Gripping finale footage. Photo: HBO Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Big Little Lies finale, and also for every Big Little Roundtable.
I first discovered the roundtables on Sunday night when — after watching the Monterey Five stroll into the Monterey Police station — I scrolled down to the bottom of the screen for some sort of explanation, or perhaps a taped apology from Jean-Marc Vallee.
Sunday’s finale roundtable shows Nicole, Reese, Laura, Zoë, Shailene, and Meryl discussing the episode, and how people heal, for example. I only realized this later, though, because on first watch I couldn’t hear anything over the long, lingering reaction shots. Photo: HBO Photo: HBO I watched the roundtables in the reverse, because if there’s one thing that they taught me, it’s that logic, time, and order are meaningless. In the “Big Little Roundtable: Part 2,” the women discuss motherhood, and Zoë Kravitz talks about how one’s words and actions impact other people, and Meryl, in a incredible navy-blue linen jumpsuit, says, somewhat dismissively, “Wait until you’re a mother,” and then Laura Dern talks with her hands.
Absolutely Incredibly honored to be able to watch. I want MORE...
screaming. SCREAMING.