The Crown

wut?

I thought you said you'd seen second season?

No. I rewatched the first to make sure I was fully caught up (it’s like an OCD thing. It’ll be a nightmare come season 8 of Game of Thrones).

Oh sorry, I wanted to have a convo with someone about it and pucked up with my hypothetical. Not too much of a spoiler; Just a flashback. Will just keep quiet until you get up to date.

One of my sisters is addicted but only up to 203.

All finished. Now going back for a rewatch of season 1 while I wait to debrief with ya'll. Season 2 was So So Good.

Hands up if you'd like to live that life. Not I, that's for sure.

News day was depressing so I made time for one episode of S2. It was brilliant. Between this, Qyburn and Thomas More in Wolf Hall, Anton Lesser has found his calling as distantly manipulative old men.



I must also know who that ballerina was. Y’know, for historical purposes.

You have some great viewing coming up, Saunch. So well done.

My only bugbear is the lengthy eye stares that seem to get longer and longer, but that's just a wee nitpick. Otherwise I cant fault it. Not sure how much poetic license was taken but quite a few articles on that on the net.

As for the manipulative old men, could not agree more. She comes across as completely alone amidst an obstacle course a lot of the time, and still made her way through.

Princess Margaret is like the long lost Tyrell family member.

I love Margaret.

So has anyone finished yet?

Not spoilery but just a tidbit - there is a sex scene coming up that has caused complete moral outrage. OH MY GOD THE PORNOGRAPHY. I FEEL SO VIOLATED. CANCELLING NETFLIX!!!

Hilarious. It's a gorgeously shot scene that sets up the drama while being subtle. Well clutch my pearls. I must be truly wicked.

And a merry xmas to yuel.

Moral outrage? Does the queen clutch some pearls?

LMAO. I swear I saw a gentrified lady earlier have a heart attack. She has sworn off netflix forever. And it wasnt even a royal nipple from memory.

I forgot to mention how much I liked Ep.2. I thought that was a great critic of the sort of male exceptionalism and entitlement that’s come under fire in a big way this year (in the entertainment industry, at least). Plus it’s the first time Philip felt a multi-dimensional character. Prior to this, I though the series suffered from the Kramer vs. Kramer problem.

Oh yes, ep 2 was great. I never thought I would come to appreciate those two, but the show really changed my opinion of them, especially how emasculated he must have felt. That young actor who played young phil was exceptional, I thought.

I still think they'd be pretty snotty to commoners, though. I'm wondering how the newbie to the family will feel on xmas day when she stuffs up her royal etiquette.

5 facts they got wrong by msmojo. I have no idea who that is (why does she speak like a robot?) and I think most of thse are poetic licence rather than getting it wrong. I;m most interested in the great fog - I never knew about that, not that I was around back then, only the term 'pea souper'

Yeah, it's the kind of thing you get a lot in Sherlock Holmes.

Helena Bonham Carter is playing Margaret in season 3.

I hope someone pays attention to these cause they’re pretty spot on (particularly Bettany)

http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-c...ream-cast.html

Old Philip needs to be played by Charles Dance, though.

Charles Dance would be perfect!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...philip-1076246

Yay.