7.2/10186 votesLoading...#1 - The Oath
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2011
Bill fights for his right to be sworn in as senator; Barb, Nicki, and Margene struggle with personal revelations and changed public profiles.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10192 votesLoading...#2 - A Seat At The Table
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2011
After revealing his polygamy to the world the newly elected Bill goes even further out on a limb by calling publicly for more polygamists to come into the open while Barb talks Nancy, her mother, into attending a mother-daughter symposium.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10180 votesLoading...#3 - The Special Relationship
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2011
Bill finds success in the Senate but finds new roadblocks set up by the Mormon church. Barb comes to a new conclusion about her life. Cara Lynn's adoption faces a new obstacle. Lois recalls her past with Frank.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: N/A
7.4/10407 votesLoading...#4 - Big Love
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2006
As Bill prepares for the opening of a new addition to his hardware store chain, he receives bad news about his father's health, and also deals with trying to balance the needs of his three wives.
Director: Rodrigo García
Writer: N/A
7.4/10224 votesLoading...#5 - Empire
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/2009
The family dates Ana as a group. Barb awaits test results and takes steps to address Nicki's apparent infertility. With Margene by his side, Bill pursues the casino. Sarah makes plans to go to school out of state, but encounters obstacles. Don is forced into monogamy. Roman attempts to blackmail Bill into finding Rhonda. Frank introduces new wife Jodean to Lois, with explosive results.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Mark V. Olsen, Dustin Lance Black
7.4/10201 votesLoading...#6 - For Better or for Worse
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2009
Sarah, Ben, Heather and Frankie attempt a risky mission to Juniper Creek to find Frankie's mother; the Henricksons adjust to cramped living conditions after a recent arrival; Bill turns to his brother-in-law for help in securing a loan; Nicki mulls going back to her job at the DA's office; Roman hints at plans for a comeback.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: N/A
7.4/10183 votesLoading...#7 - D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2011
Bill refuses to give in to Barb's vision of the church; Nicki chafes at the status quo; Margene looks to rally the children of polygamy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10312 votesLoading...#8 - Viagra Blue
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2006
While Bill seeks protection against the religious compound led by Roman Grant, things heat up between the sister-wives over Margene's overtly sexual behavior. Roman "The Prophet" asks Bill's father to act as a go-between to deliver a message to his son, and the Hendricksons get together for a family dinner with Bill's business partner and his three wives. Meanwhile, Margene pressures Bill about buying her a car and Ben goes out on a date with a girl that seems too mature for him.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: N/A
7.5/10280 votesLoading...#9 - Home Invasion
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2006
Bill gets a new home security system, Nicki throws a birthday party, new neighbours move in, and Margene meets her mother-in-law. Meanwhile, there's a break-in in Bill's hardware store.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: N/A
7.5/10272 votesLoading...#10 - Eclipse
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2006
Bill goes on a hunting trip with his son Ben, Barb tries to get accredited as a full-time teacher, and shopaholic Nicki realizes she can't pay her credit card bills. Meanwhile, Sarah goes to a house party but ends up needing her friend Heather's help.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: David Manson
7.5/10268 votesLoading...#11 - Roberta's Funeral
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2006
Bill attends the funeral of Frank's first wife Roberta at Juniper Creek, and strikes a deal with Roman. With Roberta out of the picture, Bill's mother Lois attempts to rise up on the social ladder at the compound, and Barb and Nicki find themselves in a hairy situation at Henrickson Home Plus.
Director: Mary Harron
Writer: N/A
7.5/10262 votesLoading...#12 - Easter
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2006
Bill and Roman's disagreements result in lawsuits from both sides as well as unwanted houseguests from the compound. Sarah learns about her family's history from her grandmother and Joey confides in Barb.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: N/A
7.5/10258 votesLoading...#13 - A Barbecue for Betty
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/7/2006
Bill wants to throw a party to celebrate Don's plans of getting a fourth wife but Nicki's massive credit card debt weighs heavily on his mind. Pam's friend attempts to make his moves on Margie, but she is preoccupied with wanting to know more of how she became a part of the Henrickson family.
Director: Julian Farino
Writer: N/A
7.5/10202 votesLoading...#14 - Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2010
Bill, Nicki and Cara Lynn travel to Washington, D.C., where Bill tries to land an endorsement from Congressman Clark Paley while mending things with Nicki. Meanwhile, Margene's on-air triumph is tempered by a case of mistaken identity; Joey goes to extremes to safeguard a secret; and Barb and Sarah hit a young Native American woman with their car.
