Firefly Lane (2021 – 2023)

We have been watching this Netflix series for the past week or so. We are almost done our marathon viewing. As an emotional roller-coaster, it has been a hard slog, for me personally. But it is informative as a way of seeing the world through the point of view of two American women growing up in that time.

Last night’s episode went back to when their high school English class studied “Romeo and Juliet”.

It reminded me of the time when we studied the same Shakespearean play in school. What made it significant was how awkward the words were, when spoken without realizing their meaning. I’m sure we can all relate to that. It wasn’t until Franco Zeffirelli’s film version came out in 1968 that their tragic love story finally became real. You could ‘feel’ it, right to your core.

I must have been just the right age to finally understand.

I’ve been an incurable romantic, ever since.