Episode Eight: Milk
You remember the scene from Inside Llewyn Davis, when Llewyn, after finishing singing Shoals of Herring to his father, said wow twice, and each one of them mean a totally different, and contradictory something to the other? That's exactly were my reactions to the two twists in this bizarre episode.
Throughout the show, there were enough subtle signs, and hints for how the show will end. Signs that only make you doubt and confuse you, but never make you predict the ending, or become entirely sure how it will be. That's how to make a clever twist!
Also, I found the rushed denouement completely acceptable. Contradicting the slow-burn nature of the show, the insanely hurried ending sequences reflected Sharp Object's sickness, and made me feel uneasy.
That being said, the very subtle twists that I admired utterly tarnished the near-perfect previous episode, Falling. An episode that's easily the best in the whole show became otherwise futile, filler, and worst of all, manipulative and misleading. It's a shame that a great episode as Milk becomes the main reason I'll give this terrific show less than nine out of ten. Of course that will make me not give this episode a great score regardless of how narratively, and technically flawless it is.
Emmy... sorry Amy Adams is the best actress of our generation, period! Also, Eliza Scanlen has a potential to be just like Adams. She is truly remarkable!
(8/10)
You remember the scene from Inside Llewyn Davis, when Llewyn, after finishing singing Shoals of Herring to his father, said wow twice, and each one of them mean a totally different, and contradictory something to the other? That's exactly were my reactions to the two twists in this bizarre episode.
Throughout the show, there were enough subtle signs, and hints for how the show will end. Signs that only make you doubt and confuse you, but never make you predict the ending, or become entirely sure how it will be. That's how to make a clever twist!
Also, I found the rushed denouement completely acceptable. Contradicting the slow-burn nature of the show, the insanely hurried ending sequences reflected Sharp Object's sickness, and made me feel uneasy.
That being said, the very subtle twists that I admired utterly tarnished the near-perfect previous episode, Falling. An episode that's easily the best in the whole show became otherwise futile, filler, and worst of all, manipulative and misleading. It's a shame that a great episode as Milk becomes the main reason I'll give this terrific show less than nine out of ten. Of course that will make me not give this episode a great score regardless of how narratively, and technically flawless it is.
Emmy... sorry Amy Adams is the best actress of our generation, period! Also, Eliza Scanlen has a potential to be just like Adams. She is truly remarkable!
(8/10)