The Law According to Lidia Poet · Season 1 · Netflix
The Law According to Lidia Poet Season 1
The Law According to Lidia Poet Season 1 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.3/10. 6 episodes on Netflix from 15 February 2023.
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What BollyAI Thinks
The Italian original title is La legge di Lidia Poet. Season 1 arrived on Netflix in February 2023 and quietly accumulated a perfect 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from six critics, with an 89 percent audience approval. The show is grounded in the real Lidia Poet, the first woman admitted to the Italian bar in 1883, who was disbarred by the Turin appellate court days later on the grounds that law was not a woman's profession. The series uses that historical injustice as a launching pad for a case-of-the-week crime drama with a running arc about Lidia's legal fight for reinstatement. Matilde De Angelis' performance drew consistent praise: Craig Mathieson of The Age noted her 'energy and inquiry set the show's tone.' Decider's Joel Keller called it 'buoyed by the radiant presence of De Angelis.' The production design and costume work for 1880s Turin were cited across reviews as richly realized. Screen Rant called it 'quietly one of Netflix's best' non-English originals. The show demonstrates that period feminist drama and genre entertainment are fully compatible when the lead performance has the requisite charisma.
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The Room
“Her energy and inquiry set the show's tone - these six episodes have a delightful drive that allows the relevant lessons to linger.”
Craig Mathieson, The Age“The pacing is excellent as are the costume designs, creating a world that's enveloping and enjoyable.”
Chris Joyce, Movies and Munchies“More or less a classic mystery buoyed by the radiant presence of De Angelis as Lidia.”
Joel Keller, Decider
Standout Episodes
The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.
- E1Episode 18.2
The premiere drops into Lidia's disbarment and immediately sets her to work on a case that would be closed to her through official channels. De Angelis establishes the character in minutes - brilliant, impatient, and constitutionally incapable of accepting a closed door. The 1880s Turin production design is immediately impressive.
The moment: Lidia reads the court's disbarment ruling aloud - and the audience understands immediately that the ruling has only made her more dangerous.
“Her energy and inquiry set the show's tone - these six episodes have a delightful drive that allows the relevant lessons to linger.” - Craig Mathieson, The Age