“Genius: Picasso” is a telling title in how it orders those two words.
Though last year’s debut season of the National Geographic anthology series didn’t feel the need to incorporate “Einstein” into its name, the second season makes sure the brand takes priority over the subject — and the creative elements follow suit.Season 2 is a painful bore.
Using the same formula devised for an entirely different character, “Genius: Picasso” short-shrifts the few compelling angles it touches upon in favor of covering a wide swath of the painter’s life.
Again, there are two stories running in parallel to each other: One is of Picasso in his early twenties, with Alex Ross depicting a passionate artist finding his vision.
The other, largely framed around the Nazi occupation of Paris, follows an older Picasso played by Antonio Banderas.Each timeline has its strong points (Ross and Banderas both among them
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