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Season 3 – Big Love

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Bill Henrickson seems like a typical suburban husband and father, except for the fact that he has three wives, nine kids and three homes to maintain. The Salt Lake City polygamist has to juggle his families' needs while overseeing his casino business, fulfilling his political interests and attempting to reconnect with his fundamentalist relatives.
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With its character dynamics established, Big Love's third season continues to deepen conflicts while introducing more exciting, violent elements to the story.

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Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com With each passing season, the characters and writing as a whole of Big Love has become more confident and emotionally resonant as the characters have escaped the sensational trappings of the concept to become three-dimensional people. Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 10, 2018 Full Review Emily St. James Slant Magazine Even when it's not working on all levels, Big Love is usually a joy to just look at. Dec 10, 2018 Full Review Nick Catucci New York Magazine/Vulture It's free ballin'. But it's balanced, too, by time lavished on the women's concerns at home. (It's all those children, thankfully, whose perspectives we're spared). Dec 10, 2018 Full Review Stacey Wilson MTV Season 3 is so sharp, so tautly executed and so entertaining that Big Love has finally, after two hit-and-miss seasons, proven itself worthy of the network's self-important slogan, "It's not TV. It's HBO." Dec 10, 2018 Full Review Christopher Lawrence Las Vegas Review-Journal If Big Love took a few jabs at polygamy during its first two seasons, it delivers the knockout blow in this, its darkest year yet. Dec 10, 2018 Full Review Cindy White IGN Movies The third season is usually the make-or-break year for television shows, wherein the writers either run out of ideas and wind up repeating themselves or prove that their original concept has legs. For Big Love it was definitely the latter. Rated: 9/10 Dec 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bill Paxton

Bill Henrickson

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Barb Henrickson

Chloë Sevigny

Nicolette Grant

Ginnifer Goodwin

Margene Heffman

Harry Dean Stanton

Roman Grant

Amanda Seyfried

Sarah Henrickson

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 18, 2009 Block Party Margene helps Bill pitch a Mormon-friendly casino; Barb warms to the idea of Ana joining the family; Alby becomes suspicious of Bill and Adaleen; Nicki defends her lifestyle at the annual block party. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 25, 2009 Empire Bill and his family try group-dating with Ana; Barb anxiously awaits test results; Sarah resists when Scott offers to join her in Arizona; Frank visits Lois with a new sister wife. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 1, 2009 Prom Queen A potential witness against Roman goes underground; a revelation from Ana tests Bill's commitment; Margene receives some disturbing personal news; Wanda reveals a secret about Nicki's past. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 8, 2009 On Trial Nicki struggles with her devotion to her father and her commitment to Bill; Barb worries about the family's finances; Adaleen tracks down Rhonda; Roman has his day in court. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 15, 2009 For Better or For Worse Barb, Nicki and Margene bicker over living arrangements; Sarah, Ben, Heather and Frankie travel to Juniper Creek to search for Frankie's mother; Bill's brother-in-law covets an historical document in Alby's possession. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 22, 2009 Come, Ye Saints The whole family travels to Cumorah, N.Y., on a pilgrimage to see the sacred shrine of Joseph Smith; family bonds are tested to their limits. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 1, 2009 Fight or Flight Nicki treads on dangerous ground at home and at work; Glory smuggles a church document to Bill; Joey hopes to add Kathy as a second wife. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 8, 2009 Rough Edges Bill urges the District Attorney's office to bring murder charges against Roman; Margene decides to launch a business; Nicki seeks refuge in her past; Sarah struggles to map out her future. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 15, 2009 Outer Darkness Nicki returns home after getting a call from Bill; Barb faces an excommunication hearing at her old church; Wanda performs a makeover on Jodean; Scott reconnects with Sarah. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 22, 2009 Sacrament Bill convinces Ray Henry to endorse his plan to rescue a kidnapping victim; Nicki has a surprise visitor; Alby hatches a deadly plot to consolidate his power; Sarah shocks the family with a surprise announcement. Details

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Season Info

Director
Dan Attias, Julie Anne Robinson, David Knoller, Jim McKay, David Petrarca, Michael Lehmann, Adam Davidson
Executive Producer
Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer
Screenwriter
Mark V. Olsen, Eileen Myers, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Coleman Herbert, Dustin Lance Black, Patricia Breen, Melanie Marnich, Will Scheffer
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 18, 2009