Episode #1.1

Initially, both my wife and myself think that a fair amount of talent has gone into this production.

Impressive costuming effort, right from the get-go. And somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 extras. Woah.

Excellent camerawork. Beautiful settings.

But, the initial reveal didn't offer us any satisfaction.

Just wondering; maybe someone will take up a poll: just how many times have you watched poorly acted movie sex acts before you just got burned out by them? I'm not sure, myself, but my wife says it's been a while for her.

You know that "coitus interruptus" is very difficult for a young man. Just sayin'.

There is enough out there of what this series is about so I wont cover that.

Great sets from the 1880s in Italy/Europe at that time of the world of the upperclass. My co-watcher, who is a great fan of Downton Abbey, remarked even better sets of than in that famed period piece. Enrico's lavish home, once Lydia vacated the rooming house, reminded me of The Royal Palace in Caserta (the interior at least).

Early on, there is a scene, let me say, "inspired" by a famous scene from Gone With The Wind, but *shrug*. Matilda De Angelis as Lidia Poet kicks it navigating the open discrimination against women at this time in Italy while also working the system to try and end distaff exclusion from the bar.

Good solving and wrapping up and explaining the who done it by Lidia. Also her investigating skills, in the face of dismissal due to here gender by everyone else involved, shine through

Finally, the last scene, Jacobo stands up Lydia, then is seen instead surreptitiously entering the basement of a grand home, and says "Nicole" in the fade to black ending. Who the hell is Nicole? I suppose we shall see...