The Queen's Gambit: Exchanges (2020)
Season 1, Episode 2
8/10
Sets the pieces on the table right, yet the outcome of the game is unclear.
27 November 2020
This episode serves well to help the viewer understand the characters and their states, much like the start of a chess game. We see the incredible genius of Beth manifest engulf the world around her. We see the fire when it is small and how it will blaze to become bigger than it currently is. We see the grieving stepmom, who recovers from her troubles and shows signs of avarice, which will also add to the young flame.

The episode does a good job of setting the main character on her trajectory towards, what I can assume, would be a magnificent crescendo of glory and destruction. Although, some elements that have been inserted, like her womanhood, don't quite help me in predicting how it would play out in future episodes. But, I'll keep my eyes open to be able to connect the dots.
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