Meryl Streep's Terrifying Scream on 'Big Little Lies' Is Already a Thing of Legend
Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Big Little Lies season 2, episode 1.
• Meryl Streep made her Big Little Lies debut as Perry's mom Mary Louise on Sunday night.
• In one notable scene, she screamed at the dinner table.
• Here's how fans reacted to the scream.
After a more-than-two-year wait, Big Little Lies fans got to return to Monterey on Sunday night, when the second season of the hit HBO series premiered. Season two will deal with the so-called "Monterey Five" trying to cover up the real story behind Perry's death, while his mother Mary Louise-played by Meryl Streep, in her BLL debut-hunts for the truth.
Fans couldn't wait to see what the Oscar-Winning Streep would bring to the show, and reader, she delivered. (Entertainment Weekly is already talking about her forthcoming Emmy.) Each of her scenes was incredible, from roasting Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon) for her height to lecturing Perry and Celeste's violent twin boys on how to be "fine men." But during Sunday's premiere, there was one Streep scene that really left an impression-yes, we're talking about the scream.
The. Scream.
We're sure it's still haunting your memories, but we'll give you the backstory anyway. At dinner with Celeste and the twins, Mary Louise talks about how angry she is that her friends' mediocre sons are still alive, while her son is dead-so angry, in fact, that she recently screamed about it. And she wants to scream again.
And then she does...and it is legendary. A truly emotional and yet truly horror-movie-terrifying moment:
Meryl’s Golden globe reel is just this scene on a loop #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/eOt5ajOyMW
- NICHE CONTENT ONLY (@mynichecontent) June 10, 2019
Lots of fans were straight-up terrified, like we were:
I have to admit, that Meryl Streep scream scared me a bit.. pic.twitter.com/gswhkcQIEl
- Edu Ⓥ (@edubsas) June 10, 2019
“So you know what I did? I *did* scream. Wanna hear?” Meryl Streep as Perry’s mother is just... supremely disturbing and makes you sink back into your chair in trepidation. #BigLittleLies
- Nikki Davis (@halliwax) June 10, 2019
#MerylStreep just scared 😱 me what a scream #bigLittleLies2
- diane moran (@dianemoran) June 10, 2019
Meryl Streep is BEYOND creepy... What the fuck was that scream?!?!? #BigLittleLies
- David Michael (@_DavidMichael) June 10, 2019
Fans are already predicting that Streep will win awards for her Big Little Lies performance-and they're excited to see the highlight reel.
Remember this tweet. Meryl Streep will win an Emmy for #BigLittleLies and that scream will be in her highlight package when the nominees are read at the ceremony.
- Ryan (@tvisgreat) June 10, 2019
MERYL STREEP’S SCREAM... emmy award
- vince said hosie rights (@lauharrier) June 10, 2019
And of course, some fans found the scream entirely relatable.
Meryl Streep screaming is a fucking mood. SCREAM BITCHES, SCREAM #BigLittleLies
- Haley (@mthoughtsrablog) June 10, 2019
I've been thinking about Meryl Streep's scream since #BigLittleLies aired and how much I need to be doing more of a scream like that on like, a daily basis
- Kayla Myers (@kaymyers_) June 10, 2019
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