![]() The conflict of the show is either the result of forced interactions with the rest of society, or Beth struggling with her own damage. So, yeah, give her and the people in costuming and set design Emmys, at a minimum.īut, okay – when I say the series is remarkably upbeat what I mostly (magical addiction-curing character development aside) mean is that the world (or at last, the world of chess) is shown as fundamentally uplifting, kind, and pure. ![]() Really, the comparison that springs to mind is Mathew Rhys and Kerri Russel in The Americans, which is just about the highest praise I, personally, can give. Has one of those faces that is just amazing at getting across emotions and ideas without actually saying anything (and without looking like an idiot trying to do so). Anna Taylor-Joy absolutely makes the show, and literally anyone whose watched more than two minutes of it probably agrees. ![]() And, well, pretty much every important chess game/tournament). I’m no expert on cinematography, but there were a few scenes that were absolutely just showing off, and I sure as hell enjoyed the show (the American championship montage, obviously, and the pull-out in the Moscow hotel. The soundtrack’s absolutely sublime as well, both the licensed tracks and just the score – I’m almost certainly going to just be listening to the soundtrack as walking around music for quite a while. This show has singlehandidly convinced me that every change in fashion since the ‘60s has been a strict downgrade. Okay, so firstly – I really do mean it when I say it’s aesthetically beautiful.
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