Little Fires Everywhere

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He wonders if someone named Izzy might be a suspect.

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We quickly learn that Izzy (Megan Stott) is the youngest of the Richardson children.

(Nows probably a good time to mention that I graduated high school in 1998.

Nor, in this case, would my own mother.)

But Elena and Mia soon meet face-to-face.

Elena doesnt see it this way, though.

It works and the two quickly become close, further intertwining the two families.

This will be the first many of Elenas awkward interactions with Mia.

The themes of parenting, trust, and race intertwine in the episodes climax.

Moody and Pearl are caught trespassing and brought home by the neighborhood watch.

Mia goes into a fear-rage spiral that scares and alienates her child.

Or is it also about something else?

The final scenes of the episode suggest the latter.

But this dream sequence is different from the earlier one.

(Her own mother?

The man is there again, watching her.

Except he repeatedly morphs into Elena, suggesting Mia may be getting closer and closer to being discovered.

Well-played subtleThe Morning Showplug there, Reese.

Note that the camera has masked the final words.