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From her breakout role in “The Witch” to commanding the chessboard in “The Queen’s Gambit,” Anya Taylor-Joy has delivered unforgettable performances across film and television. Join us as we dive into some of her most captivating moments, from dramatic twists and unexpected cameos to comedic sketches and heartfelt scenes that showcase her incredible range and talent.
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00:09Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at Anya Taylor-Joy's most memorable moments across film, television, and pop
00:17culture.
00:18In case you're not up to date on her filmography, a spoiler alert is in order.
00:37What was already an all-star cast turned out to be more stacked than we thought.
00:42Your name is alongside some massive names in this. What is it like working with this lot?
00:48Unbelievable. I mean, I can't think of a better cost. It's wild.
00:51Fans wondered how Denis Villeneuve would portray Paul Atreides' sister, Alia, who has an unconventional birth, to say the least.
01:00For that matter, who would be playing Alia?
01:02The filmmakers managed to keep this under wraps as moviegoers headed into the theater.
01:07I'm so excited. It honestly feels like a fever dream.
01:10I feel like I've been keeping this inside for ages, so it's like, ah, it's happening.
01:15Although Alia hasn't been born yet, she's able to communicate with Paul, even providing him a glimpse of the future.
01:22In one of the most impactful cameos of recent memory, Anya Taylor-Joy appears, providing Paul with an ominous warning.
01:30You are not prepared for what is to come.
01:34You'll now learn the truth about our family, and it will hurt you to the core.
01:42As if our anticipation for Dune Part 3 wasn't already through the roof, Taylor-Joy's casting guaranteed that we'd be
01:49booking our tickets in advance.
01:50I bowled my eyes out when we wrapped that movie, and I saw that trailer again, and I was like,
01:55oh, this is going to be a time.
01:57Number 19. Hosting SNL. Saturday Night Live.
02:01Anya, have you seen Hustlers?
02:03Yes, I have.
02:04Because Hustlers plus Chess equals Chusslers.
02:14So you love it?
02:16Um, yeah.
02:17Although her filmography has leaned more dramatic, Taylor-Joy displayed her comedic potential upon hosting the season 47 finale of
02:25SNL.
02:26Taylor-Joy's career had royally taken off over the past several months, thanks to The Queen's Gambit.
02:32I was lucky enough to be on a show called The Queen's Gambit, and I'm so proud of it.
02:40And for those of you who didn't see it, what were you doing all quarantined?
02:44It was Tiger King and Queen's Gambit. That was the only new TV for, like, months.
02:49Since the pandemic was still ongoing, though, she didn't get to attend many public events.
02:54SNL not only allowed Taylor-Joy to greet a live crowd, but showcase her first language as well.
03:00Before we begin, it would mean the world to me to start the show in my native language, so you
03:05guys don't mind, do you?
03:07Is that okay?
03:10In which case, tenemos un show increíble para ustedes esta noche.
03:14Lil Nas X está acá, así que por favor no se vayan en ningún lado.
03:18Taylor-Joy starred opposite Aidy Bryant in some of her standout sketches,
03:22playing a pair of lingerie sales ladies and two NYU moderators who overstep their boundaries.
03:29Speaking of problematic, Taylor-Joy's Baby Spice is the only contestant who doesn't get cancelled on a Hollywood Squares rerun.
03:36Sorry, Tom, can I just say to Mr. Cosby that I am such a huge fan. I admire you so.
03:42At the personal request of Emma Baby Spice responsible, her comments have been omitted from this rebroadcast.
03:47The cast also gave her some idea for Queen's Gambit Season 2.
03:57Fashion can be deadly, and we aren't just talking about the shoes that Taylor-Joy wore during this Tonight-Show
04:03interview.
04:04Yeah, this is actually a true story, and it's pretty cuckoo bananas, as are my shoes, I'm just saying.
04:11No, these are fantastic. Can you see these?
04:13Yeah, I don't know if you've...
04:13These are gorgeous.
04:14Golden toes. I don't know why, but okay.
04:17Yeah, I know they're gorgeous. I love them.
04:19Well, on the subject of kind of insane fashion...
04:22Taylor-Joy recalled attending the Met Gala in 2018.
04:26While she didn't get to properly meet Haley Steinfeld, Taylor-Joy recalled becoming caught in her complicated ensemble on the
04:34stairs.
