tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8092227156266169972..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Crown: Mystery ManBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89312378810688151362020-04-30T01:59:48.898-04:002020-04-30T01:59:48.898-04:00I must say that I liked this season. I liked the P...I must say that I liked this season. I liked the Philip/Elizabeth arc a lot. I have never been a huge fan of the man in reality, but this series is causing me to re-evaluate some of my beliefs. He always comes across as so cold and so out of touch with the world, but perhaps there are some good reasons for this.<br /><br />What I liked most was that neither Philip nor Elizabeth were all villain or all saint. Both have their good and bad points. Plus, both keep talking and working on their relationship.<br /><br />I'm interested that some of you felt that Philip's infidelity was ambiguous. Perhaps I'm a cynic, but there is no doubt in my mind.<br /><br />Great reviews, Victoria. They are a blast to read.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79061077987756998582018-01-02T12:26:49.951-05:002018-01-02T12:26:49.951-05:00Except for a few episodes, I was disappointed by t...Except for a few episodes, I was disappointed by the whole season, but especially irked by this episode. I actually started watching the ep for a while and then started it over, thinking that I had missed the beginning, somehow. I was totally lost and didn't know what was going on. I'd never heard of Ward, the newspaper man, or the scandal that they were giving us scant info on. This second season made Elizabeth seem so cold and emotionless that I felt sorry for Philip's marriage to her. They seemed like strangers until the very end.<br /><br />Re: Philip...even Matt Smith can't make the guy likable. I've only seen pictures and video of the real Philip, but that man seems nicer than the character on screen seems. I'm sorry that Charles was forced from the comfort and warmth of home, so that his father could inflict on him the same horrible conditions of his own school days. Back then they thought that a sensitive boy could be toughened up. Seeing how Charles turned out, it didn't do him any favors.Mallenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368492098724611717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39633609133620116402017-12-28T19:00:13.037-05:002017-12-28T19:00:13.037-05:00I agree with Anonymous. The tabloid-style of this ...I agree with Anonymous. The tabloid-style of this season just reinforced how much I don't care that Princess Margaret was unhappy. Boo hoo. And all I could think of when Elizabeth made the comment about none of the prime ministers staying the course was that prime ministers often don't have the choice. They sometimes get voted out of of office. An option that the public doesn't have with the Queen. The Queen Mother came off so poorly when they decided to open the palace to visitors. The only one who looked good was Prince Phillip (oddly enough... I didn't like his character in Season 1 for the same reasons cited above).Heather1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736870202194851186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53016115859283335752017-12-28T10:17:06.773-05:002017-12-28T10:17:06.773-05:00I liked S1 better. This season was too tabloid-y ...I liked S1 better. This season was too tabloid-y for me.<br />Thanks for the reviews, Victoria!<br />SoozeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-66441110254502255802017-12-28T08:16:00.044-05:002017-12-28T08:16:00.044-05:00While I was watching this, I came to a similar con...While I was watching this, I came to a similar conclusion -- that the producers and writers simply don't know if Philip cheated or not, so they decided to give us ambiguity. I'm not sure it worked. It was a beautifully shot episode, and I liked that final scene of the two of them holding each other, but yeah. <br /><br />Congratulations on finishing season two, Victoria!Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com