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Spoilers ahead forSharp Objects, obviously.
Before its third act,Sharp Objectsimplies that its central questions have been answered.
Camille, notably, has nothing but a glass of water with her dinner.
But it reads as a warning that Camille wont heed: Call Adora.
Ask her more about who really killed Ann and Natalie.
Subtext-packed dialogue is also aSharp Objectsspecialty, and the closing moments contain a couple of doozies in that regard.
But its Camilles conversation with Maes mom (Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris) that turns out to be of greater significance.
- Then Maes mom says something that screams,Listen to the subtext here!
I envy the skin, but nothing else about that age.
Amma has been similarly damaged by Adora, but hasnt expressed her anguish on her own flesh.
Its a picture of Camille and Marian, although thats hard to make it out.
(An HBO rep had to confirm that detail for me.)
Whats more important is what this small incident makes us notice.
First, that Camille has placed her memories in a more acceptable context.
Thats when the show goes back to Ammas dollhouse.
The calls have been coming from inside the dollhouse!Ammas traumatic environment shaped her.
In response, she recreated that environment and made it even more ghoulish.
While all this is happening,the soundtrack returns to Led Zeppelin.
Like everything in these closing moments, placing that modestly grisly sequence in the end credits is deliberate.
But she was right in front of everyone the whole time.
The idea that Amma could follow in her mothers sick footsteps was even spelled out for us.
If only, as this series told us to do so often, we had looked closer.
Its just an anagram for mama.