04:35With Taylor-Joy's dress not being the easiest to maneuver in, she feared that her first Met Gala might end
04:40in death.
04:41And at the end of the night, I'm at the top of the stairs.
04:45The gorgeous Haley Steinfeld walks past me, has a very complicated, like, three-train thing.
04:51Yeah.
04:52And I get wrapped up in it, and I'm like, oh, I'm gonna die.
04:54Okay. I'm gonna die on the steps of the Met, darling.
05:00Thankfully, Fallon suddenly emerged to help her out of this tight spot, introducing himself as Jimmy.
05:06Taylor-Joy was relieved in more ways than one, as she didn't know anybody going into the gala.
05:11Now she did.
05:12I do remember that. I was like, you were going down.
05:15Yeah, and you were next to Sarah Paulson, and from that moment on, my night got so much better, because
05:19I actually knew somebody there.
05:20So, thank you.
05:21Yeah, so we had fun. Oh, good. I'm so happy. I'm so happy you're here and it saved your life.
05:24She also inadvertently met Steinfeld, who responded online, thank God for Jimmy Fallon, and honestly, thank God for you, ATJ.
05:33Number 17. How She Got Her Big Break. The Late Late Show with James Corden.
05:38I'm first gonna preface this by saying that my actions were very stupid, and I don't suggest that anybody does
05:44what I did.
05:45Every celebrity has a story about how they were discovered, but Taylor-Joy sounds like something right out of cinema.
05:51Before she was an actress, Taylor-Joy started off as a model.
05:55She headed down this career path at the age of 16 while walking her dog.
05:59The innocent stroll took a heart-racing turn when Taylor-Joy realized that a vehicle was following her.
06:05So, I take my dog for a walk, and I see this car, and it seems to be following me.
06:09And I'm like, okay, I've watched too much 24, or like, whatever. It's definitely not following me. It is following
06:14me.
06:14Taylor-Joy's first instinct was to pick up her dog and run, but she came to a halt when the
06:19woman inside the vehicle made an enticing offer.
06:22And then this guy sticks his head out the window and goes, if you stop, you won't regret it. And
06:26I stopped.
06:30She was the head of a modeling agency, leading to Taylor-Joy's big break.
06:34It was the head of a modeling agency, and she told me off for stopping, and then told me to
06:39come into the modeling agency the next day with my parents.
06:41I'm so glad you said modeling agency and not come into the van.
06:44Yeah, I know.
06:46Taylor-Joy didn't regret stopping, although she acknowledged in an interview with James Corden that under any other circumstances, running
06:53would have been the smartest move.
06:55Number 16, Brea Summons Lore, The Dark Crystal, Age of Resistance.
07:00It's a puzzle. Oh, I love puzzles. Oh, I have to put the clans in their natural order from highest
07:09to lowest, and then thrall will be in balance.
07:12This epic prequel series to Jim Henson's cult classic assembled an all-star voice cast, including Taron Egerton and Natalie
07:20Emanuel.
07:21Taylor-Joy, in particular, shines as Brea, a gelfling princess who suspects the Skeksis are up to no good.
07:28Every problem has a solution.
07:32Curiosity is a sign of intelligence, and Brea proves her wits upon solving a riddle in a secret chamber.
07:38At least, that's what we always say.
07:44But, why do we say that?
07:46Although Brea has been brought up to believe in hierarchy, she realizes that all seven gelfling clans are equal.
07:52It isn't a puzzle.
07:56It's a lie.
07:57By piecing this puzzle together, Brea summons Lore, a stone giant with a gentle touch.
08:03Taylor-Joy's voiceover performance strikes just the right balance of brave, inquisitive, and hungry for adventure.
08:09Hello, Lore. My name is Brea.
08:15Now Lore will guide you to the answers you seek.
08:19The Brea puppet even possesses some of her facial features, which only makes the character feel more real.
08:25Number 15. How Harry Potter Helped Her Learn English.
08:29Late Night with Seth Meyers.
08:31My uncle taught me to read and to speak at the same time with the Harry Potter books.
08:35Harry Potter has become much more than a fantasy franchise.
08:38For many fans, it's changed their lives in ways that nobody would have imagined.
08:43Taylor-Joy has one of the most inspirational Harry Potter stories.
08:47Although she was born in Miami, Florida, Taylor-Joy spent her early years in Buenos Aires, where Spanish developed into
08:53her first language.
