The Queen's Gambit - Review
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- The story of a girl who learns she has a natural talent for Chess who becomes a woman determined to be the best in the world. Here's my review for Netflix's THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT!
#TheQueensGambit #Netflix - Zábava
“I binged it in a day”
- been there, done that 😅
Oh ! so are u proud of yourself ?
@@olitaggu9333 stream bingers: "yes, yes I am"
@@JordanWheeler1999 I read that in the voice of Phineas. Send help.
@@sindri1447 that was the point that I was going for XD
3 episodes down hope they showed matches properly. Regardless love the show.
We must give credit to the antagonist Borgov. The guy is scary, but he isn't evil, he's just a dope chess player. But when he finally loses, he loses with grace and it's just too awesome.
I really liked how civilized and professional he was. When he knew Beth wasn’t ready to beat him he didn’t doubt himself and didn’t feel too proud of that win, he was so calm and relaxed. And when Beth finally beats him, he acknowledges that there’s someone better than him, he accepts the loss as if he is honored and applauses her, no devastation or overreaction. That’s real sportsmanship.
@@youknowwho9203 exactly. A proper sportsman villain
Oh my god being Russian I was so happy to see us pretty descent for a change
@@arkadygerasimenko4864 Meh. Don't accept the fact that the U.S. is your Country's "rival". This isn't the Cold War anymore. China is not just our rival, but the World's. Still. Rival or not, this was a GREAT show. You know, once you subtract all the bullshit, we are all just people and we can get along just fine. It's our Governments that try to divide us all. We have to rise above that, and we can. And we will. Just maybe not in this life. We were ALL meant for something better than what we have been getting/ taught. Have a blessed day!
@@fishordie1992 you too man
True, the soundtrack WAS amazing.
STFU Chess nobody asked
Please make your puzzles unlimited I’m way too broke
Patch the queen she's broken
@@ihatepower4580 bro the devs dont even care about the game anymore. they havent put out a patch for 1500 years smh my head.
I was on the fence of whether I liked Beth's Adoptive mother, but (spoiler)
when the scene of her playing the piano in the hotel... I finally realized I was really rooting for her. It was so cathartic, the sound of music was like her spirit finally being free.
Isla Johnston, the actress who portrays young Beth Harmon, deserves credit as well. She did a phenomenal job. Her acting really got me invested in the character. Also a shout out for the special effects. The scene with her playing chess on the ceiling were amazing.
Agreed. Made it feel very cohesive from the start.
She is amazing! My bfriend and I were most impressed by her ❤️
I also liked the girl who played the youngest version of her as well. She didn't get lot of scenes, but she impressed me in the ones she was in.
Her playing playing at the ceiling mid game during the last episode was everything for me
AGREEED to both! I actually wouldn’t have minded a second episode primarily focusing on young Beth simply because of the younger actress. She felt so natural and not forced. And OMG yes the ceiling chess. Man at the end during the last chess game, what a shot!
The moment that hurt me the most was when she finds her photo with Mr. Shaibel, I kept hoping they would meet again, and that moment destroyed me.
That's life
didn't she kind of meet him in the last scene in Russia?
Felt so bad for him as well. She never visited, wrote or even paid back the money she said she would. And all those years he was in that basement looking fondly, proudly at her achievements. Really sad part of the series.
Was kinda hoping she'd in her mind/imagination play him or meet him again at the end. Was surprised they didn't do that at the very end when she plays the russians in the park. In any case it's strange she never ever visited him even once over the years, or even gave him a phone call.
true.
Best quote in the show
"Beth Harmon..."
"...Shit."
totally agree! I often rewatch just that piece
That's such a mood.
That was the best mid story beat ever
Lol! He knew he was toast before the game ever began. I felt that too.
One thing I'd like to add is the little girl that played young Beth. She was amazing. I loved how expressive her face was in each if her scenes. Inquisitive, imaginative, and you really get the feeling she was a genius.
Great point, I’ve never heard her spoken about either. She definitely deserves praise for her acting.
I had a theory that the janitor actually was abusing her. In the finale her friend whispered sorry I didn’t believe you at his funeral
@@williamswiniuch7527 that actually makes a lot of sense
@Jak Fitz it’s not like I was rooting for it or fantasizing about it. I thought I heard her friend say something and my mind made the pieces fit
@@blaithink6093 It actually doesn’t make any sense. Why would she go to the funeral of a man who abused her? And wave goodbye to him when she left?
