From Scratch is a romance drama series created by Attica Locke and Tembi Locke. This series released on 21 October, 2022 on Netflix. It is based on a true story of a couple’s love life which ends in a loss when the female lead lost her husband from a different form of cancer. In this series we can see the depth of love between two people who never wanted to give up till the end.
The series outline
This series is based on the memoir of ‘Tembi Locke’. In this series we can see a multicultural couple , breaking all the societal norms like nationality, religion and race. The main lead perfectly potrays the deep level of emotions and struggle people go through in life as a married couple. Unlike other love stories which only shows the couple drama and romance, this series brings the whole family in it. The couple falls in love at first sight while walking around the streets of Floerence, Italy and started their married life in America. The way this series bring justice to the memoir of ‘Tembi Locke is praiseworthy.
Characters
The Female lead ‘Amy’ in this series who played the character of ‘Tembi Locke’ , one of the creator of this series is Zoe Saldana. The way she acted in this series is commendable and the way she showed us every shade of emotional spectrum blew everyone away. Her performance deserves serious accolades. Eugenio Mastrandrea as ‘Lino’ , the male lead is a superb fit for the role. The way his personality changes throughout the series and the way he carried his charming chef image is the soul of this series. Apart from the main lead, the other characters like the member of Amy’s family specially her sister Zora[ Danielle Deadwyler] the other creator of this series contributed a lot to the story, she becomes the reliable pillar for Amy and showed the quality of strenghth and loyalty.
Themes and Messages
The themes of this series are romance, love and family. We can see the characters displaying every shades of emotion throughout the series, whether it is the passionate and scintillating chemistry between the main leads or the support, love and care the family shares with each other. These series also delves into the themes of tragedy , heartbreak and the nature of destiny. The deep message we received from this series is that, ‘ Life is fragile and the love and support of the family is precious’.
Production Value
The scenic view of florence, Italy can be seen from the first episode of this series. The cinematography is on top as well as the soundtrack. In this series you are going to enjoy the beauty of artistic pieces, the vibrant color of foods and lots of aesthetics. The masterpiece of this series is the view of sicily, the colors , the streets everything is worth appreciating.
Impact and Reception
This series brings changes in the thought process of people regarding love and what it means to them. The story of this series gain huge amount of applaud from the audience. The way the main lead challenges the societal norms and showed us the successful multicultural relationship becomes the centre of discussion. The actress who played the female lead was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a television series or Dramatic Special at the 54th NAACP Image Award.
Your Opinion
What a passionate, deep and a heart wrenching love story! It’s the theme of this series which drew me first but later how the story unfolds is what kept me going. In the begining of this series everything seems nice, beautiful, warm and fuzzy but as we all know first phase of love is always happy and full of excitement, it’s the struggles that comes after that tests the relationship and the way this series portrays each stage of love and relationship is outstanding.
Conclusion
This Netflix series is a beautiful love story laden with two souly madly in love with each other , which later take a tragic road of heartbreak. This series will left you crying with bawling eyes in the end.
Suryansh