AustLit

'Promoting season one of its new show Big Little Lies (2017), HBO tweeted, “A perfect life is a perfect lie”. Life in Monterey, the show’s setting, certainly appears perfect: cliffs drop into the chaotic Pacific Ocean; the azure, sunny California sky seems endless; and women wear rose-printed designer dresses. Actress and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon began to bring this world to life when she optioned Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel Big Little Lies in 2015; two years later, it turned into a seven-episode limited series on HBO. Due to its success, it even earned a second season, which premiered in 2019. Its success should come as no surprise; females and female friendships are the show’s core, which have proved popular subjects for prestige TV.' (Introduction)

'Actor says playing role of abused wife gave her new insight and hardened her stance on the issue.'

'There is a pandemic of violence against women and girls – and we can all act as the vaccine.'

'Phil Maciak starts off our coverage of the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies. He’ll be joined by various guest stars over the next few weeks. There are spoilers below, so if you fainted the second Meryl Streep spoke (because she’s too good for this earth) in the first episode, “What Have They Done?” then wake up and finish watching before you read this.' (Introduction) 

'Jane Hu and Phil Maciak sit down with the second episode of the second season of Big Little Lies.  There are lots of spoilers below, so if you haven’t seen “Tell-Tale Hearts,” watch the GIF of Laura Dern shouting about not being rich forty-five times, then watch the GIF of Meryl Streep doing that thing with her necklace on her chin seventy-five times, and you oughtta be okay to read.' (Introduction)