Hillman is convincing as a child prodigy, finding chaos theory in the swirls of her rice pudding. It is unnatural for women to be got up like jockeys. But it also leads to moments of splendor, to tiny stays against hopelessness. It's a powerful closing scene. Earlier in the play, Valentine likens the fate of the universe to a cup of tea.
Heat goes to cold.
We're all going to end up at room temperature.