The Queen's Gambit 1x7 - "End Game" WHAT A PERFECT SHOW!
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- I have finally finished The Queens Gambit, and what a ride this one has been. I really appreciated Beths story throughout the series. A lot of ups and a lot of downs.
She was such a human character, flawed but beautiful and always striving to do better and also putting herself first. Meeting wonderful friends along the way and having that support in something she loved doing was beautiful to watch.
I say this in the reaction, "She should have been dead." Because it all just hit me so hard that Beth was meant to die in the beginning along with her mother but she survived and then continued to survive despite every roadblock, obstacle and hurdle placed in her way, even if sometimes by her own doing. Even if Beth is fictional character I could relate to her struggles and I know many more people could too.
So to see her not only win chess but to win at life and overcome her demons is an inspiration to watch! Couldn't have asked for a better way to end this series, just so thankful I had a chance to watch this show and also share my reactions with a bunch of nice strangers, thank you.
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That scene when all the men comes together to help her was so heartwarming 🥺
Fun fact: the crazy hair guy is a VERY clear stand in for Mikhail Tal, who is my favorite chess player ever. I was immensely glad they made him as gracious and charming as I’ve understood him to be in real life.
And the fact that Borgov applauded her at the end of the game is a reference to game 4 of the Fischer-Spassky world championship match when Spassky rose and clapped for Fischer after his defeat.
beth borgov // fischer spassky = us vs ussr
You were saying her final outfit in the show (the white winter outfit) was beautiful. That outfit is inspired by the white Queen chess piece. In chess, when a pawn moves forward 7 squares to the other side, the piece can upgrade to a queen. There are 7 episodes in the show. Beth grew from pawn to the queen.
I knew her outfit in the finale was a reference to queen chess piece but I didn't know there was such an interesting connection to the number of the episodes and how a pawn becomes queen in 7 moves.. That adds so much more meaning to the ending.. Thank you for the info :-)
I knew the outfit part but the other part of your comment is badass!! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
7 squares, but 5 moves...
What makes the Queens Gambit so good is that it's grounded, the characters are complicated like real people are. They have flaws, they aren't perfect, they make mistakes and learn from them.
At it's heart, queens gambit is not about Beth overcoming other players, its about her overcoming her own addictions.
Beth Harmon is a female protagonist where men and women alike can almost unanimously agree is a near perfect example of what a main character is supposed to be written. She's without a doubt in my top 10 that's for sure. 😊🏆🎆
I love how throughout the series they make the Soviets out to be ruthless killers (figuratively) but when she arrives she is met with respect and warmth when she wins. Really touching when she is told she is a marvel by Luchenko and Borgov hugs her
Don't be ashamed for crying. Me, 55, male, teared up a lot at the end. Anya was perfect in this role. Underrated costume design in my opinion.
YES! she ended up as the White Queen in the final scene
the elderly Russian man Beth sits down to play chess with at the very end had the same kind of face as Mr. Schiabel, I thought that was a wonderful parallel. She enjoys playing with people who love to play, not just for competition.
I heard somewhere that that man was former chess world champion Anatoly Karpov, but I'm not 100% sure that's true
he definately represented Shaibel
When she sat down with the old man who looked almost the spitting image of Mr. Shaibel and she used the same words HE USED the first time they played together.. Awesome..
I am so conditioned to characters f-g each other over in stories and in life that I kept waiting for something to go wrong and for someone else to harm her, betray her etc. Sometimes you get back more than you give and the people in her life that she had disappointed, broke their hearts, didnt heed advice from, still came together to be caring and loving towards her. That was not something I was use to seeing in a story. Probably why it hit me so hard and with so much emotion. She had people who would not give up on her and I feel gave her more than she gave them out of love and friendship. A gift and lesson for the rest of her life. Loved your reaction and commentary to this show and thanks for posting! ✌️🌈🙂!
Haha I am as well, plus unreal life so I was so afraid someone was going to screw her and her friends showed up for her every time. It was beautiful to see and honestly should be the standard of how relationships are in general, sadly too many of us have been really hurt so it is hard to trust completely but definitely not impossible! Loved this show and this episode especially!
