Sharp Objects
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Television has always loved its dead girls.
The list goes on and on, stretching across genres and intents.
Ann Nash and Natalie Keene, whose funeral ceremony opens Dirt, could easily be added to this list.
In the Keenes own family it leads to utter devastation.
I want revenge, Jeanie Keene (Jennifer Aspen) says during the funeral between sobs.
Natalies brother, John, is an absolute wreck.
But his questions hold merit.
How does the town of Wind Gap truly work beyond its industries of guns, meth, and pigs?
Who in the town could do something as gruesome as rip the teeth out of these young girls?
At one point, Camille comes across an older woman taking down the missing signs for Natalie Keene.
I cant bear to throw them away, she says sincerely.
The ripple effect of these murders is most deeply felt in the intimate architecture of Camilles memory.
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The funeral room is empty.
Camille kneels before her mother trying to curl into her lap, hoping to be held and comforted.
She moves toward the flower arrangements, ripping them to shreds.
Adora is only half-seen in this memory.
The soles of her high heels, the dainty elegance of her funeral wear.
It isnt love or connection, but its as close as she can get.
Adora is still a hard woman to pin down.
Each moment with her adds another contradiction.
Shes clearly a wounded woman.
When writing her latest story, Camille is interrupted by a scream emanating from downstairs.
She rushes to find Amma having a strange fit, and Adora comforting her.
What is this precipitated by?
Camille doesnt have time to ponder these questions before Adora is on her like a viper.
Natalie reminded me of you… What I love about Dirt is also what makes it rather difficult to watch in moments.
Its beautiful, but piercing.
The series has been compared toBig Little Liesdue to superficial similarities and shared interests.
ButSharp Objectsisnt the darkly humorous confection thatBig Little Liesis.
The series is also eschewing the obsession with a puzzle-like structure and procedural dynamics youd expect.
Instead, its writers and actors amplify smaller moments.
Gazes held for too long.
The gathering of discarded eyelashes.
The soft whisper of gossip.
Folklore is as much about cultural memory as it is about superstition.
His mother is cruel, meth addicted, and has cancer.
Maybe someone doesnt believe its folklore.
Earlier in Dirt, Camille shares a snarky rapport with her aunt-like figure, Jackie (Elizabeth Perkins).
My demons arent remotely tackled.
Theyre mostly mildly concussed, Camille says in the patter of sharp-tongued retort.
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What is the history between Kirk Lacey (Jackson Hurst) and Camille?
At the wake, Johns girlfriend Ashley says something that brings up a lot of questions.
That girl she described is not Natalie.
Dirt is full of many remarkably potent, fleeting moments.
Dont give a shot to work me, Amma.
I really want more juicy scenes like this between Camille and Amma.
