Here we are at the beginning of the fourth season of Big Love, just two episodes in, and I'm already growing tired of the shenanigans of the Hendrickson clan. I've been a big fan of the show since it debuted in 2006, but at this point I can't help but feel that no family can deal with all the various commitments and troubles that plague them. In other words, the show has reached a point where I can no longer believe what's going on.
The protagonist, Bill Hendrickson, is already the proprietor and CEO of a Costco type super-store and just opened a casino this year, yes a casino. He's also expressed a desire to run for state Senate. This is in addition to his responsibilities as the husband to three women and father to nine children. Wait, I almost forgot his weekly ordeals with the citizens of Juniper Creek, the Mormon compound he was raised in, that constantly threaten his secret life of polygamy. No man can handle all of these pressures without some sort of blow back, but each week Bill seems to take care of everything. I think the writers has been watching too much of Michael Keaton's hilarious comedy Multiplicity because no one man can handle all these burdens. Going hand in hand with this unbelievability, is the lack of a dominate antagonist. I'd like to see Alby, the son of recently deceased Juniper Creek leader Roman Grant, take more of a villainous role this season. When he wants to, he can be an extremely intimidating figure that borders on insane.
This show is supposed to enter the viewer into the lives of Mormons that practice the "principle" of polygamy. I think the writers have gotten off track. Hopefully they can fix it up before it's too late.
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