“One poignant thread in a larger narrative” … Lewis Pullman and Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry
Michael Becker
Apple TV+
In TV, as in life, women scientists have been served poorly. Too often, they have been the butt of the joke, a sexy sidekick or a token face in a crowd of men (see The Big Bang Theory for examples of all three). Thank God for outliers like Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson), the brusque, brilliant scientist at the heart of Lessons in Chemistry.
This eight-part Apple TV+ series …
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