She went from the loner geek in the corner of the class to a goddamn supermodel walking in Paris
Never thought I would be so invested in anything solely based on chess.
Now I have to go and watch Pawn Sacrifice now
Watch Searching for Bobby Fischer...does the same objective
If you like musicals, Chess The Musical is a masterpiece. Check it out!
I thought it was gonna be about Gambit and Jon Snow playing chess.
When Gambit takes Jon's queen:
Gambit: "Laissez les bons temps rouler my friend"
Jon: "but... she's muh queen..."
I wouldn’t say it’s solely based on chess it’s got a lot more depth then that
I really liked that none of the men abused her as you see so often in movies. They almost all supported and helped her and looked up to her. Her real issue was her being left behind by her father, and even that was resolved in the end - she found peace and herself. A very good mini series.
Agreed. There were many elements of the show (the male/female relationships, the "Russians", the Orphanage staff, the drug/alcohol abuse) that could have been driven into cliche territory. The script was much smarter than that, thankfully.
I also liked that they didn't include Jolene sexually abusing her like in the book. Jolene molested her in the orphanage when she was a teenager and Beth was 8 and the book just never mentioned it again and they were still best friends in the end. Without that, their friendship was more believable in the show.
I could swear they were setting up the adoptive father to be a pedophile. Glad they didn't went that way.
How to make a good mini series: Bring in the Russians.
I grew up in the 80s. Still afraid of Russia 😩🤣
Lmao😂😂
@@3864267 haha I get that. I lived there for 9 years before moving to the US. It’s pretty boring to live there, but people are pretty nice. You could literally walk into any neighborhood and someone’s grandma will invite you to their house and feed you until you can’t eat anymore. Government obviously is shit, but normal every day people are super nice, especially if you’re from another country and they’ll help you as much as they can.
When things calm down and are easier, and if you ever want to visit, I seriously suggest Saint Petersburg and Moscow in the spring, it’s beautiful.
@@Oksanajay yeah, I know a Russian family who only met me through my sister's mother-in-law, but they alway's love seeing me, and gift the best sweets from their Russian supermarket in Philly
Just like Netflix Stranger Things!
Proves again that Netflix is capable of having great pieces under its belt.
Just not movie wise yet anyway, it’s tv and mini series have taken over the platform.
@Ryan Akwar You don't understand, *MEN'S* size 13 Nikes!
Irishman
I can tell you from expierience, playing chess for 6 or 7 years: playing chess is exilerating, watching people play chess is boring as hell. So the fact that this series is remotely interesting is pretty amazing.
Chess boxing?
I don't agree, watching professionals play is just as thrilling as actually playing it
@@salchichon4198 I can imagine that'd be interesting, but in my expierience it's mostly stupidly confident cousins and drunk uncle's at Thanksgiving playing.
@@salchichon4198 in rapid and blitz. Classical however...
@@nateds7326 you should watch some of agadmator chess videos. Definitely not boring (although it is analysis not playing so I guess not the exact same).
“binged it in a day” should be a new rating
Yes.
Agreed!!!
how did you enjoy this show?
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-binged it in a day
I binged it in one night.
@@docbrown2045 Same. I couldn't get enough of it.
Disney take note, this is how you write for a female protagonist.
Thats ironic considering she passed on a Disney contract when she was younger.
Disney is beyond redemption.
*Writes Captain Marvel as an Ultra-OP smug character.
To be fair, they did had great female protagonist : Moana, Frozen, Inside out all depicted strong and flawed female character. True, they did also dropped the ball hard, especially with REY, wich never failed or even ecounter true obstacles.
@@ardenaudreyarji ultra op smug character.....like deadpool? Wolverine?
I'm sure I'm not the only one automatically hypnotized by Anya Taylor-Joy's stare right?
Me, since Split😁
I actually find it rather creepy.
I think I could watch an entire mini-series of her just staring at me. And that body! The scene with her dancing around in her underwear to "I'm Your Venus"...damn.
Yeah her eyes looks so big, like a disney character
Its called a thousand yard stare
Made a mistake to start watching this in the evening, ended up binging it into the morning. There's a moment in the last episode made me cry so hard.
same...
What part?
