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I will always be on Lelu's side as I read a book and feel attached to her. Also, she is rather harsh on her own wrong actions and choices. I wanted to share my thoughts about Nino's entanglement. Elena has been in love with Nino since childhood. Later, when Lila has a romance with him, she is devastated. She put him on a pedestal, but he chose her friend, to whom she always feels inferior. So when Nino finally gets to her life and helps her return to writing, she feels it can prove her worth. Also, if Pietro had been a better husband, this probably wouldn't happened. Not only did he push her to have children, but he also did everything to end her writing career. So when Nino came with his sleek support, she willingly fell in his arms. Elena always knows that Nino would choose Lila, so she waits for him to prove otherwise. In the third episode, she says that she betrayed her ideals. The friendship with Lila was a strange mix of support and rivalry, making her work harder to succeed. I also don't feel like Elena has ever wanted to have children. She begged Pietro to have contraceptive pills, but he was opposed to it. Her postpartum depression made her relationship with them challenging, and she feels a lot of remorse about her actions. I always feel like she was not the best mother, but compared to Pietro, she was doing most of the work, so it is unfair to see only her as an evil one.

Lots of layers to unravel here. It could be a beneficial thing to explore more deeply - for example, was it apparent that Kate Havnevic, an independent musician and Composer from Norway had created the soundtrack? The connection to the horrible events in Norway of the gun murders in 2011 of so many people are worth mentioning as a catalyst. It's not just the US that suffers from this Social Epidemic. : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Norway_attacks

Yes do a longer review!!!

That Erik character is really good looking 😍 were they really abused by their parents or the other way round in reality?

About Lila's business and influence in the neighborhood, I think she has updated the methods of the person she feared the most (she even says so in this episode): the Solara matriarch. That woman controlled the whole neighborhood through her account notebook, and Lila manages to do so by having every business accounting storaged in her computer company, and that's what makes her formidable.

Loved it. No bullcrap hollywood ending. Beautifully shot. Breathing room that is more real than rapid patter shoved into a script. Adults dealing with each other acting like adults

I never really understood why Lenu is so enamored with Lila.

Really enjoy your recaps! I wish my friends would watch this series…it’s amazing. Very thoughtful analysis and perspectives on your channel!

Nino is exactly like his Father that’s why they don’t get along. It was so creepy when he took Lenu to his family’s house. Major cringe! Great episode. Thanks for the review 🩷🩷🩷

Even it was a bit on the nose, I liked the slow overly of the crack in the ceiling and Elena. It’s such a strong metaphor.

FYI, IRL computers essentially reduced the number of man hours for calculating payrolls, interest, and accounting during 60s onwards. Depending on the size of the accounts between 30-70% reduction, big bucks. Lila was an abused kid but fierce. Lenu was her life line to better world.

I actually felt like crying, first time I saw this, during Lila's monologue. I don't know why, but there was something about the way she described the frailty of everything, especially good things, that really hit a chord inside of me, especially when she remembered 1958 New Year's Eve, like she could already see the awful way her brother turned out being, and when she explained how unable she was to ever ease up.

thank you for creating videos about MBF!!

Anyone else thinks Elena looks like John Lennon?? lol

This was the same earthquake that left Ciro Di Marzio an orphan

This whole obsession with Nino as a story line is getting boring. I really don’t like this season.

I always come straight to ur videos after each episode! Great review as always <3 I hope Elena finally leaves him! its so exhausting to watch her go back time and time again

why is lila so mean when lenu asks her to get jobs for her brothers

how does the scene where antonio beats up nino make any sense? how would lenu know this?

The actress who plays Lila is so believable and has really studied the younger Lila. The voice, the tone, the facial expressions. With Elena, it is more difficult to connect the two actresses.

And i started getting tired of the repetitive nature of NinoLeny scenes We already get it He doesnt eat with her😂

in that scene when Nino arrives late and tells Lenu that he was at dinner with some professor, i think for sure that probably he was even with another woman, not his wife even, for sure he keeps having different affairs around, that man is really not good. Lenu is living a fantasy in her own head, because just the fact that Ninos says that about his family being the background and so, is so cruel to put like that, how she cant see that he is a bad man, i wonder if any moment she will come to the point of realizing that and perceive him trough a critical lens, i never read the books, so i wonder.

I am waiting for season 4 to be available in my country, but in the meantime, i am enjoying your reviews. I love the show and the realistic approach of the characters, who survive life accompanied by their mistakes or poor choices, but simultaneously are strong and try their best day by day.

In the books, the mental stability of Lila is always in question. I remember reading the observation of Elena; Does Lila even know my children’s names? What a brutal culture, so sad.

For an accomplished woman, Elena is truly a puzzle. Elena Ferante is brutally honest in writing about her past with Nino! I wonder, as a mature woman if she regrets(?) her obsession with Nino? And, as writer about the right’s of women, she is truly delusional.

