Michigan Journal of Gender & Law 17:1 (2010, pg. Newport, Rhode Island, 1899, is a place of shimmering waves, sleek yachts, and ladies of leisure. But in his final moments, Bill does what he hasn't been able to do throughout Big Love's five season run: give the power of the priesthood to his wife Barb, as he asks her for a final blessing. Following the Henricksons on a road trip to Cumorah, New York, (where their prophet, Joseph Smith, was said to have discovered the gold tablets that were the basis for the Book of Mormon), the weary family, undone by tensions both large and small, is nearly ripped apart by a series of secrets that come tumbling out: Ben and Margene see each other naked; Ben admits to having feelings for her; Nicki's birth control pills are discovered by Barb; and Margene learns that Bill has been taking Viagra. The series left behind a legacy as one of television's most complex studies of American family life. What resonates most for me about this final hour of "Big Love" is how it shows the women in Bill's life reaching for a sense of identity that isn't defined by the stubborn, rigid man whose bad. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. ", The show's fictional fundamentalist group, the "United Effort Brotherhood," or UEB, has characteristics similar to the historic "United Effort Plan" established by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) and taken over by the state in 2005. Her murderous wrath is interrupted by a phone call from Bill, with questions about the decades-old suicide of his sister Maggie. [18][19] Bill gives Nicki a power tool as an anniversary gift. In addition to asserting that "Just as in Big Love, same-sex marriage is never more than one degree away of separation from polygamy," she found that the series adds crucial insight to the understanding of marriages that exist between legal and cultural recognition. Its been so amazing. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bill, smarting from the collapse of Home Plus, is clearly seeing this as an extension of her rejection of his patriarchal church. of Nickis daughter, played by up-and-comer Cassi Thomson. Template:Chart/startTemplate:Chart She's gone rogue! She is pregnant and admits the baby is Bill's but she doesn't want to be a burden. The Mormons In Battle Over Temple Ceremony", "LDS Temple secrets? The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon[1][2][3] family in Utah that practices polygamy. William Orville Henrickson was born at the Juniper Creek Compound sometime in the mid-1950s and was raised as a fundamentalist Mormon. Template:Chart/start (Season 4). Season 5, Episode 10, "Where Men and Mountains Meet": The sister wives take a joyride. [40][37] Cara Lynn runs next door and tells everyone Nicki's plans. Nicki learns the extent of Adaleen's isolation; Marge despairs over the quandary involving Ana and Goran; and Cara Lynn impresses her math teacher, and Greg. Home of railroad magnates and banking tycoons--dashing young men and the women who . "[58] Mary McNamara, of the Los Angeles Times dubbed it "a perfect finish to an astonishingly ambitious show that often careened through genre, narrative structure and believability like they were false walls on a stage". Template:Chart [36] Notable detractors included Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times, who said it ultimately "didn't convince";[37] Doug Elfman of the Chicago Sun-Times, who felt its quality didn't match its concept;[38] and John Leonard of New York Magazine, describing it as "more soapy than salacious. 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Rather, it's his neighbor Carl Martin ( Carlos Jacott), a character whowith his wife Pam ( Audrey Wasilewski)has been a part of Big Love since its first season. Contents. Jump 11 months ahead, and we get a very moving coda to show us that life goes on for the Henrickson women and their extended family. 153-168), Atkinson, Andrew. [14][15] Creators Olsen and Scheffer included a drive through the twin FLDS towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, as part of their research for the show. WATCH NOW. Cara Lynn James. View original Roush Review: "Big Love" Finale at TVGuide.com. The question that hovers over the action is whether following the Principle is worth, not only the heartache, but the eternal separation of her soul from her family's. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. For you. Played by actor Bill Paxton, he appeared in all fifty-three episodes of the series. In particular, several critics noted improvements from season one. [62] Among other things, the church stated, "Despite its popularity with some, much of today's television entertainment shows an unhealthy preoccupation with sex, coarse humor and foul language. [2] The family believes she's working there part-time to help pay off her debts, but Nicki hopes to glean inside information on her father's trial to help her family on the compound. Mar 7, 2011 at 12:09am writerwannabe said: BTW, Texas changed the age of legal marriage with parental consent from 16 to 18 because of the influx of polygamists. "[61], In March 2006, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) issued a public statement citing concerns over the program's depiction of abuse, polygamy, use of stereotypes, and television's depiction of moral and civic values in general. Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress and singer. In age of elegance and excess, Lilly Westbrook longs for a love both true and eternal. 