Check it out. I saw someone say it's a live-action sports anime and while I would never watch an anime I assume that's an accurate description. You'd be shocked how exciting they can make chess look in this show.
Check it out. I saw someone say it's a live-action sports anime and while I would never watch an anime I assume that's an accurate description. You'd be shocked how exciting they can make chess look in this show.
There's a couple weird stuff like the KGB guys following the Russians to make sure they don't defect, and kid obsessed with American culture, but great series nonetheless.
Critical support for Borgov
Yeah, the Mexico City episode made me think it was gonna go super red scare but it totally turned that on its head as the show went on.
I feel like the ending was a close as they could get to
spoiler
having Beth defect to the USSR as they could for an American show, which surprised me. I was expecting Borgov to defect for an overtly "pro freedom" ending, especially since Beth's escort dropped hints of that.
Beth definitely defected
The KGB really did stuff like that, and it was made clear later than the US state department did too. And Harmon’s line “I’ve never gone to a drive in movie theater either” served to show the kid’s enthusiasm for American culture was misplaced.
Kinda random but do you have a link to any articles/info on countries sending intelligence agents to make sure athletes don't defect?