By episode 5 she was definitely over chess being the most important thing in her life.
The Queen's Gambit (Limited Series)(Netflix) - Anya Taylor-Joy the Gawdess
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They looked swagged tf out dawg. Some of the very few cacs that can kill it fashionwise.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Dope series.
Was Mr. Wheatley moving weight or something? fukk was his job?
Despite ATJ's efforts, I couldn't help but feel a detachment where I didn't really care for her character, which made it less of an emotional journey, and more of a re-run of the same act, over and over, strumming the same chords. There were no breaking points for Beth's addiction, childhood trauma, sexuality, and the existence of her genius in solitude, which it needed to have in order to balance out the ennui of the chess runs.
Slim
Superstar
Am I the only one made uncomfortable by the magical negro trope (Jolene)?
Still a decent show otherwise.
Still a decent show otherwise.
Watched the first two episodes last night
Not bad
Think I liked the first one better
Does the season get better? No spoilers
Not bad
Think I liked the first one better
Does the season get better? No spoilers
I wonder that too
They tried to give Jolene a sucess story and a life and personality of her own but they still fell a bit short. If Queen's Gambit gets a second season, it would be cool if they expand on her story more or even make her the focus of the season.
There's a subtle scene in the 2nd episode where Beth's looking out her window and you can see his car drive past even though he's supposed to be out of town. He never went anywhere
The job was just an excuse to live his second life, he didn't love his wife anymore and even admitted he never wanted to adopt Beth.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Nah, there's a bit more to it than that. I think it's the scene when Beth calls him after Alma dies and he's in some dark motel room. Next to him on a table (out of focus) there's a baseball bat. He seemed to be in some kind of trouble, which is why he initially didn't care about the house until much later (when he probably needed to pay up).There's a subtle scene in the 2nd episode where Beth's looking out her window and you can see his car drive past even though he's supposed to be out of town. He never went anywhere
The job was just an excuse to live his second life, he didn't love his wife anymore and even admitted he never wanted to adopt Beth.
My issue is mainly that it's kept so incredibly vague and matters so little it just feels like a plot device to use him only when necessary throughout the series and have him conveniently away when not needed.
Kind of the same way Jolene returns just to fix everything for Beth.
I agree there has to be more to it than that, plus someone was informing Mrs Wheatley about him being "detained", I tried searching to see if it was discussed by the writers etc.. but haven't found anything yet. You are likely right, it was intentionally vague as a plot device. Also agree that Jolene should have played a bigger part throughout the whole series or she never should have reappeared after Beth left the orphanage.
ShaDynasty
Chaos - The Album
Great show. I've had trouble explaining to people exactly why it's good, but it is good. ATJ is obviously the thing that sells the show, plus dope cinematography and the addiction-obsession story is relatable.
I still have 2 eps left.
I still have 2 eps left.
Three episodes to go and this shyt is fire. The pacing, acting, and cinematography is all top notch