At the time, I wrote:
Yes. It’s made of a terrifying wallpaper and she’s flung a weird lace doily under the collar, like she couldn’t get off her grandmother’s living room armchair without a fight. Yes, I also wish this were on Nicole Kidman. YES, this is what the villain would wear in a novel about an evil lady gardener who kills her prey with poisoned thorns. And I love it all the better for that. For all of that.
And now…check, check, check, check, and yes, still, CHECK!
