This series is about a white young woman. Playing chess. In the 60s. She has a drug addiction. A black childhood friend. A messed up childhood. Trust issues. There's so much potential and this series manages to skirt all of it. Yeah, sure, there's some friction of her entering a male dominated world, but everyone ends up being super supportive. Her drug problems? She just manages to solve them. Her trust issues? Same thing. Her black friend? Helps her out big time. By ignoring all potential, never provoking the viewer, never making the viewer uncomfortable, this series is indeed very easy to watch.