Elena meets Nino's family; he shows great interest in her new book, while Pietro seems increasingly distant.

My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Margherita Mazzucco

With her marriage on the edge, Elena is further destabilized when Pietro brings Nino home for an unexpected visit.

My Brilliant Friend

Try Again

After receiving shocking news from Lila about Elisa, Elena cuts the family holiday short to return to Naples.

Becoming

Elena embraces the feminist struggle and argues with Pietro about it; Pasquale and Nadia show up at Elena's house; their chaotic behavior upsets Pietro.

Terror

On their wedding day, Adele surprises Elena and Pietro; Elena struggles to write after the birth of her daughter.

Cold War

Elena writes an article exposing the conditions at the Soccavo plant; Lila is determined to move back to the neighborhood.

The Treatment

Pietro is in Naples to meet his future in-laws; Elena is very nervous, but her betrothed and the Greco family get along well; mother complains and tries to get Elena to change her mind about the civil ceremony; Lila sends for Elena.

The Fever

At the Milanese presentation of her book, Elena unexpectedly meets Nino, who defends her from a particularly aggressive journalist; Elena's future mother-in-law, Adele, is very impressed by Nino and invites him to have dinner with them.

Indecencies

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Elena and Lila find themselves entangled in the turmoil of Italy in the late 1980s, nearing the end of decades of political violence and social unrest.

S3 E8 | Margherita Mazzucco