Her biological family life was far from pleasant, as we get to see glimpses of it in Beth’s occasional flashbacks. The full circle return to the first scenes of the show was a creative approach to this ‘rags-to-riches’ tale that I wish I saw more in television and biopics.īeth has this almost sociopathic-like wit that I was shocked to see didn’t change throughout her life. In a game industry dominated by males, Beth easily makes a name for herself by keeping a winner’s attitude.
The show, taking place in the 1960s, is about a female chess prodigy named Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) who, after being orphaned then adopted, makes a name for herself in the world by defeating world champions one by one until she eventually has to defeat the ultimate grandmaster- not to mention her underlying addiction to certain pills given to her by the orphanage that somehow affect her chess performance.
I don’t love chess, but I love Anya Taylor-Joy ever since I saw her astounding performance as Emma in Autumn de Wilde’s film rendition of ‘Emma’, so I had to watch ‘The Queen’s Gambit’.
