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In preparation to recap this season of My Brilliant Friend, I reread The Story of the Lost Child. Though I remembered many of the pivotal plot points — the earthquake, for example — I did not remember how shocking Nino’s infidelity was, even if unfaithfulness is his modus operandi. When I got to that part in the book, I let out a full gasp on the subway — the hand over mouth, murmuring under my breath, nearly missed my stop kind. Particularly because of my disappointment with the show’s earthquake depiction, I’d been looking forward to seeing how Bispuri and her team would tackle Nino’s despicable behavior. I liked that they tuned into the same wavelength as last week’s frenzy over…
