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I Am the Night
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Queen's Gambit, Accepted

  • Episode aired Mar 5, 2019
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  • 51m
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Yul Vazquez and Chris Pine in I Am the Night (2019)
I Am The Night: Queen's Gambit, Accepted
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As Los Angeles erupts in racial violence, Fauna decides she has no other choice than to confront George Hodel about his activities herself, while Jay is stuck in jail, again.As Los Angeles erupts in racial violence, Fauna decides she has no other choice than to confront George Hodel about his activities herself, while Jay is stuck in jail, again.As Los Angeles erupts in racial violence, Fauna decides she has no other choice than to confront George Hodel about his activities herself, while Jay is stuck in jail, again.
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    • Carl Franklin
    • Sam Sheridan
    • Fauna Hodel(inspired by the life of)
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    • Chris Pine
    • India Eisley
    • Jefferson Mays
    • Carl Franklin
    • Sam Sheridan
    • Fauna Hodel(inspired by the life of)
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    • India Eisley
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    Jefferson Mays and India Eisley in I Am the Night (2019)
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    Chris Pine
    Chris Pine
    • Jay Singletary
    India Eisley
    India Eisley
    • Fauna Hodel…
    Jefferson Mays
    Jefferson Mays
    • George Hodel
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Peter Sullivan
    Yul Vazquez
    Yul Vazquez
    • Billis
    Dylan Smith
    Dylan Smith
    • Sepp
    Golden Brooks
    Golden Brooks
    • Jimmy Lee
    Justin Cornwell
    Justin Cornwell
    • Terrence Shye
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Corinna Hodel
    Arlen Escarpeta
    Arlen Escarpeta
    • Xander
    Lauren Flans
    Lauren Flans
    • George's Mother
    Chris Johnson
    Chris Johnson
    • Joe
    Kristof Konrad
    Kristof Konrad
    • Rachmaninoff
    Theo Marshall
    Theo Marshall
    • Detective Cuddy
    Shoniqua Shandai
    Shoniqua Shandai
    • Tina
    Nicholas Brown
    Nicholas Brown
    • Young George
    Monique A. Green
    Monique A. Green
    • Nina
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    Hugo Pierre Martin
    Hugo Pierre Martin
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      Queen's Gambit, the episode title, refers to a tactic in the game of chess.
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      Fauna Hodel: Things here have changed. Feels like the more they change the more they stay the same. I feel... lost and alone sometimes. I feel so different than everyone around me, like you feel. Maybe it's because we know what monsters are. We know what makes them, and I know what un-makes them. We keep struggling. Making due and going on, cause that's all there is. When you look in the mirror, Jay, I hope you can live with what you see. The devil is something we all carry in our hearts. We have to make peace with them, Jay. We have to find another way. What you did and didn't do That saved me. You may not believe it, but it saved me. People around me are a sunny day livin their lives wide open without secrets. When I look in the mirror, J, I see something else. Something I don't quite recognize, but, something I chose.

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    dark, beautiful horror - even the background is art
    Our mouths have watered over the luscious mid-century architecture, costumes, hair and cinematography throughout the series, but the mastery of the period settings have never used to better effect than in this satisfying finale. Hodel's home should be open to the public, like the Gaudi Museum in Barcelona, if it truly looks anything like what we're shown in both the interior and exterior - as a national treasure. Even the omnipresent backdrop of racist oppression reaches a climax, albeit in the background and not distracting from the main plot, rather adding to the richness and dimension of the painting that is this production, with a few satisfying blows thrown in return. If there was no plot at all, this would be a sheer pleasure to watch.

    Until now, Fauna/Pat has been slow to accept the truth about anything in her own history, defiant and independent, yet weak and in need of protector. But as she is (somewhat predictably, yet visually classic noir recreated) betrayed and put in the greatest danger of all, the daughter of the bull roars and transforms, in a shocking show of self-awareness and agency. No longer the damsel in distress, but now a source of inspiration to some, and fear to others.

    The suspense builds slowly, so artfully, there is a horror movie feel to it, but what horror film has ever been so aesthetically pleasing in every way, so well written, well acted, well directed, well produced? There is never a moment in which you wonder why the idiot kids split up or the protagonist does something so inane that it ruins everything - no, this is not your tv dinner horror, but the gourmet feast you never dreamed would really come. The conclusion is neither pat (forgive the pun), nor 'boring' nor 'kitsch' but subtly hopeful, like a Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. So satisfying, you greedily want more.
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