How Big Little Lies S2 Was Doomed from the Start
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Taylor J. Williams Yo you’ve gotta checkout “The boys” I couldn’t stop watching it
you pronounce "gif"wrong.
that is all.
Taylor J. Williams have u watched euphoria?
@@machelb510 I've been incredibly curious to hear his opinions on Euphoria.
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bonnie killing perry due to childhood trauma is actually in the book. i’m glad they explored it in the second season.
I wish they had planted that seed in the first season, both because it would’ve given her more depth back then and it wouldn’t have felt like a new invention this season
She killed an evil man who was going to kill her friend... why does she feel so bad about that?
@@TaylorJWilliams Well, not everything needs to be foreshadowed or mentioned. I didn't feel like it was a new invention for this season, it felt more like an expansion. I think the reason why they didn't even mentioned Bonnie's backstory was because they wanted to shock the audience. We spend the entire season trying to find out who killed whom. And every scene we would ask ourselves: Was it her who died? Is he the murderer? And putting Bonnie under the radar was the best way to surprise us. At least, I was surprised. I really thought she was a minor character.
Lucas Santiago if the justification for the argument is oh it was on the book though then yeah it’s not right because we’re not reading a book we’re watching a show regardless of if it came from a book you can’t do a script and expect people to assume what’s in it lol
@@cj32pull2 I never said that. And yes. Two different medias. But like I said, I thought they didn't give her a backstory in season 1 so she could be under everyone's radar.
i laughed that the black police woman character was such a thankless role.
she did nothing but blankly stare at things the entire season.
Me too. Every episode I asked myself where she is. I thought she was going to make a move on the group but nope
Yeah it’s also not even like you can say she was a great cop because literally the whole town thought the death was suspicious
@@user-hn9fl3mx5h Do you actually know what "literally' means? It means....'actually'.
ANN TUMBLR like literally the hole town did
It sucks too because there is such an interesting story with her and her investigation that was never explored.
Ironic that the show is about women being screwed over, then they screw over the female director. I mean, Kelley, duh?
It was originally a book, a brilliant book, written by a woman. It's so much better and I highly recommend reading it. It's nearly 500 pages but you could finish it in a day.
@@nefertiddy4855 oh yes, Moriarty, I definitely want to read it, the books are ALWAYS better right? :)
@@user-ef5id9km3p Entirely my opinion, yes books are pretty much always better, they give you a whole new understanding of it but I still respect the fact that not everyone has time for them and just want to relax by watching a show/movie at the end of the day.
What else is new in Hollywood? Female directors are notoriously screwed over on their projects.
The biggest problem with TV today is that most shows are written for one season without a real plan for multiple season arcs. Time and time again I start a great new show and am totally enthralled through the first season. Then we get to a 2nd season and you could see they had no idea where to go and the shows jumps off a cliff as the characters and plot points become absurd.
Bloodline is probably the best example of a show that has a fantastic first season and should have stopped there as Season 2 and 3 are utterly ridiculous.
Big Little Lies Season 2 has great performances so it wasn’t worthless. The problem is the overall season 2 arc really goes nowhere and you realize after the finale that it was pretty pointless.
Your spit on! The show Imposters on Netflix was a complete and total let down second season. It literally felt like they were throwing shit at the wall to see if it stuck. Such a disappointment.
I also agree about the end of the second season of Big Little Lies.. I see ppl wanting a 3rd season but it’s like where do the characters go from here. There isn’t much else to tell.
@@Shalayah2010 I loved Imposters, and watched it back before it was on Netflix. I wholeheartedly agree with you.
Caroline Tindle seriously right? The first season had me hooked. The plot was so interesting.. and then the second season went completely off the rails. The story didn’t make sense. I’m like, where are they going with this the entire time.
So many shows that would have eternally lived as classics if they just had one season. True Detective, Prison Break, Stranger Things, now Big Little Lies
KiKillian season 1 was already bad
I'd add Orphan Black and Killing Eve to that list.
Stranger things needed a season 2, not a season 3 tho
Big little lies deserved another season to see what happens after Perrie’s death and to see all the new relationships changing
and I even hope for a third season tbh. It’s one, if not the best tv show ever made
@@kenzirkel1584 Lol. Killing Eve 2 was brilliant.
Josh Reidy Look at how Freaks and Geeks is revered these days despite being cancelled after 1 season. The best thing to happen to that show in terms of its place in history was only having 1 season.
