Is there not another therapist in Monterey?

A quick disclaimer: I am all for the Big Little Lies therapist (Robin Weigert). She’s skilled. She’s prepared for every emotional defense a client will block her with. And she gets results. When Celeste walked into her office for the first time last season, she was clutching Perry’s hand protectively and shyly gazing his way when asked if their arguments ever became physical (“no, no, never”). Fast forward a few sessions and Celeste was organising her exit from the marriage.

But the idea of Ed and Madeline - who are dealing with the fall out of Madeline’s affair - going to see her too feels gimmicky. This episode, they attend a joint session where we learn the obvious: Ed is disengaged and Madeline doesn’t believe in herself. Celeste and Madeline meet up to compare “Madame Shrink’s” techniques afterwards. It doesn’t add much to the episode.

Will every cast member sit on her incredibly depressing, velvet green couch before the season’s out? They certainly need to, but it might not be that interesting to watch.

Season two of Big Little Lies airs in the US on HBO on Sundays and in the UK on Sky and NowTV on Monday mornings and again in the evenings.

Images: HBO.

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