![]() Into this carefully sculpted life barge wayward artist Mia and impressionable daughter Pearl. ![]() But all three are carefully shaped by their mother’s strict regimens. With Moody there is the glimmer of more far-reaching vision. Trip’s less aspirational, closer-to-the-earth flight is still ripe for settling into bourgeois comforts. Lexie’s upward arc is boosted by the work of others. The other three kids are more stereotypical upper-middle-class Shaker Heights, bright, well-scrubbed, more traditional achievers. Painfully socially awkward and self-consciously bohemian, she craves acceptance while cultivating conflict. Izzy, the usual suspect, is by far the most interesting of the Richardson brood. Clearly this is less psychological frisson than conflagration of simmering combustibles. But as the layers of the family’s archaeology are stripped back, blame will not be easy. Before she passed away this spring, director Lynne Shelton successfully helmed the generally loyal translation of Celeste Ng’s searing novel to the small screen, featuring superb performances by Reese Witherspoon (as Elena) and Kerry Washington (as Mia Warren) and a breakout turn by Lexi Underwood (as Pearl Warren).Įven as the flames burn, three of Elena’s high-school-age children-Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn), Trip (Jordan Elsass) and Moody (Gavin Lewis)-are quick to note that their mother will most likely blame the youngest, rebel Isabelle (Izzy, played by Megan Stott). Who set the fire is a mystery to be worked out in eight episodes. The material comfort and achievement of her life, as well as the home to her family is destroyed as she watches in shock. The flames engulfing Elena Richardson’s imposing Georgian mansion burn brilliant red against the dark night sky. It ignites viewers’ curiosity from the very first shot. ![]() Hulu Network’s compelling miniseries Little Fires Everywhere bursts into flames across the television screen. ![]()
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