If you rely only on the television broadcasts surrounding the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last September after reigning over Great Britain (and the British Commonwealth of Nations) for more than 70 years, the longest reign in the history of the British Crown, you might think for a moment that she was always a figure Admired and loved, a timeless royal icon. She was, of course, all of these, but she was also a more complex character – and the fifth season captures her, this time in the role of Imelda Stanton (“Harry Potter”) who replaces the wonderful Olivia Colman (“Flybag”, “Peep Show”), in one of the decades The most difficult things happened to the residents of Buckingham Palace. It takes really minimal historical knowledge to know what awaits you when you sit down to watch this season: yes, Princess Diana, yes, Prince Charles, yes, that divorce and finally yes, that car accident too.
“It was only to be expected that when Princess Diana joins the Netflix crown series ‘The Crown’, the British royal family will perk up. You can understand them – Charles, who broke his heart in the previous season, turns here into a radish whose disgraceful treatment of his bride-elect degenerates her into bulimia and affairs with men casuals who sneak into the palace at night,” An article about our visiting fourth season, “This is actually the dramatic strategy of the series from the beginning – to present to us touching characters of fresh and passionate young people trapped in a cage of gold, and then to show us how the severe limitations imposed on them due to their status turn them into rigid and closed people, who cause suffering to those who come next”. Also, as the history of “The Crown” became more and more close and familiar to us (for a British viewer, we assume that the experience is probably completely different), our familiarity with the characters and the future also strengthened, which strengthens the feeling that we know what is going to come – but That doesn’t make it any less exciting.
“The Crown”, season 5, now on Netflix