In the first episode when they introduced Mr Shaibel, you were saying how you hoped he was good. I immediately thought of her finding all of the headlines of her he saved and was like “oh you have no idea just how good he really is”
I think I watched this series twice last year, before seeing your reaction to it, and watching you watch the show, I realized something that I think I hadn't fully considered before. In the first two or three episodes, you kept saying "Please don't let (Mr. Shaibel/Alma/Beltik/Benny) be bad for Beth." And of course, none of them are, as we find out. And experiencing this through your eyes this time, I came to realize that really the ONLY enemy Beth has in the entire story is herself. And thankfully she has people around her that support her and help her with that enemy.
One of the most under-appreciated elements of the show was the masterful score. When you wonder why you're crying so much as she walks through all the old men playing chess, try watching the whole scene with no sound. A totally different experience. Thank you for sharing;
The part when you realize they're all by the phone gets me emotional too. Loved your reaction as always, and glad you enjoyed the show!
I love the ending. No grand master would lower them selves to play with common people.
I absolutely love Luchenko, he's just so sweet and grandfatherly.
Yup, this show is a marvel just like her. It breaks all writing stereotypes, it's so beautiful and uplifting. Of course they put in the work, from a chess aspect, the games are great, original, they used great chess masters as advisors. Anya Taylor-Joy is a superstar. The people who make shows as great as this (Scott Frank) or Chernobyl for example, should be given real trust and money to make any project they want
What if I tell you that the creator of one of the best tv shows in the last two decades, Chernobyl, only did a few movies before such as Hangover 2 and Identity Thief, he did a 180deg on his career. Just a fun fact.
agree about this show, but chernobyl while very well made directed and acted, has a deliberately false propagandist narrative which is very problematic.
@@sitting_nut Tell me more, what is false in that show?
@@Александар-ш1ж I know, it's fascinating, doesn't change what I said. Now he has proven himself.
@@Bayard1503 its overarching narrative is false and propagandist . deliberately so. and to do that they depict some events as exact opposite of what really happened .
to take a non spoilerly example from early in 1st episode -
in show legasov is depicted as sending his "tapes" (in show they are about investigation and results ), in secret, avoiding surveillance, to presumably dissidents while living alone . in reality privileged family man legasov was a highly placed member of ruling (reform) faction of state ( and yes that state was faction ridden, and not monolithic as depicted, not only in this show ), who btw outranked boris in hierarchy ( in show boris absurdly threaten to throw him out of a helicopter. ) . his "tapes" which had not much to do with investigation (in which he was not involved at all ) but about reforms he was proposing ( heroic in their own way ) were sent to editor of pravda, the main state newspaper, and like him a member of ruling faction. legasov's antagonists, who drove him to his death, were not the state, but his fellow scientists, who thought his reforms, which among other things, called for seeking beyond established scientific opinion when evaluating and approving major projects like nuclear power stations, were a danger to them and their institutional position.
in show exact opposite is depicted.
I gotta say, I really loved your reactions to this series. I discovered you through it, and I instantly subscribed! I love your personality, your point of view, the depth of your discussions and analysis. Congrats on all your work! I really wish for your channel to grow more and more with time 'cause you deserve it. I'm really sorry that you went through lots of hardships, but it's nice to know that we are never alone, and that bad feelings and periods don't last forever! Sending you hugs and love! 💙
Anya Taylor Joy has a very unearthly quality. Her best roles are things like this, The Northman, and the Witch. She has a certain quality that is difficult to put into words. Like if you told me she was a mythical creature like an elf or a fairy or a dryad, I'd be like "makes sense."
As an aside, the white queen outfit at the end is amazing.
Like many great shows, the colors of outfits are a metaphor for their mental states. Beth wore black in previous matches she lost, as her darker daemons of the past haunted her.
@@ssotkow Well the outfit is literally shaped like a queen chess piece as well.
Back on a Queen’s Gambit binge. Thanks for your reactions and your perspective on Beth being on the spectrum. It adds a great viewpoint on an already great show. Wishing you all the best.
