TV Review: Big Love - "Rock and a Hard Place" and "Vision Thing"

Part of: Big Love

Season 2, Episodes 4 and 5. Aired on July 2, 2007 and July 9, 2007.

“Rock and a Hard Place”

Previously: Rhonda turned up at the Henrickson house and Joey took the fall for Wanda’s poisoning of Alby. Nicki found out that Roman exposed the family.

Rhonda is causing all kinds of trouble at the Henrickson household. There are police searches and she’s blackmailing Nicki to let her stay, or she’ll tell Bill that Roman exposed them. Nicki’s not sure what her family will do if they find out this little bit of info. Nicki’s issues get worse when Roman threatens to tell Bill himself if he finds out that Nicki had anything to do with Rhonda’s disappearance.

Meanwhile, Roman is threatening to give the DA the tape of Bill implicating himself and Joey in Alby’s poisoning and Joey refuses to betray Wanda. Bill tries to get Wanda to confess and Lois tries to get her to shoot up the courthouse. Heh.

The Henricksons end up putting Rhonda in a runaway shelter, where all three wives, plus Adaleen with a court order, end up and wackiness ensues. Nicki tells Adaleen that Roman exposed them, and Adaleen promptly disowns her. Aw man, poor Nicki.

Speaking of Adaleen, Bill calls her and pleads with her to give him the incriminating tape. Adaleen has been hiding it from Roman all along and she destroys it, which clears both Bill and Joey because now the DA has no case.

Rhonda ends up running away for good, but I think we all know she’ll turn up again next week.

In other family news, Ben and Brynn celebrate their anniversary with Margene and Alby decides to stalk Sarah and Scott. Pam tries to make up with Margie but that doesn’t end well when Margie decides to change her story to her being a surrogate mother.

Oh, and Nicki finally tells the other wives and Bill that Roman exposed them. However, we don’t actually get to see that or Bill’s reaction.

“Vision Thing”

The boring plotline of Bill and the gambling machines continues to my utter disappointment. And Bill’s dragging Don and Uncle Eddie into it with him, even though the company’s owner is acting really strange. He makes the final deal against Don’s wishes and without his consent. Oh, Bill, I cannot stand you. Even more so because he’s flirting with a waitress named Anna.

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