The Young Pope

Damn. Sigmund Freud would have a lot to say about that. But on a more serious note, what a truly amazing show. I started it for funsies and found myself very touched by it in the end. I wasn't ready for such a change in mood throughout the episodes and it has been a true emotional rollercoaster. The episodes became less funny and more serious as Lenny grew up and I never thought I'd have an ounce of empathy for him, but here I am, I guess. So much life lessons learned. Every single character was so good, so well written, each one of them had an emotional depth that could touch anyone at one point. But really I have to think about Andrew who's last days were the worst ever, I felt so so bad for him. I think I started to get how serious the show was during the Fifth Episode, when we got to learn more about him, and when the young boy killed himself. Perhaps I felt seen. But then there was the Kurtwell case episodes and fuck, it was a hard watch. I didn't think I'd cry so hard when I started the series. But now I can't even begin to describe how sick I felt. And I believe Guttierez is surely the best character, the most gut-wrenching - he's the one I've felt the most empathy for at least. Every interaction of his, every tiny bit of his character were so close to my heart. I loved this show for so many reasons and maybe I'll add to that when I will have thought about it a bit more. ——— SO i had a good night of sleep and i decided, since my og review was really depressing, that i would add some moments that made me laugh -when he made his first address to the cardinals and "i'm sexy and i know it" started blasting in my ears ?? PERFECTION, peak humour -when he has to bless babies and says "he takes after you" to the mom of the adopted baby ??? hilarious -when he DROPPED the fucking newborn baby ? SPECTACULAR give me 14 of em rn -when he terrorizes the children at the museum as a joke ? pissed myself ty for this banger