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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-- 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.

Genre:Drama
Network:HBO

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Big Love" is "The Oath", rated 7.2/10 from 183 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Oath" aired on 2/6/2011 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "A Seat At The Table".

  • The Oath
    7.2/10 183 votes

    #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

  • A Seat At The Table
    7.3/10 188 votes

    #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

  • Big Love
    7.4/10 403 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Empire
    7.4/10 221 votes

    #4 - 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

  • For Better or for Worse
    7.4/10 197 votes

    #5 - 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

  • The Special Relationship
    7.4/10 177 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Viagra Blue
    7.5/10 309 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Home Invasion
    7.5/10 277 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Eclipse
    7.5/10 269 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Easter
    7.5/10 259 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Strange Bedfellows
    7.5/10 199 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Blood Atonement
    7.5/10 190 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Certain Poor Shepherds
    7.5/10 186 votes

    #13 - 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

  • D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
    7.5/10 179 votes

    #14 - 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

  • Roberta's Funeral
    7.6/10 265 votes

    #15 - 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

  • Eviction
    7.6/10 260 votes

    #16 - 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

  • A Barbecue for Betty
    7.6/10 255 votes

    #17 - 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

  • Where There's a Will
    7.6/10 254 votes

    #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

  • The Writing on the Wall
    7.6/10 233 votes

    #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

  • Vision Thing
    7.6/10 223 votes

    #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

  • Free at Last
    7.6/10 197 votes

    #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

  • The Greater Good
    7.6/10 195 votes

    #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

  • Next Ticket Out
    7.6/10 181 votes

    #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

  • Til Death Do Us Part
    7.6/10 172 votes

    #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

  • Damage Control
    7.7/10 258 votes

    #25 - Damage Control

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/2007

    After they're outed as polygamists, Barb decides to leave the family while Bill starts an investigation of who leaked the information. Meanwhile, Sarah attends a support group for ex-Mormons

    Director: Daniel Minahan

    Writer: Mark V. Olsen