08:55She lived there until age six and moved to London with her family upon turning eight.
09:00The move was deeply upsetting for Taylor-Joy, who went two years without speaking English under protest.
09:06Despite her initial objections, Taylor-Joy adapted to life in the UK and picked up English from an unlikely source.
09:13It means that I was either casting spells continuously or using very annoying words.
09:19It's like I was such a precocious, annoying little kid.
09:21It's like, Mommy, I clean the dishes meticulously.
09:24You know, that kind of thing.
09:25With some help from her uncle, she learned to speak and read English through the Harry Potter books.
09:30I checked this out weeks ago for a bit of light reading.
09:34This is light.
09:41This drama explores Barack Obama's college years, allowing us to see a different side of the future president.
09:47Taylor-Joy plays Charlotte, who, despite not actually existing, is a composite character of Obama's girlfriends during this period.
09:55Their romance leads to some interesting conversations about race, privilege, and identity.
10:00Come on, the president's an actor.
10:02So, how does change happen then?
10:06Or, uh, do you not believe in change, either?
10:08Yet Barack, or Barry as he once went by, can't bring himself to confide in Charlotte about certain things.
10:14You don't see it.
10:15So show me.
10:16I can't.
10:19You're not used to being visible.
10:22Visible?
10:23The relationship builds to its natural conclusion at Charlotte's sister's wedding, where the couple shares a final dance.
10:29Do I look nervous, too?
10:31No.
10:36You look like you're going into battle.
10:38Although no words are spoken, it occurs to Charlotte that this is the end.
10:42Taylor-Joy's facial expressions alone get a lot of emotions across in a short amount of time, leaving the character
10:48on a bittersweet note.
10:49I shall be relieved.
11:06Number 13.
11:08Social Distance Communication.
11:10The Gorge.
11:10So now, every year, a new representative from one of the Western nations patrols the Western Rim, and someone on
11:16the other side patrols the Eastern Rim.
11:17They're your counterpart.
11:19In this sci-fi romance, Taylor-Joy's Drassa stars opposite Miles Teller's Levi, two snipers tasked with guarding opposite ends
11:27of a gorge.
11:28Although it's against protocol, Drassa decides to initiate a dialogue through cue cards.
11:33It is her birthday, after all.
11:49Even with the space between them, the two immediately have strong chemistry, which is a testament to the charisma of
11:55the two stars.
11:56It turns out that Drassa and Levi have a fair deal in common.
12:00Naturally, both have precise aim, with Drassa taking the first shot.
12:22They share other interests, such as playing chess and building makeshift drum sets.
12:27Oh, we see what you did there.
12:29While they inevitably find a way to get closer, the connection was already there.
12:33There's a lot more green in your eyes than I was expecting.
12:40You smell terribly.
12:44I know.
12:46Number 12. Ain't That a Peach? The Super Mario Brothers Movie
12:50Taylor-Joy went method for her role in the Super Mario Brothers movie.
12:55Pretty incredible, huh?
12:57Mom, me.
13:02Okay, she didn't run any obstacle courses, drive across a rainbow road, or become monarch to a kingdom of mushroom
13:08people, but voicing Princess Peach got her into gaming.
13:11The fun she had behind the scenes shines through in her performance, putting a more modern spin on Peach.
13:16But you're in luck. I'm on my way to stop him.
13:20Well, take me with you.
13:21This guy's a lunatic, a psycho. He will eat you for breakfast.
13:26He won't even notice it, probably, because you're very, very small.
13:31While the character is known for getting kidnapped, Taylor-Joy's Peach draws more from the one in Super Mario 3D
13:37World, or the Super Smash Bros. games, requiring no rescue.
13:42Even when she does surrender to Bowser, this Peach breaks up the wedding before Mario arrives.
14:05Her reign continues in the Super Mario Galaxy movie, repeatedly taking initiative, although the pressure occasionally gets to this princess.
14:13I know you're frustrated.
14:15Princesses, don't get frustrated!
14:16Number 11. Testing her luck. Lucky.
14:19As the titular Luciana Lucky Armstrong, Taylor-Joy plays a con woman with a somewhat ironic name.
14:26I don't know. Something feels off.
14:29Well, it's because you're hardwired to feel that way.
14:31Yes, but it doesn't mean I'm wrong.
14:34Hey, look. Everything is going according to plan.
