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"But unlike Cinderella, there’s no glass slipper, no magic element responsible for Beth’s triumph."

Seems to me like it took a magical negro to help out the poor white girl. Think I'd probably stick to "Dangerous Moves", "Pawn Sacrifice", or "The Luzhin Defense".

[mmichaels1970]

But unlike Cinderella, there’s no glass slipper, no magic element responsible for Beth’s triumph.

I might argue that the tranquilizers were a sort of “magic element” that contributed to her success. That said, it was a great show.