![]() It has lots of characters whose names and ages and relationships to one another you keep forgetting. My Brilliant Friend is slow, particularly at the beginning, because it is dealing with the minutiae of children’s lives. The show, overall, is very loyal to its source material-it had to be, lest the fans revolt-and so let’s be real: the book is also slow. Gaia Girace, who plays teenage Lila, is particularly striking it’s hard to look away from her when she’s on screen, which surely tracks with Ferrante’s vision. And for the record: I found all four actresses to be phenomenal, especially for being untrained, but also probably because of it. ![]() But its slowness is part of what makes it great television. ![]() I have now seen the first six episodes of My Brilliant Friend, and I can tell you: it is slow. ![]()
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