It’s hard to really feel anything with this new cast. Especially Lenu end nino.. just not believable as a couple

As I said in one of the comments, Ferrante copied these panick moments which Lila described, from her mother. According to her, her mother could grab her chest and start saying that the world was losing its shape. She believed that this was due to her mother's difficult childhood/adolescence during the war. That these were echoes of that horror. Lila had this reaction to the stress in season 3 already, after quitting the factory. Lila remembers the teacher's words. She's still an authority figure for her, but that teacher told her all this out of spite, and it wasn't worth dwelling on it. Lila wears this shield out of self-confidence, but she has enough self-hatred, which is why she can take it out on others who don't deserve it. And in my opinion, it all started from the moment when her father took away her chance to get an education with Lenu. After that, Lila was afraid to start- she doesn't like to be catching up. And I think there is fear,. And I think there is a fear that getting her education, she will still not achieve the same success as Lenu. It's easier to console yourself that you could have had the same success if you had the chance, and maybe achieved even more. Than to have the courage to try. Lila knows that the area is terrible to live in. But she stays in it because she is afraid of the unknown beyond it. Here she knows everyone's weaknesses, and how to defend herself. It's scarier in the world outside her neighborhood. Lenu is the opposite. She doesn't have this fear of the unknown. And so it has been since childhood. if you remember which of them was afraid to go to the sea. Even Enzo. He got an education, and Lila chose to study in the shadows, helping him without making open steps. She has her own insecurities as every person, she just hides it better than anyone. I love moments when we have her perspective.

You put on a great analysis of each episode. I look forward to it each episode release!! As for Elena, Idk why she thinks Nino will leave his family (the bag) for her, I hope Elena figures this out sooner rather than later. I think that the toll of being a head honcho is heavily affecting Lila. Her mental state is fragile despite the confidence. Although she feels secure around Elena, she feels more in control. Looking forward to next week!

We must always remember that Divorce was not legal in Italy till 1970 I believe. It was not unusual for a man to have another household. I always think how Sophia Loren stood by Carlo Ponti all those years but as soon as divorce was allowed in Italy ,he divorced and then married Sophia. It’s a really interesting show and I love hearing everyone’s viewpoints.

Hm Some scenes didn't work for me Scenes with Rino and Alfonso. With Rino it felt rushed, idk how explain He showed up, he then went away . Alfonso... idk it felt like a mockery at some moments The way he played it. Maybe its just me Did Lila and Lenu meet Michele in the shop? I am confused He doesnt give Michele vibes that we had before😅

While I support parental non-interference in adult children's choices, this episode shed light on the motivations behind Lenù's mother's emotional breakdown following her divorce. The neighborhood, including Lila, lacks redeeming characteristics. Lenù's interactions with Lila are consistently frustrating. Her relationships, except with Pietro, are notably unbalanced. Pietro extends an olive branch, encouraging Lenù to reunite with him and their children, yet she remains resistant to change! 😞

I think that your insights help me to see so much more than I am able to do on my own! You really add depth and understanding. I'll never understand why Elena was so blind to who Nino is, and why her whole life was filled with bad decisions.

Really good movie. Ludvig von Kahlen is a historical figure, but it's hard to find any information on him in English language.

Memorable moments of the episode: 1. Lila and Lenu share pregnancy news. A very sincere happy scene. It reminded me of the moments of their friendship from the first season. I'm waiting for even more Lila, I think the actress is well chosen. She combines the Lila of Gaia, and the Lila from the 4th book.2. The scene with Donato. You feel like you're in Lenu's shoes. 3. The final scene with the mother. My favorite actress of the whole series. All the scenes are beautiful. I read the discussion And I would like to add that Lila has a naive part too. She idealizes the role of a writer. Idealizes the world that she dreamed of entering as a child, but which Lenu received a pass to. She perfectly sees and reads the people from her neighborhood. Understands the crime problems around her. But if i judge by the way she will listen to Pietro with her mouth open later, what hopes she has for Lenu... She also has this childish naivety in this area. Maybe if she had a chance to discover that world as Lenu, she would understand it better

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Toxic relationships are always harder to leave than healthy ones. It’s because of the roller coaster effect, when the highs are very high and the lows are very low. Brain scans have shown that this effect on the brain is similar to drug use. People get addicted to the high (which in toxic relationships usually is out of this world high) and when the lows hit, they would do ANYTHING to get back to the good times. They feel like the only thing on earth that can ever make them as happy again is that one person who caused all this suffering in the first place. Just like an addict. I read the books and I think I remember a paragraph in which „old and wise“ Elena reflects that most women she knows have at some point in their lives had a similar experience, their very own „Nino“ story. Maybe not to that extreme, but in some shape or form. And just like you said in your analysis, this has absolutely nothing to do with education, it can happen to anybody. Of course having a healthy sense of self always helps, but certain people just know how to push the right buttons. I mean, even Lila fell for Nino and was very obsessed with him for a while - and also burned down her house for him, even though Nino was more an escape vehicle for her in that case.

Thank you so much for reviewing this show. I adored the books and love the Tv series. ❤ Your reviews could be waaaay longer, I love your view and opinions on it.

At first, I wasn't convinced with the casting choice for Nino... And then I realised that he looks exactly like his father now... and he acts like his father, too. Whenever I see him now, I get an even bigger ick than before.

Always Witty, you are so insightful! I can't get any of the nuances of this show, nor people's motivations or duplicity.