Big Love (2006 - 2011): Block Party

Bill (Bill Paxton) tries to convince Jerry Flute (Robert Beltran), a native-American businessman, to partner with him in a Mormon-friendly casino outside Salt Lake City, and finds a surprisingly effective ally in Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin). With Roman (Harry Dean Stanton) in jail and incensed at Alby (Matt Ross) for betraying him, Nicki (Chloë Sevigny) temps at the DA’s office to hunt down state’s evidence for Adaleen (Mary Kay Place). After learning she may have a cancer recurrence, Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) warms to the idea of Ana (Branka Katic) joining the family, though the waitress is resistant to the family’s overtures. Meanwhile, Frank’s (Bruce Dern) teenage son Frankie (Mark L. Young) ends up on Bill’s doorstep after his father throws him to the curb. Sarah (Amanda Seyfried) shatters Heather’s (Tina Majorino) dream of attending the same local college. Roughed up in a bathroom, Alby becomes suspicious of Bill and, later, Adaleen. An annual block party becomes the battleground for Bill to defend the family against neighborhood gossip, and for Nicki to defend her lifestyle as the daughter of Roman Grant.

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