Bonnie telling Nathan she wasn't in love with him was extremely weird. Nothing in the S1 indicated that she wasn't in love.
just my opinion, but that plot thread felt like the writers realizing what we all did in season 1: there was no logical reason for a woman like Bonnie to be married to a man like Nathan. the two didn’t have anything in common even in the first season. it seems like they’re a parallel to Madeline and Ed...they also got married for the wrong reasons but it didn’t work out for them
"Season riddled with loose treats and ideas" is the perfect description. Like Madeline in the first episode working as a realtor with no experience at all at that, and that subject being dropped out after. Or the school, which was so important in the first season (including teachers and teaching) it only serves for some little scenes. And there's so much more. Another thing you didn't talked much about was the editing and cinematography. There were many moment when beginner mistakes were commited, with light, position, color scheme... And the editing was so overwhelming when in the first season was so relaxing.
Underwhelming sure, but "doomed" is way too harsh imo. I'd be curious to see the correlation between people who liked the show and people who have a background in psych cuz it's a fascinating season from that perspective
I think that that is personally why I like it so much. I only have a slight background (and great interest) in psychology
Even in that field there's mistakes. Like Celeste and Madeline sharing a therapist is extremely unprofessional, as the therapist behave with Madeline. Celeste's ark was good, but Bonnie's aftermath are just too plain and poorly constructed.
It’s not though. It’s so tropey, the characters are so predictable and overdone.
@@GG-kn2se agree to disagree ig 🤷🏻♀️
I dunno, I think sometimes we set first seasons of things we love up on a pedestal. You expect the same, and when things change, well...you get videos like this.
I think that they should have stopped it at season one.
When you change the structure of a show - taking the mystery out of it, that's a big risk.
Yes, there are things to explore... But it's not gripping. it doesn't have a STORY. it's just the aftermath. There were good themes in there, But what was the point?
I was bored at every episode. SADLY.
I LOVED season one so much.
You should read the book, it wraps up the whole story really well and it's an incredibly fun read.
i remember it being title as a “mini series” should’ve been kept that way. but due to high demand for a season 2, this is what happens. such amazing actresses but the plot was weak:/
They already made the mistake with that ending for season 1, they tried to rectify it with this season, but alas they stretched 6-7 pages to a complete season.
Ed was small in season 1 because the tv series cut his and Madeleine's son, which would've led into a specular storyline to Madeleine's with Abigail, which would've also made his hostility to Nathan in season 2 much more understandable.
And Bonnie's reasoning for pushing Perry was in the book.
son?
@@b1000-t1s Yes, in the book Madeline and Ed had a son called Fred, who ended up bonding with Nathan over their shared love of cars, paralleling Abigail's bonding with Bonnie.
what made me love season 1 and 2 the most is how humane all those characters feel, yes not much happens in season 2 but just looking at them be is everything to me
An #advertiser pays an influencer to trash going to the police over murder, 'becoming good,' as a character plot, and says Streep's character was best part, complete with most cruel words.
Excellent and enjoyable work, thanks. Quick peevish note: aggravate is not a synonym for irritate. To aggravate is to make worse. We cannot get aggravated by you.... but you can aggravate a sense we have of, say, frustration with product placement or something. Your staph infection can be aggravated by dirty clothing, but a scratchy shirt doesn’t aggravate your otherwise healthy skin, it irritates it, the experience of which can be aggravated by your stress level at being annoyed by a parking lot attendant etc 😉
Can you do Euphoria on HBO?
I hated the addition of Meryl Streep's character and I hated this season. I didn't even get past the 3rd episode. I was bored.
Dark Carousel yeah you can bring your ass and get fuck the out of here dark carousel? Haha dont watch the review if you dont even like the show, the fact that you clicked in says a LOTTTTTTTYY about yourself sir.
I actually felt what you felt. I thought an entire movie would have sufficed instead of an entire season.
I remember thinking this season 2 shouldn’t exist, season one was good end
This is an excellent video and articulated all of the problems with this absolutely pointless season perfectly.
unpopular opinion: Perry being Jane’s rapist was poorly set up.
So unless I'm incorrect, it sounds like your complaints with Big Little Lies S2 are a lot of the same complaints about GoT S8.
Its not enough time, the time they had was not used optimally, they tried to do a lot of stuff and didn't do it properly, etc., etc.
