"I'm not crazy about the idea of Big Little Lies coming back for season two, but that's only because the first season is so flawless. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz act the hell out of Jean-Marc Vallée's slick-yet-moody adaptation of Liane Moriarty's novel, which weaves a tense mystery over the season's collection of seven well-executed episodes. The finale's big reveal, which is done in near silence, is shocking in all the right ways, and I'm crazy about the hazy, hopeful ambiguity that the final scene leaves off on. And while we're here, let's pour one out again for the soundtrack." — QK
