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And it felt emotionally like, this story is about the legacy of violence among these women and that it really started with Adora. And there was so much more that I wanted to know about the other part. And we were trying to convey the emotional experience of reading the book, and to me the book ended there. Marti Noxon: My recollection is that - and I don’t have the book in front of me - but those few pages, they are very short, that little coda of that part.
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( And if they don’t, the post-credits scenes certainly will.)Īlso Read: 'Sharp Objects': 13 Differences Between Gillian Flynn's Novel and Amy Adams' HBO Series (Photos)

Oh, and why they settled on those final three words that will haunt you until the end of time. So TheWrap talked with showrunner Marti Noxon about why she, Flynn and director Jean-Marc Vallee chose to cut the book’s coda, which included Camille visiting Amma in prison and discussing her crimes. Well, not differently, just with more to it. While that ending is probably enough to disturb you for years to come, Flynn’s debut novel closed a little differently. Instead, in the final moments of the episode “Milk” we learn Camille’s (Amy Adams) living little sister, Amma (Eliza Scanlen) - who she has taken away to raise in safety - is actually the one responsible for the grisly murders of the two young girls from their small hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri.Īlso Read: 'Sharp Objects' Finale: Breaking Down Those Chilling Post-Credits ScenesĪnd the very last line Amma uttered when she walked in on her big sister discovering her victims’ teeth hidden inside her dollhouse was, “Don’t tell mama.” Then the screen cuts to black and Led Zepplin’s “In the Evening” kicks into high gear as the final credits roll.

The finale of HBO’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s “Sharp Objects” ended with the reveal that - even though Adora (Patricia Clarkson) had killed her daughter Marian and was finally sent to jail for her crimes - she wasn’t the one who murdered Natalie and Ann. Well, there you have it: Adora dunit, but Amma also dunit. (Spoiler alert: Please do not read ahead unless you’ve watched “Sharp Objects” through Sunday’s finale, “Milk.”)
