There’s also a deliberately unhurried pace, allowing viewers time to absorb the nuances of the relationships, to focus on the characters’ expressions, gestures and silences. Perhaps anticipating the criticism that it’s another dive into the petty problems of privileged white folk is the casting of Bobbi as a black expat New Yorker. And again there’s a European vacation, this time a fourth-episode trip to coastal Croatia (changed from the French countryside in the book). Again, there’s an uncomfortable affair driven by sexual desire and there are evident economic differences between Melissa and Nick and the financially constrained college students. Watching the two series, or reading the books, one can detect Rooney honing her craft and her concerns. Nick (Joe Alwyn) and Frances (Alison Oliver) share an intimate moment in Conversations with Friends.
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