Following last week's stunning season 4 premiere, this week's Big Love has Bill (Bill Paxton) contemplating on running for the Utah State Senate because of the attack on the compound (since polygamy is under attack and everything). Sarah (Amanda Seyfried) and Scott (Aaron Paul) decide to forgo a wedding in Bill's church, while Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin) confronts Nicki (Chloe Sevigny) about her feelings for Ray Henry (Chip Esten), the guy persecuting her father he flirted with last season.

The Big Love creators have mentioned in the past that Bill's desire to buck the threat against polygamy is a "major motivating factor" for his candidacy, which is a major driving force throughout this season.

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On the last episode of Big Love, Bill's big casino was set to open (after inaugurating his church), but things went weird when the FBI raids Juniper Creek looking for Roman (Harry Dean Stanton) thanks to a secret bank account in Nicki's name. Nicki, meanwhile, helped her daughter enter society as her creepy ex0husband came in to take her to Kansas.

Elsewhere on the Big Love season 4 opener, Nicki discovered her father's dead body in a meat locker when the power was out, and Alby (Matt Ross) deposited the body the site of the casino then called the FBI anonymously. In the end, Bill and Nicki drove Roman's body out into the desert, and had to therefore miss the opening ceremony.


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