Director: Adam Davidson
Writer: N/A
7.5/10194 votesLoading...#15 - Blood Atonement
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2010
With a revenge-minded Joey in tow, Bill makes an emergency trip to Mexico after Lois and Frank's latest smuggling escapade backfires. Nicki is jolted by a doctor's news, but even more flummoxed by Adaleen's shocking revelation. Margene offers up a novel remedy to keep Ana from leaving the country with her fiance, Goran. A bomb scare rocks the casino.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Julia Cho
7.5/10190 votesLoading...#16 - Certain Poor Shepherds
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2011
The Henricksons' holiday cheer is tested by family revelations. Alby's purification of Juniper Creek leads to a defection.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: N/A
7.6/10263 votesLoading...#17 - Eviction
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2006
Bill considers running an expensive advertising campaign, Barb finds out about Nicki's secret, and Margie goes to church with Pam, their neighbor. Meanwhile, Sarah brings home a surprise guest, and Ben goes on a trip with his friends.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: N/A
7.6/10257 votesLoading...#18 - Where There's a Will
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2006
Both Bill and Barb get social recognition as Barb is selected as a finalist for a "Mother of the Year" award and Bill is asked to become a member of the Salt Lake City Leadership League. Meanwhile, the sister-wives draw up their wills, and Rhonda gets to know what life outside the compound is like for teenage girls when she hangs out with Sarah and Heather.
Director: Alan Poul
Writer: N/A
7.6/10236 votesLoading...#19 - The Writing on the Wall
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2007
Bill and Don investigate who's responsible for ruining one of the Home Plus advertising signs. Alby gets the police to look into the poisoning case. Meanwhile, Nicki is mad at Bill for his forgetting their anniversary.
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer: Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer
7.6/10226 votesLoading...#20 - Vision Thing
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2007
Bill attempts to sign the deal on the video poker devices before Roman. Joey and Wanda are having a rough patch and Joey wants Barb to help them. Meanwhile, Nicki's upset with the Catholic summer school Wayne is attending. Finally, Bill is captivated by a pretty waitress.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10200 votesLoading...#21 - Free at Last
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2010
With the grand opening of the Blackfoot Magic Casino only days away, the Henricksons make last-minute preparations. Meanwhile, the feds probe the whereabouts of Roman Grant; Adaleen shares a shocking secret with Nicki; Margie makes an on-air slip-up; Bill and Nicki's smarmy ex, J.J. Walker, work out an arrangement allowing Cara Lynn to stay at the Henrickson's.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark V. Olsen
7.6/10198 votesLoading...#22 - The Greater Good
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2010
Ignoring pleas from Nicki to become Juniper Creek's next prophet, Bill contemplates running for the vacant Utah State Senate seat. Joey and Wanda return to Juniper Creek, but a suspicious J.J. is lurking. Sarah and Scott forgo a wedding in Bill's church in favor of a civil ceremony, shocking Barb. Margene confronts Nicki about her feelings for Ray Henry.
Director: David Knoller
Writer: Paul Redford
7.6/10184 votesLoading...#23 - Next Ticket Out
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2010
Sarah makes an announcement that shakes up the family; Nicki tries a new look; Margene is put on the defensive when Bill questions her real reasons for getting married. An ill-timed remark puts Barb in an unwanted spotlight; an exposed Marilyn looks to bring down Bill; Bill looks for clues about J.J. in Kansas, while Adaleen finds them closer to home.
Director: David Knoller
Writer: N/A
7.6/10176 votesLoading...#24 - Til Death Do Us Part
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2011
Bill eyes a wedding as a chance to reseal his commitment to his wives; Alby makes a game-changing power play.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: N/A
7.7/10255 votesLoading...#25 - The Baptism
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/2006
The Henrickson's prepare Teenie's baptism with friction and surprises from Barb's judgmental sister. Bill decides to take preemptive action against Roman with his brother. Margene continues to butt heads with Nicki, and her misfortunes pile up. Ben wants to show his affection to Brynn but is surprised when she demands something more.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
The Worst Episodes of Big Love
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The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene--...
Genre:Drama
Network:HBO
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Oath" is the worst rated episode of "Big Love". It scored 7.2/10 based on 186 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/6/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Seat At The Table".