Just finished The Queen's gambit on Netflix

[Anonymous]

She grew up poor, bullied for her clothes. Came into money, bought nice fashions. Learned to be a young lady. What is not realistic about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She grew up poor, bullied for her clothes. Came into money, bought nice fashions. Learned to be a young lady. What is not realistic about that?

The clothes are believable. Delicately sitting, moving the chess pieces, etc, would not come later in life. This part was not realistic to me.

[Anonymous]

I finished it. There was no flash back explaining what happened after she overdosed. There was one flashback to her falling off the stool. You never saw who discovered her on the floor, if she went to the hospital, whether the school was sanctioned for it, was her stomach pumped, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I finished it. There was no flash back explaining what happened after she overdosed. There was one flashback to her falling off the stool. You never saw who discovered her on the floor, if she went to the hospital, whether the school was sanctioned for it, was her stomach pumped, etc.

? The whole orphanage saw her collapse on to the ground. Miss deardorff says “Elizabeth!” When she is discovered.

[Anonymous]

I really loved the show. I just wish they had more American actors. Tired of entire casts being British when the show is supposed to be American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really loved the show. I just wish they had more American actors. Tired of entire casts being British when the show is supposed to be American.

I do agree with this. We have wonderful American actors and we are constantly using British actors to play the parts of Americans. SMDH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finished it. There was no flash back explaining what happened after she overdosed. There was one flashback to her falling off the stool. You never saw who discovered her on the floor, if she went to the hospital, whether the school was sanctioned for it, was her stomach pumped, etc.

? The whole orphanage saw her collapse on to the ground. Miss deardorff says “Elizabeth!” When she is discovered.

+1

Do you need it more drawn out than that?

[Anonymous]

I thought for sure the Russian player was going to defect. Throw the game and send a message in that chess piece he handed her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought for sure the Russian player was going to defect. Throw the game and send a message in that chess piece he handed her.

I am Russian and I thought so too!
Also it was completely unrealistic Beth would be allowed to walk alone even that little stretch of the hotel corridor, let alone sit in a hotel cafe (with a minor offering her vodka?), walk the streets of moscow, etc.
She would have her minder AND a kgb agent following her.
The crowd outside the hotel is also not too believable, they would be cordoned off.
Also the sign on the Hotel Moscow says “Palace Moscow” and only then we see “Hotel Moscow” in smaller font; palace moscow is a weird expression.
Bogrov speaks with an accent and it’s off putting; I have heard worse accents though.
All Russians speaking English speak it way too well for those who have never ever been around native speakers.
Most likely Moscow scenes weren’t filmed in Moscow.

[Anonymous]

The Russian above here again: I must say all other Russians were native speakers.
Also, there would be no kids at the hotel/important tournament.
Let alone serving vodka.

[Anonymous]

Is it okay for a 14 year old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finished it. There was no flash back explaining what happened after she overdosed. There was one flashback to her falling off the stool. You never saw who discovered her on the floor, if she went to the hospital, whether the school was sanctioned for it, was her stomach pumped, etc.

? The whole orphanage saw her collapse on to the ground. Miss deardorff says “Elizabeth!” When she is discovered.

+1

Do you need it more drawn out than that?

I guess I do. It’s not the kind of thing where she goes to the hospital and the orphanage has zero repercussions. I wanted to to be more realistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it okay for a 14 year old?

There is a lot of drug use, drinking, smoking and some casual sex. Probably ok but the drug use is a huge story line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it okay for a 14 year old?

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I finished it. There was no flash back explaining what happened after she overdosed. There was one flashback to her falling off the stool. You never saw who discovered her on the floor, if she went to the hospital, whether the school was sanctioned for it, was her stomach pumped, etc.

? The whole orphanage saw her collapse on to the ground. Miss deardorff says “Elizabeth!” When she is discovered.

+1

Do you need it more drawn out than that?

I guess I do. It’s not the kind of thing where she goes to the hospital and the orphanage has zero repercussions. I wanted to to be more realistic.

It is totally realistic that an orphanage in those days would cover up abuses or dangers to children. That's exactly why we don't have orphanages these days. Beth broke in, stole the pills and made herself sick. Obviously she was ok in the end. I'm not sure why this is so hard to wrap your head around. Orphanages didn't have glowing reputations. I kept waiting for some more serious abuse against Beth to happen, it's almost unbelievable that nothing beyond the drugs happened.

You should read about Georgia Tann from the Tennessee Children's Home Society from the same era to learn about what was acatually happening in real orphanages and people looked the other way for decades. Stolen babies, dead and missing children, etc. There wasn't much oversight then.