Listen up, folks! I gotta confess something here. This show has got me hooked like a fish on a line. And let me tell you, the lead character is the bee's knees of 2023 television.
Signed,
Manly Bachelor heterosexual man in his early 50s
Wasn't a fan of Brie Larson, and that might have been influenced by how social media depicted her... regardless, began watching this expecting not to like it... given her character having a robotic personality, being socially clueless, and seemingly preachy, I thought this was going the same way that I had expected from the oddball that she, as an actor, was painted to be... infact, episode 2 being a dog's POV had me heaving a sigh of relief, to not have to deal with the actress...
Then imagine by surprise by end of episode 3, I was totally invested in the character, and her ordeals... so much so that, by end of episode 4, I couldn't stand to wait anymore; and picked up the book it was based on... it is one of the very few instances, when I have picked up a book, mid-series... by the end of episode 8, the series had sufficient changes to the book's narration, regardless, it was all in character... though I must confess to have liked the book ending better, I can't fault the choices that the character of Elizabeth Zott, makes in this series... very very plausible...
The rest of the casting is brilliant at the role they play... and have great chemistry between them (pun intended)... this is one mini-series, where I have felt the need to update my rating, almost every week... I might possibly rate this a 10, if I ever revisit this... my favourite show in 2023 by a mile...
Full of gorgeous cinematography and some tear-inducing acting by its cast, especially a surprising breakout performance by Alice Halsey, Lessons in Chemistry is a better-than-serviceable but too-trite-to-be-great miniseries that is, despite its faults, absolutely worth your valuable time.
Brie Larson is magnetic as Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant wishcast of a woman whose talent and ambition are stifled by all of the sexism and ignorance of 1950s America. As insidious as all of the offenses against her are, and as affecting as her performance navigating them is, at times the scenes feel like a checklist of problems that women trying to break through into male-dominated workplaces in a male-centric society face. Ironically, it's during her scenes with other women when the real malevolence of gender discrimination comes through and when she loses many of her battles.
But what starts out as the premise of the show is quickly overshadowed by the love story between Larson's Zott and Lewis Pullman's Calvin Evans. They have a wonderful, um, chemistry, and the twist that sends the show down a totally different pathway is gut-wrenching, to say the least.
The appearance of Madeline gives the show another boost, and Alice Halsey simply mesmerizes in the role. Her brilliance and precociousness suck up every scene that she's in to the point where the parts that she wasn't in felt unnecessary. Who cares what happens to Elizabeth's show? I want to see what Mad is up to!
And that's the irony of this show: The parts that are good are startingly good; they make the parts that feel too contrived or too convenient, or too formulaic stand out all the more. There's a great show buried within the series, but it's surrounded by to much fluff to ever break out and truly shine.
As always, AppleTV produces quality television. The cast… amazing. The acting … amazing. The story and wriring, incredible. This is definitely a must watch. A beautiful story about women and the struggle to be heard.
i loved everything about this show ! and i can't wait to see the last 2 episode
Do yourself a favour and watch this show. It's great!
[tv+] It may sometimes reminds other series, but it is revealed as it develops as a love story that survives beyond adversity, and the introduction of a racial plot that was not in the novel is appropriate, that works adequately to highlight that black women faced greater difficulties. It sometimes contradicts herself despite showing a story of vindication of independent women because in the end it ends up being a story of a proud mother. In the final episodes is introduced a search for the past subplot that blurs the main story unnecessarily,
Hidden gem. Apple has some really enjoyable shows, not all of them are masterpieces but this one is close.
The perfect mix of historical drama and romance. Julie & Julia x P.S. I Love You x Hidden Figures. Every character in the show had just enough screen time and storyline. I finished the final episode feeling completely satisfied.
All the good shows are seemingly short-lived. Good show :thumbsup:
Can't recommend it enough. But proceed with caution. Many political agenda lie ahead. :wink:
My new show love it
For all the progressive things Apple pushing with this shows, it’s a shame that they created a fictitious world where they want to empower woman yet what about the non-white people? Shit the dog has a backstory and bigger role then the only blacks person on the show.
Shame on you apple for valuing a dog over a human just because they are not white.
So fucked up!
They did an incredible job adapting this book. It was a pity to see some parts cropped out, details that enriched the story, but it is an amazing adaptation non the less.
Not only it is short to watch. This tv show is one of the few that made me feel these emotions. Apple is on a roll with their shows !
I absolutely loved the book when I read it a few years ago and I have been really pleased that they have truly done it justice with this adaption - it is definitely one of the best shows I have seen this year.
My only disappointment was that we never once saw Elizabeth, Calvin or Mad showing much affection towards Six Thirty. He was such an important character in the book and such an important member of the family. I just wish we got more of an indication of how much they loved him. The dog POV episode actually worked better than I thought it would but it always felt it was an aspect of the book that could have been easily excised. It was just sad that he was then pretty much ignored for the rest of the epsiodes.
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This show is very quickly becoming my favorite show of the year.
It has everything from a very good writing to impeccable performances by an extremely talented cast, down to the kids, an excellent cinematography, great costumes and decors, not to mention a heart wrenching story of love, loss, sex discrimination and empowerment of a woman who just refuse to let the patriarchy (and remember this happens in the 50s) dictate how she should live her life and fights back in all the ways she can.
It has all the makings of a single season show, but even if it does not get more, in itself it's gonna be a treasure to re watch over the years.