Good to see someone who connected with this story like I did. Beautiful perfect story. Also since the first time I saw this I thought Beth was somewhere on the spectrum. Kudos. Love the channel.
Anya is consistently great throughout the show but she was ACTING this episode. Such great performance along with the music, set design, everything... everything is phenomenal . I will always love this show and thank you for letting us experience it (again) with you❤
She can stay or go but she'll be fine either way. Back in America she has friends who genuinely care about her. In Russia she is nationally adored.
I remember being a small girl and going with my dad to the park (any park =D) and seeing it filled with chess tables, like overfilled. Little did I know we weren't going there for a walk, lol. People would bring their own tables, boards, chairs and play for the whole day, no matter what season it was.
This was such a nice way to show it!
Did you notice how at the end she’s dressed like a chess piece? Even down to the little cap with the button on top…sure IS the “white queen”. 👑🥺😭🥲
I really liked this series and I also cried watching this final episode. Beth Harmon is admirable! ❤
This was one of the very best series I have ever watched. I cried my eyes out in this episode too, so I was right there with you. Amazing journey with you, so glad you enjoyed it.
Every single scene in this movie looks gorgeous. Also the last scene with the old Russian chess players gets me everytime.
Remember what Benny said about why the Russians were so good? They play as a team, helping each other spot and exploit other players' weaknesses. Oh, and going to Russia "back in the day" meant going at the height of the Cold War. So, yes....it was quite a serious matter.
Borgov was such a classy guy,,,,,great show
After binging The Queen's Gambit two years ago, I remember rooting so much for this show to win Primetime Emmy Awards... and it dominated that year with flying colors Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. Anya Taylor-Joy was nominated for best actress. Moses Ingram who plays Jolene also nominated for best supporting actress in that category and went on to star as Third Sister in Obi-Wan Kenobi.
You are such a Joy to watch, you care so much. I just wanted to leave a comment to say how much I loved this show and your reactions to it. I read your final description of the series episode, you said it best, it was beautifully written. I love characters like her, the silent observer, always watching, always listening, just trying to see how all the pieces fit together. I need more stories like this.
Fantastic reaction. Came away liking you as much as the QG. Just a perfect show. Brilliant writing that keeps setting up potentially cliched plot points and then subverts them all, outstanding acting, direction, costumes and set design. Just glorious stuff. Anya Taylor Joy has been a favorite since her breakout in the Witch, and she was just staggeringly great in this. She continues to pick interesting projects and not follow the expected new starlet paths. She's just getting started too. I love so much the fact that despite all the possibilities for enemies or foils throughout, her enemy was always herself and it was all the people who came to care about her who helped her win the battle with her own demons.
I binged this series in a day and this episode made me cry from beginning to end
this episode always makes me cry. loved your reaction. this show is indeed wonderful.
Took you long enough I was waiting to cry to this episode with you and have talk after!!! Like literally Everytime I thought of the show looked to see if you finished it. Annnnnnn now that I’ve whipped my tears with my shirt and three rags!! I’m done
Thank you for another moment of healing through tears 😭
Big thanx bigger loves and big biggie smells WE ALL GOT THIS AND WE SHALL ENDURE THEN SMILE WHEN WE’RE BACK OUT THE MUD
❤️❤️❤️
"The new Marvel character: Beth Harmon, chess player", and she would be the most badass one! 😂 This episode was a severe tear-jerker for me. From Jolene telling her they were family, to her seeing the little wall-of-honour in the basement, to the call with all the boys on the line, to her being able to see the chess pieces on the ceiling without her pills, and the beautiful ending with her playing for the love of it with the older gentlemen. It's a perfect finale to a perfect show. Thank you for your beautiful, honest reactions and insightful commentary.
Loved the reaction. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for watching with me!
Ive seen this show hundreds of times and for the first 10 i cried too, i dont anymore. Until i watched this, you crying made me cry too. Ive never watched your videos before, you have the sweetest personality. And this show is my favourite, it'll forever be imprinted on my soul.
I happened to come upon this show well after it was released and was sucked into the teaser and then watched it all in one sitting. So glad I watched it because it was phenomenal. Still no absolutely nothing about chess lol
Great reaction! I think you got the point of this whole series…
the photograph was PERFECT
This was my favorite series ever!
