Big Little Lies

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Season 2
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 19, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
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Critic Reviews

  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jun 7, 2019
    50
    I am of the opinion that season 1 was basically an overly long Lifetime movie with a much more expensive cast. Season 2 has yet to move my position on that, although I will say that David E. Kelley, who pens each episode’s, ahem, teleplays, corrects some of the first season’s nagging stumbles mostly because he has to.
  2. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Niv M. Sultan
    Jun 3, 2019
    50
    Though the three episodes made available to press are enjoyable enough, thanks largely to the cast’s continued strong performances, they’re weighed down by heavy-handed writing and an inchoate grasp of what powered the first season—namely, its subtlety, surprise, and emotional murkiness.

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#34 Best TV Season of 2019
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#35 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 91
  3. Negative: 3 out of 91
  1. Jdank
    Jun 9, 2019
    10
    We’re back. Originally I thought a second season would be a bad idea but I was completely wrong. Great cast, acting & storytelling the showWe’re back. Originally I thought a second season would be a bad idea but I was completely wrong. Great cast, acting & storytelling the show keeps rolling along doing what it does best… Full Review »
  2. The3AcademySins
    Jul 23, 2019
    9
    Big Little Lies makes a triumphant return for it's second season. If anything, the acting has only gotten better, and the cinematography isBig Little Lies makes a triumphant return for it's second season. If anything, the acting has only gotten better, and the cinematography is second to none. My only complaint is that the writing is definitely cornier than the first season, and things work out a little too well for the characters. The pacing is a little less gripping than the first season as well. However, this does not make the conclusion of this season any less satisfying.… Full Review »
  3. DrBlahBlah
    Jun 16, 2019
    6
    As silly and indulgent as ever, but Meryl Streep is a national treasure. I hope she lives forever.
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