Subscription well earned keep it up glad I ran into this and will look forward to watching more
Just finished season 01, Im going to pretend that season 02 never happened and leave it at that.
I got an HBO ad before this lol
I just binge watched season 1...and I loved how it ended. I thought it was fantastic..I dont think im going to bother to watch season 2
Good call.
Ya season one felt complete, the story telling, the back and forth between the police interviews, soo good. Perry dying kinda nipped it in the bud I guess season 2 took me a while to get into and stay engaged in. It felt like one of those court/law tvshow episode 💁💁
Oh the Ed and Nathan thing, like wtf, I was like let them fight and lets move one 🙄🙄 like it was almost a spoof, 😂😂
They are saving those motivations for the third season
GREAT POINTS!
Such a DUMB decision, David Kelley!
You got CONSISTENT MEDIOCRITY when you might have had inconsistent brilliance. I like both series, but Sharp Objects was PHENOMENAL! Director #1 had a premade story to work with, making things easier, but Arnold probably could have created a better storyline, PLUS directed it well. When has ANYTHING that DK has done come close to Sharp Objects?! Should have appreciated the fact that Arnold did QUALITY work, not factory work. Oh well.....
Are you done being in front of the camera, or is this just for the longer television season reviews?
Loved it any way.
S2 was great.
It was a mess. Especially after the first 2-3 episodes. They completely missed what people actually liked in season. No one gave actually gave a hoot about who died in season 1. The women and their kids lives being interconnected in unique ways. The story was serving the characters. But season 2 it just didn't feel the same. Meryl is a brilliant actress but the show didn't need a main villain, she somehow manages to annoy the fuck out of everyone. The Celeste custody battle ended up taking over the whole show. All the other characters became subplots. The whole thing felt scripted like a bad video game. The dialogue was so repetitive and just didn't feel natural. It felt like I'd heard these characters express the same emotions before but only the lines had changed. The whole thing felt like such a damn waste because they did have some decent ideas and a brilliant cast.
Brilliant
Amino's community is so annoying.
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@@CarloisBuriedAlive letterboxd is chill imo
6lack petal some people are sure, but just a lot of self-righteousness and people who are indignant that anybody with different viewpoints from them make movies
You’re like the Chris Hemsworth of movie fanatics
Btw in order to exctent the joke... Quentin Tarantino is the movie fanatics of... Quentin Tarantino
I watched these show recently and i must say the acting is great! But the story is not so unique.
10:15 I disagree a little bit with this interpretation of what was intended with Bonnie's mother. I think what they were trying to say was that the anger she displayed at that moment was her mother's fault. Not like at that moment she actually was thinking of her mother, but she blamed her mother for the emotions being there at all. I only bring this up because it was described as her motivation vs the effects of childhood trauma - which I think is an acceptable retcon as it's a theme present throughout the show. But yeah it's completely added in after the fact even if I think it still works.
Bonnie literally tells her mother 'i wasn't pushing him i was pushing you.' She was definitely supposed to be thinking of her at that moment, or specifically the abusive alcoholic version.
@@hannah6034 My comment was aimed more towards how he portrayed Bonnie's 'motivation'. This is obviously just headcannon, but I feel its more accurate to say that Bonnie's mom was the source of the anger that overcame her in that moment rather than her "motivation". This is a show that has been depicting the long lasting effects of trauma varying in intensity (Madeline's regret of not going to college compared vs Jane). So to have such a literal interpretation of this characterization seems like its missing the mark. I feel like the show understands trauma enough to make this distinction.
I only bothered to point this out originally because while Bonnie's development in this season feels jarring as she was just kind of a foil to Madeline, I did really like what they did with her this season.
Meryl Streep could play Bat Man and it would make sense.
Taylor please condescension is not an attractive trait.💋
You had a one minute ad at the beginning of your video. Automatic downvote and a click off. What incentive did you give for me to watch your video outside of a title? Lame.
Thats a TH-cam content creator job. We work on this. Mr Williams works on this (great) so people can watch video essays like this and share their own opinions.. Having a sponsor is a big this for content creator, he should do and work hours and hours for free so you dont complain..please.
Archduke of Belgrade Okay. I know this. But when they put the ad in the beginning of the video I have no incentive to keep watching the video as a new viewer. Not only did this channel present me w an advertisement upon my first watch, the ad was extremely long. Very annoying.
