My wife and I are enjoying this series immensely. Of course the main protagonist's looks, charisma, and presence play into the whole entertainment value of the show. But then that's what this whole thing is entirely -- entertainment. It's not a biography, documentary, or news profile.... Acting-wise, I think Anya Taylor-Joy is excellent. I think she has brought such depth and nuance to the role. Beth Harmon is not a singular "black or white" character -- there is so much complexity there related to intelligence, upbringing, experience, and culture. Anya Taylor-Joy has done a superb job of conveying all this.
There was some question about if she would've had access to Satie sheet music in Kentucky that early as he didn't become well known until the early 60s.
So you'd be OK, say, with a spaceship appearing in a film about a fictional and historical Jesus-type character?
The entire world: "We love this show!" Handful of critics: "We hate it and OUR VOICES MUST BE HEARD!!!!" It's great to read different takes or discussions on things like this and I appreciate a little cynicism now and then, but the minor backlash among some "critics" I've seen strikes me as simply petty and bitter. dan c
Man, I usually don't get that wrapped up emotionally in these fictional "limited series," but when Beth went back to the orphanage and sneaked down to basement and saw the late Shaibel's ad hoc shrine to her composed of newspaper clippings... yeah, I got choked up. Yeah, I admit it, OK?! Ya don't have to rub my face in it!
No, it isn’t... and imagine having nothing better to do than analyze the age appropriateness of minor props in a Netflix movie...
This is one of the best limited series shows I have ever watched. Great acting, great story, wonderful characters..ten out of ten...
I've been savoring The Queen's Gambit as much as I can, but I'll be finishing it tonight. I love this show. I get some of the same warm nostalgic feel that I did while watching Mad Men, with the only real commonality between the shows being similar time frame and a lot of binge drinking. Great soundtrack too. And you just want to give Beth Harmon a hug, even at times if it seems human emotion is a little alien to her.
Me either, in fact my wife read it at imdb and thought I might be interested as a music fan, just a curiosity...that's all.
Yes, but whoever made the observation noted that Satie was not exactly a household name in the US until the 1960s. One might imagine that it would be difficult to find sheet music for it in Kentucky before that...
2 episodes in, pretty interesting. We're taking our time and alternating it with Shawn the Sheep. Have to stay out of here so I don't see spoilers
No, but he did strike me as a guy that would do almost anything to get his wife out of his hair. If the piano would do that, he'd find the music for her.
I’m not sure why anyone would think it was difficult to find Satie’s music in a city that’s a state Capitol. Most likely easily ordered through a music store (that’s what they did back then) or through the very large state university located in that city.
Satie’s music was out of favour for decades. There was a well-deserved resurgence beginning in the early ‘60s.
