7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Big Love (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series offers a nuanced exploration of a polygamous family's struggles, balancing critiques of patriarchal religious structures and abuses within fundamentalism with a humanizing portrayal of the family's love, faith, and resilience. Its conscious effort to balance competing viewpoints and focus on the human drama leads to a neutral rating.
The series features primarily traditional casting, focusing on a white family. Its narrative explores a non-traditional family structure (polygamy) and subtly critiques the patriarchal elements within that specific fundamentalist religious context, highlighting the challenges faced by the wives.
Secondary
Big Love features LGBTQ+ characters, predominantly through Alby Grant, a closeted gay man whose repression fuels his misery and villainy. The show depicts the tragic suicide of his lover, Dale, highlighting the devastating impact of a hostile, fundamentalist environment on queer identity. While a minor lesbian character is present, the overall portrayal emphasizes suffering and tragic outcomes, leading to a net negative impact.
The television series 'Big Love' primarily explores themes of polygamy, faith, and family dynamics within a fundamentalist Mormon context. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the show's narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Big Love is an original series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Big Love is an original television series, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. All characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to compare against for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.0
7.3
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