Season 1 itself was mediocre so...
I can't complain, actually I can. We never got to see Reese Witherspoon throw ice-cream at Meryl Streep and that's a shame.
patriziapie we were robbed.
"short people problems" I guess.
i don't have anything against Meryl Streep or anything, it'd just be nice to see her get ice cream thrown at her instead of winning another award for something.
Meryl Streep’s character and the storyboard were written by Moriarty. The show approached her about it, and she wrote a new novella to be released that provides the basis for the season.
I am extremely sad Madeline didnt have a lot to do this season. I really liked her in the first one. Im very glad that Renata was not butchered.
Renata was butchered as well. In the first season she was a complex character, who tries to be friendly and sociable but comes across as very fake despite her best attempts. In season 2, she's just portrayed as a rude, one liner-screaming, out-of-control shrew - a caricature compared to the Renata from the first season.
"speak to the manager type people"
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karens
I love that he didn’t say Karen’s actually. And we all know what he means
thank you for this. honestly, the fact that the detective plot got dropped towards the end really irked me. she just made little cameos that did absolutely nothing.
My biggest problem with the season was I couldn't buy anyone feeling guilty about killing Perry lol
Most of them weren't.
Yeah only zoe kravitz was
I don’t think they’re we’re supposed to feel guilty I mean they killed a person but perry did horrible things, Bonnie was the only one that did bc she was the one that pushed him and was dealing with the intentions she had with her mothee
Why should they lol
I think it was more about Bonnie dealing with the psychological trauma of killing someone and the anxiety of being found out. I think it’s also easy to say “I wouldn’t feel guilty about killing Perry” when watching a show but irl I think the situation would psychologically fuck with your mind, if that makes sense?
I didn't like Madeline's ending, i feel they could have explored better why she did what she did. Since season 1 the show implied that Madeline wasn't satisfied with her life, she literally screamed i want more and it's kind of anticlimatic how that concludes in just her marrying Ed again. They could have dived in more about her frustrations with never going to college instead of putting so much focus on Ed and Tori or Ed and Nathan fighting
I think it was that madeline had to stop thinking the grass was greener elsewhere a bit. Idk if it was the best decision, but i do get her character has been through a lot and had learned to appreciate what she got
Her character was very cliche and predictable in the show. I like that in the book she definitely is unsatisfied with some things but she’s aware of it, she doesn’t have an affair and is committed to Ed.
Please cover Euphoria!
I just finished the first season and I really want to hear your opinion.
You are the person I immediately thought about when the finale ended
While I admit season two did not match the same level of season one, there was still a lot of good in the season. I really liked Renata’s storyline, overall I enjoyed Bonnie becoming more integral because I feel like it needed to happen. And Meryl Streep was a tour deforce. While not as critically acclaimed It was still very entertaining throughout the entire season and I wanted to know what would happen
Are you gonna make a video on Once upon a time in Hollywood?
I was surprised by how much I could understand Mary Louise, not that I agree with her but I thought it was interesting that she wasn’t just a villain.
me too! But she just do the thing that she even does not really know how was her son, and how did she create a monster! That 's terrible! But many such people around us like this! always use emotion to think, but Not rational and critical thinking!
man honestly the whole season was so underwhelming. why in the world would ANY limited show try and do a second season is beyond me. limited shows are the absolute best, and they goddamn ruined it
I agree with this. I loved Season 1 and was so blown away by it. The moment that the second season was announced I thought it was unnecessary. It should’ve stayed as a Mini Series and be remembered as a classic. If Season 2 did anything, it made me appreciate Season 1 more.
I thought S2 was on thin ice when they revealed that the "Monterey-5" had "lied". The whole idea of a lie was unnecessary and to top that there is an investigator who is still suspicious of the five? Meryl Streep made the first half interesting but the finale was so meh that it felt like wasted time.
I'm the only one who thought it was a great season, until I saw this video?
Yes. Lol
Never read the book. Enjoyed both seasons. The objections in this video did not diminish my enjoyment of the overall story. Everyone has an opinion, right?
Such a disappointing season. They took it from an intelligent murder mystery to basically a courtroom drama. I also never got why they had to keep the secret either for all season 2. Just tell the police that the violent and abusive Perry attacked and that you defended yourself, hence his death. What's so wrong or criminal about that? Like, the whole core premise was so weak.
