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Another season is getting lower reviews than normal.
I thought it was a great trip down memory lane.
The season releases in the wake of the Queen's death
with King Charles now on the throne.
This is actually a motif that pretty much becomes
the backbone of the season.
And in it we watch people discursive.
Elizabeth is still fit to rule
whilst Charles and Diana fracturing even further.
It's been confirmed for a while now that her death will take place
in season six
without centering around
the final few weeks of her life and the aftermath of it.
That's been confirmed to be
the final season,
with the show's creator saying that he
initially only wanted to do five.
Peter Morgan has since said though that it was too much to cover
and thus Netflix gave the go ahead for a61 to close it out.
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But you also will probably remember
where you were when you learned that Diana died.
I went to my mate James Thomson's house
and we were told by his mum,
which is something that stuck with me ever since it happened.
The series, of course, knows where it's going,
but what it does is that it
fleshes out the relationship between Charles and Diana,
including the infamous Martin
Bashir interview, whereas Diana is thought of being a saint.
And I have to confess, I've always been on her side.
The Crown actually tries to show things from Charles's.
I hope Charles doesn't introduce new treason laws for me
saying that, but it's an interesting take
to actually go against the grain with this.
Now, the opening episode is called Queen Victoria Syndrome,
and this has a grander meaning over the season in literal terms.
This refers to the hemophilia B
that Queen Victoria was a carrier of.
She passed this trait on to three of her children,
and as suddenly
people died from a hemorrhage when he was three years old.
That here it's used more metaphorically to discuss
an aging monarch that should stand at the side.
The queen seems out of touch
and whilst Britain is going through economic turmoil,
she's asking for money to update the royal yacht.
It's obviously
extremely relevant right now, and not only was it suggested
that the queen's coronation cost the taxpayer
a ton, but a funeral did
to all of this happen in a year in which Britain is facing
financial crisis after financial crisis.
And because of this, Charles
has said his coronation next year will be toned down.
You had several things like this happen
over the last couple of decades with refurbishments
of Buckingham Palace and so on and so forth.
Knowing this was watching the series
makes it really relevant right now and while left questioning
whether she should step to the side or not,
Charles has an interview in episode five
in which he wants to unite all faiths.
But Elizabeth sees the crown as being that symbol.
The monarchy isn't as popular
as it used to be, though, and the Queen
is very much sticking with traditions.
Whilst Charles wants to take things
in a new direction, his work on the Princes Trust allows
a lot of disadvantaged youths to showcase their talents,
and he starts up his own court
to lay the groundwork for when he takes over.
As we now know, the Queen ruled until her dying day.
But it was really interesting
watching this discussion from the off
through a controversial Sunday Times article.
It's rumored
that Charles wanted his mother to abdicate the throne
during the nineties in favor of him.
However, due to the divorce, he became deeply unpopular.
The Queen basically doesn't fully trust Charles to the point
where she thinks he can be put in charge
and even with the damning article, she refuses to hand things over.
The idea of things being passed
over is reflected in a lot of the season two,
with John Major playing a big part as well.
He was beaten by Tony Blair in 1997 and early on wrestles
with granting funding for the Britannia
so that they can put in some new Alexis and a flat screen.
It's also murder, Mohammed and Dodi, the latter,
which we know died with Diana in that fatal car crash.
Mohammed's acquisition of Harrods and him slowly trying to woo
the royals also plays out early on in the season.
Now Dodi
wants to buy a home in Malibu, but his father instead lectures
him about his future, which we, of course, know was cut short.
The theme of the season is very much about the characters
putting trust in their children
and about whether they can actually take over or not.
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Now, the wildcard in all of this is Diana,
who at this point in her life
felt like she'd been brushed under the rug
change up talking to book authors, analysts, journalists,
most notably Martin Bashir.
These interviews were a complete bombshell at the time,
with Diana openly discussing have failed marriage for the world
to see.
The BBC Panorama show attracted 23 million viewers
in the UK alone, and it was extremely eye opening.
This had a twofold effect due to the subject matter
discussed in it,
and also the fact that she was a member of the royal family
at the time.
They were thought to be basically people
that she'd embody the keep calm
and carry on mentality, never talking with journalists
unless it's a PR approved statement.
Episode two even ends with Prince Philip going to Diana to express
just how important confidentiality is within the family.
It's a great scene in which he basically breaks down
how the royal family as a system even calls the queen the boss,
which is a nickname that we know she had rather than being a mother
and grandmother, she's seen as a leader,
a sort of corporate
figurehead who keeps the business and the people within it in line.
So that's why Diana's discussion was so controversial.
Why that it also had the mental health
aspect that came with it, though
there is still some stigma attached to it.
