Big Love
Season 5
10 listed hours · 2006–2011 · HBO
From the desk
How this season is filed
HBO stretched the American family until the façade cracked: Bill Paxton as a suburban polygamist CEO, three wives negotiating faith and jealousy under one roof, and Mormon fundamentalism treated as intimate drama instead of a sideshow. Thorny, surprisingly tender prestige.
TV Flash files Season 5 of Big Love (2006–2011) on HBO as the last listed season of 5 — 10 listed hours, 2011-01-16–2011-03-20 from “Winter” (S05E01) to “Where Men and Mountains Meet” (S05E10). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S05E10 Where Men and Mountains Meet
Where Men and Mountains Meet is the series closer — HBO's family stretch billed in a title that sounds like scripture and real estate at once.
- S05E01 Winter
Winter opens the final season on weather-as-mood: late-run Big Love, the façade thinner, the intimate drama finally out of hiding.
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S05E01 Winter
In the aftermath of his election, Bill faces an uphill battle to win over his constituents and employees, while his family copes with psychological and physical traumas close to home.
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S05E02 A Seat at the Table
Bill stages a "safety net" meeting for polygamist leaders; Barb seeks common ground with her mother Nancy.
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S05E03 Certain Poor Shepherds
The Henricksons try to put on a unified face during Christmas, but the family is tested amidst numbing revelations from Barb, Marge and Adaleen.
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S05E04 The Oath
Bill fights for his right to be sworn in as Senator; Barb, Nicki and Margene struggle with personal revelations.
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S05E05 The Special Relationship
Bill makes one deal and rejects another; Nicki is accused of mixed motives; Barb considers a dramatic life change.
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S05E06 D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Bill refuses to give in to Barb's vision of the church; Nicki chafes at the status quo; Margene looks to rally the children of polygamy.
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S05E07 Til Death Do Us Part
Bill eyes a wedding as a chance to reseal his commitment to his wives; Alby makes a game-changing power play.
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S05E08 The Noose Tightens
Barb is pulled into the firestorm surrounding Bill and Margene; Nicki is flummoxed by a revelation about Cara Lynn.
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S05E09 Exorcism
Bill fights for his family and his freedom; Alby looks to settle unfinished business; Nicki plans a new future for Cara Lynn.
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S05E10 Where Men and Mountains Meet
In the Series Finale, the Henricksons brace for an uncertain future, with or without Bill.
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