Great art deserves great emotions.
i felt the same, this show is special, Anya made a fantastic job.
You absolutely got it Bravo 👏
Thank you specifically for another great reaction. And thank you more generally for giving my favorite series its best reaction (among many) so far. Like you, this series touched my soul. Perhaps because, like Beth, I had to overcome extreme introversion to achieve (at 40, in my case) my professional dream, accessible only by popular election, and only after a number of failed attempts. Also, I was a bit of a chess nerd in my youth, with a peak USCF rating of 1860.
Glad you'll be reacting to Hill House and Bly Manor - enjoyed both.
Been watching your videos for a few years now and I have to say, you're like one of a handful of youtubers I can actually relate to! It's like reliving my first-time watching it... Keep up the awesome content
This is one of my favorite mini-series, and the other one is the Night Manager. The concept of showing how she was able to see her trying out the permutations of play in the ceiling was brilliant, especially in the last game with the pieces actually looking down at her instead of the reverse. I enjoyed your warm reactions to the last episode. I understand your reactions to the political aspects brought up by her "body guard" but you are judging it from today's standards. This story takes place in the 1960s (1969 for this competition). In 1962, the Cold War took a most dangerous turn for the entire world when the US and Soviet Union (not Russia) then were in a 35 day confrontation about nuclear missile placements known as the Cuban Missile crisis. The US and Soviet Union were probably hours away from launching nuclear missiles at each other. The Soviet Union backed down just minutes from the ships confronting each other. Also, 1962 was not very far from 1954 when the Korean war ended, a war between Communism (North Korea and China) against the US. So the Soviet Union on the communist side and the US were in a constant ideological battle that included great spying on each other. I hope you are able to read up a little bit about the geopolitics of that time. Judging from the numbers of subscribers, you don't need me to tell you you are doing good work. I hope you gain many more subscribers. I subscribed.
Yeah, that was very much worth the cry.
Thanks very much and warm regards from the Netherlands !
Loved your reaction to this show. Throughout your analysis', the depth in which you explain things, and your empathy, you've made a great reaction series to an amazing show! If I am to suggest another show that I'd think you'd enjoy, I'd suggest Killing Eve. Keep up the amazing reactions :)
First: it wasn’t Russia, it was the Soviet Union. This was during the height of the Cold War. Soviets were not allowed OUT of their country because they tended not to come back. If you were important and had to go out of the Soviet Union the KGB would send agents to “chaperon” you. It was also extremely hard for Americans to go there and when they did the KGB would have agents following them and bugging their rooms and phone calls. Yes, this is a big deal that she is there. Yes, it’s very serious.
Beautiful reaction.
New subscriber and first-time responder here, Imon. I love your channel and am looking forward to digging into your videos. Keep these coming.
I read _The Queen's Gambit_ by Walter Tevis before I started watching the series. I stopped after Episode 4 because I felt closure with how Beth's journey was going to end, but your review has made me want to go back and watch it. Other channels cover the Marvel and _Star Wars_ shows or _Arcane_ but I haven't seen anyone else review _The Queen's Gambit_ , certainly not with this much thought and passion.
I'd love to eventually hear more of your thoughts about how the film industry is changing. I'm 49 and used to go to theaters 30-40 times a year. Now it's once or twice a year and that may not even be to see new films. It's possible that "Hollywood" hasn't changed as much as me.
I‘m so glad i found your channel. You seem like such a beautiful soul.
I appreciate your message a The character I do agree with what you said about her story
This story really felt like life with all its ups and downs.
Glad you liked this young lady. Good reaction.
Beautiful reaction, to a beautiful show.
Your reaction was so genuine
i love your reactions and the compassion you always show, im not sure if you take suggestions or have already watched it but i have recently been rewatching anne with an e and i think it’s something you’d enjoy
just watched your reactions (a year late) to this and I did want to say one thing about your question about the tension around her going to russia. The show actually underplays how tense it was. Only a few people were allowed to travel into russia from the us or vise verse and they were very gaurded by both sides.