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[34] She drastically alters her appearance breaking away from her compound fashion by wearing normal clothes. [2] The role is played by Chlo Sevigny. Something went wrong. [20] Barb and Margie escort her to the fertility clinic thinking it's a medical issue; it's been 4 years since her younger son's birth and it's technically her turn to have another baby for the family. After some kids steal her ladder while she's working on the roof (Nicki is always self-sufficient, if nothing else), Nicki shines a spotlight on herself, announcing that she is the daughter of polygamist Roman Grant, and that she owes everything to the Henricksons and Margene for offering her support and compassion. Biography Ana first appears in the show in episode 5, season 2 while working as a waitress at a local diner in Sandy, Utah. Template:Chart Lua error: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal'). The series premiered in the United States on March 12, 2006, following the sixth-season premiere of the HBO series The Sopranos. Facebook gives people the power to share. In the final minutes of the show11 months after Bill's shootingthese three find the common ground they've been fighting for throughout the entire series. I had drifted a while ago from the flock of followers of this weird and lately quite preachy series about polygamy and family and faith, but did a marathon catch-up over the last week in time to watch the final chapter, which aimed for transcendence and at times achieved it. [33][32][28] The specialist breaks the news that she is infertile, but he assures her they will attempt to work through it so that she may conceive. Bill PaxtonJeanne TripplehornChlo SevignyGinnifer GoodwinDouglas SmithGrace ZabriskieMary Kay PlaceMatt RossCassi ThomsonAmanda SeyfriedShawn DoyleMireille Enoseljko IvanekMelora WaltersJoel McKinnon MillerDaveigh ChaseJolean WejbeBruce DernHarry Dean Stanton. See, Nicki can be nice, though I still haven't forgiven her for what she said about Sarah. attempts to seduce Alby. Season 3, Episode 3, "Prom Queen": Lois suffocates Frank with a plastic bag. Christopher Randazzo and Zachary Randazzo as Joey Henrickson Jr. Joey and Wanda's son. The meeting that Bill had with Cara Lynn was super strange and felt like he was trying to. "reinforce the belief that life on earth is the equivalent of a blink of an eye; Barb hasn't just lost her church, but her family in the afterlife. Big Love. Not every HBO series has been so lucky. Theyve created a show that is going to be remembered for a really long time. The site owner may have set restrictions that prevent you from accessing the site. [22][21] But Nicki refuses to stop taking the pills. [2][3][18] She is ostracized from the Grant family before her father is shot, and she steals from them to get revenge. While Nicki is secretly betraying both the family and the course of justice (by aiding her guilty father), she does stick up for them when it seems as though Bill and a neighbor might actually come to blows at the neighborhood block party. The murder of Bill Henrickson is easily the series finale's most shocking, senseless, and unexpected moment. [20] At the clinic, she gets a prescription for her next supply of birth-control pills. Template:Chart/startTemplate:Chart With everyonefrom Albert Grant to the LDS Churchbaying for Bill's blood, Margene has unwittingly transformed Bill into everything he's fought so hard against. A New Englander, Cara now lives in northwest Florida near the Gulf Coast with her twice-retired husband, formerly a Navy pilot and then science teacher, her grown daughter, two-year-old grandson who calls himself Spiderman and a yappy Papillion named Sparky. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah who practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chlo Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin portraying his wives. Shes been a fan forever, so Ill watch at home with her! March 13 2011, 2:32 PM PDT. First wife Barb, now divorced on paper so Bill and Nicki could legally adopt Cara Lynn, is defiantly pursuing a new faith: a reform Mormon church that welcomes women like her into the priesthood, something Bill sees as a betrayal. TVLINE | Talk about Cara Lynns journey in these final two episodes. A promo for the HBO show "Big Love." Nicki reminds Alby he saved her when they were younger. Im kind of a tomboy, so Ive always had a soft spot for action movies. The chance to break the big story is all Charlotte needs to secure her future. Cara Lynn James lives in northwest Florida with her husband, grown daughter, four year old . And then insists to his failed business partner Don: "The only thing that matters: our families, our marriages. Nick Bryson is all business, focused on making a name for himself in his father's teamship line. 2023 TVLine Media, LLC. It's a poetic and heartbreaking moment that shows the Henricksons' true bond, even amid tragedy and loss. However, she claimed that Hollywood and television critics' desire to interpret the polygamy in Big Love and beyond as representative of American "quirky families" was a miscue. . Will Cara Lynns illicit affair further destroy the family? It also reminds us how much more satisfying the performances of these fascinated women have been (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin) than that of the oddly stilted patriarch (Bill Paxton) they claim to love in a big, messy way. The episode builds in its own meandering and disjointed way did we really need the Ben/Heather/Rhonda subplot? View the profiles of