Genius is the biography of Albert Einstein, concluding in Season 1. It begins during his rambunctious young undergraduate years until he changed the world of theoretical physics.
The series gets off to a great start with "Chapter 1" being directed by Ron Howard. Johnny Flynn is the young Albert Einstein. He develops a gifted student that finds it difficult to follow the herd. From the beginning, relationships elude the young Einstein. Despite his genius, he never figured out women.
Somewhere between the 10 episodes, there's an abrupt change to covering the older Einstein--superbly played by Geoffrey Rush, with likeness and all. Now, I realize all the barriers the man had to overcome. The docudrama makes it clear why Albert only received one Nobel Prize. He worked through anti-Semitism, divorce, WWII, FBI, and competing scientists themselves. Surprisingly, he lectured at Lincoln University. It was mostly a Black student body of 265 men, where he spoke against racism. Thus, in his latter years he continued to explore new pursuits.
As a docudrama, I want to learn about the subject and not just be entertained by T.V. Genius taught me a lot about the things most valuable in life to reach your goal. It left me wanting to see Einstein more as the American genius, lecturing in our universities. Still, Goal Line all the way!
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