@@jbulanier I'll try to be vague in case of spoilers. It's when Beth see's a wall and breaks down herself
@@gimmibox The last show that built a moment like that really well was Hell on Wheels... i hate it, bc it got me. She was so composed all the time, then... relatable.
@@drkshea2430 Haven't watched Hell on Wheels, do you actually recommend it lol
Can we talk about how good Bill Camp was as the Janitor? He has like 5 lines but stole every episode he was in ♟"You Yield" 😍
He was incredible, indeed.
"You resign now."
“It’s called sportsmanship”
As a fellow movie....I mean mini seriessss...fan I approve of this messaging! Anya Taylor-Joy is a star. Miss talking movies with you IRL!!!
ERIN! Love you! ❤️
It could be called a extended movie, Anya Taylor-Joy did not carry the whole thing though, she was only on for a like a minute in the first episode, he overlooked that great performance by that child Isla Johnston as young Beth Harmon that made many get hooked to watch more episodes and the entrance of older Beth that much better.
What a strange comment...
I hope I’m just missing some context...
@@floridafan561 yes, the comment is just showing off /doing personal channel advertisements by saying aww ooh goo gooh gahgah look at me, I know Jeremy irl irl cause I'm done big star or important some one
@@maomekat2369 Y so salty tho?
When she didn't pay that old man I was so pissed..
I cried :(
Yeah, or visit him, but keep in mind he loved her like a daughter and he got his money's worth. Her success was his success. As they say the greatest teachers are the ones whose students outgrow their teachers.
@@stevenwilson5556 first of all you're right sir. Well I cried when she cried for feeling bad.
Gut wrenching moment. It's sad she never went to visit him at all, and vice versa
She never thought about visiting him, not even once. She never acknowledged that it all started from that little room and that table, and the man who helped her recognize her talent and opened the doors of opportunity for her. She realized all that when it was too late, and it was just that she felt bad.
@@youknowwho9203 The character of Beth, as portrayed in the show, was obviously on the spectrum of autism. Possibly Asperger's. This would impact her relationships with people, her perceived empathy, and her focus on the game as it relates to the rest of her life.
Watched this show
Went to a local chess meet
Open with the "Sicilian defense"
....lost
it be like that sometimes
Pop some 💊 and you be iight 👌
@@BruceNIvy lmao
@@BruceNIvy wrong pill, those aren't vitamins
This was a total out of left field series for me. And I really, really liked it. I just wish she would have been able to go back to see Mr. Shaible one last time, because that's the relationship that I loved the most.
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She didn't even send him the 10$ 😭
@@EdwardNygma007 When she saw that board, I might have lost my shit.
Utterly tragic
Ya her character devolves into garbage person near the end. Like you stop cheering for her entirely.
"Maybe the world of chess play isn't that dramatic."
Oh boy... you don't want to fall in that CZcams rabbit hole.
Hahaha as a chess player I laughed at this
down the rabbit hole I go
Good ol’ Fisher and Spassky
As a wise man once said:
"Are you kidding ??? What the ****** are you talking about man ? You are a biggest looser i ever seen in my life ! You was doing PIPI in your pampers when i was beating players much more stronger then you! You are not proffesional, because proffesionals knew how to lose and congratulate opponents, you are like a girl crying after i beat you! Be brave, be honest to yourself and stop this trush talkings!!! Everybody know that i am very good blitz player, i can win anyone in the world in single game! And "w"esley "s"o is nobody for me, just a player who are crying every single time when loosing, ( remember what you say about Firouzja ) !!! Stop playing with my name, i deserve to have a good name during whole my chess carrier, I am Officially inviting you to OTB blitz match with the Prize fund! Both of us will invest 5000$ and winner takes it all! I suggest all other people who's intrested in this situation, just take a look at my results in 2016 and 2017 Blitz World championships, and that should be enough... No need to listen for every crying babe, Tigran Petrosyan is always play Fair ! And if someone will continue Officially talk about me like that, we will meet in Court! God bless with true! True will never die ! Liers will kicked off..."
Captures captures
I really loved it, one of my favorite moments was when she was in Russia and she was playing against the elder Russian Champion and when she is a bit star struck when meeting him as she played his games when she was younger and smiles to retort that he played her games in preparation with him saying she is quite something. Then they both smile and embrace. It is these kind of moments that were littered throughout the series that made it great.
This is such an AMAZING story man, we watched it just because we were bored and just ended up watching the entire series in a day without even realising how much time had passed.
