The 13 Most Withering Insults on 'Big Little Lies'

The hit HBO drama has garnered legions of fans for its portrayal of suburban ennui and drama, spiked with poisonous barbs, chilling smiles, and some of the most withering motherly snapbacks on television. Here is a selection of the show's best.

[@websurfin2010]

The door’s hinged.

[@shashankkj562]

websurfin2010 sorry don’t understand.. what does that exactly mean? Thanks to anyone who tries to explain :)

[@user-jg8dv9xk1u]

the door is hinged but she is unhinged.

[@daniellemhall1358]

I came to the comment section to find this comment specifically.

[@curtis3524]

@@shashankkj562 Unhinged is used to describe someone who is not mentally stable. Her daughter roasted her good.

[@beqamarsagishvili6988]

@@curtis3524 😂😂😂

[@abbiethebookhoarder6071]

"The door is hinged" is so savage. If Madeline were my Mum I never would have DARED.

[@andreblackaller3560]

Abigail if she were you mom I think you would’ve dared! Bad bitches raise bad bitches

[@user-mg1bp5my2b]

can you explain? i dont get it. maybe because english is not my first language...

[@ellax325]

@@user-mg1bp5my2b the opposite of hinged is unhinged. She called her mother unhinged aka mentally unbalanced or deranged.

[@user-mg1bp5my2b]

@@ellax325 lmao thank u

[@brett8460]

if i told my mom she was mentally unstable i wouldn't be alive to type this comment

[@lovinliverpool]

I couldn't believe Meryl Streep's character went there with the short people insults and then Reese's reactions were too funny.

[@curtis3524]

"I see you wore heels" lmao

[@carlosblanch7118]

"she's a mom, young... like you used to be?" HAHAHA

[@Infinity600gaming]

Laura dern got the best lines

[@ricardosanchez1276]

Used to like to sit on your face" HAHAHHA That and Resse telling her " she's young like you used to" are the best

[@sanjomaz]

Man- that little thing Meryl did with her necklace really shows how she doesn’t just “play” a character. She *becomes* the character.

[@reng935]

"I will buy a fucking polar bear for every kid in this school" omg 😂

[@attyjosh]

“The door is hinged.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@sylessyl]

“i find little people intrustworthy” we have a saying in my native languge which can be translated directly as “if someone’s ass is close to the ground you should be scared of what they are capable of” 😂

[@ankita7342]

Lmao

[@bombaytalkie.]

What language is that?

[@deba6468]

Is it Turkish lol ? We always say this. People say this to me because im short 😂

[@relll394]

"I see you wearing heels..." GOD DAMN😭🙌🏻

[@sandythemaster6898]

The door is hinged. Damn most savage insult I've ever heard

[@saraloha4627]

The fact that Celeste isn't featured here at all (rightly so though) made me realize how different and outstanding that character/performance was when compared to these other great performances, and maybe that's why Kidman was the standout of the series in terms of award success. Celeste wasn't here just to deliver some quick punchline or be a scene-stealer, she existed in a very different way in the series to these other women. No surprise she became the heart and soul of both seasons when they finished.

[@9hoppybunny]

same with Shailene's character... i feel like they were both a little more serious and had shared trauma

Yep! Celeste and Jane had some real dramatic issues to address and weren't so quick to slap back like the other characters

[@A-G-A-G]

The Streep vs Witherspoon insults are top tier!

[@dheekshaaaravind93]

I hated Meryl Streep's character but her lines were gold😂 And Laura Dern's lines ofc😂

[@mollieck7405]

LAURA DERN IS UNSTOPPABLE 👏🏼

[@catlady3147]

My favorite line, which wasn't shown in this video was, "I will not NOT be rich!"

[@evildoesnotsleep-x2b]

i want laura dern to insult everyone

[@ariyatabassumabdullah1143]

"The door's hinged" I-

[@rafaelrusydi710]

“She’s young like you used to be”

[@denvq1475]

Funny how the best insult in this clip came from a kid 😂 that was freaking hilarious 😂😂😂

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

THE DOOR IS HINGED

[@Zac-oz9lj]

I see you're wearing heels.

[@sexandthecitygirl99]

The doors hinged 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mukunimulundika5359]

Meryl Streep, my goodness!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jessicabell7836]

The doors hinged. Fuck me 😂 what a burn 🔥 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sa5772]

Renata May been intense but I like how she stood up to Madeline even if I sometimes like her character too. It’s ironic that two similarly fierce and protective women butted heads in season one

[@loughkb]

Thanks for the side by side. I've been wondering what everyone is talking about. It looks much better with the smoothing on.

[@MadeByDW]

I hate those puking scenes with a true passion 😭

[@nik1128]

Meryl talking about short people cracks me up everytime lol

[@kennedyjojackson1202]

I was laughing hard too... then I googled Reese Witherspoon and saw that we're the same height then I just 😶

[@keelahrose]

I don't remember the last one. What episode was that!?! PURE shaaaaade.

[@paulineclark8292]

This video should be renamed Madeline, Mary Louise and Renata being straight savages for 2:30 mins.

[@Cablecol]

Meryl Streep's character was serving the sh!t😵!!

[@purplemind93]

Laura and Meryl are so

[@sa5772]

And I know Meryl Streep’s character is the antagonist but unfortunately there’s some truth to her behind some of her words and behaviours . Her perception of Madeleine was pretty accurate.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Maybe but whatever she understood about Madeleine had nothing to do with madeline's height lmao

[@gecicihesap901]

I find little people to be untrustworthy

[@reinaldocascante5721]

can someone explain the "door is hinged" joke cause I really can't get it?

[@foreversuffering4713]

Reinaldo Cascante she’s basically calling madeline “unhinged” aka mentally unstable

[@burizaemon9305]

Didn't get it too..😶😶

[@juliencastle2953]

@@foreversuffering4713 Thanks! ;)

[@foreversuffering4713]

Julien Castle no problem! :)

[@janiemoore2721]

Madeline is unhinged. Opposites.

[@DeeDeeFatmLoverWanab]

Best show ever lmao

[@crystalsherman8896]

I will not not be rich. Classic

[@Abeepapooo]

I fucking love laura dern

[@paulieluce5303]

What did Nathan say to Ed exactly?

[@keelahrose]

It's nice to see man who has his own back.

[@23sexycutie]

Little people untrustworthy . Meryl Streep genius . 😂

[@martyna1628]

Reese is so funny