I really enjoyed this episode, and Beth’s character development is something that really makes this series shine. After being adopted as a teenager, Beth starts going to high school, yet retains her aloof reserved outlook. One can see that her reliance on chess has evolved to a point where it has become her primary interest in life, as she forgoes bonding with peers or focusing on school to pursue professional chess tournaments. And as her focus on chess continues through this episode, we see that she falls back on her reliance on pills as well to allow her to further focus on this interest. It was also very interesting to see how after Allston, her adoptive father, leaves the family, Beth’s dynamic with her mother changes. Her adoptive mother at first almost seemed to have some disdain for Beth and thought of her as strange, but after hearing how much money chess tournaments could earn, begins to support and bond with her daughter, regardless of her intentions being focused on money.