Just finished The Queen's gambit on Netflix

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I noticed her lack of affect right away. I didn't think it was just because of her mom's death.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

I was too.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

I was too.

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It was a gift + an investment in her success

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

It was $5. But I agree, it was pathetic that she never went back to thank him or to visit her friend, Jolene. Or even attempted to look her up after they had gotten older. She was not the most sympathetic of characters.

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Anonymous wrote:Autism was not a diagnosis in the 1960s. Some of you going On and on about autism must be really young. Also, you are apparently too young to know people who grew up in orphanages.

Oh, autism didn't exist in the 60s? Interesting. Just because it didn't exist as a diagnosis doesn't mean people wouldn't have exhibited certain traits. Even back then, boomer.

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I’m 52 - hardly “young.” Of course autism, Asperger’s, etc. have always existed. There was simply no diagnosis or name for them.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved it, but thought there were some details that were especially unrealistic. Like, I don't think an orphanage in Kentucky in the 40s would be integrated. Also, the idea that massive doses of tranquilizers would activate her chess prodigy seemed very far fetched. I could believe lsd or some hallucinogenic did that more than tranquilizers.

You don't need to believe it. There are zero real life female chess prodigies for a reason.

You don’t know much about chess, do you. If you did, you wouldn’t dismiss the Polgar sisters, especially Judit.

Huh? What is the so called ‘reason’ there are no female chess prodigies? What a weird comment.

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Anonymous wrote:SPOILER DO NOT READ if you haven't seen the show! - how did her mom die? was it hepatitis? Is it related to her alcoholism?

She said she was in love with Townes? Is that the reporter? Why didn't she pursue that?

Who was the man her real mom Alice was talking to before she died? What were they saying?

That was Beth's dad and his new family/wife. She asks for help with taking care of Beth.

I wasn't sure about this scene. I thought it might be that she had an affair with a married man because he kept telling her she had to get out of there. If it was just a previous wife or relationship why all the secrecy? I feel like there were some unanswered questions with Beth's mom and why she felt she had to do what she did.

I think he started a new life and hadn’t told his wife about Beth or her mom.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

I was too.

On

It was a gift + an investment in her success

It was not a gift. She wrote to him saying she’d pay him back $10. (He paid $5). She then said at his funeral that she never repaid him (which confirms she knew she owed it back to him.)

Can anyone think of an example of how she wasn’t selfish?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

I was too.

On

It was a gift + an investment in her success

It was not a gift. She wrote to him saying she’d pay him back $10. (He paid $5). She then said at his funeral that she never repaid him (which confirms she knew she owed it back to him.)

Can anyone think of an example of how she wasn’t selfish?

Her mother asked for 10% commission but she gave her 15% instead.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

I was too.

On

It was a gift + an investment in her success

It was not a gift. She wrote to him saying she’d pay him back $10. (He paid $5). She then said at his funeral that she never repaid him (which confirms she knew she owed it back to him.)

Can anyone think of an example of how she wasn’t selfish?

Her mother asked for 10% commission but she gave her 15% instead.

I guess that’s one. I figured she had 15% in her head and that’s what she was going to do. Meaning it wasn’t so much as a giving gesture as what she was planning to always do. It wasn’t accompanied by, “You do all the budgeting and planning, I think you’re worth 15%.”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sad she never returned the custodian’s $10.

I was too.

On

It was a gift + an investment in her success

It was not a gift. She wrote to him saying she’d pay him back $10. (He paid $5). She then said at his funeral that she never repaid him (which confirms she knew she owed it back to him.)

Can anyone think of an example of how she wasn’t selfish?

Her mother asked for 10% commission but she gave her 15% instead.

I guess that’s one. I figured she had 15% in her head and that’s what she was going to do. Meaning it wasn’t so much as a giving gesture as what she was planning to always do. It wasn’t accompanied by, “You do all the budgeting and planning, I think you’re worth 15%.”

I don’t think Beth ever really thought of paying her until she asked. So I took it as Beth loved her and wanted her to know she thought she was worth more.

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Did she sleep with the model? It wasn't clear. I wasn't sure if it was just to show how she had no ties or obligations (related to why she likely elected to stay in Russia) or to show she was reckless in her decisions (not because she was with a woman, but because it was the night before a big tournament and she failed to study and stay sober as she'd wanted to do) or just because. It didn't just show her waking up with a man or alone after a binge night...just curious.

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I can see why the ending of The Sopranos was so polarising. Some of you want stuff so spelled out and spoon-fed you may as well just read a Wikipedia article telling you what happened and how to interpret it instead of simply watching the show.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why the ending of The Sopranos was so polarising. Some of you want stuff so spelled out and spoon-fed you may as well just read a Wikipedia article telling you what happened and how to interpret it instead of simply watching the show.

Seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:I can see why the ending of The Sopranos was so polarising. Some of you want stuff so spelled out and spoon-fed you may as well just read a Wikipedia article telling you what happened and how to interpret it instead of simply watching the show.

Seriously.

Eh, some people like to discuss things. Some don’t. Sounds like you’re into analyzing people rather than characters.