“Love Story” tells of the tragic Kennedy couple.

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At the end of the 1990s I saw a woman in a magazine picture, she had ironed jeans, it almost looked like she had creases on them. The basic style was actually nothing more than classically groomed, wealthy and blonde. But then that basic mode made her look so devilishly good, less strained and more French.

I ironed my jeans to appear as impregnable and composed as she was. Her entire wedding reveal in a Narciso Rodriguez dress made (and still makes) royal brides look like they rented their outfits from a super-stiff synthetic ball store.

The woman was Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, then often abbreviated as CBK. She was married to John F. Kennedy Jr. and they were one of the most famous couples in the world, full of political history, of JFK and Jackie, of trembling place names Hyannisport.

When their small private plane, piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr., crashed into the sea off Martha’s Vineyard in 1999, it seemed like none of the high things survived. There were rumors about her cocaine addiction and a failed marriage. What seems entirely plausible is that she found it difficult to live with the media attention.

A dead person doesn’t suffer from being the main character in a drama series, but the irony is there.

“Love Story. John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” was discussed and discussed in the USA long before the premiere – after all, it is about the royal family of the Republic. The series features Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her marriage to “America’s Son” as well as Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg.

The TV drama places great emphasis on how Carolyn Bessette Kennedy leaves behind the constant pursuit of photographers. At the same time, the show itself is an abuse, as Jack Kennedy Schlossberg, Caroline’s son and a would-be Democratic politician, passionately argued in a long and public dispute with producer Ryan Murphy (“Glee,” “Feud”).

Even the costumes were criticized when images and trailers were released. Outraged CBK fans object that the Birkin bag looks empty and falsely new, and that the camel coat looks cheap and stiff.

The image shows the monochrome 1990s, thin female bodies sliding around in dresses with spaghetti straps…

The series begins When the couple boarded the plane in July 1999, the tragic premise led to sadness as the love story took off. The monochrome 1990s appear in the picture, thin women’s bodies glide around in dresses with spaghetti straps and Stone Rose’s “I want to be adored” lets the 70s sigh contentedly; Finally, the timed soundtrack takes up a lot of space.

Carolyn is a portrait of the woman as maybe-man and I like it, the female reluctance to let another person into the inner life is an understatement. Many scenes have a charged chamber music atmosphere and the series seems to be aiming for an authentic, slightly resonant and raw expression, not entirely different from “Feud” (which also stars Ryan Murphy). The cast is consistently good (although Naomi Watts as Jackie actually falls into the pastiche trap); Sarah Pidgeon is a delight in the role of Carolyn, crying her eyes out in an unpredictable acting style not so common in American television series, even the best.

But the production still seems to be characterized by a desire for the mainstream and leans too heavily towards the pleasure of showing off a pretty girl in a man’s shirt. As the two perform a deeply embarrassing house dance to “Common People,” I wonder what Sofia Coppola might have made of this story, or how “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner would have chosen to reflect perfection and decay.

The Is Pleasant to watch, but “Love Story” leaves you with a feeling of fake depth rather than a truly fascinating story about the heirs to Kennedy’s own Camelot.

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