You end up actually caring about chess and shit; I’ve even started playing online and learning some of the moves and plays primarily because of this show.
Awesometacular, fellas.
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Wait you didn’t know about this limited series? I knew this because I’ve been a fan of Anya Taylor Joy
@@viciousbane569
I watched it like, a week and a couple of days ago I believe
Peasants, I watched it when it first released and I got bored and watch it again.
@@merloaf0332 ??????
"Oh honey. Did you bit off more than you can chew?" F all of us 😭😫
I thought that was kind of a snarky/condescending line tbh
@@krysatheo Not really, it was lighthearted but sincere. Which was in keeping with how their friendship- in adulthood anyway- was depicted.
@@mrgaudy1954 I agree 100%
How dare you remind me of that
Anya Taylor-Joy is genetic perfection. She looks like she was designed in a lab. She may be a robot.
oddly enough, she was in this movie called "Morgan", where she played someone who was indeed a "robot", designed in a lab.
She looks like the creature in Splice 😬
I can see that
I feel like she fluctuates from extremely attractive to slightly unattractive depending on the scene. Very strange. 🤔
@@dallascowboyshighlights9632 what was the slightly unattractive scene you think of? I feel like I know what u talking about but can't put a finger on it
As a recovering addict myself, I related to Beth on such a deep level. Her inner anger, harsh self criticism, and lack of self value really hit home with me. What also hit home was watching her pull herself out of it. Excellent series. 9/10
Totally agree. This is the part of the series that I got the most emotional about. To see someone be so self destructive, and to also see yourself in that person, was extremely moving. I had constant tears through episodes 5-7.
"The real world of competitive chess play isn't that dramatic." Oh, sweet summer child.
Exactly. As he was saying that, all I was thinking was 1972 Spassky VS Fischer XD
Competitive chess players are a fucking vicious bunch.
@@jerraldwest2935
How so
As the brother and brother-in-law of two, they are very petty to their social circle, who are also people they compete against often, or have at one point. They're also surprisingly cliquey and gossipy. Maybe other people have had different experiences with other groups. But these were young players.
im genuinely curious on how they gossip each other. is it something like " oh gosh have you seen player A opening move with a rook ? such a pleb "
I could never get into chess, but this makes me wanna try again
@Chris J.P. Black its much less math nerds and much more practicing spatial recognition and patterns.
@@traplover6357
Agreed. I’ve always been good at math. I’m ass at chess...
Focus on the word "How".
Lol why
If you dont have high iq to be able to creatively solve problems and good short memory i dont think any of us would stand any chance against someone who does have it. This game like many others is so cerebral that only genetically gifted will do good at it. Others will do at most decent and with tremendous sacrafice, training and devotion.
But if u want to do it for yourself just to have a little fun and brain exercise - this is great, do it!
I don't know shit about chess but I absolutely adored this series. Beth was so relatable to me
Not surprising, it’s made for people that are unfamiliar with Chess. They hardly focus on the board itself for people that know chess to actually see the moves properly.
how are u supposed to relate to a genius chess player if u “don’t know shit about chess”...?
@@chongert6396 personality, dead parent, substance abuse
@@TheKlutz31013 ah i see, sorry for your loss then... just annoys me when people do the “who can relate to me” or “i can relate to that” shit
I do know chess, but one of my first thoughts was that you don't have to know or like chess to love this series.
While watching this show, I thought "Wow I should get back into chess" - and then i remembered other than knowing which pieces do what, I've always been trash at chess lmao
Same
Same
Same!!! But I know some people who don't know how to play chess, so being able to play the game is an achievement in itself.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Beth and Benny) were such a good duo. Definitely hope they work side by side more.
They worked so well together, loved their dynamic
He has such a baby face.
their chemistry was so incredible
yes! they've got that T.Chalamet-S.Ronan chemistry
Agreed, I’ve been a fan of Sangster since he was on doctor who what.... 1 year ago? Going by his face?
My wife watched the first episode, stopped, waited for me to come home and said; We are watching this together.
So we did. Thank you wifu. This series was fucking amazing.
Your wife sounds awesome
@@HelloZukoHere7 She is the best :)
Is she single?
@@nessh7589 😂😂Bruh
I want that marriage. Good for you boss.
"Am I good enough now?"
....
