Loved the show last pm. DH watching with me - and even he likes it and said that was the fastest hour to go by!
NK is awesome - she looks amazing in her business attire.

Scenes to make the Emmy tape:
1. Nicole Kidman in first therapy session
2. Nicole/Reese in the car
This series is so well acted. And I just love how the Monterey setting plays its part as well.

Episode #4. So good. Nicole Kidman getting even better. David Kelley brought a lot of depth to the characters when he wrote the adaptation.

Anonymous wrote:I love how NK/Celeste is dressed, but hate the hair. It looks like she's wearing a wig, very heavy and "square" looking. Not a fan.

It does seem a bit dated but I do think her hair style is in keeping with her wardrobe: understated, effortless elegance and beauty.

I love how NK/Celeste is dressed, but hate the hair. It looks like she's wearing a wig, very heavy and "square" looking. Not a fan.

There's an article "The Look a Of Big Little Lies" where the costume designer talks about wardrobe for each of the 5 female leads. For Celeste, he says he kept it beautiful, effortless and in soft colors (and also mentioned wanting to cover up her bruises). The NK therapy dress is by Chloe and the closest one I could find online was $1800. Really interesting article if this sort of thing interests you.

Anonymous wrote:I don't get why they dress NK's character so poorly. Celeste is supposed to be knock dead gorgeous and crazy rich. I see that Celeste would choose to be more understated but I find her wardrobe weirdly odd and/or too simple/frumpy. Certainly NK could pull off any look so this seems intentional. The rest of the female characters' wardrobes seem spot on.

My husband came in during the therapy scene and said she looked like a "frumpy librarian". I did not like that look either.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone recognize the location of the coffee shop? My sister and I get deja vu from a place we went to at least a dozen years ago in Capitola, Ca.
The ocean front locations in this series are just spectacular.

I don't think Capitola is one of the locations. this website details all of the filming locations

http://www.atlasofwonders.com/2017/02/big-little-lies-filming-locations.html

Does anyone recognize the location of the coffee shop? My sister and I get deja vu from a place we went to at least a dozen years ago in Capitola, Ca.
The ocean front locations in this series are just spectacular.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get why they dress NK's character so poorly. Celeste is supposed to be knock dead gorgeous and crazy rich. I see that Celeste would choose to be more understated but I find her wardrobe weirdly odd and/or too simple/frumpy. Certainly NK could pull off any look so this seems intentional. The rest of the female characters' wardrobes seem spot on.

I disagree. I don't think she's frumpy. Keep in mind that she has to cover her bruises, and that it gets chilly in Monterrey. Also, she may not want to show off her body too much as she knows how jealous/violent Perry gets.

NK is doing an amazing job.

Nicole Kidman is outstanding as Celeste. Her Emmy-winning performance tape will come from the therapist scene. But during the that scene, the only thing keeping me from being totally spellbound was my slight distraction from the dress she was wearing. And the coffee shop scene and the chokehold scene, she's wearing really big sweaters. Reese is wearing a cute dress w/ cardigan and Laura Dern is dressed as corporate queen. Jane is great with the no makeup army jacket look. Obviously I'm missing what wardrobe is doing with Celeste.

Forgot about Bonnie. She's spot on in her yoga and free-flowing attire.

I'm really enjoying the way all the characters are three dimensional. No one is uniformly awful or good. Even Renata, who I thought was going to be the villain after the first episode, has a warm, nurturing side as well as a cutthroat side. And I felt so bad for Madeline when her daughter decided to go live with Nathan. Her vulnerability was palpable. As for Nathan, I can't stand the actor who plays him. He mumbles everything he says.

I'm wondering if Bonnie, who so far appears to be angelic, will be shown to have a darker side? Perhaps she's the killer?!

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Anonymous wrote:Vampire Eric is so cute even when he's being violent. Although this character and his character in The Giver were not great. But he's sooo very cute....

Plus a million. He's so sexy. Dammit.

I am so glad I am not the only one with this mixed emotion. He is so hot in this role, but a dirtbag at the same time.

I loved him as Eric but I can't get past the dirtbag in this role. Ruining him for me.

Sorry, even violent abusive Perry doesn't ruin Vampire Eric for me.

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, I don't particularly care for Madeline's wardrobe, though I think it suits her character perfectly. It's too cutesy/conventional.

I think I agree with you. I don't love Madeline's wardrobe but you certainly see why they've dressed her that way.
Back to NK/Celeste: I didn't love the therapy dress and found it too busy (although I think NK has a model's body and could wear anything well), a pp pointed out that Celeste wears long sleeves and high necklines as she's hiding bruises.

Out of curiosity, I went back and looked at all their clothes in the various scenes. I have to say, the more I look at the dress Celeste wears in therapy, the more obsessed I'm becoming! It's really lovely and elegant. And I love how they are dressing Madeline. She always looks completely put together when she's out, and cute/comfortable at home. Renata/Laura Dern is soooo skinny, she can wear anything. And Jane just looks average, as she's supposed to.

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Anonymous wrote:Vampire Eric is so cute even when he's being violent. Although this character and his character in The Giver were not great. But he's sooo very cute....

Plus a million. He's so sexy. Dammit.

I am so glad I am not the only one with this mixed emotion. He is so hot in this role, but a dirtbag at the same time.

I loved him as Eric but I can't get past the dirtbag in this role. Ruining him for me.

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Anonymous wrote:That scene in the therapists office with Nicole Kidman tonight. Just wow! Amazing.

Remarkable how much she can say without saying much. I'm calling a well-deserved Emmy nom for NK.

My favorite of hers so far was when she was watching Perry play with the kids, and her face went from smiling and happy to really pissed and dark within a minute or two. It was really amazing. I'm not a particular fan of hers but I feel like I instantly became one in those few minutes.

I think NK makes it hard to be a fan because she takes so many tortured character roles, or at least roles in projects I'm not interested in seeing (I guess I'm not artsy enough) or she takes small-budget roles that just don't get much play. But the times I've seen her play "relatable" characters, she's amazing (Cold Mountain, Rabbit Hole, Moulan Rouge!, Lion, The Hours). I think people will be pleasantly surprised by her Celeste. Understated and powerful.