In this (predictably lengthy) season 1 finale, Kate and Carl discuss Parts 1-3 of the miniseries that inspired it all: HBO's Mildred Pierce. Based on James M. Cain's classic novel, directed by Todd Haynes and starring Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Morgan Turner, and Evan Rachel Wood, this is the the story of Mildred, an enterprising mother trying to keep her family afloat during the Great Depression, and her daughter Veda, marred by delusions of grandeur.