Big Love - Episode Guide

Polygamist Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) juggles his business demands with those of his three wives and seven kids.

Bill compensates for rising demands at home, and looks for protection from Roman's henchmen.

Nicki plans an extravagant birthday party for her son Wayne, to Bill's chagrin.

Bill searches for answers to an unsettling dream; the family has its hands full during a lunar eclipse.

Bill and Barb's behavior arouses Nicki's suspicions; Bill and Don dig for dirt on Roman; Marge befriends a neighbor.

Bill makes Roman a settlement proposal; Barb bails out Nicki; Lois sees an opportunity for promotion.

Roman gives the Henrickson clan his answer to Bill's proposal; Barb uncovers Nicki's not-so-little secret.

Bill's household gets a lot more crowded; Franklin indulges his bad habits; Roman is surprised by Bill's new offer.

Nicki drops a bombshell on Bill; Don falls hard for #4; a vote-obsessed Margene leaves Chad hanging.

Bill and family plan for Teenie's baptism; Bill attempts to infiltrate Roman's UEB Council.

Barb, Nicki and Margene mull over custody scenarios; Bill is recruited by an influential civic group.

Bill and Joey's triumph over Roman is undermined by Wanda; Barb seizes the Mother of the Year spotlight.

In the Season Two premiere, Bill scrambles in the wake of the family's exposure; Barb retreats into her own world; Roman puts the squeeze on Joey; Sarah has a suitor.

A crisis leads Bill to rethink Home Plus's ad strategy; the family forgets Nicki's anniversary.

Bill tries to leverage a council vote against Roman; Barb chastens Margene for her relationship with Ben, who considers a lifestyle change.

Bill eyes a new polygamy-friendly business; Rhonda complicates Nicki's involvement in Joey's case.

Bill meets a romantic prospect, as does Joey; Nicki frets over Wayne's school lessons; Bill turns to Eddie for a loan.

Margene befriends Bill's potential fourth wife; a dangerous polygamist family accuses Bill of poaching.

Margene's mother visits the Henricksons; Roman's polygamist rivals force Bill to play a dangerous game.

Bill proposes a 'seventh day off' schedule to his wives, and cons Roman into retaliating against the Greenes.

Margene finds herself wielding a swing vote; Rhonda stays in the spotlight; Lois reaches out to Bill.

Margene joins Bill at a convention; Nicki throws a party; Roman returns home; Rhonda resorts to blackmail.

Bill attempts to barter with Alby; Barb reaches out to her mother; Pam makes Margene a proposition.

In the Season Two finale, the Henricksons are rocked by an unexpected guest on the eve of Pioneer Week.

Bill pitches a Mormon-friendly casino, with help from Margene; Barb warms to Ana; Alby has a close call; Nicki uses a block party as her coming-out pulpit.

Bill and Ana test the group-dating waters; Barb ponders her and the family's future; Sarah pushes Scott away; Lois drives Frank to the brink.

Bill tries to protect Rhonda; Frank finds himself in a bind; Ben escorts Sarah to her senior prom.

After Bill tries to get Alby to break ranks with the Prophet, Roman finally has his day in court.

Barb, Nicki and Margene bicker over living arrangements; Bill barters for a loan approval.

A 2,500-mile pilgrimage to a sacred shrine in New York tests the limits of the Henrickson family bonds.

Nicki faces crises at home and at work; Joey looks to add a new wife; Bill debates how to handle the discovery of a potentially valuable document.

Bill turns up the heat on Roman; Nicki gets the cold shoulder; Margene starts up a new business.

Outer Darkness (Season Three) Nicki stares down an uncertain future; Barb faces excommunication; Bill reconsiders his hard-line position on Roman.

In the Season Three Finale, Bill looks to solve a kidnapping while bringing down Roman and the Greenes.

Bill's Blackfoot casino opens; Adaleen shares a shocking secret that leaves Nicki cold; Lois and Frank strike a deal, as do J.J. and Cara Lynn.

Bill contemplates running for the vacant Utah State Senate seat; Sarah and Scott plan a civil marriage.

Bill looks for allies in Washington; Joey digs up his past; Sarah compensates a car-accident victim.

Bill rushes to announce his candidacy; Alby gives J.J. permission to add a wife; Don takes a bullet for Bill.

A revelation about his past threatens Bill's campaign; Nicki goes undercover, again; Margene gets the cold shoulder.

Ana resurfaces with a surprise revelation; Ben goes south of the border with his grandparents; Marilyn locks horns with Bill.

Bill and Joey make an emergency trip to Mexico; Margene makes a surprise offer to Ana; a bomb scare rocks the casino.

Barb becomes a lightning rod for Bill's campaign; Nicki tries a new look; Sarah shocks the family by announcing her intention to leave Utah.

In the Season Four finale, Bill faces last-minute threats to his candidacy; the three wives feel the strain as Election Day arrives.

In the aftermath of his election, Bill faces an uphill battle to win over his constituents and employees, while his family copes with psychological and physical traumas close to home.

Bill stages a "safety net" meeting for polygamist leaders; Barb seeks common ground with her mother Nancy.

The Henricksons try to put on a unified face during Christmas, but the family is tested amidst numbing revelations from Barb, Marge and Adaleen.

Bill fights for his right to be sworn in as Senator; Barb, Nicki and Margene struggle with personal revelations.

Bill makes one deal and rejects another; Nicki is accused of mixed motives; Barb considers a dramatic life change.

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.

Bill eyes a wedding as a chance to reseal his commitment to his wives; Alby makes a game-changing power play.

Barb is pulled into the firestorm surrounding Bill and Margene; Nicki is flummoxed by a revelation about Cara Lynn.

Bill fights for his family and his freedom; Alby looks to settle unfinished business; Nicki plans a new future for Cara Lynn.

In the Series Finale, the Henricksons brace for an uncertain future, with or without Bill.