‘Three Women’ Is a Foursome of Stories Where One Would Suffice

In adapting her nonfiction bestsellerThree Womenfor television, author Lisa Taddeo has made the title something of a misnomer.

Its been a long journey to the screen forThree Women.

This one is Maggies.

Betty Gilpin, left, with Shailene Woodley in ‘Three Women’Starz

Gilpin, though, is just jaw-droppingly great.

(With Lina, its a lot; with Maggie, hardly at all.)

Maggie, why name her desire at all?

Gia wonders in voiceover.

Wasnt hers actually just trauma?

All seem like theyd work better on their own, the Lina plot most of all.

They were women who needed to be seen.

Thanks to Gilpin, Lina is the one of theThree Womenwho most needs to be seen.

The first episode ofThree Womendebuts Sept. 13 on Starz, with additional episodes releasing weekly.

Ive seen all 10 episodes.