14:39Until it isn't.
14:40Lucky finds herself in a series of sticky situations, barely making it out by the skin of her teeth.
14:45One could chalk her survival up to pure luck.
14:48Sometimes that's the case, but more often than not, Lucky makes her own luck.
14:52Does that mean there's just about six hours left of our old life?
14:57I'll tell you what, it's been a really good one.
15:00But a better one awaits, man.
15:06To our old life.
15:11To our old life.
15:13After her husband ditches her, Lucky must scrap together a getaway plan as the authorities swarm the hotel.
15:19Fittingly, Lucky's heart-racing escape takes place against a casino backdrop, with danger around every corner.
15:35Lucky demonstrates her resourceful nature, adapting to her surroundings, adopting different personas, and maintaining her best poker face under enormous
15:43pressure.
15:44Luck is on her side this time, although the chase is just beginning.
15:48Do you want me to call the cops?
15:49No.
15:51But if you could get me out of here, that would be really helpful.
15:55Please.
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16:25Number 10.
16:27The Technique.
16:28Thoroughbreds.
16:29Look, that's better.
16:30Yes, I know her.
16:31I'm being foolish.
16:33Actually, that might not even be fake.
16:35It is.
16:37No, look, those are real tears.
16:39She's just using the technique.
16:41A what?
16:41This underrated dark comedy is largely carried by the performances from Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke.
16:47The two play former besties who rekindle their friendship, leading to some disturbingly humorous hijinks.
16:53Cooke's Amanda claims that she feels nothing, but she can replicate emotions.
16:56This makes her a wonderful foil for Taylor-Joy's Lily, who is overflowing with bottled-up animosity towards her stepfather.
17:04At one point, Amanda tells Lily about the crying technique, which she can turn on and off like a faucet.
17:16The technique.
17:18Holy s***.
17:20Lily is fascinated, prompting Amanda to give her a lesson in manipulation.
17:23From here, it's a slippery slope, as Lily's dark side slowly begins to eclipse Amandas.
17:29At the center of everything are two young actresses at the top of their game.
17:33Lily can give you a ride home now.
17:35Two teens in one car at night.
17:37That's an accident waiting to happen.
17:38Number 9.
17:39Kissing James McAvoy.
17:41Conan.
17:42While The New Mutants wasn't especially well-received by critics or X-Men fans,
17:46Taylor-Joy was an inspired choice to play Ileana Rasputin.
17:50It's actually too bad that we'll probably never see Taylor-Joy's magic cross paths with James McAvoy's Charles Xavier.
17:58The two did share the screen, however, in the Unbreakable trilogy.
18:01Have you seen him?
18:07The beast?
18:10No.
18:11Can I kiss you?
18:11To promote the final installment, Class, the cast sat down to do an interview with Conan O'Brien.
18:17Although McAvoy wasn't present, Taylor-Joy had a funny anecdote about their on-screen kiss in Split,
18:23in which McAvoy played a character with multiple personalities.
18:27I mean, to be perfectly honest, I don't think I had such a hard time with this scene, because I
18:31mean James.
18:31While he acted professionally, McAvoy didn't have the easiest time given the scene's uncomfortable nature.
18:36I think he had a much harder time, because he was playing a nine-year-old boy kissing me
18:43whilst my eyes were wide open and I was very clearly uncomfortable.
18:47Taylor-Joy, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind.
18:50We mean, it's not every day that you get to have a kissing scene with James.
18:54One, two, three.
19:03Number eight, Going Downtown, Last Night in Soho.
19:07When Thomas and Mackenzie's Ellie moves to London, she starts flashing back to the 60s
19:12through the eyes of the mysterious Sandy, played by Taylor-Joy.
19:17And are we meeting a gentleman this evening?
19:19We are not.
19:21Oh, so, Madame is alone?
19:23I am.
19:25Very good.
19:26Sandy aspires to become a singer, demonstrating her chops with a rendition of Downtown.
19:32Where Petula Clark's original version of the song had an upbeat sentiment to it,
19:36Taylor-Joy's acapella cover is more stripped down and haunting,
19:40foreshadowing what lies on the horizon for Sandy.
19:42When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown.
19:52Downtown becomes the soundtrack for Ellie's fragile Sanity,
19:55questioning whether she's descending into madness or getting closer to where the truth is buried.
