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Big Little Lies

Season 1

7 listed hours · 2017–2019 · HBO

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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

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.

TV Flash files Season 1 of Big Little Lies (2017–2019) on HBO as the first listed season of 2 — 7 listed hours, 2017-02-19–2017-04-02 from “Somebody's Dead” (S01E01) to “You Get What You Need” (S01E07). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Somebody's Dead

    Somebody's Dead opens Monterey mom-noir as a casting event — Kidman, Witherspoon, Dern under a fundraiser smile.

  2. S01E04 Push Comes to Shove

    Push Comes to Shove lets the title be the mom-noir thesis: domestic force as the plot engine, not garnish.

  3. S01E07 You Get What You Need

    You Get What You Need is the closed-mystery landing — limited-event craft before the second season's aftershock.

  1. S01E01

    Somebody's Dead

    In an affluent community, a suspicious death at an elementary school fundraiser draws attention to the friction amongst some of the mothers; Madeline and Celeste welcome Jane into their inner circle; battle lines are drawn after an incident.

  2. S01E02

    Serious Mothering

    Jane deflects Ziggy's questions about why they moved; Madeline is outraged over a slight from Renata; Celeste suggests that she and Perry should see a counselor; Nathan and Ed meet in hopes of smoothing out tensions between their wives.

  3. S01E03

    Living the Dream

    Hoping to get under Renata's skin, Madeline organizes a trip to compete with Amabella's birthday party. After another argument, Celeste succumbs to Perry's charms before their first session with Dr. Amanda Reisman, a therapist. Madeline gets called for a meeting with Abigail's guidance counselor. Principal Nippal announces the theme for the Fall Gala Fundraiser. Later, Jane seeks Madeline's help with Ziggy's family tree project, and opens up about her past.

  4. S01E04

    Push Comes to Shove

    Nathan invites Madeline and Ed to a couples' dinner to discuss a "parenting paradigm" for Abigail. Celeste prepares for a city-council meeting about Madeline's play, and bristles at Perry's concerns about her returning to work. Jane meets with Ms. Barnes, Ziggy's teacher, who suggests her son be medically evaluated in light of further evidence of classroom bullying. While Madeline is confronted by a skeleton from her past, her internet sleuthing reveals a key player from Jane's past instead.

  5. S01E05

    Once Bitten

    Madeline receives encouraging news about the play from her director, Joseph Bachman, but is left concerned by his newly icy demeanor. Principal Nippal and Ms. Barnes share their conclusions about Ziggy and Amabella with Jane. Celeste has a solo session with Dr. Reisma, who tries to get to the bottom of her relationship with Perry.

  6. S01E06

    Burning Love

    Madeline worries about the can of worms she's opened for Jane. Jane confronts Renata. Bonnie tells Nathan about a secret project Abigail has been working on. Meanwhile, Ed and Madeline have a frank conversation about the lack of passion in their marriage.

  7. S01E07

    You Get What You Need

    In the Season 1 finale, Celeste makes a bold move after another fight; Madeline deals with fallout from her past before the school's fall fund-raiser; and Jane learns who's really been hurting Amabella at school.

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