Mental health issues
are talked about far more openly now than they were back then.
Diana being a royal family member and talking about her mental
health struggles like this, rock the boat or yacht, quite a lot.
Now, in the aftermath of Bashir's interview,
we have some extra controversy that's come with it.
In 2020, the BBC director general,
Tim Davie, apologized to Diana's family
for the use of fake bank statements,
which were used to lead Diana into thinking a certain way
is is shown in episode
seven with Bashir forging documents
and showing them to Diana's brother,
created by graphic designer.
These were used to indicate that people had been paid
to spy on Diana,
which apparently made her want to strike back
and carry out the interview.
He turned Diana's drive out friends and also brother
against her in order to get an interview on Bonfire Night,
which symbolically has this idea
of trying to oust the royal family.
The paranoia is something we see throughout the season
with her constantly listening to hear.
If she can hear people tapping her phone lines.
This continuous second guessing was weaponised against her and
allowed Bashir to gain unrivaled access.
There's also a scene in which the brakes on her car
fail, which is obviously a bit on the nose foreshadowing.
Either way, though, it builds a sense within her
that she needs to do something.
An inquiry was carried out in 96 that apparently cleared
Bashir of wrongdoing,
and this made it seem like that would be all there was.
However, Earl Spencer rejected the apology and said that
he actually had documents which prove Bashir had lied.
These documents had been used, attracts the royal family,
and the defamatory pieces were said
to be the key to getting Diana to do the tell all.
An independent inquiry was launched, but at the time,
Bashir said he was seriously ill, so the investigation
was postponed.
Bashir resigned in 2021 and the police announced
they wouldn't do a critical investigation at all,
that it was still found that Bashir was devious and dishonest,
which in the report were the words used to describe him.
Devious and dishonest.
Journalists say,
Well, I never the guy doesn't come out looking good.
And he constantly says,
Don't trust anyone whilst filling her head with lies.
There were also wild rumors brought up, including that Charles
had an affair with their child's nanny.
The BBC ended up paying her an undisclosed sum in damages,
and the interview is seen as being highly controversial for
not only its content, but also for its aftermath.
Similar to the idea of the old guard passing over control.
You also watch as the new head of the BBC wants to modernize
the company.
The older one just wants to keep up tradition.
And again, there's this constant wrestling back and forth
about whether the interview should be public.
Either way, this was an earth shattering revelation.
Many changed the world. The controversy is merit.
Charles and Camilla,
who to have a phone call recorded that gets past the journalists.
It flies under the radar for years before being released.
And this is the start of Tampax Gate.
It's the most high brow phone sex you've ever had with them saying
they adore each other in between the oof suits you set all of you.
Now that raised doubts over whether Charles could be king.
And then when the Diana interview dropped, it's
just the latest plans to take over.
It's very much
an example how there's almost a double standard with things.
As Charles's interview about the divorce in episode five
is pretty much seen as Fair Game or, as he says, isn't
the affair rock the family?
And at the time
it was thought that something like this would never happen.
Or make it seem that Prince Charles has had an affair
outside of marriage and therefore would have to divorce.
Her. Diana was off doing their own thing, too,
and she had her own soldier boy in Hasnat Khan.
The latter had a two year relationship with her
and was described as being her soul mate.
It all leads to this very public and very messy divorce in episode
nine is very much about Charles handling that alongside Camilla
strategically, they try and do the opposite of what Diana did
and keep very quiet about their personal affairs.
This episode is beautifully shot and throughout it
we see couples chronicling their divorce.
Whilst all this is going on
Episode nine very much shows that they still have respect
for each other and it deals with a pair
discussing their marriage whilst in their old home.
It's sort of the last day of their marriage,
with Diana finally acknowledging Camilla through using her name.
These moments are very much a time lapse of their marriage
with a scene the good and happy times.
Initially, before it devolves into the dark ones.
Here we get to episode ten and this is titled Decommissioned,
and this reflects a number of things in the finale,
the stories about Out of Power After Suffering their worst loss
in recent memory, the royal yacht becomes New Britain.
Hong Kong is given independence, the marriage is over.
And Dodi's idea of moving to L.A.
is something his father's fully against.
The Queen feels like she's
being decommissioned along with the yacht.
And we watch
is the one strong and stable family starts to fall apart.
Charles goes against his mother, viewing the as having its own
Queen Victoria syndrome, which should be left in the past.
Tony talks about how the queen has
a veto over who Charles can marry.
And this is, of course, also reflected in Dodi.
This is coupled with a monarchy debate.
And we see Diana basically hitting the dislike button from Hepburn.
Her account is opening shows
how she's still very much against the royals
and how the weight off her shoulders hasn't really left it.
