Big Little Lies
Tell-Tale Hearts
TV Flash files “Tell-Tale Hearts” as hour 9 of 14 in the TV Flash guide — Big Little Lies (2017–2019) on HBO, season 2, episode 2, aired 2019-06-16, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E02: listed hour 9 of 14 in the Big Little Lies guide, hour 2 of 7 in season 2. It aired 2019-06-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “What Have They Done?” (S02E01). Next is “The End of the World” (S02E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Renata faces an uncertain future when Gordon lands in legal trouble. Corey asks Jane out on a "practice" date. After a challenging therapy session with Dr. Reisman, Celeste opens up to Mary Louise about her relationship with Perry. Bonnie's mom, Elizabeth, arrives. Ed confronts Madeline about her secrets.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tell-Tale Hearts sit in the Big Little Lies guide?
S02E02 is listed hour 9 of 14 — hour 2 of 7 in season 2, season 2 episode 2.
When did Big Little Lies S02E02 air?
Tell-Tale Hearts aired 2019-06-16 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need season two?
Season one stands alone as a complete mystery. Season two is aftermath with new cast dynamics (including Streep) and is the argument, not a required second exam.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Monterey moms, movie-star athleisure, a death under the fundraiser smile. David E. Kelley's HBO Moriarty adaptation is Kidman, Witherspoon, Dern, Woodley, Kravitz as a casting event; season one is the closed mystery, season two the Meryl aftershock. Mom-noir as awards bait — domestic violence and friendship sharing the cliffs without dropping the gloss.
Monterey first: school-fundraiser smiles, movie-star athleisure, a death under the cliffs. David E. Kelley adapted Liane Moriarty's novel for HBO (February 19, 2017) as a film-star migration event. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz in armor that photographs as casual; Alexander Skarsgård in the house. Season one is a closed murder-mystery pressure cooker. Kidman, Witherspoon, and Dern took major acting Emmys. **This was not a soft launch. This was a hard launch in…
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