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Why 'Sharp Objects' Might Be The Best Show Ever

Marti Noxon has done it again, ladies and gentlemen

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Why 'Sharp Objects' Might Be The Best Show Ever
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"Sharp Objects" is about a murder case, my personal favorite, but Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) is the true mystery of the show. Amy Adams is in career-best form in this, merciless, moody, and monumental murder mystery. Adapted from Gillian Flynn's debut novel, directed by Jean-March Valee, and produced by Marti Noxon, "Sharp Objects" admitted more darkness into my life than I honestly ever could have imagined.

Adams plays Camille Preaker, a reporter sent by her editor to cover a the story of the two murders of young girls Anna Nash and Natalie Keene, right in Preaker's home town of Wind Gap, Missouri. Camille has demons of her own that rapidly resurface as the show goes on, including a massive alcohol dependency and a history of self harm. Hallucinatory scenes intertwine with Camille's efforts to build up a story about the two girls. The natives of Wind Gap are polite, but want things to stay as nice ass possible for as long as they can, walking on eggshells and hiding their own dark secrets. It's a little slow and hard to follow in the beginning as are most dramas, but the first few episodes definitely left me wanting more. If you're a fan of f'ed up, twisted, and ferociously dark tv series, this one is for you. "Sharp Objects" is less of a whodunit, and more of a meticulously thought out masterpiece. I'm really in love with this show if you couldn't tell. My favorite part is the Soprano's-esqe ending that takes a sharp and surprisingly late turn and completely, and I really do mean completely, changes the storyline in the last few seconds of the series. 10/10.

The show is really about the effects of repression and denial on an individual level and beyond - how pain can fester and when we do not let in the truth. The murder mystery as a whole, is less of a theme than that of Camille's psyche, but enough to help entangle each other and give us one hellacious series in this female driven drama (bonus points)!

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