Sharp Objects
Vanish
TV Flash files “Vanish” as a desk essential hour — Sharp Objects (2018) on HBO, season 1, episode 1, aired 2018-07-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 8 in the Sharp Objects guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 2018-07-08 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Dirt” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Vanish”. Vanish sends Adams home: Vallée collage editing, Flynn literary limited, Missouri murder town as the first cut.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Camille Preaker, a reporter for the St. Louis Chronicle, is sent to her rural hometown of Wind Gap to file a story about two missing girls, one of whom was found dead and presumed murdered. The assignment, which reunites Camille with her overbearing mother Adora, stepfather Alan Crellin and half-sister Amma, brings back traumatic childhood memories, including the death of Camille's younger sister Marian when both were schoolgirls. Tormented by her past and seeking refuge through alcohol, Camille manages to join Detective Richard Willis and Chief of Police Vickery in following leads around town that might shed light on the fate of the two missing girls.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Vanish sit in the Sharp Objects guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 8 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Sharp Objects S01E01 air?
Vanish aired 2018-07-08 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need the Flynn novel first?
No. Literary limited series from the book; Vallée's collage is the television language. Reading is extra bruise, not a requirement.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Amy Adams goes home to a Missouri murder town and Jean-Marc Vallée's collage editing turns self-harm into television language. Patricia Clarkson's Adora is Southern Gothic poison. Gillian Flynn's literary limited: mother wounds as the true crime, atmosphere as plot, and a finale that still makes people go quiet.
The first look is a Missouri porch that is already a weapon. Amy Adams's Camille Preaker goes home to cover murdered girls and reopen her own scars — Marti Noxon's 2018 HBO limited from Gillian Flynn's novel, Jean-Marc Vallée's collage editing and immersive sound turning self-harm into television language. Patricia Clarkson's Adora as Southern Gothic poison, Eliza Scanlen's Amma, Chris Messina. Mother wounds as the true crime. Atmosphere as plot. Tessa's tags will type *is Camille okay* until it becomes…
Filed against
- Amy Adams as Camille Preaker
Amy Adams went home as Camille Preaker on Sharp Objects — a Missouri murder town, Jean-Marc Vallée collage editing, Gillian Flynn’s literary limited where mother wounds are the true crime. Patricia Clarkson’s Adora as Southern Gothic…
- Patricia Clarkson as Adora Crellin
Patricia Clarkson’s Adora Crellin is Southern Gothic poison on Sharp Objects — Amy Adams going home to a Missouri murder town, Jean-Marc Vallée’s collage editing turning self-harm into television language. Gillian Flynn’s 2010s literary…
- Eliza Scanlen as Amma Crellin
Eliza Scanlen poisoned a Missouri town as Amma Crellin on Sharp Objects — Gillian Flynn's literary limited, Jean-Marc Vallée collage, mother wounds as the true crime. Amy Adams came home; Scanlen made the girl next door feel like a…
- Chris Messina as Richard Willis
Chris Messina played Richard Willis on Sharp Objects — Amy Adams going home to a Missouri murder town, Jean-Marc Vallée's collage editing turning self-harm into television language, Patricia Clarkson's Adora as Southern Gothic poison.…
- Matt Craven as Bill Vickery
Matt Craven held the town as Bill Vickery on Sharp Objects — Amy Adams home to a Missouri murder, Jean-Marc Vallée’s collage editing, Patricia Clarkson’s Adora as Southern Gothic poison. Gillian Flynn’s literary limited: mother wounds as…