They were in shock which is why they initially lied. Then they lied to the police and coordinated the lie between them. This is obstructing an investigation and conspiracy, which are both crimes. That's why they didn't tell.
Fernando Sanchez I know, but it's such a weak plot point to drag out the season with. Especially considering their crime is not being truthful, and you don't feel there is that much at stake really. Sure it's criminal, but it isn't the end of the world either. If it was something darker, like one of the girls intentionally murdering Perry while he was minding his own business and the others covering for them, I'd be into it. But this is the reason there wasn't any need for a second season - the first one was perfect and didn't need to be fleshed out more.
@@Loffeleif You do know that for covering it up they would ALL probably get jailtime? Thats a lot at stake if you ask me
it would seem premeditated since Celeste bought an apartment
In the book Bonnie tells the truth in the end and after everything is taken into account it's found out that the balcony Perry fell off of did not meet the safety regulations required by the building, she didn't get into much trouble, only 200 hours of community service, which she loved doing. I personally love the book a lot more than the TV show.
I think they dropped the ball with Ed's character the most. Personally, I felt that the way they shot and edited his scenes always eluded to him having a darker or conniving side to him. If he did decide to revenge cheat I think that could have gave the season a little bit of an "umph" that I think it was lacking.
I didn’t even know the last episode was the last episode until there wasn’t a new one the next week. I have just chosen to pretend season 2 never happened. Season 1 is still one of the best miniseries I’ve ever seen and I’m not gonna let a bad second season ruin it for me.
I found the Bonnie subplot more interesting than the whole custody plot.
Insignificant problems to me in Season 2:
1. Detective Quinlan didn't have a much of a prominent role.
2. Abigail's worthless College plot point.
3. Tori Bachman should've had more screen time and a little more prominent.
4. Bonnie's mother plotline didn't do much and felt like it didn't need to be longer.
5. Too much retconing.
6. Not all characters get a happy ending or least an indication that something good might happen.
I didn’t like Meryl’s performance. Her scenes were random and forced. Yes, she’s a great actress but I felt the writers were too freaked out by having her on set to make her character feel real.
Leandro Moronta that’s probably what you’d do around Meryl haha. Dique her scenes were random
And forced hahahah
She was great, but the screaming scene, altough good perfomance, it was so forced. She, and the rest of the cast coul've shine IF... And then the rest of the video
I agree, however her performance in the last 2 episodes specifically were terrific. The first 5 episodes I kept thinking, "This isn't Mary Louise, this is Meryl Streep." But in the last 2 episodes I finally saw her character come through and I forgot who was playing her.
I haven't watched the video yet (I'm assuming it will be about the mess of production that happened), but I still gotta say.... Nicole Kidman. That's it. Just Nicole Kidman. She was enough for me honestly.
I enjoyed it while being aware of its missteps. it is possible to do both.
Good video, I disagree that season 2 fell completely flat but season 1 was absolutely better.
Also the whole storyline with Bonnie's mother being some kind of psychic was dumb, cliched, and not a little racist.
I truly felt the missing tightness. This season is a bit...boring.
Taylor! You can pronounce the two l's in Vallée like you would in english. He is french not spanish lol.
These Hollywood interviewers keep leading me astray in pronunciation
what i'm learning is screenwriters need to take more notes from novel authors
This season was written by the autor of the book.
Taylor did you watch Broadchurch? It's a really good show. I feel like the second season is exactly that, an aftermath of the events of season 1. But they did it such a nice way and added SO MUCH to the story that it didn't feel like just a sequel.
With Big Little Lies I felt so compelled by the story I remember I bought the book and read it after the first episode because I wanted to see what they were going to do. A second season felt utterly unnecessary. I've only watched the first episode and don't feel like watching the rest - specially after your review.
Gabriela Broadchurch is such a good show. They knew how to deal with the aftermath in such an effective way that it didn’t feel like an afterthought.
@@jackierosas9593 I think it's because the writer always envisioned Broadchurch as a trilogy, so he knew the development of the story from day 1.
Just felt like this season had nothing of value to say. Even though a "fallout" should be expected from such a circumstance, it still felt unnecessary.
DO once upon a time in hollywood
Bonnie’s abusive backstory was touched upon in the book, so I think Zoe Kravitz and the writers knew about that being her reasoning for stepping in like that. However I agree with you, they should have planted a seed in the first season to foreshadow her prior trauma somehow. I think in the book Madeline’s exhusband mentions it at some point. They could have easily added a scene with that in it.
