It may seem incongruous for a teenage girl to be listening to classic rock dinosaurs who made their last record before she was even born, but it’s the depth that Sweeney brings to Alice that makes this ring true. It’s her Alice who awakens Amy Adams’ Camille to music’s ability to transcend mental pain and who introduces her to Led Zeppelin, the music that comes to define the series in such weirdly insidious ways. Her role on Sharp Objects is smaller but no less crucial. Sweeney (left) with Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid’s Tale Instead, Eden becomes the most relatable, pure-hearted and misunderstood of all the wronged women in The Handmaid’s Tale, finding a strength that transforms her parroted dogma into heart-breaking defiance. As an unwelcome arranged bride for Max Minghella’s Nick, she began her life on the show as an irritatingly docile and pious believer, but Sweeney has a tremendous ability to show subtle flashes of something darker through those huge, expressive eyes, suggesting Eden had the potential to become a very dangerous obstacle to June and Nick’s plans. In Sweeney’s hands, Eden became one of the most fascinating, multi-layered characters on a show that has a tendency towards caricature. Sharing some Led Zep with Amy Adams in Sharp Objectsįor many fans of The Handmaid’s Tale, no character will haunt them more than Eden, the poor, tragically naïve soul who picked the worst possible time to turn against her beliefs. Now, it’s no surprise to see her name added to the glittering cast of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood or appear listed alongside Maude Apatow and Zendaya’s in Sam ‘ Assassination Nation’ Levinson’s new HBO series Euphoria. This time last year, not many would have heard of the 20-year-old from Spokane, but standout turns in Sharp Objects and The Handmaid’s Tale have surely changed all that. Although, if her performances in the last eight months are anything to go by, 2019 could be even bigger. It’s fair to say that 2018 will linger long in Sydney Sweeney’s memory for quite some time.
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