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RussfromNH

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View: https://youtu.be/CDrieqwSdgI



Ever stumble into a show and have it catch you by surprise?


A young girl in the 60's becomes a worldwide chess phenom. Yes, this movie is about a girl who plays chess.

And drinks. And takes drugs.

And it's EXCELLENT. And mark my words- ANYA TAYLOR-JOY will win an Emmy for her portrayal of Beth, the leading role

Trust me. Watch it.
 

Filthy

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Dad put me on this, I'm only on the 4th episode.

Can confirm pending Emmy.

optimistic for softcore porn
 

maurice

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Chick starred in the New Mutants movie that was delayed for like 2 years and nobody saw in theaters because COVID.
 

SongExotic2

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Checked out first two episodes last night, really enjoyed it, wanted to watch more but had to be up early. Will watch the rest today.

Also I blew up a train today. Good times
 

Filthy

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the last episode reminded me that without sex and drugs, chess is pretty boring.
 

Dick Niaz

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Awesome, I’m in need of a new show and I never even thought about giving this one a try. Thanks for the reco RussfromNH @RussfromNH !

(BTW, how old are you?)
(BTW...I’m case you are really old, “BTW” means “by the way” ?)
 

redneck

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Great series, a few things that I took away from it.

- Girls have sex with every guy that befriends them.

- Alcohol and drugs can be performance enhancing.

- Russian is an easy language to learn.

- The Benny character is David Spade's best performance yet.
 

RussfromNH

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Great series, a few things that I took away from it.

- Girls have sex with every guy that befriends them.

- Alcohol and drugs can be performance enhancing.

- Russian is an easy language to learn.

- The Benny character is David Spade's best performance yet.
Lmao @ David Spade

Funny, after she has sex with "David Spade" she says "..so that's what it's supposed to feel like"
I guess Spade knows what's up
 
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SongExotic2

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Great series, a few things that I took away from it.

- Girls have sex with every guy that befriends them.

- Alcohol and drugs can be performance enhancing.

- Russian is an easy language to learn.

- The Benny character is David Spade's best performance yet.
I got Galt to watch this show. He liked it
 

SongExotic2

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Ah man, how is the derelict? I miss him. Forum is lacking in blackout injuries and inappropriate comments without his presence.
He's doing good. He got a new woman. She seems to have him tamed, which is good.
 

Jesus X

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I find the main actress giant eyes attractive and she has a great rack. im binge watching hanna right now on amazon but I think this show is next then suburra and 3%.
 

redneck

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Lmao @ David Spade

Funny, after she has sex with "David Spade" she says "..so that's what it's supposed to feel like"
I guess Spade knows what's up


The actor reminded me a lot of a younger David Spade, he was like the Joe Dirt of the Chess world.






I seriously enjoyed the series though. I'm a shit Chess player but I enjoy the game and thought that they did well in managing to make a compelling drama series using such an unusual vessel in chess.
 

RussfromNH

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The actor reminded me a lot of a younger David Spade, he was like the Joe Dirt of the Chess world.






I seriously enjoyed the series though. I'm a shit Chess player but I enjoy the game and thought that they did well in managing to make a compelling drama series using such an unusual vessel in chess.
LMAO @ Joe dirt but you're 100% right, who wears a knife to a chess tournaments
Ditto regarding chess, I love to play but i'm not great.

It is refreshing to see something other than regurgitated super hero movie plots. Her needing the drugs and alcohol in a way other than to drown her sorrows in is different as well
glad you enjoyed it!
 

redneck

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LMAO @ Joe dirt but you're 100% right, who wears a knife to a chess tournaments
Ditto regarding chess, I love to play but i'm not great.

It is refreshing to see something other than regurgitated super hero movie plots. Her needing the drugs and alcohol in a way other than to drown her sorrows in is different as well
glad you enjoyed it!

I enjoyed it because her weaknesses were something that made her more human, she wasn't some chess robot. Turning up to her most important match ever with a massive hangover, is something that I'm sure a lot of people with self-destructive natures, or substance abuse problems, could relate to at some level.


One day we should have a match to see who is the worst. I think my current score on Chess.com is like 300 and I've been playing on and off for over 30 years..
 

Jesus X

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She's gorgeous. I was going to say "she's way hotter than the real female world chess champion" but then I googled her and she's not the wilderbeast I was expecting. Definitley would.


Ju Wenjun

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