Two recent discoveries on Netflix

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Today, I want to share with you my impressions of the two brand new Netflix series (the more things I have to do, the better I organise myself and I have time even for series, it’s impressive, such a paradox). Anyway, the first series that I discovered and I am impressed by is “Tiny Pretty Things”. 

It’s an American drama streaming television series (thank you, Wikipedia, for this comprehensive description, again) based on the book (which I didn’t know before watching). It premiered on Netflix on December 14 last year, so it is actually new.

The series tells the story of group of young people, students of the prestigious Archer School of Ballet in Chicago. It all starts with an accident: a top student and the future of ballet, Cassie Shore, is pushed off the building by a hooded attacker during a party. But she survives. A new student is admitted to the school in her place, Neveah Stroyer (the main character of the whole series), and becomes a spark of rebellion and, at the same time, the new hope of ballet (as you might guess).

This series is full of plot twists and you can find in it love themes, crime, sexual minorities, affairs, struggle for influence and power, atmosphere of mystery and, last but not least, beautiful ballet. This series is very interesting, engaging and gripping. The characters are clearly delineated, even though they evoke different feelings in the audience: some of them are likeable immediately, others after a while, others annoy until the end.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10767748/

https://www.wprost.pl/galeria/18335/11/tiny-pretty-things-nowy-serial-netfliksa.html

And now a few words about the second series. “Bridgertone” is an American streaming television period drama series based on Julia Quinn’s novels. It premiered on Netflix on December 25, 2020 (during Christmas). The series shows a story about the Bridgertone family: “Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton; her four sons, Anthony, Benedict, Colin and Gregory and her four daughters, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca and Hyacinth. Also featured are the Featheringtons: Portia, Lady Featherington; her husband the Baron; and their three daughters, Philippa, Prudence and Penelope” (Wikipedia really helps me a lot).

Putting aside for a moment the multitude of main characters, it’s worth focusing on the main thread: Daphne gains the Queen's approval for the upcoming marriage season. She can choose among candidates, but she wants to marry for love. We can imagine what happens when she meets the prince, Simon Hastings, who has sworn never to marry, but Daphne makes a certain deal with him... And we can’t forget about Lady Whistledown, a mysterious woman who knows surprisingly many things about all the inhabitants and describes it in a very widely read booklet.

The multiplicity of plots is extraordinary. But, in my opinion, the strongest point of the series is the creation of the characters. Everyone is different, individual, distinctive; you can see how the characters mature from episode to episode. The vibe of yesteryear, for example ornate costumes, also does a good job. There is a lot going on and the viewer gets to know the characters very well, and like them. 

However, it was not without scandal: one scene from the series shocked the audience... However, I don’t want to spoil and I prefer to let everyone judge it in their own way.

There is nothing else to say but that we are looking forward to the second seasons of both series!

https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/bridgerton-shonda-rhimes-netflix/

https://www.ofeminin.pl/czas-wolny/seriale-i-filmy/ta-jedna-scena-zniszczyla-bridgertonow/94t901y

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