While there remain more noticeable cracks in the latest two Sharp Objects episodes than the earlier days of the miniseries, it endures well into the sixth hour as an unparalleled and enthralling television experience.
Episode 5 of Sharp Objects, Closer, is the weakest episode of a brilliant bunch but one still packed with fantastic character work and shattering performances.
Some may argue that Ripe, as with the previous three hours, takes the idea of ‘show, don’t tell’ a little too far; but that very concept is what ensures that Sharp Objects is the most compelling piece of work currently on television.