20:00Either way, Ellie struggles to resist Sandy's siren as she heads deeper downtown.
20:07Downtown.
20:09Things will be great when you're downtown.
20:22Up-tempo or down-tempo, Taylor-Joy's take on Downtown makes us wish someone would cast her in a musical.
20:28Number 7.
20:30Casey Cook in the Car.
20:31Split.
20:33Why does he do that?
20:36Why do I'm showing you?
20:37A genius.
20:38Before giving Hedwig his first kiss, Casey Cook was confronted by the domineering Dennis.
20:44Casey, played by Taylor-Joy, takes shotgun on a ride home from a birthday party.
20:49Instead of her classmate's father, though, a complete stranger gets behind the wheel.
20:54Dennis knocks out the two girls in the back,
20:56although it takes a minute for him to realize that wallflower Casey is even present.
21:00Pardon me, sir.
21:01I think you have the wrong car.
21:10Too terror-stricken to dart out the door,
21:13Casey tearfully locks eyes with Dennis before accepting her fate.
21:22Re-watching the film with the knowledge that Casey has been tormented by her uncle since childhood,
21:27her reaction in this scene is given a deeper context.
21:30Throughout Split, however,
21:31we see Casey evolve from a victim to a heroine ready to fight back.
21:36Number 6.
21:37Making it Epic.
21:38Furiosa.
21:39A Mad Max Saga.
21:41I need a vehicle.
21:43There's nothing here.
21:44Not even a bike.
21:45Winch me down.
21:46What are you going to do?
21:47Walk?
21:52I've got a vehicle.
21:53Living up to a role that Charlize Theron made iconic is no simple task.
21:57Yet Taylor-Joy not only channeled her predecessor as a young Furiosa,
22:01but she also held her own against Chris Hemsworth's unhinged Dementis.
22:05Remember me.
22:20You're a fabulous thing.
22:22Like Theron before her, Taylor-Joy's dialogue can be limited, yet she gets so much across with a look of
22:28intensity.
22:29After an explosive clash at a bullet farm, Dementis kills Furiosa's partner Jack, while our heroine is left with one
22:36less arm.
22:37That's my choice.
22:38We make him think we're going to Gaston.
22:43If you find him, he's mine.
22:45When Furiosa confronts her tormentor again, she has a new arm and hairdo.
22:50Furiosa can't reclaim everything that Dementis took from her.
22:53She can ensure that his suffering is every bit as dragged out as hers was, however, giving him a fate
22:59that's just peachy.
23:00This is our first fruit, but it's not for you and me.
23:05Each of us in our own way will vanish from this earth.
23:09And then perhaps some uncorrupted life will rise to adorn it.
23:15Number 5.
23:16Daughters of the North Wind
23:18The Northmen
23:19Taylor-Joy is nothing short of bewitching as Olga of the Birch Forest,
23:23a supposed sorceress thrown into slavery.
23:26Your sheep's clothing does not disguise you, Northmen.
23:31What say you, Spellspeaker?
23:33You wish to be a slave.
23:37Hide your cunning.
23:40Show the shepherd you are a sheep.
23:42The tides seem to be turning for Olga and her lover, Omleth, as they board a boat.
23:47Upon realizing that Olga is carrying twins, though,
23:50Omleth concludes that he must jump overboard to secure their survival.
23:54But you must come with us.
23:56You must.
23:59It was prophesied that I must choose
24:02between kindness for my kin
24:05and hate for my enemies.
24:07And see what hope we have before us.
24:10Olga is distraught watching her beloved depart,
24:13witching out in front of everyone else on board.
24:15Speaking in what sounds like an old Slavic tongue,
24:18Taylor-Joy balances Olga's grief and anger
24:21with the reluctant acceptance that this is farewell.
24:38While Olga can't change the winds of fate,
24:41she can shift the literal winds to safer shores
24:43where her children will prosper.
24:46Number 4.
24:47Ordering a Cheeseburger
24:48The Menu
24:49Rafe finds Chef Sloic has devised a special menu
24:53for his privileged guests,
24:55who all get their just desserts.
24:57Who are you?
24:58I am Margot.
25:02You shouldn't be here tonight.
25:04Although Taylor-Joy's Margot wasn't invited,
25:06Sloic makes it clear that death is on the menu
25:08for everyone in attendance,
25:10himself included.