"To tell you the truth child ...you are absolutely phenomenal"
* *years later* *
..finds all the news clippings he kept
ngl, they built that moment really well where it even got my cold heart.
This was me: 😭😭😭
This scene was 🥺
Astounding*
Girl didn't visit him once, kinda sad
I’m amazed at how little credit the young Beth actress gets. In my opinion her performance was the best on the entire show. She was perfect every single scene.
Attempt #40 to get Jeremy to review the Kill Bills
This is Dope!
"Maybe the world of competitive chess play isn't that dramatic"
*Thinks about CDawgVA's chess arc: Yeah, sure.
Forever the antagonist
Garnt's plot armor OP.
I'm looking forward to the next season where they have a chess tournament while drifting
@@Ifrit86 (Deja Vu) EN PASSE!
@@Ifrit86 and if your piece gets captured you have to drink a strong spirit from the JoJo bar.
This is one of those bizarre pieces I binged out of boredom after exhausting my normal seasonal shows. 10/10. Was satisfying from beginning to end, despite my lack of knowledge or give-a-damn regarding chess going into it.
Netflix really stepped their game up with this one!
This mini-series was really good, way better than I was expecting.
Queen's Gambit is probably one of the best shows I've seen in the past several years.
Aside from the Unabomber, Queen's nis second best!
Favourite
Me too.
Watch Chernobyl. It's great.
Chernobyl has the same quality in terms of production.
Huge credits to Scott Frank who wrote and directed (as he did with the limited series “Godless” also on Netflix). So much has been written and spoken about Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance, all of it well deserved - she literally portrays every known emotion under the sun with complete believability - but we should not overlook the star of the first episode, Isla Johnson, who plays the young Beth, whose performance is nothing less than (to use Mr. Shaibel’s words), astounding. Brilliant series, perfectly executed by everyone from the writer/director to the set designers to the costuming people, you feel entrenched in every scene and every location. Every single actor brought their A-game to this, and I ended up binging it three times and now go back to watch favorite scenes (especially the competitions) over and over. Best thing I’ve seen on TV in years.
The scene when she revisited the basement, i can cry with just remembering that scene.
Not gonna lie. When I saw the title “The Queen’s Gambit,” I originally thought that it was some sort of Arrow prequel.
Same here. That was the name of the boat that he was on.
Lian Yu, it's Mandarin for pergatory.
Same
I thought it was a period piece on royalty. Wasn't gonna watch it until a friend recommended it. Now im glad I did.
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Spoiler:
Overall I found it very entertaining with a couple of dragged moments but also a couple of excellent peaks, the scene where she finds out that the janitor cared about her for all those years was masterfully executed imo
8
That part was Heartbreaking 💔
Dude! I got tears in my eyes 😢💔
I found it especially strong, because she usually isn't crying like that. The other moments, where she cries it's usually because of losing and it feels more like anger and less like sadness and loss.
Possibly the true climax of the whole series.
Agreed. This was my favorite scene, fleeting as it was. It was one of those instances where the film version conveys the emotion more powerfully than the book can. As an aside, I did read the book as well (it's a fast read and highly recommended) and the series is remarkably close to the book, apart from some extra character development and some minor changes. I think the filmmaker did an excellent job with this adaptation.
I've played chess.. been to a few tournaments back in high school went to a couple club meetings at Uni. BUT I've never been as good as I'd like to be and after watching this mini series i feel like i wanna go read every book and study every game caz damnn it was soo good and inspirational. wow.
Maybe you actually can? Believe in yourself
@@Justme-fz1ng I'm not as passionate
@@prettyjaded5171 O lol. Well then, it is always a possibility
@@prettyjaded5171 so relatable lol
@@Justme-fz1ng chess is one of those things that even if you start as a 5 year old and practice as much as you can, the chances of becoming good enough to make great money is really small. Even a top 200 player isn't gonna make a great living if you just play and don't coach or anything
The last episode could have been a whole season. This was a good miniseries.
Alot of actual chess grandmasters have claimed that the chess in this movie is 99% accurate
It's a show...not a movie
i mean, if Garry Kasparov is your consultant, what could go wrong?
@@gigachad1926 yea. But the quality is so good, you can't help but call it a movie.
@@lucascerviniable wait, what!? You serious? Wow, that's even more awesome.
@@hamza12ism Exactly, it feels like one very long movie. That's how I watched it anyway.
