Ummm… yeah… what can I say about season 4 of “Big Love”? Well… besides being complete and total garbage… it was well acted. Lol… serious folks… the actors can only do so much. If the writers and producers want to change the entire direction of the show… well… the actors have no other choice but follow their lead.
In the beginning the show was funny and quirky… it was one of Serena’s favorites… and trust me… it is VERY difficult to find a television show that Serena likes that isn’t a reality competition show.
But now?
It seems like Big Love has fallen into the normal HBO trap. Too many seasons makes for a show that gets too complicated. And in Big Love’s case… it’s been made purposefully too complicated. Now it’s just an over the top soap opera.
Every season, the main character, Bill the polygamist, who living is a suburban neighborhood, attempt to hide the fact he has three wives, while also perusing fairly intense business ventures. He owns a chain of Home Depot style hardware stores and during the first two seasons he was simply focused on opening additional locations… but in season three he turned his focus on opening an Indian Casino… and finally, in season four, he decides to run for Utah State Senate. And this was only one of about five or six unnecessary storylines going on in this 9 episode season. I don’t even want to get into the absurdities of the bird smuggling story arc… not to mention, Hollis in Mexico, Ana’s prego return, Marg and Ben, and J.J.’s absurd fertility storyline… and then there is Sarah’s pending movie to Portland. COME ON! You only have 9 episodes! Scale down!
The original premise of this show fell into the dramady category… and was quite quirky and fun… but seasons four has turned the show into a full-fledged drama and frankly, it hurts the show.
To accent this change in the shows focus, HBO even re-tooled the opening credits. Gone are the days of the playful ice skating to Beach Boys music… now it’s this tormented montage of the characters falling through darkness. All I know is this: they seem to be falling in the wrong direction.
The only thing that could possible make season four successful is if they intended to turn all of the sympathetic characters unsympathetic. And in turn, make normally unsympathetic character, like Nikki and Alby, sympathetic. If this was the goal, congratulation! You succeeded.
That being said… the season ended on a cliff-hanger… of course. So… I’ll probably watch season 5 and pray for the best.
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So since Serena's into reality competition, do you guys watch Amazing Race? I adore that show. Haven't been able to catch as many episodes in recent years but always good.
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