'Little Fires Everywhere' Episode 6: Fans love Tiffany Boone's on-point portrayal of a young Kerry Washington
Spoilers for Episode 6 'The Uncanny'
Hulu just dropped a fresh new episode of 'Little Fires Everywhere' and this episode — the sixth one in its debut run — takes us down the memory lanes of its two leads Elena Richardson and Mia Warren.
Anna Sophia Robb plays Elena, a young Reese Witherspoon, and as brilliant as she is in the role, it is Tiffany Boone's rendition of a young Mia that has won over fans.
Why? Purely because of how well she channeled her inner Kerry Washington in the role. While it has been hard for fans to see Washington beyond any role other than her iconic Olivia Pope from 'Scandal', her portrayal of Mia on the Hulu show has been received quite well by viewers and readers who have invested in Celeste Ng's book of the same name.
And now, Boone is receiving a similar passionate response from the fandom who can't stop gushing about how he deserves an Emmy for doing it so well.
Episode 6: 'The Uncanny' takes us back to Mia's venture into college where she builds an intense relationship with photography professor, and dabbles in the artistry of the vocation.
Her troubles begin when she lands into a financial crisis and decides to take up the offer of being a surrogate for a couple having trouble conceiving in exchange for money.
She chances upon the offer when a strange man from the subway approaches her, thus explaining why older Mia still keeps hallucinating about Jesse Williams' character every time she's on the train.
Things get even worse when Mia's brother — her only source of comfort — dies unexpectedly and her strictly religious family shuns her for her questionable life choices. Heartbroken and lost, Mia decides to lie to the couple about miscarrying the baby and flees, shortly before giving birth to Pearl in secret.
In all of this, Boone does a commendable job of playing a young Washington — walking the walk, talking the talk, and even sighing in despair the way Washington has breathed into the character.
So naturally, the fandom picked up on that and took to Twitter to express their sheer thrill at witnessing such an incredible, on-point impression.
"Whoever cast this show snapped cause young Keri really acting with her teeth," shared a fan on Twitter, and another fan shared that opinion writing: "the way tiffany boone sounds so much like kerry omg...this casting is good!"
Another wrote: "This actress portraying young Mia is reflecting @kerrywashington ’s mannerisms PERFECTLY #LittleFiresEverywhere." This was a common sentiment throughout the fandom as other fans enthused about how it was great to see 'The Chi' actress back on the screen.
"The fact that Tiffany Boone is talking like Keri Washington is so funny! She’s really dedicated to the role." Another fan congratulated Boone for doing just a marvelous job, tweeting: "@Tiffboone can I just say, you NAILED this part in Little Fires Everywhere. You deserve an Emmy!" Let's just hope this isn't the last we see of young Mia!
'Little fires Everywhere' drops new episodes every Wednesday only on Hulu.