Just found out Anya Taylor-Joy was raised in Argentina and speaks perfect, unmistakable argie Spanish. Which means I've got a chance!
The weird thing is, she's already a 10, then she starts speaking argie spanish and her voice takes on this young Demi Moore-ish rasp and she immediately becomes a 20.
soña jajajajaj
@Valentínalguien me cuida mi lugar?? necesito ir al baño D:
This show is SOOO GOOOOOD, the same thing happened to me, I ended up binged the whole show in one sitting. For be it was right before I was going to bed, I saw this new show on Netflix, I thought "I guess I can watch one episode before bed" and then next thing I know it is 7 hours later, it is now 5:00am, I have to be at work in like 3 hours, and I have absoutly no regrets😆😆😆
You've convinced me that this is pretty much a sports anime, and that's all I need to know.
I watched "The Queen's Gambit" simply because of Anya Taylor-Joy and I absolutely loved it, one of the greatest things Netflix has ever put out.
I couldn't agree more.
Anya Taylor Joy is such an under appreciated actress. She’s always giving outstanding performances yet I never hear anyone talk much about her
Surprising myself here, but, I totally loved it. And I agree SB, one of Netflix's best. Ever. AT-J owns it.
X2
@@r520jr8 yes!! i need her to be on the same level of recognition as saoirse ronan, florence pugh and timothee chalamet
Fun fact: The longest chess game theoretically possible is 5,949 moves.
Source
Cool story bro
How is that calculated?
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How is that so when you can run up moves moving like the rook back and forth forever
This is one of those few movies that I could watch all over again the next day after finishing the series. I love it! ❤️
Sameee!!
I could re-watch this every week, it's sooo good
Omg hi blink!!
I loved how the friends she didn't really know she had all came through for her in the end. It must've meant a lot to her in that moment and I felt she should be with them more.
It made me feel like I was watching an exceptionally good adaptation of an anime for two reason:
1. Showcases a sport I didn’t find interesting (and have now come to appreciate)
2. Interesting rival characters who become the MC’s ally
I think these are the reasons why I enjoyed this show so much. In hindsight, it felt exactly like e.g. Eyeshield 21 or Kuroko no Basket.
Most anime has shitty and generic plot tho. The only reason why I watch anime because of the art. There are soem anime with God tier plot like AOT and Peulla Magica Madoka
@@sov4956 Quite a generalisation
This is Hikaru no Go minus Sai.
@@gilded_lady - Exactly! The first thing I thought about when read the premise is HnG. No former chess master as a ghost to inhabit Beth but she did have some help - pills, booze and drugs. She won at least two games with help of pills. This btw, is my only gripe with the show - that without pills should fell apart as a chess player.
This was one of the best shows that had no action and no violence.
I couldn't stop watching it.
I came back from work, felt pretty tired and took a nap. Woke up at around 3am maybe, and I couldn't sleep. I've had Netflix for a couple of months now but I've only used it to re-watch old shows. Haven't actually seen anything new. I'm a casual chess fan, played it a lot as a kid, so the title caught my eye. Ended up watching the entire show up until the last 23 minutes, where I had to pause and get some rest. Finished it as soon as I woke up. Binge watching isn't a new thing for me, but there are very few shows that actually make me do it. Needless to say I thought it was amazing. A really special show. Can't wait to watch it again!
a masterpiece that is spell-binding all the way; I loved the ending as well.
dude! I'm so glad you reviewed this series. Also, I laughed so hard when you compared the feeling of playing chess to that one scene with tony stark 😂 that's the perfect description hahaha . I love your reviews man, thanks Jeremy!
I haven't watched it but it did give me Prince of Tennis vibes.
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This was such a good series. Might go down as one of my all time favorites.
I loved the characterization of Beth Harmon, played brilliantly by Anya Taylor-Joy. I just loved Beth's wardrobe that oozed so much beauty, grace, and elegance without going overboard. The cute little watch on Beth’s delicate wrist reminded me of my mum and granny, who wore these ultra-feminine wristwatches. All beautifully depicting an era before the unisex revolution of the ’60s changed the world. I particularly liked the confident, powerful yet feminine gait with which Beth moves about… The kind of bearing one gets by knowing that she has it in her. These little nuances of Beth's character tell us that the real power is within us.