Thank you Laura Dern for and Meryl Streep keeping me invested this season, unfortunately i just doomscrolled when everyone else was on screen x
I don't know why he keeps pronouncing Jean Marc Vallée's name as "Vaiyay" but its driving me crazy...
Yeah I don’t know why it’s difficult to pronounce Vallée... it’s like “Valley”, people
Please do 13 reasons why season 3
If they were so eager to cash more on success of S1 (which I still love), they should have made just a two parts TV movie. In S2 there was like three episodes time where there was something new actually happening. The rest was just an attemtp to make MEME moments to make people talk about it ("Meryl screams! Renata screams! Reese throwing ice cream!").
It could never be as good as season one. But if you can get over that, it was still very good.
It was a predictable ending to season 1. I gave up after 15 mins on season 2 the story was told on season 1 and there was nothing left
Who killed Bryce Walker tho
The second season could've been better, but I didn't hate it. The writers could have given the audience a more in-depth look at the characters especially Ed, and Bonnie who struggled the entire season but we're only given brief flash backs and a general idea of her past. Ed was another character I wanted to learn more about.
Anyone else think it was possible that Ed and Tori did secretly have revenge sex, though it skipped right passed Ed's consideration, to him and Madeline renewing their vows?
I felt like they made this season a little too feminist themed. They litterly made the men look very weak.
I knew it was a mistake from the moment they announced it. No original source material meant for unnatural dialogue and a frankly a non-existent plot. Just weird
I actually felt what you felt. I thought an entire movie would have sufficed instead of an entire season.
I'm pretty certain that Killing Eve is show that changes directors each season. At least that's what I read!
Movies deal with aftermath are bad?
*Endgame*
*Days of Future Past*
Yeah no
Tyler, I think I fell in love with you. The way you understand and explain the series... I could hear you speaking about all my favs (and not favs) forever.
Amazing how someone could describe in such a deep way what I thought but couldn't express
Also, can anyone talk about how good is Euphoria please?
Lauti F Errotabere i hope that show doesn’t go down 🤦♀️
It's deteriorating
@@shaynuggu547 how?
@@theengineer9910 the last 2 episodes seem out of place and swaying away from the characters etched before
@@shaynuggu547 true but they are trying to touch upon alot of subjects tho
Not you pronouncing gif like that...
I disagree with most of what was said by the reviewer, but all are simply opinions, right?
Great video. You summed up very nicely the issues I had with BLL season 2. Thanks for putting this together
How do you get clips from HBO?
Charles C. Shroyer quiet narc
6:12 I wouldn't use the "Harry Potter" franchise as an example of how "each film looks different due to different directors." After Alfonso Cuarón made "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"-the best film in the franchise-then every "Harry Potter" film after that was made to virtually copy the look and feel of Cuarón's third "Harry Potter" film, no matter who was the director.
I’m gonna have to respectfully disagree. Yates established a look for the back half of the series that’s pretty distinct, and his work with Delbonnel on HALF-BLOOD PRINCE rivals Cuarón’s work with Lubezki on AZKABAN, each standing out for different reasons
The more the merrier is a good movie (despite some consent issues not aging well). you should check it out if you haven't! With Jean arthur and Joel McCrae
Hey, this was published on my birthday.
I love that you are acting like you were in the room with the second director and know exactly what was said to her.
Big Little Lies was personally, a tough show to watch due to the content. Personally, I don't watch most shows that get a lot of Emmy love unless I deem it worthy. Season one was good but really tough to get through. Season 2 I thought was okay but not bad. I enjoyed Renata everytime she came on screen in season two and I liked Jane's storyline and I wanted to see how she healed and moved on with her life after what happened to her. Her relationship with Corey was really sweet and her opening up to him about what happened and how he accepted her and respected what she wanted was nice. Definitely nice and a reminder that not all men are assholes in this world. And also I thought Shailene Woodley is a great actress and I enjoyed her scenes. That being said, the acting itself is solid but the story didn't have enough meat on the bones. The storyline with Mary Louise ran its course but the season spent way way too much time on Nicole Kidman's character and what she goes through.
Meryls Streeps charachter wasn't created by the TV writers. it was created by the original book author. Lillian Moriarty wrote that role for Meryl. as she said she didn't want to write the sequel but the only thing she wanted was to create and give the role to her favorite actress.