Why did Izzy set the house on fire?

As Izzy storms off, Lexie admits her big secret to Elena, but she refuses to believe that her eldest is anything other than perfect. With Izzy gone, the remaining three Richardson children — including Moody, Trip, and Lexie — decide to burn the house down. They start the fires that Izzy couldn't, and the house burns.
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Did Izzy start the fire in the book?

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season 1 finale of Little Fires Everywhere. In Celeste Ng's novel Little Fires Everywhere, it was revealed in the first chapter that Izzy set fire to her mother Elena's home.
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Did Izzy set the fire in little fires everywhere?

Who started the fire? The fire which opened the show was revealed to have been started by the Richardson children. Izzy Richardson (Megan Stott) was the one who sparked the fire after learning Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and Pearl (Lexi Underwood) were planning to leave town.
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What is Izzy's Secret in little fires everywhere?

In a flashback cold open, it's revealed that Izzy and her estranged best friend April (Isabel Gravitt) once made out with each other during a party, and this wasn't the first time. Although it was mutually consensual, when they get caught, April acts as if Izzy molested her.
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Where did Izzy go at the end of little fires everywhere?

After a vicious fight with her mother, Izzy runs away from home. Though the show ends with Izzy on a bus after running away from home, Tigelaar told Vulture she imagines that Izzy would probably return home (or to what is left of it).
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How did Mia get pregnant Little Fires Everywhere?

Unwilling to give up on her artistic dreams, she agrees to be Joe and Madeleine's surrogate for the cost of her tuition. Soon Mia's pregnant — after insemination via turkey baster!
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Did Bebe steal the baby in the book?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BABY IN LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE? So much pain, anguish, and money was spent trying to legally reunite Bebe Chow with her infant daughter, but eventually, she would lose her case to the wealthy McCulloughs. Furious about this, Bebe sneaks into the McCulloughs' home and kidnaps her own daughter.
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Is Mia Pearl biological?

First off, Pearl is biologically Mia's daughter. As to how Mia came to be pregnant with her? That's a more complicated story. “The Uncanny” opens in 1981 at the Wright family home in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania.
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Does Pearl meet her dad?

After eight episodes, the TV version of Little Fires Everywhere ends with a bang... and a boatload of questions. In the last episode, the Richardsons' house is burnt to a crisp and Izzy is on the run. Mia and Pearl leave Shaker Heights in the middle of the night and Pearl finally meets her birth father.
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Who is the villain in Little Fires Everywhere?

The problem — for both Elena and, to a degree, for Little Fires Everywhere — is that Elena is the villain of her story, and it's obvious from the start.
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Why do the kids burn the house down in little fires everywhere?

Izzy, therefore, decides to burn her belongings to take out her frustrations (earlier in the episode, Mia tells Izzy that fires can symbolize new beginnings). She soaks a pile of her clothes in gasoline and is ready to light the match before Lexie, Trip, and Moody come in and stop her.
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Does Elena find out Lexie had an abortion?

Mia smirks, bites her tongue for a beat, and then reveals to Elena that no, actually it was Lexie who had the abortion. Elena is so flummoxed by this news that she now demands that Mia leave that night.
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Will there be a season 2 of little fires?

As of right now, there is no news of a Season 2, let alone a release date. Liz Tigelaar, screenwriter for the series, has expressed interest in continuing the story. "Personally, I would love to do a season two because this was the best creative experience of my life," she told Vulture.
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What secret is MIA keeping from Pearl?

Mia's secret involves Pearl's real father in 'Little Fires Everywhere. ' Elena goes to Mia's parents' house and discovers that her name is actually Mia Wright. We later find out that Mia's brother, Warren, died in a car accident — thus her name change.
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Does Bebe get May Ling back?

A later scene finds Bebe in a car, reunited with May Ling. In the book: The McCulloughs also win custody of Mirabelle/May Ling, but it's unclear that Bebe kidnaps her. Her last appearance in the book notes that she watches her daughter from outside the McCulloughs' house, waiting for the lights to turn off.
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Who did pearl see at the end of little fires?

When Pearl is finally allowed in in this finale, she (and later Elena) sees her mother's sprawling lily-white diorama of Shaker Heights. Everything looks the same, all covered in flour-y snow, save for one cage with Izzy's cardinal-feather wing inside.
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What happens to May Ling in little fires?

Bebe, who had abandoned May Ling at a fire station due to being severely impoverished, was crushed as the McCulloughs won custody. In the final episode, Linda wakes up in the middle of the night and May Ling is gone. Later, we see Bebe and May Ling in a car, reunited.
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Who was Pearl's father?

The novel's climax takes place in Chapter XXIII when Reverend Dimmesdale dies after publicly confessing to being Pearl's father.
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Who is the pregnant woman in the picture in Little Fires Everywhere?

On Instagram, the 43-year-old actress shared a black-and-white photo of herself looking very pregnant. At first glance, the post appears to be a new baby announcement. However, Little Fires Everywhere fans quickly realized that the snap features Washington's character, Mia Warren, from the Hulu series.
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Who is Pearl's real mom?

Pearl's mother is Mrs. Krabs, and the book states that she takes after her mother, who was also a whale.
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Who are Pearl's real parents?

Pearl's mother, Mrs. Krabs, was another sperm whale who married Mr. Krabs long before "Help Wanted." Pearl is the biological offspring of this whale and Mr. Krabs, and as stated in SpongeBob SquarePants Trivia Book, she simply takes after her mother rather than her father.
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Is Lexie pregnant Little Fires Everywhere?

To avoid further conflict and smooth over the fight Lexie has sex with him on their homecoming night. However she gets pregnant. She tries to talk to her boyfriend and her mother about it, but can't muster up the courage to actually confide in them.
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What is the picture Mia sells in Little Fires Everywhere?

On the show, Pauline's photograph is of a pregnant Mia and is still in present-day Mia's possession. She sells the photo to The New York Times to pay for Bebe's legal fees in her custody case against the McCulloughs.
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Why is Moody attracted to Pearl?

Gavin explained that Moody has feelings for Pearl, and that he wanted to keep her for himself. Because his siblings, Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn) and Trip (Jordan Elsass) are popular and well-liked, he feared Pearl might end up liking them more. As shown in the subsequent two episodes, that's exactly what happens.
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What did Moody buy for Pearl?

Moody took Pearl to his secret spot! He got her a bike! This is teen drama shorthand for burning love.
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