Big love
So D and I watched 2 episodes of Big Love tonight (from Netflix). Episode 2 was called Viagra Blue, so I thought it would be terribly banal. Wrong! I really liked the show.
My favorite part of the show is the interaction among the three wives. They have shifting alliances and a fragile balance needs to be maintained. I think each one wants to maintain the illusion that she is the only one sleeping with Bill Paxton (the husband)...hence the scheduled places and times for "togetherness." I think Chloe Sevigny's role is like Omarosa's on Season One of The Apprentice...there has to be somebody people love to hate. I actually like her, though; she stirs things up and keeps them interesting. I think Bill Paxton's relationship with Jeanne Tripplehorn (the first wife) is the deepest, and the most like a conventional marriage. His relationship with the youngest wife (who is dating Chris Klein in real life) is almost father/daughter. Disturbing...but fascinating.
My obsession with knitting continues. I'll have pictures of a new project up in a few days. I also started a hat and taught myself how to cable. Whee!
My favorite part of the show is the interaction among the three wives. They have shifting alliances and a fragile balance needs to be maintained. I think each one wants to maintain the illusion that she is the only one sleeping with Bill Paxton (the husband)...hence the scheduled places and times for "togetherness." I think Chloe Sevigny's role is like Omarosa's on Season One of The Apprentice...there has to be somebody people love to hate. I actually like her, though; she stirs things up and keeps them interesting. I think Bill Paxton's relationship with Jeanne Tripplehorn (the first wife) is the deepest, and the most like a conventional marriage. His relationship with the youngest wife (who is dating Chris Klein in real life) is almost father/daughter. Disturbing...but fascinating.
My obsession with knitting continues. I'll have pictures of a new project up in a few days. I also started a hat and taught myself how to cable. Whee!
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Nikki is just so conniving- you'll see more of this as the show goes on. I agree, though...there has to be at least one unlikeable character!
Is anyone else disturbed that they have no grass in their collective backyard?
Liz, I think they don't have any grass because they're in Utah. Not so much water to go around so you make your front lawn all pretty to keep up appearances. I wish someone would use that nice pool more often, though.
Roxanne - yes, you did! i bumped up disc 2 to the top of my queue ;)
I watched episodes 1-5 this past weekend and totally loved it! I can't stand Nikki, although I think part of it for me is that Chloe's face just always looks so... pinched or consipated or something. lol
(gnashes teeth)
Liz - I am definitely looking forward to it!
And, wow, on the knitting. You really caught the bug---and the skills-fast. It took me almost two years before I tried a cable. Good on ya!
Thanks re the knitting. I'm trying to cut back a little...one of my eyes is bloodshot and one of my yoga students agreed it can definitely strain your eyes, particularly if you're working with small stitches (the hat I'm about to finish has 80 stitches a row).