I thought the first few episodes were really enticing: A young girl discovering an escape from her life as an orphan through chess. It was something different compared to what's out there at the moment, the unique concept had me hooked, but the more the series went on it fell a bit flat for me. It turned into a "teen girl coming of age, meeting different blokes every 5 minutes and sleeping with them" kind of story, made me lose interest a bit. It picked up again towards the end though.

The acting was good for the most part, Anya Taylor-Joy does well in her role. The cinematography was brilliant, that's where I thought this series excelled; it had some really beautiful shots throughout that help keep you immersed in Beth's world. It's watchable, very visually appealing, but like most Netflix series it just gets drawn out too much. Would have worked better as a film imo.