HOLLYWOOD—Bill’s attempt to stage a “safety net” meeting for polygamist leaders was hindered by Alby and Home Plus objectors. Alby’s plan to dethrone Bill from the senate and get revenge is moving forward. In an effort to find common ground with her mother, Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) asked Nancy (Ellen Burstyn) to join her at a symposium focusing on mother-daughter Mormon challenges. Burstyn was absolutely superb and did the best acting of the night on the series. Nicki (Chloë Sevigny) learned the extent of Adaleen’s (Mary Kay Place) isolation; Marge (Ginnifer Goodwin) despaired over the quandary involving Ana (Branka Katic) and Goran (Steve Bacic); and Cara Lynn (Cassi Thomson) impressed her math teacher and Greg (Cody Klop). The teacher, however, seemed very oddly interested in Nicki. The episode was written by Julia Cho and directed by Adam Davidson. The series is moving along perfectly.
On this Sunday night’s episode titled “Certain Poor Shepherds,” Barb’s decline continues and causes the dysfunction within the Hendrickson family to spiral further out of control.
“Big Love” was nominated for an Emmy® and a Golden Globe in the category of best drama series. The show continued to inspire critical acclaim for its fourth season, which concluded in March 2010. The Wall Street Journal hailed the “spectacular performances,” while the Salt Lake Tribune called the show “one of the finest hours of drama on any network,” and Entertainment Weekly termed it “bracing” as they praised “the mighty performance of Bill Paxton.”
“Big Love” is produced by HBO Entertainment in association with Playtone and Anima Sola Productions; created by Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer; executive producers, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, David Knoller, Bernadette Caulfield and Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer; supervising producer, Patricia Breen; producers, Seth Greenland and Peter Friedlander; co-producers, Dauri Chase, Don Bensko, Melanie Marnich and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; executive story editor, Julia Cho; story editor, Jami O’Brien; staff writer, Aaron Allen; casting, Junie Lowry Johnson, C.S.A., Libby Goldstein and Lisa Soltau.
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