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.
- Nina
- (as Monique Green)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaQueen's Gambit, the episode title, refers to a tactic in the game of chess.
- Quotes
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.
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.
- spasticfreakshow
- Mar 4, 2019
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- Sowden House - 5121 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(Unique mansion of Dr. George Hodel.)
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