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How One Line of Dialogue Anchors the Tragic Love Story at the Heart of ‘Lessons in Chemistry’


'Lessons in Chemistry' star Lewish Pullman details the one line of dialogue that anchors the tragic love story with co-star Brie Larson.

Two brilliant chemists who have an easier time making small talk with their beakers than they do with the rest of the world find equal footing with each other. In the waning moments of Episode 2, the pair go before the Hastings Research Institute board to publish their groundbreaking work that proves DNA is the foundation of life. Karasik’s words and Pullman’s performance visibly stun Elizabeth, who simply responds with, “I don’t deny that.” It’s a genuine acceptance of what she is hearing, because with all the evidence presented, everything he is saying is as irrefutable as a scientific formula.

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