i think the logistics surrounding the trial were a far greater offense. first off, you can't just suggest a custody dispute against the biological mother, and it automatically goes to court. this would never have gotten that far IRL. secondly, the theatrics of the guy lawyer were next level bananas, treating it like the OJ trial. and finally, there's no due diligence on the autistic old lady who wants to raise 2 small children? come on now.I'm actually getting annoyed with this finale as it settles in. They built Mary Louise up into this formidable character to just have her get pwned by Celeste on the witness stand and then end show. There's something about making a lawyer heroic in that sort of courtroom setting that seems too cliche and I'm annoyed they resorted to that as the climax.thought the ending of big little lies was pretty good. i thought at the end when zoe kravitz was driving she was going to drive in to oncoming traffic and kill mary louise and go for the mother son combo
i still think last year was irredeemably bad across the board - aside from the spousal abuse story. this season, you had a story of similar quality with the custody thing, and then you also had adam scott killing it with meryl streep, the annoyingly wise 6 year olds were pushed back into the distance and the problems actually seemed to matter - rather than quibbling about a school play or whatever that was last year. they also didn't include the goofball **** like the cop (who is just the worst actress on TV) and the townspeople acting like it's a scooby doo episode with their tonal delivery.
maybe this show is still bad, but i had to watch it and i didn't dread it this year. so...silver linings.