Dreamcatchers are hung, Alice goes through many impossible looking glasses, Jarret watches Persona, and Melissa gets a new TV. Is Cam queer? Is Vickery and idiot? Is there any aspect of this show we’re not putting under a microscope? Join us, fellow lovers of dead girls, as we review the work in this week’s episode of Sharp Objects, “Fix.”
Disclaimer: Wild, Pretty Things is a podcast for adults, about a TV series for adults. The book and show, and our commentary on it, contain adolescent homicide, emotional and sexual abuse, self harm, harsh language, and other elements that might upset or offend some listeners. Wild, Pretty Things is not affiliated with HBO, Blumhouse, Entertainment One, or Gillian Flynn in any way.
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Wind Gap Gazette
Things in Camille’s room:
Gloria Steinem poster: “We are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud.” from 2003 lecture in Southern Illinois. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030519&slug=steinem19
Dreamcatcher in bedroom window: a replication of a spider web, originally used to protect infants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher
pink poster of a figure
Recap and relevant topics
Opening “theme” https://www.facebook.com/sharpobjectshbo/videos/648121178854304/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_gaze
Persona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_(1966_film)
songs:
The Otto Modest - The Killer Came Home For Dinner
https://theottomodest.bandcamp.com/track/the-killer-came-home-for-dinner
Zola Jesus - Siphon http://zolajesus.com/
https://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr184-zola-jesus-okovi