Kermode & Mayo’s Take - SHRINK THE BOX: 3: The Queen's Gambit - Beth Harmon

Episode Date: February 14, 2023

The often enigmatic chess genius that is Beth Harmon - is the Queen of this week’s episode. Ben and Sasha explore why Beth feels so compelled to clean up after parties - and how her controlled prowess at the chessboard, becomes utter chaos away from it. Don’t forget to check out Season 1 of The Queen’s Gambit to avoid spoilers. Listen and follow Shrink The Box now: https://listen.sonymusic-podcasts.link/ARAR32077 Do you have a character suggestion for us? Get in touch! Please email [e-mail] If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode: For the UK, call SAMARITANS on 116 123 samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan. Internationally: https://www.befrienders.org/. For UK help via talking therapies contact your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy bacp.co.uk Shrink The Box is a Somethin’ Else Production with Sony Music Entertainment. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [e-mail] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi, esteemed podcast listeners, Simon Mayer. A Mark Kermode here. I'm excited to let you know that the new season of the Crown and the Crown, the official podcast, returns on 16th of November to accompany the sixth and final season of the Netflix epic Royal Drama Series. Very exciting, especially because Superstar and friend of the show Edith Bowman hosts this one.

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Beth doesn't seem to engage with it. It's like a sort of weird creepy inverted Annie or something. She just has zero emotion about why do you think that is? Is that another sort of protective? It's completely protective yeah and often the people that look like they are doing the best job are the ones that most frighten underneath. And even this. For Beth, relationship meant loss, it meant vulnerability, so she pushed it away and that's also the ironic thing, the thing that's going to save us is the thing we're pushing away. Yeah, that's really, really deep, but that was free, guys.

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