Lessons in Chemistry

Brie Larson is sooo stylish and I initially loved this series. However, the whole thing very gradually fell off a cliff half way through the series as its potential as an inspiring feminist re-imagining of the 1950s was squandered and diluted by incomprehensibly schmaltzy rightwing evangelical panderings to Hallmarkian concepts of 'destiny' and 'sentimentality'. Shame really.

Good job

Brie Larson shines, as does most of the cast. The story does seem to get occasionally sidetracked, but loved it overall.

While the science itself is just a prop rushed into some scenes solely to make some people look smart (too bad, it could have been actually informative at times), this show does a great job at introducing interesting characters with a lot of heart, all set in a fun 50s context. The political aspects are way too preachy and the characters feel too progressive for this age. That and Hallmark the motif of miracles/destiny in the second half do a lot of harm. Halsey and Larson steal the show.

Brie Larson is great, and especially Alice Halsey is fantastic. I do think the show wanders a bit in its story, but I like the general style and character building they have.

Surprisingly bad show. With good reviews I expected more, but it's pretty bad. Dialogue is really stiff. Plot meanders a lot with a few pretty unrelated storylines. Is it a science show? A cooking show? A civil rights show? It tries to be those and more and falls short at all of them. Overall, feels like a grab bag of issues the writers want to make a point on that get shoe horned into the show. And feels unrealistically progressive for a show set in this era.

It was alright. The core plot was fine, but the side plots got so bland preachy that I wasn't sure what I was watching anymore. If you expect a legitimately cute romance, you'll like it. If you expect anything more, I'm sorry to say this ain't it.

It was kind of a mixed bag at times for me, but mostly on the positive. The film does a great job of setting up a feminist conflict in the beginning era of TV and those scenes are undoubtedly the strongest. Brie Larson provides a lot of heart and her character's growth arc gives the series its strongest center. I did feel like a secondary subplot involving civil rights and some diving into the past of its leads were a little shoehorned, but with a strong final episode, all is forgiven.

A stylized fairy tale. Diverting and fun but ultimately hollow and empty.