Review: 'Sharp Objects' episode six 'Cherry' is a cocktail of shocking revelations
'Sharp Objects' is nearing the end and you can already see the clouds of confusion slowly clearing. The fog surrounding Wind Gap's secrets is slowly lifting and the pond suddenly seems much shallower than we thought it was. 'Cherry', the sixth episode in the eight-part miniseries, is a cocktail of revelations in a show that is so used to being as intense as neat bourbon. So far, the show had, in each episode, showed us something different to think about while focussing on Camille Preaker's scars. The latest episode, however, is a lot more about Amma and the women of Wind Gap than it is about Camille.
A remarkably short but impactful character was that of Camille's childhood friend Becca. Portrayed by Hillary Ward, Becca is like a fly in the milk in Wind Gap. In spite of being bullied by Camille and her friends, she attends those pity parties that these women throw. She says, capturing everything that 'Sharp Objects' has told us so far about its females, "We were so shiny — luscious on the outside. But on the inside there’s that dark, hard pit."
She's quite refreshing at first and then you realize that she shares the same sense of entrapment as the rest of the privileged lot. What seems like a liberal, sensible life is really just an older version of Becca trying to please her classmates as they deal with their own frustrations by hurting her and each other.