While the first two episodes of HBO's Big Little Lies focused on the power struggle between the wealthy mothers of Monterrey, the third episode pointed the lens inward, as each of the women fought for control in their own personal lives.
There was still plenty of mom-versus-mom drama in "Living the Dream," in particular a cutting scene between Reese Witherspoon's Madeline and Laura Dern's Renata as they pleasantly chatted on the phone about the Disney on Ice outing Madeline planned during Renata's daughter's birthday party as revenge for not inviting Jane's (Shailene Woodley) son -- except they only sounded cheerful. In reality, they were throwing barbed insults at one another until Renata gave up, exasperated.
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There was still plenty of mom-versus-mom drama in "Living the Dream," in particular a cutting scene between Reese Witherspoon's Madeline and Laura Dern's Renata as they pleasantly chatted on the phone about the Disney on Ice outing Madeline planned during Renata's daughter's birthday party as revenge for not inviting Jane's (Shailene Woodley) son -- except they only sounded cheerful. In reality, they were throwing barbed insults at one another until Renata gave up, exasperated.
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