people named Cara Lynn. [8][9], Although Nicki is frequently portrayed as cold and unsympathetic, there are many instances where she is shown to be quite passionate about her beliefs and towards her loved ones. Sarah and husband Scott have returned the first glimpse of Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul this season for the blessing of their first child, a boy named after Bill. Bill Henrickson is a fictional business owner and politician and the main character from the HBO drama series Big Love. Or will Nicki ultimately win the fight? But the moment is shattered when the reality of their situation inevitably catches up to them: they might be together in this car, but they're coming apart at the seams. (Following Kathy's death, Enos would continue to play Kathy's sullen twin, Jodean, in the fourth season of Big Love. This episode, set smack in the middle of the superlative third season, remains one of the all-time greatest episodes of Big Love. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon [1] [2] [3] family in Utah that practices polygamy. "Big Love" D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Throughout Season 3, Nicki's behavior goes from unsympathetic to truly abhorrent as she steals Margene's identity and gets a job in the district attorney's office in order to feed information to her mother Adaleen ( Mary Kay Place) while her father is on trial for rape and other assorted charges. Out of nowhere, Bill is struck down outside his house, a suburban martyr felled not by one of his mortal foes but by the milquetoast unemployed neighbor Carl, whose wife Pam got caught up in Margene's pyramid scheme against her husband's wishes. Amid the confusion of her polygamist family, Sarah ( Amanda Seyfried) attempts to engineer a normal evening out of her senior prom. Kathy's sweetness is at such terrible odds with the way in which her life ended, as her wedding day was transformed into her funeral. In its final episode, Big Love pushes the Henrickson clan to their breaking point, as Bill faces both a lengthy prison sentence for statutory rape charges and the loss of the family's business. Season 4, Episode 9, "End of Days": The wives out themselves on stage. [67], Dr. Brenda Cossman examined Big Love closely in her study of "migrating marriages" for Law and Contemporary Problems. "[40] The second season was cited among the best shows of 2007 by numerous publications, including PopMatters,[41] the San Francisco Chronicle,[42] Time Magazine,[43] Entertainment Weekly[44] and NPR. 1955-2046), Cossman, Brenda. The three sister wives hit the road together and their expressions say it allBarb is serene, Margene is jubilant, and Nicki is morose until she too manages to crack a smile. 5 Seasons | 53 Episodes | TV-MA. In the series finale, Sarah returns with her husband Steve ( Aaron Paul) and their newborn son Bill, named after her slain father. The theme song for the final two seasons of the series was "Home", by the band Engineers. They were an ordinary family in some extraordinary circumstances and creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer opened a window into a world that few of us will ever see: one of compounds, fundamentalists, intense faith, and vengeful adversaries. Ailish and Julia O'Connor as Nell Henrickson Bill and Margene's daughter. [47], Though only its first three seasons aired in the 2000s (decade), multiple critics cited Big Love as one of the best series of the decade. HBO Publicity reference to betty ford meeting exit american flag mother in law daughter in law relationship 21 more Plot summary Add synopsis Genre Drama Certificate TV-14 Parents guide Then there was all the talk about how Cara Lynn really is bad. But the saddest moment occurs when Margene suggests they just pick up Bill and keep drivinga dream of denial that befits her young age. How has that been for you? ), Season 1, Episode 7, "Eviction": Alby makes a sandwich. As a freelance writer, he has written for the Los Angeles Times, TV Week, and others. If Greg seduced me, Bill seduced Margene. "Betwixt and Between Recognition: Migrating Same-Sex Marriages and the Turn Toward the Private." As Sarah and Ben sit together staring at the lake, she tells him (and the audience) that she's pregnant. TVLINE | Will Cara Lynn continue to see her teacher, ultimately putting the family in more danger? Do you know how much it kills me that you can't find a home in it?". For acting, Chlo Sevigny won a Golden Globe Award for her supporting role, and Bill Paxton was nominated three times for his leading role. At least "Big Love" had an ending. [33], Upon its debut, reaction to the series was mixed-to-positive. In attempting to embrace the normalcy of teenage existence, Sarah tries to grab onto one perfect moment before saying goodbye to her childhood in this pivotal and emotional episode. Clyde joins Lynn for a game of hackysack. TVLINE | Big Love is thisclose to coming to an end, and Cara Lynn has been such an integral part of its final season. The first indication that Alby was secretly gay, it was a small scene that cemented the show's off-kilter streak. Melinda Hollister is a society lady, intent on finding a rich husband before her peers discover her quickly diminishing wealth. Bill can now lead his flock of believers into the light. [1] The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson; Nicki is the second of Henrickson's three wives, and the mother of three of his children: Cara Lynn (with JJ Walker), Wayne, and Raymond. This final moment, after a contentious and often over-the-top