Tonight was quite possibly the best episode ever of Big Love.

You have to admit, you’ve been waiting for YEARS for Nikki Grant to get hers.

And, frankly, I was glad to see Bill embarrassed by Nikki’s betrayal. He’s always excused Nikki’s behavior and he is always, ALWAYS trying to play one side against the other.

Honestly, I get sick and tired after a while hearing Bill talk about the principle and the hereafter. He was kicked off the compound and his father treats him like crap. He “believes” in the principle because his wife was about to die and he needed money to help care for her, and Nikki to be a nursemaid.

So he sold his soul and his principles to Roman Grant when he needed it; but then he turns on Roman the second he doesn’t personally need Roman anymore. He affiliates himself with Roman when he needs it, then affiliates himself with Albie when he needs it. Then he double-crosses both or either at a moment’s notice.

Barb is in this lifestyle because she had no choice.

Nikki is in this lifestyle because she had no choice.

Margie – she’s in this lifestyle because she’s a crazy little girl whose mother was totally inappropriate. I feel sorry for her because she basically is in it for the love, which she never felt she had. Does she believe in the principle? I don’t really think so.

And yet, I feel sorry for Nikki. She was brought up in this life. Her father and mother are both psychotic, basically. She was given to some old pervert for her first marriage, and didn’t really have a choice in her second, either.

She doesn’t know what she wants, except that she knows she doesn’t want more children. I can’t really blame her, actually. Some good-looking man who’s not related at all to the insanity her life has always been shows her affection, of course she’s going to kiss him back.

It’s not as if she could tell him the truth, even if he didn’t work for the D.A.’s office. Let’s get real.

I’m glad Barb’s family is back in town, though, because it’s added a nice new stress to her storyline.

What I want is for Barb to leave the family and Bill to get what’s coming to him and Nikki to be able to escape the whole cycle of polygamy and Margie to come into her own.

The only one that’s happened is Margie coming into her own, and that’s almost been because she’s been in this plural family.

I was so happy for Anna when she decided to leave the marriage. She was making such a huge mistake to marry them.

So, only two episodes left – what’s going to happen?