She's chased through the street by paparazzi
again, foreshadowing the fate that lies ahead of her in Paris.
Diana thought she could leave the royal family behind, but
she still found herself inside the trappings of it.
As one yacht shut down,
we see another as Mohammed travels out on his.
The end has the queen looking down to the future with her son,
very much hammering home that he should be leading,
that she sees this as being a job that one has to do until the day
they die.
Her being on the ship at the end shows
how she's very much stuck in the past
and also in this mind state, how Diana is supposed to represent
someone slightly more optimistic,
even though she's been stuck in the aftermath of the divorce.
We end with her prepping her trip to Central Pay,
which is, of course, going to be some quality time
with William and Harry organized by Mohammed,
this became a fateful journey in which she grew closer to Dodi.
She then journeyed out to holiday
with the family again, and on the yacht
they sell to the south of France
before they eventually traveled to Paris.
This led to the fateful car crash that killed the pair on
August 31st, which we know will be a major event in season six,
with it being so close to the ending timeline wise,
I think it might end up happening early on in the season,
potentially even in the first couple of episodes.
This massively rocked the royal family
and it was at a time
where doubt against their actions was definitely at its highest.
Now, if you want a great time capsule of the aftermath of this,
and I highly recommend you check out The Queen, starring
Helen Mirren because of her death and also the fallout from it
dubbed the People's Princess Diana's
funeral was a highly televised event
that saw a great wave of mourning washing over the country
at this time as well.
The Windsors were also worried that Blair's
modernization mentality might take them out, too.
It was definitely a time of inaction
with the royals due to Diana's death.
And when she passed away,
they stayed pretty tight lipped about it for some time,
the public mourned and their silence became even more deafening
the longer that they refused to acknowledge anything about it.
But in the end they did.
And though it was late, it was greatly appreciated.
Blair deftly became both stood up during this time.
However, we now know from our own history
that his popularity didn't last long,
and the Queen movie ends with her warning him
that just in the same way
the public turned against the royals,
that they could also do it against him.
We know this will come to pass on currently, at least
from my point of view, Blair stands as a very unpopular figure
now feel like all these events
will very much play out in the next season.
And we know from leaks in the series
that next time will showcase the meeting between Prince William
and Kate Middleton
this season made it clear
that the pressure of succession was getting to him, too,
and it also hints that we could be getting further.
The time jumps are they met in 2001, whereas Diana died in 97.
So we have at least a four year time jump going on here.
We also have the Queen's Golden Jubilee,
and this happened in 2002.
This was a major year for the monarchy
with both the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret dying.
With six being the last season, though,
I think we have to end on a more positive note
and we may see the marriage of Camilla and Charles
the last few seasons had a heavy focus on their relationship,
and after years of being told no, they finally tied the knot.
I think with Charles now
becoming the king in real life, they need to put a focus on that.
And going forward, I can see that being the way
the sixth season plays out.
As for this one,
I thought it
sort of felt like a middle ground that connected 4 to 6,
but there were still a lot of major events covered here.
The Martin Bashir interview was a major crisis for the royals,
although it played out so well in the series with a seeing
the inner workings of it through not only Diana, but also the BBC.
You also had some really nice touches
with things like Sidney Johnson getting a full inclusion
and some very grounded and stoic performances.
At times that got lost in how much Elizabeth Debicki
was nailing Diana,
and she perfectly captured her mannerisms
coupled with the costumes on her.
I feel like this was a home run for the most important person
that they had to get right in the series.
Now, I kind of feel like Dominic West was
was sort of just doing a Dominic West
and now I don't think he was bad or anything.
I don't really think he embodied Charles
same sort of thing with the Queen, too.
And it's interesting, I think, how the reception
of the show might have played out had she still been alive.
She doesn't exactly come across well here,
but the show is, of course, very reliant on gossip.
Blair's spokesperson even released a statement saying
that his talks with Charles were absolute works of fiction.
See, when you're watching this,
you know what we see on the channel?
Take it with a pinch of salt.
Oh, it is still good fiction.
And the drama here is so well constructed and delivered.
I really appreciate
how they create thematic elements from real life history.
And seeing the metaphor of the royal yacht, which also showed
the Queen's reign, was an inspired way to take things.
It's another solid season that doesn't quite capture
all the highs of the previous entries,
but it's still a good one that I think is worth your time.
Now, I live in South Shields and they mentioned it
at one point in the series, so I'm giving it a ten out of ten
chills on my back like Captain America.
Never giving it lower than that.
No, obviously go in with my heart.
In my head, though, I think I'm going to go with a 7.5.
Now, obviously, I would love to hear your thoughts.
Do you agree with me or not?
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