The man you see arguing with Beth's mom is (one) of Beth's grandfathers.
Did you notice how at the end when walking, dressed in her white, she looks like a queen piece herself?
you did a great job really enjoyed go this jurney with you:)
I love this show love the video Imon Nation stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way
Beth needed to go back. It’s the first time she cried about anyone or anything.
Excited for hill house and Bly manor, both so emotionally charged
I'm not sure you're allowed to adjourn anymore since any modern computing equipment gives an unfair advantage. The pieces and board, incidentally, did not always look like this or carry the same name, and there wasn't a queen on old boards. King's had advisors called a vizier (keeping in mind that chess started in the east and when it hit the middle east the vizier was a common Muslim piece). When chess reached Europe, it was common for kings to have queens. With the rise of Catholicism, bishops also became common pieces.
I forgot to mention “The new Marvel Character Beth Harmon!” Roflmao
Now its time for you and check out the real life Beths, the Botez sisters, here on youtube. It doesn't really matter if you don't know chess, they are fun to watch
Modern Chess Openings (AKA MCO) is a real book.
There are only two descent shows that have come out lately this show and all 11 episodes of the sandman
That wasn't a body guard, that was like a CIA agent
The Russians work in teams and Beth has a team too.
This is a movie recommendation. You should watch Good Will Hunting.
The fed telling her to tell him if he does anything, even making random signs. And reference Kasparov talking about psychological warfare being used with deep blue, just goes to show that both sides are paying attention to ritualistically tiny detail. How else to win?
Can't wait for The Haunting of Hill House. You are gonna need a box of tissues near by for that one for sure!
Is Imon confirmed reacting to it?
Ms. Snow, have you had the opportunity to read the novel, The Queen's Gambit?
P.S. Have you ever considered doing a reprise on "The Queen's Gambit"?
26:03 She looks like a Queen. Literally. :) ♕
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THIS reminded me of one thing: Target never delivered my Beth Harmon Funko Pop…now I need I need to look them up and pay triple wah wahh. [pretty sure there’s 3]
Subscribed 🥰
Maybe give some thought to an Hikaru no Go reaction. An anime about Go, the ancestor of chess, still competitively played today.
Ps : can't wait for hill house
this!!! queen's gambit constantly reminded me of hikaru no go in a good way. i never watched much of the anime but the manga is my favorite manga of all time
Also Shion No
Ou, which is about a young girl who plays shogi, a chess-like game.
Cold war Russia was -=very=- serious. About this time we we struggling with East and West Berlin in Germany. Around this time was the Cuban Missile Crisis - the cold war was nearly a hot, end of the world war. The USSR (controlled by Russia) included the Warsaw Pact nations and getting in/out required many diplomatic papers. Traveling from one section of Russia to another required travel orders. If you didn't have them, you could be tortured, go to jail, or die - maybe all three. Compare it to modern North Korea - that bad.
Great reaction! For another intense TV show involving Russians, try the spy thriller 'The Americans'.
i dries when so Mr shaibel pinned all that news papers
Keep in mind, they were basically going to russia during the cold war
She’s the White Queen in her white coat and hat.
Is it just me or does that guy she plays at the end look like Mr. Shaibel?
Yeah, not a bodyguard. Probably a spy.
Yes it was that serious. You should study the history, I think you would find it interesting. PS, you are crying so much because the show was awesome!
Perhaps, you will take up chess yourself.😎
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this show is bollox.a complete fantasy.
This is one of the worst last episodes of a show I've seen. Terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental nonsense. I liked the first few episodes, but then it starts to lose its way and ends with this Disney guff.
I understand your dissatisfaction, but I think the story of overcoming difficulties and reaching a happy ending, although unrealistic and too hackneyed to be artistic, is an archetypal story that will never die. There's a reason why Disney animations have such plots. I believe children and teenagers need such stories so they can contextualize hardships, learn delayed gratification, and aspire to greatness.
@@MHonari Endings are notoriously difficult of course. Maybe you're right about children and teenagers, but I'm 47, so it just came off as preposterous. Plus, I don't have a problem with happy endings, but this was just sloppy writing.