![]() Though the audience is given every opportunity to root for Elizabeth Holmes, as it attempts to humanize her with an underdog story. If the first episode were to stand on its own, it would be a fabulous rags-to-riches story. Before the end of the premiere episode, she is about to drop out of Stanford and forge ahead with a new company with a singular vision: to test for hundreds of diseases with only a few drops of blood. ![]() The show suddenly manifests the few people who do believe in Elizabeth. A prominent female professor (played by the inimitable Laurie Metcalf) doesn’t believe in her, and she’s written off because of her age. She’s misunderstood in her single-minded dream to change the world. The series begins before Elizabeth even graduates high school, where she is given the classic “underdog” treatment. Amanda Seyfried recreates Elizabeth Holmes’ infamous voice with a dedication and reverence usually accompanied by a lecture about “Method” acting.
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