Little Fires Everywhere
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It was not hers.
First off, Pearl is biologically Mias daughter.
As to how Mia came to be pregnant with her?
Thats a more complicated story.
The Uncanny opens in 1981 at the Wright family home in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania.
(Im just going toleave this here.)
Even as a young adult, and even from her own brother, Mia doesnt take charity.
She does concede to take his can of Mace.
Its understandable why the Wrights are concerned.
Mias entering New York the year after it had the worst year ofcrime in the citys history.
The subway cars are littered and covered with graffiti.
At school, she has a hard time fitting in.
All the other kids are artsy and know each other.
But her teacher, a famous artist named Pauline Hawthorne, takes a shine to her.
Mias on her way to an art show featuring Pauline when she has another influential encounter.
Mr. Trench Coat appears again and follows her out of the train station.
This time shes ready with Warrens mace.
But he promises he only wants to talk.
Turns out his name is Joe Ryan and his wife, Maddie, looks just like Mia.
This is more than just a fun fact.
The couple is childless and looking for a surrogate.
Would Mia be interested?
Mia even ends up living with Pauline, since her previous houseguest has been in thehospital with pneumonia.
This will also be the last time Mia saw Warren alive.
A few months later, a phone call awakens a very pregnant Mia from her slumber in Paulines bed.
Its her mother, sobbing with some horrible news.
They tell her not to come to the funeral.
Anita promises to never reveal where Mia is or what happened to the baby.
Nothing, however, goes according to Elenas plans.
As Elena replies meekly, is not wanting one a reason?
You know who is totally on board with having another baby?
Hes completely giddy and hopes its another girl.
A few months later, Bill is eating his words.
The new house they bought is in shambles and the baby wont stop crying and cant nurse.
Hes at work at his new law firm and Elenas dealing with it all as best she can.
Bill doesnt have time to be there to help, so she breaks some plates and cries.
She doesnt come home right away.
Instead she flies to a phone booth and gets in touch with her ex-boyfriend, Jamie.
Jamie asks if shes happy.
With the flickering fluorescents lighting on the motels bathroom mirror, Elena catches a glimpse of who shes become.
She isnotthe pop in of woman who abandons her family.
And obviously Jamie was just taking advantage of her in her upset state.
Maybe not as realistic?
Mia has seemingly no problem changing her last name to Warren once she fills out Pearls birth certificate.
Was it really all that simple before the internet and electronic databases?
I have no idea.
But, looking back on it, it does seem naive of us that we ever accepted written checks.
An earlier version of this recap referenced the wrong Talking Heads track; it has been corrected.
