What I’m Watching: Big Sky

Big Sky: Season 3, Episode 3 “A Brief History of Crime” (B)

This show is offering a series of misdirects about its characters, starting with Luke, who was perfectly happy to move on right away from his missing girlfriend but may not have been responsible for her murder. Avery is starting to take, or at least feign, an interest in what his stepdaughter wants to do, though their digging isn’t going to take them anywhere good. Walter got spotted by Cassie, who would have had his truck inspected if Denise hadn’t rushed her to get back on the road, and Sunny seems like the kind of parent who will do anything to protect her family, even from law enforcement. It felt considerably more casual and lighthearted than usual to see Beau and Jenny go undercover, posing as a married couple who couldn’t quite get their story straight in order to catch Harold in the act. The introduction of Rosanna Arquette as Jenny’s estranged mother felt innocuous enough at first, but having her use Jenny to get the money back from the man who was her partner has now sent her daughter spiraling, deeply hurt by a betrayal of trust that hadn’t really even been earned again. That she brought the money directly to Tonya is going to make her the target of Jenny’s rage when she puts those pieces together, and it’s a good thing that it’s Beau and not Tubb in charge now since otherwise Jenny wouldn’t be allowed anywhere near this case. What’s not clear is whether the two primary cases are connected, but I imagine they’re not since there’s always a lot happening on this show.