season, as the wives stand side-by-side (in red, white, and blue, no less), is a stunning scene to go out on, leaving the audience realizing what the Henricksons don't: that where there is much light, the shadow is deep. Just a few scenes earlier, he left her bed for Nicki's, telling Barb, "I built this church for you when you were excommunicated. Big Love received the best early reviews of its entire run. The series lasted from March, 2006 to March, 2011, with a total of 53 episodes in five seasons. Nicki now knows that Cara Lynn is having this relationship with her teacher Greg Ivey (played by Christian Campbell), and the next two episodes are very intense for her, especially this week. They race outside to cradle and comfort their fallen husband, who looks at Barb and asks for a blessing as we fade to white. His final act on earth connects his wives to the divine, just as they send his soul off to eternity. This HBO drama series stars Bill Paxton as Bill Henrickson, a polygamist who faces a myriad of challenges in meeting the emotional, romantic and financial needs of his three wives and seven children as they live together in suburban Salt Lake City. When Nicki reveals that Kathy is the Jane Doe witness and Kathy's twin invalidates Kathy's testimony, Roman is freed. (This was immediately preceded by an even more heartbreaking moment with Bill's wackadoo parents, as Frank cradles his dementia-addled wife Lois after injecting her with an overdose to put her sad soul at eternal rest.). Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress and singer. Cara Lynn: That's not true. As an adult, he was the owner of a hardware store in Utah . Love On A Dime by Cara Lynn James Love On A Dime is the first book in Cara Lynn James' series, the Ladies of Summerhill. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. How will it all end? And as we go back inside with the sister-wives, we hear gunshots. Season 3, Episode 3, "Prom Queen": Sarah tells Ben she's pregnant. Keegan Holst as Wayne Henrickson Bill and Nicki's older son. Yet in Season 5, as Lois succumbs to dementia, we see the possibility of love that could still exist between the two, a love that Lois recalls here, sharing the story of how she waited outside her father's house for a kiss from him. Elsewhere, the finale shows Alby and Nicki plotting jokingly to kill Roman. This weeks episode still shows some stuff happening with Cara Lynn and Greg, but Nicki is not weak and she will get what she wants, which is to protect her daughter. Loud family Main article: Lynn Loud/Relationships/Loud family Her friends Clyde. The shocking Sunday series finale of HBO's polygamist family drama found the Henricksons coming together just as everything fell apart. Atkinson focuses on the ending, interpreting Barb's blessing of Bill as a "ritual innovation [that] indicates that FLDS Mormonism must shed the trappings of patriarchy if it wants to legitimate polygamy in a post-feminist society", and the fall of Alby, the closet homosexual, as a powerful interpretation of "the future theo-political and sexual tensions that Mormonism, and by extension, the broader American polity, will face as the post-secular matures". Big Love is an American television drama series that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. And the finale is going to be very good. Shocking and unexpected, it's the first indication that the manipulative Nicki might finally realize the damage that had been done to her. Template:Chart She completed her first music video in 2008, featuring her single "Caught Up in You", which co-stars Taylor Lautner.[7]. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, April 4, 2021 Leave a comment Leave a comment Chloe Sevigny is one of the most talented people I have ever worked with she can do anything! "[53], When the series returned for its fifth and final season the next year, critical reaction was extremely enthusiastic. Its definitely a battle. Do you think she just carries the equipment around with her all the time?[7], Nicki retains a strong belief in "the principle" of polygamy, as well as modesty in dress[1][8] and a deep suspicion of the world outside the compound. Nicki and Cara Lynn are at a breaking point right now, and this week Nicki just goes crazy. Directed by David Knoller. Of her character, Chlo Sevigny says, "There is definitely a power struggle that goes on between the wives. Several publications listed the series's first three seasons as among the best television of the decade 2000-09, and its final season ranked among the best-reviewed scripted series of 2011. Sarah later escapes the polygamist lifestyle that she's chafed against for so long, heading to Portland with her husband in Season 4, enabling her to grab onto one of the show's few happy endings. Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post and noted critic Alan Sepinwall remained ambivalent towards the show; otherwise critics were uniformly positive. In her rumination on the finale, Ginia Bellafante of the New York Times noted that "[Big Love] was always at its most compelling as an indictment of the mindless spiritual avidity and the bizarre displays of self-exoneration that can go on in the name of faith," and celebrated the finale for committing to that theme. cara lynn big love wiki. Nicolette Eugenia "Nicki" Grant[1] is a character in Big Love, an HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists in Utah. Template:Chart 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [23][27] When she quits the job, her former boss, Ray Henry, kisses her goodbye. Directors of the series include Jim McKay, Adam Davidson, Rodrigo Garcia, Charles McDougall, Sarah Pia Anderson, Dan Attias, Burr Steers, Michael Spiller, Alan Taylor, John Strickland, Mary Harron, Steve Shill, Julian Farino, Michael Lehmann, and Alan Poul (former executive producer of Six Feet Under). Template:Chart/startTemplate:Chart Margene, having given up her various attempts to be a businesswoman, realized she needed to see more of the world via a missionary cruise and Nicki struggled to prevent her 15-year old daughter. Big Love was a success for HBO, running for five seasons before concluding its run on March 20, 2011.