Big Love watchers

[floridafam]

The Alby thing stil bugs me.

I think there is something going on between him and his Dad (Roman)

I can't think of why else he would pretend to freak out when that guy started making the moves on him.

 

[bigmerle1966]

You know I think another thing the back yard might symbolize is the dirty secrets behind closed doors. The front is picture perfect pretty and the back is dirty and unkempt looking.

And the peeing in the sink thing was wrong on so many levels. I thought it was meant as a disrepectful act but something someone said made it seem like it was a normal occurance.

 

[MAKmom]

You know I think another thing the back yard might symbolize is the dirty secrets behind closed doors. The front is picture perfect pretty and the back is dirty and unkempt looking.

And the peeing in the sink thing was wrong on so many levels. I thought it was meant as a disrepectful act but something someone said made it seem like it was a normal occurrence.

Very good interpretation of the yard.

The old man said he pees in the sink because there was always someone in the bathroom at home

 

[Shugardrawers]

It's Monday and nobody commented about last nights episode? It was a GOOD one. I knew Bill would blow a gasket when he found out Roman was helping dig Nicki out of debt. The thing that really blew me away though was when Nicki told Margie she didn't want Bill to marry her because she was too needy and she was afraid she'd turn the whole thing into the Margie show. Hello, Pot? Meet Kettle And the manipulative little witch told Bill she was staying at a shelter when she actually stayed in a nice hotel...and she put it on her credit card!!

What was in the trash bags Bill threw out at the store site? Was it the rotting lobsters from the cancelled engagement party?

 

[Tracey1974]

I love love love this show! Bill Paxton- such a hottie! I think the credit card reciepts or something were in the bags, maybe? Poor Margene- how hysterical was that when she was set up on that date?

 

[MAKmom]

I just watched it. Did they ever show the vote or is there any info on it?

Nicki is so bad. The show is crazy.

 

[scrump]

I think the lobsters were in the trash bags.

Yes, the last show was a good one. Nikki is definitely the character you gotta love to hate.

 

[wdwmomma]

So glad to find this thread! I Love "Big Love" I just caught the episode from last night. Do you think that this may be as big as the Sopranos or Sex in the City? I hope so. I think that Margie may "cheat" on everyone LOL,

Did anyone see the episode where Margie and the son ( I forget his name) had a little suggestiveness toward each other? That was strange to me, I guess it portrays how lonely it really can be to be in poligimist relationship(s)
..........and also WHY did Bill throw the bags over the fence? I must have missed something. Let me know.

 

[JoiseyMom]

So glad to find this thread! I Love "Big Love" I just caught the episode from last night. Do you think that this may be as big as the Sopranos or Sex in the City? I hope so. I think that Margie may "cheat" on everyone LOL,

Did anyone see the episode where Margie and the son ( I forget his name) had a little suggestiveness toward each other? That was strange to me, I guess it portrays how lonely it really can be to be in poligimist relationship(s)
..........and also WHY did Bill throw the bags over the fence? I must have missed something. Let me know.

The land on the other side of the fence, was supposed to be the site of his third mega store. It was declared an historical landmark, and they can't build there.

 

[MAKmom]

Don't laugh at me but I rarely see an R movie. Was the bed scene with Bill & Nicki a little over the top? She looks like she nursed two babies

 

[RUDisney]

I figured that they were the leftover lobsters. Why they would be thrown out after costing so much was beyond me. Hello? Lobster rolls for lunch! Lobster stew? Why waste them when you can use them in creative and delicious ways?

I thought that Nikki looked better in bed with Bill than Anne Hathaway looked in the backseat of the car with Jake Gyllenhaal.

 

[NMAmy]

You know I think another thing the back yard might symbolize is the dirty secrets behind closed doors. The front is picture perfect pretty and the back is dirty and unkempt looking.

Ok, I have to laugh over all this discussion over the backyard. I lived in northwestern New Mexico for many years--the Four Corners, right near Utah. This is the high desert. It's hard to grow stuff there and it costs a fortune to keep grass watered. There are a lot of times of the year when you can't water except at certain days and times. Many people have a lawn in the front of their house and dirt or landscaping using rocks in the backyard. Particularly when you have kids and dogs running all over the place--it's hard and costly to keep it green and in good shape.

So, that was my first thought when I saw the dirt in the backyards. I didn't think that it was out of the norm at all. I never thought about it being a metaphor for anything else. However, I could be all wrong--this is a tv show after all--where grass is always green! Remember the Brady Bunch's astroturf lawn?

