WWTBAM Bored

On Netflix. Just finished watching it.

If you had told me beforehand that I would be captivated by a series set in the world of chess, I'd sneer and laugh in a most most unbecoming manner.

But Holy Checkmate, Batman, was it good!

My exact thoughts! It was riveting.

Anya Taylor-Joy, who played the lead, has just signed to play Charlize Theron's role in the prequel to the latest Mad Max movie. It will be called Furiosa.

We finally got Netflix, so I just finished watching The Queen's Gambit. It was indeed excellent.

The series took some liberties with the book, but I applaud them. Most notably, the filmmakers made the ending into an ending, and a triumphant one at that. As I recall, the book ended on a hope-for-the-future note.