[4]. All I can really say is to expect the unexpected. Barb, now in the priesthood at last, has performed the blessing. "I think In Your Face would be a better name," Nicki grouses from the cramped back seat, but even she begins to enjoy the moment until the burdens of what awaits them back home begins to sink in. ", If all of these grand pronouncements from the non-heavenly father Henrickson get you thinking something ominous is about to happen because the clock is ticking on the final episode, after all you're right. It has been the subject of seminal pieces in top academic journals, including the Columbia Law Review, Law and Contemporary Problems, and Michigan Journal of Gender & Law. The series revolves around Bill Henrickson, his three wives (Barb, first/legal wife; Nicki, second wife; and Margene, third wife) and their (combined) nine children. While Nicki's perfidy becomes clear down the road, here she's the savior in a rare honest and heartfelt moment from this master manipulator. Dont miss Big Loves penultimate episode tonight at 9/8c, on HBO. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn's family said she died on Tuesday (4 October) at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Last week's revelation that . Columbia Law Review 110:8 (2010, pg. Eyebrow and life enthusist. But Bill's death accomplishes something that Barb, Nicki, and Margene had struggled with for the past five seasons: it finally unifies the three sister wives in an unbreakable bond. After four seasons of struggling to keep their polygamous activities a secret from the neighbors, the wives follow through on their pact to bring the Principle into the light by outing themselves on stage after Bill is elected to the state senate. With her ex-communication from the Mormon Church imminent, Barb attends the Temple so she can undergo the endowment ceremony. Ive learned so much from her and from everybody on set. Mark Mothersbaugh composed music for the first season, while David Byrne was in charge of music during the second season. Faith comes from that love, not the other way around. Lost, NCIS, Big Love, Veep Writers on His Legacy", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolette_Grant&oldid=1113059567, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using infobox templates with no data rows, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Joey Henrickson (brother-in-law via Bill), This page was last edited on 29 September 2022, at 14:25. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Henrickson lives with his family in three neighboring houses in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. It was the tenth-best reviewed scripted series of the year overall. (November 20-22, 2009) E Channel: E! Thomson was born in Queensland, Australia. Nicki now knows that Cara Lynn is having this relationship with her teacher Greg Ivey (played by Christian Campbell),. If HBO were to do a sequel to "Big Love", it would have to be called something like "The Three Sister-Wives." None, taken individually, is terrible, but altogether these myriad plots create a lack of focus. Written by Seth Greenland. Hanna, Cheryl. And she doesn't care because she's . It's this moment that reverberates throughout the final season, providing both a parallel for the inappropriate sexual relationship between 15-year-old Cara Lynn ( Cassi Thomson) and her teacher Greg Ivey ( Christian Campbell) and a noose around the family's neck, as they find themselves fighting for their very survival. [9][13] She has been shown going to some lengths to be a part of their lives and keep them a part of hers, much to the dismay of Bill and Barb. CelebrityThe IndependentLoretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia, has died aged 90. [33] She decides to visit a fertility specialist, the son of her ex-husband J.J, who is now sealed to her mother. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. (And to free Seyfried to be a movie star.) Newport, Rhode Island, 1899, is a place of shimmering waves, sleek yachts, and ladies of leisure. TVLine is a part of Penske Media Corporation. [31] She pleads with Barb and Margie to save her from the unsealing ceremony, but both sister-wives are on Bill's side and refuse to help her. [42][41] Nicki breaks down after Cara Lynn has a meltdown in the backyard while burning her textbooks, but Bill busts into Nicki's locked bedroom door to comfort her.[40][42][41]. "I felt a grace descend upon me," he tells son Ben afterward. It all does get wrapped up though, believe it or not. Aw! [8][11][12] Although she has a strained relationship with her family at the Juniper Creek Compound, she is fiercely loyal to them. [57] James Poniewozik wrote for Time Magazine that "In the end Big Love came back full circle to the core relationships We closed on a moving if messy note for a moving if messy series. 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