'Sharp Objects' shows why some women hurt themselves and each other

This post contains spoilers for the entire season of Sharp Objects.

It’s telling that, in Sharp Objects, the most gruesome scenes are not images of dead little girls with their teeth ripped out. The more haunting violence is seen in the way a mother cuts down her own daughter, eviscerating her with words spoken in nothing louder than a whisper.

“I think that’s why I never loved you,” Adora tells Camille, point blank, in a moment where both Camille and the audience are lead to believe Adora might actually show a modicum of warmth for once after she had rescued Amma.

But this and more overt forms of woman-on-woman violence define the story Sharp Objects is trying to tell.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'Sharp Objects' shows why some women hurt themselves and each other