Category: My Brilliant Friend

We’ve come to the final episode of the third season and what a journey it has been. We know it’s officially confirmed to return for the fourth and

The summer isn’t even over and the children’s constant bickering is starting to get to Elena (Margherita Mazzucco). Pietro (Matteo Cecchi) just cannot handle it at this point

We come back this episode with Elena’s (Margherita Mazzucco) former professor Mrs. Galiani (Clotilde Sabatino) requesting a visit from her, but to bring Lila (Gaia Girace) along as

  We’ve reached the midway point in season three of My Brilliant Friend. And while it should surprise no one, we’ve received amazing confirmation and I cannot wait

In episode two, we open on Pietro (Matteo Cecchi) finally meeting his future in-laws and officially asking for Elena’s (Margherita Mazzucco) hand in marriage. Of course, Mama (Annarita

I have utterly adored reviewing this series and am ecstatic we’re back for another season. I remember hearing about productions shutting down in Italy with the pandemic so

This should not become any sort of surprise as we have known from the start that MY BRILLIANT FRIEND was to be a four-season venture. Though it has

The season finale of My Brilliant Friend opens with Lenu’s academic advisor reviewing her senior thesis, the last assignment before graduation. The advisor is laudatory and genuinely proud

The penultimate episode of this HBO & Rai collaboration continues to give us awe-inspiring storytelling.  Acting and razor-sharp teleplays have been hallmarks of My Brilliant Friend; now, directing

This week’s entry of My Brilliant Friend carries over the dark tone of the previous episode.  “Rage,” an unequivocally appropriate episode name, opens with the death of Giuseppina

Being a voracious reader, I take pride in finding the time to read the source material of adaptations before or during their original airings.  Unfortunately, this was not

Reaching the midway point of the season, we celebrate Rino (Gennaro de Stefano) and Pinnucia’s (Federica Sollazzo) wedding and she’s visibly showing by that point.  When an old

We come back this episode to see pregnant Lila (Gaia Girace) busting butt in the new grocery store. She won’t let anyone doing anything. I suspect she’s trying

This episode picks right up after the last with Lila (Gaia Girace) preparing herself to tussle with the Solara brothers (Elvis Esposito, Alessio Gallo) and Elena (Margherita Mazzucco)

The Italian book series adaptation by Elena Ferrante returns to HBO with the premiere of the second season. I quickly fell in love with the story of female