In the third episode, Beth is faced with her first loss in a chess match. Probably the biggest contrast from pervious episodes that I noticed was how frequent Beth talked in this episode vs earlier episodes. Her speech is passionate and upbeat and confident whereas I felt like in episodes 1 and 2 most of her lines were one or two word answers. I felt like her newfound confidence came with her skills at chess improving. She was now recognized all over the country and had one countless titles. But all good things come to an end and Beth loses her first match, leaving her speechless and extremely upset at herself. This episode showed viewers the importance of having a growth mindset. When you’re really good at something and everyone around you is telling you the same, it can take over your mind and make you feel like you can’t survive the losses. Moreover, when you have a fixed mindset, it can make you feel inferior in other areas and that you aren’t able to succeed at new things. You can see this in Beth’s confidence when it comes to men. While her demeanor during chess games is confident, it seems that her romantic feelings are a weak point.