3 big questions heading into Big Little Lies finale
HBO’s Big Little Lies is coming to a close next Sunday. What are the most pressing questions the finale still needs to answer?
With a season three very much in doubt, there may be only one episode left for the star-studded cast to do their thing on screen in Big Little Lies.
Unless the showrunners choose to leave a lot unanswered (which viewers are praying they don’t!), there should be plenty of resolution in the finale. What are some of the top questions that will be on viewers minds come Sunday night’s Big Little Lies finale?
What does Celeste have on Mary Louise?
Even if Celeste doesn’t know any “dark secret” that she can expose to paint Mary Louise in a bad light, putting her under questioning makes a lot of sense. How could Mary Louise receive custody without the court doing any examination of her fitness as a caretaker?
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What’s less clear is why Celeste feels so strongly about making this happen, so much so that she wants to do the questioning herself. Mary Louise has acted in plenty of questionable ways this season that Celeste could attest to, but it’s unclear whether any of this would move the judge much. So maybe Celeste does know some “dark secret” that has yet to be revealed to viewers.
If so, what could this be? There’s been speculation it could involve the death of Mary Louise’s other child (Perry’s brother). Could Perry have told Celeste something about it that would make Mary Louise look bad?
(How) Will the truth get out?
It seems inevitable that the truth will come out about Perry’s death, but I suppose it would almost be a twist if it never did. No matter how much digging Detective Quinlan does, she’s unlikely to find any definitive proof that Perry was pushed (regardless of how accurate the strange “pushing simulation” may be).
As Corey tells Jane after being called in for questioning, Quinlan expects one of the Monterey Five to eventually crack. The secret is seemingly taking a toll on all the women, but Bonnie is the one that could realistically confess.
She could do so voluntarily by going to the police, as she has come close to doing on multiple occasions. Alternatively, as I expected to happen in the last episode, her notebook could be discovered, revealing her written confession. A third possibility is that Bonnie’s mother heard her verbal confession and tells someone.
When Celeste told the Monterey 5 that they might have to testify, this seemed to be a logical way for the truth to come out, as the women wouldn’t want to lie under oath. Surprisingly, this never came up in the trial and it doesn’t appear it ever will.
What are the stakes?
The crucial yet under the radar question surrounding this season has been what the consequences would be for the Monterey Five if the truth were to come out. Most viewers aren’t legal scholars, and it would have been helpful to have some sort sight of insight as to the potential repercussions.
If Bonnie were to confess, for example, could she potentially go to jail? Is there any chance the other women could see any jail time? Would the punishments likely be a lot more lenient if they were to come clean?
The consequences could obviously vary a bit depending on the particular judge/jury, but we still have no sense of even the approximate punishments we could expect.
Why couldn’t we have seen Celeste, someone with a legal background, provide this sort of insight? It seems unlikely that much if any jail time would be in the works for any of them, but who knows?
The fact that the consequences are unknown has surely made viewers cringe at the idea of the truth getting out. In this sense, the lack of information has not hindered the show.
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Still, I want this information, and I’m sure the characters do as well (if they haven’t already been informed). As guilty as Bonnie may feel, I’m sure she’d be much more hesitant to confess if she knew she’d be facing significant jail time.
Overall, there will be a lot of anticipation for the Big Little Lies finale, and one can only hope it lives up to the hype. Most shows end without EVERY question being answered, so it’s probably unfair to expect perfection in this regard. If the key questions are answered in a satisfactory manner, that should provide a satisfying conclusion for fans.
What are you looking forward to in the finale of Big Little Lies? Let us know in the comments!