I watched the first episode last night and found the character completely unlikable.
Do Geniuses have a problem understanding life in society with normal people? It would seem, from this dramatization, and others like Amadeus, or Immortal Beloved, that “great Men” are irascible, contemptuous of the rights of others, and have no respect for any kind of order. It seems to be “OK” that they think that laws are made for the “little people”.
The scene where he and (one of his wives) attempt to emigrate to the USA during a time when War was looming, communism was getting inroads because of the Great Depression, and Einstein had contempt for “Bourgeois Values”, made the American Official look like a boorish, bigoted idiot for trying to protect our country. If, on the other hand, Einstein was being carefully vetted because he was Jewish, it would have been a different story. From this depiction though, that does not appear to be the case.
I could not help but feel that an agenda was being promoted in this dramatization. I could be wrong, but in any case, I did not enjoy the first dreary episode nearly as much as I thought I would.
Oh Well.
Genius intellect people commonly have two issues. First, their brain does not necessarily perceive normal social cues. Second, they often DO perceive that the rationale behind certain social mores and other societal rules is entirely irrational.