I loved the fashions they chose, that late 60's Grace Kelly type clothing, I wished I owned the rain coat she wore throughout Russia, all of her clothes, once she'd started buying her own things, were exceptionally stylish
Ok great review as usual, and I was invested from first episode a great series. I also broke with joy in my heart and tears when some of the male competitors still showed respect after loosing and seemed to give credit where its due. It was beautifully done, you were able to connect with all the characters and felt something for each. Side note I realized while watching your review to is I've always loved my dark haired guys Keanu Reeve , Jake Gyllenhaal, Adam Driver hair combo. Loving your longer thicker haired, locked in look, and hope this made you smile. Learned to things about my self today, I have a type and I need to dust off my chess set.
As someone who played a TON of chess back in the day that scene of Tony Stark going "Alright, you shoot my guy I shoot him let's go." is EXACTLY how it feels when you get down to the wire. What's even more intense, is the other player is ALSO feeling that type of way, so ONE wrong move and you are screwed.
Still waiting for your bioshock infinite spoiler review
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For real bro
Also Death Stranding and The Last of Us part 2
@@viciousbane569 He has already reviewed Last of US part 2
@@everythingisawesome2903 damn your right, but he did say he was going to review Death Stranding
I was never aware of Anya Taylor-Joy until this show. She was captivating, it was hard to look away. Her presence on screen is amazing.
The girl who played the younger Beth was excellent too!
This limited series was so incredibly amazing. The acting and everything it felt so real and exciting. Beth was so well written. I've never watched a better movie/show. The ending was incredible and a sequel isn't even needed. Beth fulfilled her story I literally have no questions regarding her future and I've never felt that way about a ending.
Love that it avoided the "male Chess players are sexist" theme and instead focused on her flaws.
Yeah but at that time there were already many hrand master chess player. Sure the highest femlae rank in the world is Top 8 and IMAGINE one of the TOP 10 people in the world. That it self is a beast. Also as the show showed you need points to earn the rights for a duel. If someone has higher rank than you, you dont see gender but that persons rank. It is just Sad that there are less women interested in chess but then again lost women wants to be Doctors, amd Lawyers so the smart ones would choose a better one I think. well I hope one day another female will break top 10 and hopefully top 1, knowing that girls can now dream big in our current world. I hope someday we can have a female top 1
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yet she is the best chess player LOL
That's hilarious. Look at the top 100 best chess players.
@@madd5 Ok. In this story she's at the top. You do know fictional stories are fictional stories right?
@@madd5 there were female players in top 100 and top 10 in past. including recent past.
Anya Taylor-Joy is a goddess and one of the best actresses of her generation! Bright future ahead of her!
When they went to Las Vegas and everything looked like a colorized film, they had me.
4:40 It's a testament to the extraordinary drive and life of Bobby Fischer. The story resembles his a lot, growing up in poverty in Brooklyn with a single mom, prodigy rising through the ranks in the 50s, taking on the Russians... there's a great biography titled Profile of a Prodigy... Anyways, chess master here and i think your first minute forty is the best advert for chess ever man. Loved it.
I agree. It is clearly based on Fischer and Borgov must in my opinion be Spassky. Great show.
Queen of Katwe
Another coming of age story with chess.
Searching for Bobby Fischer is a great one too
I was going to recommend "Queen of Katwe" too! And that one actually is based on a true story :-).
thanks for the recommendation it's been 2 weeks since I first saw the Queen's Gambit, and many rewatches later I'm feeling the urge to mingle with other things again. Goodness for a solid week anything else I watched tasted like ashes, after experiencing such a delicacy that is this series.
Jeremy : chess is a perfect game
Pro Go player: let me introduce you to Go.
Didn’t their was recently a debate about nerfing the player that start by giving the adversary more point for playing second ?
Honestly the best mini-series I’ve watched
After Chernobyl I would sayyy
@@giannispsillias7964 Chernobyl is overrated
years and years is another brilliant mini series!!
I absolutely loved The Queen's Gambit also binged it pretty fast! It's by far the best thing I've seen in years! It grips you so emotionally and takes you on a fun ride of highs and lows. Yet there was no reference to or flashback to the 9 year old Orphan Beth Harmon going to Duncan High School and beating 12 high school chest club members. I was waiting for someone in the next 6 episodes to remember her 9 year old prodigy's first chest match! You would think in that chest world someone would definitely remember that. But otherwise a 12 out 10 for an off the charts movie experience!
I loved "Queens Gambit" so much that I started playing Chess again....from an App. How times have changed.
