It has been a running theme throughout the season, but in the finale, we see Edward (Alex Jennings) giving Elizabeth a harsh truth, perhaps surmising the main message of the series – “We are half people, ripped from the pages from some bizarre mythology. The other part of the finale that shines is its continued throwback to the abdication. This has been the appealing aspect of The Crown, especially as the public are always craving more information about their royals. They allow the public to see the human side of the royal family, rather than the robotic duty orientated version that we see day to day. Of course, we can never know for certain what these delicate conversations actually entailed, but Netflix really nails them. When it comes to those frank conversations behind closed doors we really get to see who they are/were as people, as themselves. The staggering difference between the personalities of the royal figures when they are in the spotlight and when they are behind closed doors is what amazes most. There were three main strands of problems to do with loyalty Elizabeth wrestling with the issue of her sister Margaret’s intended marriage to a divorcee, Elizabeth’s ongoing conflict with Phillip, and whether Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) would choose to marry the man she loves, with the consequence of being renounced from the family. The finale concentrated more on family and loyalty than the politics of the time. With the season being so great, I was a little worried that the finale would be disappointing, but I was wrong. As Matt Smith put it perfectly in a recent interview: “It allows us to see behind the royal veil.” It shows these icons figures as normal people something the public never get to see. The show’s real success is the wonderful performances from the last ensemble cast, particularly in its three leads – Claire Foy (Queen Elizabeth II), John Lithgow (Winston Churchill), and Matt Smith (Prince Philip). The entire first season of the £125 million original series has been nothing but enticing and addictive – I should know, as I watched the entire season in two days. Filming for the series takes place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with location shooting throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.The Crown is a triumph for Netflix. For the third and fourth seasons, Olivia Colman takes over as the Queen, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, and Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret. Claire Foy portrays the Queen in the first two seasons, alongside Matt Smith as Prince Philip and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. The series is intended to last 60 episodes over six seasons, with 10 one-hour episodes per season covering Elizabeth’s life from her younger years to her reign, and with new actors being cast every two seasons. The third season spans the period between 19, including Harold Wilson‘s two periods as prime minister. The second season covers the period from the Suez Crisis in 1956 to the retirement of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963 and the birth of Prince Edward in 1964. The first season covers the period from Queen Elizabeth’s marriage to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 to the disintegration of her sister Princess Margaret‘s engagement to Group Captain Peter Townsend in 1955. It grew out of Morgan’s film The Queen (2006) and his stage play The Audience (2013).
Show Synopsis: The Crown is a historical drama web television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.
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