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My Brilliant Friend

Season 3

Still as great as ever, though I still love 1 best. This season Gaia Girace recedes in screentime to full supporting now and I miss her quite a bit (even if her Lila-focused showcase in episode two is the season's highlight), but I think turning the spotlight more fully to Elena makes me slightly prefer 3 over 2, as the focus helps enrich both her character and story with the time it takes carefully to develop them. Man, those last three episodes are like watching a slow-motion trainwreck happening in real time; I really thought from the premiere's ending that Elena would get over Nino for good already. Another reason I miss Girace is that it seems from the last scene they finally are going to switch the actors for the final season now, so this is probably her last turn out. Necessary though since as good as they are, their characters' age is starting to speed past both Girace and Margherita Mazzucco already. Can't wait for the final season, then I'll start reading the books.

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[HBO Max] One of the most magnetic series in recent years, a reflection of the transformation of two friends at the same time that Italian society. Now it expands the gaze beyond Naples, addressing fascism and feminism, and this contradictory friendship, although Daniele Luchetti is not the right director for this complexity. But the ingredients are so solid that it is impossible to mess up the recipe.

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