 

[brandt79]

Ok, I have to laugh over all this discussion over the backyard. I lived in northwestern New Mexico for many years--the Four Corners, right near Utah. This is the high desert. It's hard to grow stuff there and it costs a fortune to keep grass watered. There are a lot of times of the year when you can't water except at certain days and times. Many people have a lawn in the front of their house and dirt or landscaping using rocks in the backyard. Particularly when you have kids and dogs running all over the place--it's hard and costly to keep it green and in good shape.

So, that was my first thought when I saw the dirt in the backyards. I didn't think that it was out of the norm at all. I never thought about it being a metaphor for anything else. However, I could be all wrong--this is a tv show after all--where grass is always green! Remember the Brady Bunch's astroturf lawn?

The only problem is, the show takes place in northern Utah, where there's no trouble growing grass or having green plants. My DH is from Salt Lake City, and I've been there dozens of times, and there's no one that I've ever seen without grass in their entire yard - in fact it's an extremely green city. My in-laws live in St. George (extreme southern Utah), so I understand the desert thing. But I think in this show it's probably to make it harken back to the compound - not just a reflection of the climate of the region.

 

[NMAmy]

The only problem is, the show takes place in northern Utah, where there's no trouble growing grass or having green plants. My DH is from Salt Lake City, and I've been there dozens of times, and there's no one that I've ever seen without grass in their entire yard - in fact it's an extremely green city. My in-laws live in St. George (extreme southern Utah), so I understand the desert thing. But I think in this show it's probably to make it harken back to the compound - not just a reflection of the climate of the region.

I understand completely--but when I first started watching the show, they didn't really say what part of Utah they were in. Since most of the towns with polygamists are in isolated areas, I kind of figured they were in southern Utah.

I agree that it's probably some kind of metaphor for the dirty little secrets behind the facade of a pretty suburban home. I was just commenting that I didn't really even think much about the backyard being dirt because I've seen it so much.

 

[minniecarousel]

I figured that they were the leftover lobsters. Why they would be thrown out after costing so much was beyond me. Hello? Lobster rolls for lunch! Lobster stew? Why waste them when you can use them in creative and delicious ways?

We saw Bill pack up a few of the lobsters while they were in the kitchen, so I assume that they ate most/some of the lobsters and he was throwing the lobster shells over the fence. (remember - they smelled while in the back of his car.)

 

[Shugardrawers]

I understand completely--but when I first started watching the show, they didn't really say what part of Utah they were in. Since most of the towns with polygamists are in isolated areas, I kind of figured they were in southern Utah.

They've never come right out and said that is SLC but there are frequent shots of the Mormon Temple so it's "implied" that's where it takes place.

 

[Chris2597]

A few episodes back....when Bill's friend was at the house with his wives...they were sitting at 2 round tables having dinner and it looked like 2 of his friends wives were playing footsy under the table....I hope I am not repeating something someone has already posted....Also, do you think there is symbolism in the opening of the show with the ice splitting and all of them going in different directions and isnt Bill in the middle...?

 

[Shugardrawers]

A few episodes back....when Bill's friend was at the house with his wives...they were sitting at 2 round tables having dinner and it looked like 2 of his friends wives were playing footsy under the table....I hope I am not repeating something someone has already posted....Also, do you think there is symbolism in the opening of the show with the ice splitting and all of them going in different directions and isnt Bill in the middle...?

I don't know about the footsie but watch when the ice splits, Margie and Nicki each wind up alone and Bill winds up with Barb

 

[MrsKreamer]

I thought the footsie was more of signaling....they were playing bridge.

 

[JennyMominRI]

Ok, I have to laugh over all this discussion over the backyard. I lived in northwestern New Mexico for many years--the Four Corners, right near Utah. This is the high desert. It's hard to grow stuff there and it costs a fortune to keep grass watered. There are a lot of times of the year when you can't water except at certain days and times. Many people have a lawn in the front of their house and dirt or landscaping using rocks in the backyard. Particularly when you have kids and dogs running all over the place--it's hard and costly to keep it green and in good shape.

So, that was my first thought when I saw the dirt in the backyards. I didn't think that it was out of the norm at all. I never thought about it being a metaphor for anything else. However, I could be all wrong--this is a tv show after all--where grass is always green! Remember the Brady Bunch's astroturf lawn?

I think it's an attemp to make the backyard look like the compound... On the compound polygamsts are free to do what they want in public..There homes have to appear,from the outside to look norman..In the back,where noone can see what they do,they can *show * who the really are.