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The Queen's Gambit: Elizabeth & Townes Relationship Explained
Summary
- The Queen's Gambit deconstructs the "manic pixie dream girl" trope through Elizabeth "Beth" Harmon and her complicated bond with Townes.
- Townes represents Beth's ideal passionate partner that is just out of reach, resulting in unrequited love and a complex friendship that lasts.
- Townes' sexuality is left ambiguous in the show, creating intrigue and allowing viewers to draw their own conclusions about his orientation.
Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit deconstructs the “manic pixie imagine girl” trope with its protagonist Elizabeth “Beth” Harmon and the complicated affair and unrequited love between Townes and Elizabeth. The Queen’s Gambit follows Beth’s lifelong quest to turn into the world’s greatest chess player, starting with her traumatic childhood in an orphanage and addiction to tranquilizers. After meeting Townes at her first chess tournament, Beth develops a crush on him, and the two navigate a complex friendship that follows th
Some 'Queen's Gambit' Fans Are Convinced Beth and D. L. Townes Had Robust Chemistry
*Spoiler alert: This story contains MASSIVE spoilers for The Queen's Gambit.*
Scott Frank's latest masterpiece, The Queen's Gambit, tells the being story of Beth Harmon, a supremely talented chess player who's caught up in a seemingly never-ending struggle between wanting to rise higher in the ranks and numbing her pain by consuming larger and larger quantities of sedatives and alcohol.
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She lives for the thrill of the game, but she is less able to fulfill similar success in other areas of her existence. Take, for instance, her strange fascination with D.L. Townes, who is gay.
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'The Queen's Gambit' touches on Beth's admiration for D. L. Townes.
Although it was released on Netflix on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, the seven-episode-long drama has already garnered a superb deal of popularity among pop culture fans and far beyond. The crisp cinematography, the beautiful costumes, and, of course, the story revolving around a genius chess player battling her demons had a
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is more of a backgammon man
Thank God for chess, eh? It’s been a bit of a lifeline during this lifeless lockdown of a year. It’s the board game that beat boredom; the pastime that passed time. It’s even managed to bless us with some much-needed edge-of-the-seat excitement — thanks to Netflix’s record-breaking, bishop-taking hit, The Queen’s Gambit.
In fact, just three weeks after The Queen’s Gambit was released, US sales of chess sets had almost doubled, rising by 87%. It’s an unexpected resurgence, but one that Jacob Fortune-Lloyd — who plays enigmatic journalist D.L. Townes in the show — couldn’t be happier about. No wonder: gossip from the set makes it sound like the actor could pass for a chess champion in real life.
“I’m not bad!” laughs Fortune-Lloyd. “I sometimes play with friends in the pub. Weirdly, the quality of the chess tends to go down as the number of pints goes up…”
“But I learnt a lot on the show,” he adds. “I had a few games with Iepe Rubingh — one of the on-set chess consultants, and founder of Chess Boxing. He demolished me, but that’s how you learn! I was very sad to listento that Iepe passed away recently. The show is dedicated to hi
A Review of Netflix's Breakout Series: The Queen's Gambit, Bridgerton, and Fate: The Winx Saga
Written By: Vanessa Leung, 1st Year Business Management & Organizational Studies
A gifted chess player with drug addiction, a scandalous adore affair set in 1813 Regency London, and fairies and specialists banding together to fight “Burned Ones”. During peak midterm season, I binged Netflix’s breakout series, so you don’t have to. Here’s a review of the three most anticipated and watched shows on Netflix.
Disclaimer: mature content and spoilers ahead!
The Queen's Gambit (A+)
If there was one good thing that came out of 2020, it was the Queen’s Gambit. This miniseries is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1960s that captivates audiences with the endearing life story of chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon. The film hinges on the child prodigy trope but it differs from other stories of a similar nature because the protagonist isn’t ideal. What makes this present enthralling is Harmon’s battle with her drug addiction. Harmon believes that her talents in chess derive from her intake of “green pills” that were pre
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