25:11His years as a celebrity chef have left him cold and hollow,
25:15but Margot deduces that Sloic was once happy
25:17making simple burgers.
25:19You know what I'd really like?
25:21Tell me.
25:23A cheeseburger.
25:31No, we can do a cheeseburger.
25:34A real cheeseburger.
25:35Margot thus orders a cheeseburger,
25:38quite possibly the best-looking one
25:40ever committed to film.
25:42Sloic fulfills Margot's order,
25:43which she asks to take on the go.
25:46Can I get the rest to go?
25:56One moment, please.
25:58While the others have accepted
25:59that they've had their last meal,
26:01Sloic allows Margot to leave,
26:03reminding him why he got into culinary arts
26:05and the people he sought to cook for.
26:08Number three, The Red Proposal, Emma.
26:11If I loved you less,
26:12then I might be able to talk about it more.
26:14Jane Austen's Emma is a familiar story,
26:16but with an actress like Taylor Joy in the title role,
26:19it couldn't feel fresher.
26:21While this adaptation is mostly faithful
26:23to its source material,
26:24director Autumn DeWild made an addition
26:26that resulted in arguably the film's biggest laugh.
26:29In an increasingly complicated web of matchmaking
26:32and miscommunication,
26:34Mr. Knightley declares his love for Emma.
26:36Will you marry me?
26:41Although Emma is at first delighted
26:43by his proposal of marriage,
26:45it suddenly dawns on her
26:46that this might crush Harriet.
26:48All of the mixed emotions Emma is experiencing
26:50are hilariously summed up
26:52with a drop of blood running down her nose.
26:54Emma.
26:55Oh.
26:56Emma.
26:57No.
26:58Emma.
26:58Oh.
26:59It's an unexpected yet relatable moment
27:01made all the more priceless
27:03by Taylor Joy's reaction.
27:05All right, let's go.
27:15Number two,
27:16The Sabbath,
27:17The Witch.
27:18While not her first acting gig,
27:20The Witch is widely considered
27:21Taylor Joy's breakthrough role.
27:23For much of this surreal horror film,
27:25we're not entirely sure
27:26what to make of Taylor Joy's Thomason.
27:28Is she a wide-eyed innocent
27:30or is something more menacing
27:31slowly being awakened inside of her?
27:33Taylor Joy's performance is so layered
27:35that we're left guessing
27:36until the haunting final act.
27:38Answer me.
27:39With nobody left,
27:40Thomason gives in to temptation
27:41and accepts Black Phillip's invitation
27:44to live deliciously.
27:45Wouldst thou like the taste of butter?
27:50A pretty dress?
27:54Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?
27:59Yes.
28:02Following the goat into the woods,
28:05Thomason is accepted into the coven
28:06and ascends above
28:07with her fellow brides of Satan.
28:09The bone-chilling ending
28:10leaves us to wonder
28:11if Thomason is a tragic figure
28:13who was seduced by the devil
28:15or an empowering figure
28:16who's finally where she belongs.
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28:49Queen of the Castle
28:51The Queen's Gambit
29:07The Queen's Gambit
29:09has been a runaway success
29:10for Netflix
29:11and Taylor Joy's performance
29:12is one of the main reasons why.
29:14Chess isn't always competitive.
29:16No, but you play to win.
29:17Yes, but chess can also be...
29:20What?
29:23Beautiful.
29:24As Beth Harmon,
29:25we watch Taylor Joy grow
29:27from a reserved chess prodigy
29:29to a confident force of nature.
29:31Every step of the way, though,
29:33Beth is confronted
29:34by substance use and isolation.
29:36Beth perseveres
29:37in a triumphant finale, however.
29:39Chess isn't the most
29:40inherently thrilling game,
29:42but it makes for
29:42edge-of-your-seat drama
29:43in this miniseries.
29:45Nowhere is this more apparent
29:46than in Beth's climactic match
29:48against world champion
29:49Vasily Borgov.
29:51Our heart races along
29:52with the ticking clock,
29:53but with one final move,
29:55the game is Beth's.
30:05It's a genuinely uplifting moment
30:07that sees an orphan
30:08who came from nothing
30:09rise up as the White Queen.
30:11So good I am.
30:12What's your favorite
30:13Anya Taylor Joy moment?
30:15Let us know in the comments.
30:16Let's Ugh!
30:16First,
30:17Bye.
30:17и
30:22we'll see you next time.