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Apr 16, 2020 41 tweets 14 min read Read on X
Okay! slightly late but here to livetweet Episode 7 of @LittleFiresHulu and answer your #firequestions! #LittleFiresEverywhere
Oh, this opening with Izzy in the closet. 😭💔 #LittleFiresEverywhere
I know the snow is fake but it looks pretty convincing. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Oh yay, It's Ed Lan (in the book, Ed Lim!) It was such a joy to get to write a smart, powerful Chinese-American man who isn't a nerd or a kung fu hero. #LittleFiresEverywhere
The cheesy TV news lead-ins are PITCH PERFECT. #LittleFiresEverywhere
#FireQuestions for the cast: What's your favorite GIF of your character so far? #LittleFiresEverywhere
This bathroom scene is INTENSE. It's one of the only moments where you see Mia's facade crack in front of Elena. Until now she's done such a good job hiding it. Amazing performances by @kerrywashington @ReeseW and amazing direction by @zingbling. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"You are like a nerdy carjacker." 😂 #LittleFiresEverywhere
I have a lot sympathy for Pearl and Trip (for obvious reasons), but going to the Wreck is TOO FAR, Pearl. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"It's warm over here." GIRL. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"Oh, wow, that's... that's TARTAN." 😂 #LittleFiresEverywhere
I just had flashbacks from the AOL chat windows #LittleFiresEverywhere
Their screennames are April90210 and IZZYGRRRRRL 😍 #LittleFiresEverywhere
And Izzy is listening to Garbage! PERFECT music. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Such good acting from @JadePettyjohn in this "congratulations" dinner scene. You can see on her face how her understanding of her family and her own privilege has changed. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Gotta feel for the poor photographer who's trapped in this incredibly awkward family moment. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Oh, this scene between Mia and Pearl. Wow. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"Is this the one you drew armpit hair on?" "And... other things." 😂 #LittleFiresEverywhere
That is a big bottle of Grey Goose Bill has on his desk there. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"I have always had the best intentions." There it is. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Every sentence Bill says in this episode is true and yet also reads two ways. Damn. #LittleFiresEverywhere
BTS tidbit: The mural behind Izzy during the Cabbage Patch Dolls scene is a reference to a real mural in Shaker Heights High school. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"All mothers struggle. Money hides it." TRUTH. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Here's the real mural in Shaker Heights High School. mural of a knight standing ...
Senior year, most students do a service project in the community. Some students paint murals, which then become part of the school forever. ImageImageImageImage
Pro tip: if you make up an excuse to sneak off with someone, DON'T FORGET YOUR FAKE MEETING. #littlefireseverywhere
"Maybe it's your dad." CARL. #littlefireseverywhere
Ouch. "It's hard to be your mom." I think most moms have felt this and most daughters have felt this. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Lexie and Brian are in an old Volvo! Love it. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"This is what happens when they don't go to college." So much happening in there. #LittleFiresEverywhere
Oh Trip. You don't understand anything. But you're trying. #LittleFiresEverywhere
The horse figurine story comes from the book, and I love that it made it onto the screen. #LittleFiresEverywhere
My husband's phone just dinged and without even looking I knew it was his co-worker who is obsessed with @LittleFiresHulu and this makes me SO happy. #LittleFiresEverywhere
"I always had what I needed, but I never had what I wanted." #LittleFiresEverywhere
"I think I hate my mom."
Mia's face: NO SHIT
#LittleFiresEverywhere
Love how Mia gently and kindly, but firmly, explains to Izzy the problems with her Cabbage Patch Dolls art project. Her tenderness toward Izzy is so genuine and warm. #LittleFiresEverywhere
And Mia opening up to Izzy is so powerful. It's the side of Mia most people don't get to see. Which shows you--if you haven't figured it out already--that Mia's apparent hard demeanor is something she does only when she needs to. #LittleFiresEverywhere
IZZY'S LITTLE FACE WHEN MIA SAYS "SHE" #LittleFiresEverywhere
As so often happens, Brian is doing so much work in this convo with Lexie explaining race that he shouldn't have to do. But, to be fair, he doesn't know Lexie's whole story either. It's so hard. #LittleFiresEverywhere

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