As the drama reaches fever pitch on Big Little Lies, you just know a bunch of spicy plot twists are about to be unveiled and punters are trying to beat HBO to the punch by sharing their theories of what’s to come.
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One such fan theory that’s gaining traction online is the notion that the deceased Perry (Alexander Skarsgård) is low-key Corey’s (Douglas Smith) brother.
A Reddit user shared the wild theory, claiming that there are hints of this in the first season.
“Having mentioned the ‘deceased’ brother many times (subtly) throughout the season, and it’s clearly playing a role in the season finale, it is very likely that this aspect of Perry’s life will be used as the final plot twist. No one seems to suspect it so far, which is true to Moriarty’s style,” the writer begins.
“When looking at the main changes between season 1 and 2, the introduction of Corey and the prominence of Perry’s past (hence the introduction of Mary-Louise and mention of his brother) seem to stand out the most. It would make sense that these are connected.”
The user adds that Skarsgård recently provided further clues in an interview.
“Alexander Skarsgård mentioned in an interview that we will receive a further insight into Perry’s childhood and why he turned out to be so violent. This kind of disproves the ‘he killed his brother’ theory because that would mean he had to be violent from the get-go.”
Celeste (Nicole Kidman) and Perry (Alexander Skarsgård)
And here’s where the spicy part comes in:
“Instead, it’s highly likely that there was some sort of trauma inflicted upon Perry, and it’s not too far-fetched to believe that Mary-Louise had a motive to fake her other son’s death. There could be a myriad of logical explanations for this (of which we know Celeste starts to ‘question.’).”
Adding, “This could also be why Corey is at the police station- finding out what happened to his brother.”
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“Some were saying that Corey is there merely as a love interest for Jane. While this may be true, Season 1 ended with Jane taking Tom (the coffee shop guy) to the Gala. Why not just keep Tom as the love interest? This further eludes that Corey’s character has more significance than once thought.”
“Also to keep in mind- the way that the ’Perry was Jane’s rapist’ plot twist was so effective is because Jane and Perry were never introduced to each other in present time, so the audience struggled to put the two and two together. Though Corey and Mary-Louise have been a big part of Jane’s life this season, Corey and Mary-Louise have actually never been in the same scene together…”
He/she also points out that Jane flashes back to her rape when dancing with Corey which could be an indication that the men are somehow connected.
“Jane also has a flashback to her assault when dancing with Corey, which would make sense if they were brothers. Celeste also looks at Corey very strangely at Amabella’s party.”
Suss the scene below for reference:
https://youtu.be/frHmaf5JItk
“All the girls seem to be going through something (Celeste and the custody battle, Madeline and the marriage breakdown etc.. ) but we haven’t really seen anything like this for Jane yet… it would make sense that Corey is here to cause trouble for her.”
It’s certainly a THEORY™ and the show has been known to throw messed up plot twists in the mix so while we’re taking it with a grain of salt, we’re not ruling anything out either.
