Folding race into the script changes the catalyzing essence of "Little Fires Everywhere," however, escalating the tension in subtle ways without abandoning any fealty to the original plot. Witherspoon stars in both series, and each digs into issues of class privilege, snobbery ,and motherhood. The plots themselves are quite different nevertheless, the TV version of Ng's story was destined to draw comparisons to HBO's primetime soap for reasons beyond the obvious. "Little Fires Everywhere" is the type of celebrity book club-inspired drama – we're talking about Witherspoon's book club, in this case – built to be a thirst trap for "Big Little Lies" addicts. It's addictive and highly enjoyable, and a tad triggering – but, you know, in a healthy and cleansing kind of way. Great work, in her view, captures the essential meaning of the term "uncanny." And this is what this drama achieves in its best moments by creating a story that's recognizably American and as affectionate and forgiving in examining that image as it is indicting. I'm quoting a character featured later in the eight-episode season, by the way – an art teacher played by Anika Noni Rose who is explaining to her students what bold, unique art should be.
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Certainly I was: In three lithe hours the series takes you back to the strange false brand of crunchy consciousness that went mainstream in the 1990s in ways that feel familiar while bringing forth the terrifying and repulsive.
The highly anticipated series adaptation of Celeste Ng's 2017 bestseller was supposed to debut on Wednesday, so there's little harm in releasing the first three episodes into the stream a few hours ahead of schedule.Īnd we're guessing hunkered-down viewers looking forward to watching Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington squaring off were pleased by what they saw. Hulu premiered "Little Fires Everywhere" a day early, a gracious gesture in the midst an escalating storm.
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