![]() ![]() ![]() Hahn’s incredible acting chops are supported by a fantastic cast. Clare is stuck in a mess of her own making, but she is thrown a lifeline just when she needs it the most. This is not to say that Clare’s struggles are just bad luck, or exist for some unscrupulous reason she has no part in– no, her life is falling apart in large part due to her decisions, her lack of decisions, her struggles grappling with the past and unwillingness to plan for the future. The column seems to be the only thing going right in Clare’s life, a respite from the turmoil, and a moment to re-focus as she tries to take control of her own story. ![]() Throughout the chaos, Clare has been obsessively reading an advice column, "Dear Sugar." In quiet snippets of peace, we see Clare soaking up the column’s tender responses, she even writes into the column herself, commiserating with the columnist on the loss of their sister. She can barely stay sober enough to do her job, she’s in marriage counseling with a therapist she can’t stand, and her own teenage daughter is moving on without her. When her scared husband finds her, we learn that she has been kicked out of their house, and has been sleeping at the retirement facility that she manages. The story opens with a drunk Clare, returning from a coworker’s retirement party, breaking into her own home. ![]()
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