Yes this was a great show, all the actors were fabulous! Loving these tv show reviews 💗💗
OMG!!! I was waiting for your review for the past 1 week. Thank you!!!!
Really good review. I love that you love chess! It was fun to watch this with my Chess loving husband because he could follow the games and they did a great job with those as well. This better win all the awards this year.
1:35 - 1:45 ->. Accurate description of chess 👌.
Was a great time! Every single episode was a good time, specially the last episode! I had to watch it twice😍
i also just realized how in the opening scene of the pilot episode, we see here come late to the match with borgov in paris, but we still think she is doing well overall in her life, but then after we play back her whole life story and we get to that match again we care about it much more than we did at first. and we start caring less about previous matches she did. this all reminded me about how in our personal life, we worry about something so much but then it passes and we dont care about it as much in the future, but if we looked at our life from "a bird's eye view" we wouldnt really care about our present problems because we will eventually be fine
It's worth checking out the audio book (currently "included" with an Audible subscription) - they did a good job of bringing out the internal monologue stuff for the show by using the foster mom as an audience surrogate, but the drama of the chess matches is very well done to the point of being able to follow along move by move. I've been slowly listening ahead while watching the show and have enjoyed both.
I totally agree, I would have loved to see more of the games in general but mostly towards the end.
It would have been boring and tedious for some people but I agree.
Been subbed since 2012 when i was 12 lmao, Im 19 now and still love watching your videos.
If you were 12 on 2012 you would be 20 no as that is 8 years ago
@@jewsco not if his birthday is between 11 Nov to 31 Dec.
great review!!
I would have to say this mini series was perfect in every way, shape and form from the characters, actors and storyline stat to finish. Ive watched many series/ movies but this is by far the best ive ever seen!!
You made a point where you said you couldve thought that was based on a true story which i think is extremely hard to do in a tv show and cant think of a show that comes close.
I agree that i wish i couldve seen more of the actual matches and was thinking what would of made the mini series perfect was putting the actual matches somehow in the credits!!
This mini series in my opinion is a masterpiece from start to finish!! I dont even think there were any boring fill in boring bits where you loose interest or things are too slow...
Everything was on point even the ending.
The Queens Gambit = Masterpiece mini series 10/10
Love thisssss! Truly caught mw off guard! So amazing and Anya Taylor Joy singlehandedly carried this. The last episode was phenomenal. Im glad there wont be a season 2 because it ended on such a great note.
Great review. Now I'm waiting for your review of TV series "Paranormal 2020"
I started watching it yesterday wasn’t sure about it...what did you think?
+1
@@sfcSpidey I'm at episode 3 now. Its different type of horror and it's good
I just watched it and I loved it. However I kept getting distracted whenever Belvik would should up because he played Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter and it just took me out of it lol
Good spotting
Yeah, I don't even remember his name, whenever he came on screen I was like, oh Dudley's here
@@mia5434 What's funny is that his name was actually Harry in this LOL
I was just watching this last night and was looking for a review from Jeremy... Comes in clutch before I completed the series👍🏽
Thank you so much Jeremy for watching this. Now more people will watch it. One of my favourite shoes of 2020. It’s so damn good .. thanks
Best Netflix Original I've seen all year. Though, to be fair, I love chess and Anya lol.
I'm surprised that you liked it then, considering how shitty the chess is in this show.
Loved this series. I feel like the actress that played younger Beth did an amazing job as well but gets overlooked
Hi Jeremy, I love the red background in your videos. How do you do it?
Hey Jeremy, if you like Chess watch Queen of Katwe, it’s has David Oyelewo and Lupita Nyungo in it. This review definitely made me interested in the series.
All I can say is I wish all shows were as well done as this series. Casting was perfect, set was spot on and the cinematography was excellent.
If you like this, you should watch Pawn Sacrifice! It's one of my favorite movies!
This is my new all time favorite show. I finished it a few days ago and have just felt empty and drained since. I have never been drawn into a show like this before. I usually don’t rewatch shows after I’ve finished them but I really want to rewatch it at some point. It’s crazy to think it was only 7 episodes and I finished it in 2 days but it felt so much longer and than that.
@Jeremy Jahns, if you want to see more of the chess matches, there is a guy on youtube called Adagamtor chess who breaks down every chess match in the show and the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and the historical match that each chess match is based on.