Warning: This post contains spoilers from the season finale of Hulu’sLittle Fires Everywhere.
In the end, there were three fire-starters.
Or four, depending on how you look at it.
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Facing a world without Mia, Izzy hit her breaking point.
She started dousing her room with gasoline before her brothers and sister stopped her.
But when Elena found out what her youngest daughter had done, she, too, broke.
And withherexit, the Richardson children decided to finish what she started.
Together, theyburnt down their family home.
REESE WITHERSPOON:We had a lot of conversations about how we were going to end it.
I know there was alot of discussionsurrounding Elena’s scream when she yells at Lexie.
What made it such an important moment?
[Laughs] We just set this character up in a way that it was necessary.
It had to all culminate into something.
And I just kind of lost control.
[Laughs] Which happens sometimes on sets.
I remember having to turn to the children and going, “Are you okay?”
If we wanted to have her get out of the car, we could do that.
Considering where you leave these characters, was it difficult to let them go as actors?
WASHINGTON:I think we were both really ready to let them go.
But I do have to say I was ready to leave her behind.
WASHINGTON:I think our husbands were ready.
[Laughs]
WITHERSPOON:Oh my gosh my husband really cannot stand my character.
He’s watching it like, “Who are you?!”
He doesn’t like you either, Kerry!
[Laughs]
WASHINGTON:I know!
There were lots of people in my life who were like, “Bye, Mia!”
They were super happy.
[Laughs] But it was really hard to leave each other, I agree.
Reese, why was that moment so significant to Elena’s journey?
And then acceptance, of course, is a huge piece of the show.
