I really think they're trying to hint that incest is a possibility at Juniper Creek, much like we hear in similar real-world scenarios.
Oh, and Sarah is fucking hot. I see that Amanda Seyfried will be in Atom Egoyan's next film. That could be a very interesting career move for her.
I also wondered if Sarah and Ben were going to get more than chummy. I'm glad they didn't go for the shock value, but I have to believe they purposely set it up that way to make us wonder. It was kinda creepy.
The reveal on Nikki was good, but I always wondered about her relationship with her father. I got the incest vibe in the 1st season (or was it the 2nd season?) when Bill walked in on Nikki and Roman laying on the bed talking.
I really think they're trying to hint that incest is a possibility at Juniper Creek, much like we hear in similar real-world scenarios.
Oh, and Sarah is fucking hot. I see that Amanda Seyfried will be in Atom Egoyan's next film. That could be a very interesting career move for her.
As for the incest angle, I don't think Roman is capable of that. Whatever his sins, he has always been a conscientious family man; it was clear that he was genuinely hurt and surprised when Alby turned on him last season. It would demean the show to make its chief villain a caricatured child-rapist, and I don't want to see the writers taking that route.
Alby taking advantage of Nicki when they were adolescents would work. Come to think of it, any of the men on the compound other than Roman could've done something like that.
02-05-09, 11:44 AM
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Man, this show is amazing. I really think this show is just as dense as The Wire was, as there is just so much shit going on at any given time. Thankfully the writers are adept at juggling all of the storylines.
I am continually amazed that a show that is about what Big Love is about could be so damn captivating.
I am continually amazed that a show that is about what Big Love is about could be so damn captivating.
02-05-09, 03:23 PM
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Re: Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
Not sure if this has been reported here, but a well deserved renewal for Season four has been announced.
From E! online:
From E! online:
Yay! Network sources confirm that HBO's wonderful family drama Big Love has just been renewed for a fourth season. Currently in the midst of season three, the tale of a devout polygamist family living in the Salt Lake City suburbs is one of the network's marquee series.
Want to know what this pickup means for the fans? I've got the exclusive word from cocreators Will Scheffer and Mark V. Olsen...
Mark and Will gave us this statement about the good news:
We couldn't be happier. We love making this show and we love our collaboration with HBO. They've truly been maligned in the press this year. If you show me a better network to work with I'll eat our DVD collections.
Mark and I want to tell our fans we're still truly sorry for the long wait last year. We promise two things. As season three continues they'll forget about the time they waited and get caught up in our best season ever. And we also swear we won't make them wait as long next year. Mark and I insist on making a better show each year, so we won't ever stint on quality, but we're trying to be better faster.
Want to know what this pickup means for the fans? I've got the exclusive word from cocreators Will Scheffer and Mark V. Olsen...
Mark and Will gave us this statement about the good news:
We couldn't be happier. We love making this show and we love our collaboration with HBO. They've truly been maligned in the press this year. If you show me a better network to work with I'll eat our DVD collections.
Mark and I want to tell our fans we're still truly sorry for the long wait last year. We promise two things. As season three continues they'll forget about the time they waited and get caught up in our best season ever. And we also swear we won't make them wait as long next year. Mark and I insist on making a better show each year, so we won't ever stint on quality, but we're trying to be better faster.
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02-05-09, 11:51 PM
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Re: Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
Good to hear. Big Love is the reason we recently added HBO. We'd watched the DVD's for the first 2 seasons and there was no way we could wait another year to get season 3!
02-06-09, 06:20 PM
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Just caught up on this series. A really wonderful show, it's taken me by surprise. And I agree, this episode was fantastic. There were pretty heavy developments in all the major storylines, and all the characters were great.
I really appreciated the score in this episode as well. Someone already mentioned the closing scene, but a lot of the piano scores throughout the episode really heightened the impact many scenes had.
I was surprised to see Barb's mother take an active step towards reconciliation. I really, really want someone to shoot her sister though.
I really appreciated the score in this episode as well. Someone already mentioned the closing scene, but a lot of the piano scores throughout the episode really heightened the impact many scenes had.
I was surprised to see Barb's mother take an active step towards reconciliation. I really, really want someone to shoot her sister though.
02-07-09, 11:25 AM
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Re: Big Love : "Prom Queen" - 2/1/09
Good ep. I think Big Love may feature some of the scariest and mentally unstable Females on TV. I mean shit, between Rhonda, Bill's Mom, Barb's Sister, Nikki's Mom, Nikki(at times), and last but in no way the least....Wanda...who can sleep without one eye open around these women? 
I don't get all the Ana/dating Ana hate and impatience. Clearly the Hendersons are trying to do things "the right way" when it comes to her and just adding her as a wife, just like that, would not work. But whatever, I seriously doubt she'll end up being a 4th anyway.
I don't get all the Ana/dating Ana hate and impatience. Clearly the Hendersons are trying to do things "the right way" when it comes to her and just adding her as a wife, just like that, would not work. But whatever, I seriously doubt she'll end up being a 4th anyway.
02-07-09, 12:02 PM
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I like Ana and I don't mind the potential 4th wife drama. I don't think it will happen because I don't think the show can support 4 wives.
02-07-09, 01:27 PM
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^ Awesome news about the 4th Season.
I don't mind the Ana storyline. I don't think it'll last too much longer, though.
I don't mind the Ana storyline. I don't think it'll last too much longer, though.
02-07-09, 11:01 PM
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I like the Ana storyline just on the level that I like seeing the actual "process" of trying to add another wife. It's never something we got to see with Bill's other 3 wives.
I don't really want a 4th wife added, though.
I don't really want a 4th wife added, though.
02-08-09, 10:54 AM
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