The Queen's Gambit

S1E1:
huh, why is it necessary to drug them? ("vitamins") ["Librium was the first benzodiazepine on the market. | In the orphanage, Beth and the other girls were given these drugs and told they were vitamins. All orphans were required to take them because they “even their dispositions,” meaning they made the children in the orphanage calm and slow to react."]
she was able to complete the game without looking
hehe doll straigh to the trash
oh no. no more tranqs
lol a bunch of nerds being all tough
though certainly intimidating for a little girl
same opening at each board
hehe, "what surprised me is how bad they played"
wonder what the janitor is thinking...
wow... how many will she be able to take... or will she be caught. i feel like... she needs them... so she'll probably be successful. cause if she got caught she would likely be kicked out
uh... uh-oh... she's just chewing on them like crazy!!! that can't be good
hehe. spectacular ending
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S1E2:
grown up
hmm why would they want to adopt someone so old? [I guess skipping all the training and headache of little kids...]
marketed as 13 but she's actually 15
seems awkward (father)
hmm... wonder what happened to her book?
is this the same actress but with special effects to make her seem smaller or younger. or just makeup? perhaps forced perspective?
"We're so glad to have an older child " she says this followed by a weird look from the dad
huh. pregnant and "did" have a child...
smile, what? "quite the opposite. adopting you was actually his idea"
oh no. "why do they only fill these bottles half full?"
"fuck you, Margaret"
just money, no letter
dig "when you were my age, how did you broaden your social circles?"
the scene in the trailer ("what's your rating...")
"why do they put the girls together?" (well at least it's not an automatic out)
Beltik has a rating of 2150
WTF. offering to draw when you know you've lost... that's taking advantage
hehe. is that a tick or does it help him think? I imagine it wastes time
"my tranquiliry needs to be refurbished"
green colors vs Harmon's pink room
"they won't if we lie about it"
he dared to underestimate her by running down his clock? will he lose to his hubris?
was he trying to set up the defense?
oh no her period?
oh... of course
chuckle "maybe... if you had gotten here on time"
hehe. the mom makes a plan with profit even with third place and Harmon confidently says "I'll win." to be fair though, she did need to take pills to see the path forward against Beltik.
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S1E3:
hehe first lost
conversation between Beth and her [adoptive] mom
hehe Beth grabs her mom's hand
this episode focused more on Beth's social life. with some continued substance abuse... partly encouraged by her mother, or perhaps less encouraged and more not discouraged
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S1E4:
1a: finally getting aroind to warching another episode of Queens Gambit
1a: ha. penis candle
1a: hehe. be careful what you smoke
1a: hehe how much longer
1a: I dont know what is a Bulova but I assume popular bracelet company
1b: Resume at the 21 minute mark
1b: oh no... ("I'm so glad you didn't see it")
1b: how strange... ("she did mention something about the quality of the tequila")
1b: weird. the house must have beenworth something but he just let her have it and didn't want to dealt with the death of his ex-wife
1a=20241205, 1b=20250224

S1E5:
1: she put the cigarette in her mouth perhaps like her mom, but doesn't smoke it
1: hehe "I'm ready now." "now or never"
1: she smokes
1: huh, he decides to leave when given the choice of "whatever you want"
1: hehe she notices the bag of liquor
1: hehe he reveals she's the reason he got his teeth fixed, but perhaps it was super awkward and she quickly changes the subject
1: hehe. she crushed his ego / humiliated him
1: his parting gift hints at the drug use
1: oh damn, and now the bottle reveal. "Be careful, Beth"
1: Huh. So he repeatedly beat her. Is that considered a hustle. He like goaded her with "Again?"
1: was she happy / exhilirated?
1: "I wasn't trying to hustle you"
1: Haha. He outright takes sex off the table
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S1E6:
1: Hehe. When he was hustling her. He asked "Again?" But she demanded it.
1: Hehe. She basically tells the viewer she's had the best sex in her life, and he's talking about chess
1: What a temptress
1: Wow. Quite a conversation between her and Mr. Wheatley
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S1E7:
1: Hehe. Very fact of the matter. Not pushing one way or the other. "Then don't go."
1: "You've been the best at what you do for so long. You don't even know what it's like for the rest of us."
1: Chuckle. "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke."
1: He followed her whole career. Probably right up to her loss against Borgov [I played back the scene and at bottom right is the title "ELIZABETH HARMON AGAINST BORGOV - WHO WILL WIN IN PARIS?"
1: Aww. The photo of her and Mr. Shaibel
1: I hope she doesn't give in. I imagine she wouldn't
1: Oh thank goodness. "Cause it's fucking nonsense?"
1: hehe. what a pain for those game keepers to use binoculars to view the board and update
1: hehe, the announcer says even their female world champion has never played against men
1: hehe. Borgov stands, interrupting his match, to examine Harmon's board
1: Hehe. Temptation... I suppose to tease the viewer. But really any give in here would just be disrespect to Jolene (and other people counting on her), but most of all Jolene
1: hehe. they are exactly working it out together as Benny said they would
1: hmm. adjourned is interesting because you can try to play through the game with so much time
1: lovely conversation. "I may have just played the best ches player of my life." Quite the compliment as it implies he thinks she's better than Borgov
1: powerful. she faced her demons. pills in that bottle down the drain
1: must be crazy to be a chess grandmaster and be able to see snippets of this board and play it
1: did he call an adjourn because he saw Harmon was tired. he wants a fair game perhaps?
1: Hmm. I don't remember what happened between them
1: They show a man in the park. Earlier she had looked at them playing. I had expected she would play against them. I wonder if she will still do that
1: caption: "music transitions to exciting"
1: she's doing the ceiling without drugs. hehe. well executed. also love how other people like announcers also looking up
1: so the government didn't procure funds but sent a bodyguard that watch her and try to control her. I guess given the setting, that there would be a lot of politics
1: smile. her final words
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