Nov 24
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Two-thirds of the way through The Crown’s fourth season finale, Charles unknowingly echoes his father. Back in “Favou…
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Nov 23
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Early into “Avalanche,” Anne make an astute observation about Charles and Diana’s marriage: He acts older than his…
Nov 22
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If you ever wanted to know what it would be like if Aaron Sorkin wrote The Crown, then boy do I have an episode for…
Nov 21
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There’s something about Princess Margaret that inspires Peter Morgan to think outside the box. He uses her episodes…
Nov 20
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The Crown has a natural tendency towards dourness. There are times when the show seems to suggest that the Windsors…
Nov 19
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Some of the most compelling episodes of The Crown simply dramatize a historical event that feel almost too…
Nov 18
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After the first season of The Crown casually elided a major character’s Nazi connections, season two had to spend an …
Nov 17
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The world of Buckingham Palace is so unmoored from time that it’s easy to forget The Crown has covered over 30 years…
Nov 16
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Episode 1: “Gold Stick” | Episode 2: “The Balmoral Test” | Episode 3: “Fairytale” | Episode 4: “Favourites” |…
Nov 16
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The royals are a bunch of weirdos. That’s ostensibly the thesis of The Crown, but over the past three seasons we’ve…
Nov 15
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The first season of The Crown debuted with a clear sense of purpose: To introduce us to the world of the Windsors…
Nov 21 2019
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One of the strangest things about The Crown’s third season is the way Helena Bonham Carter’s Margaret receded into…
Nov 21 2019
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About two-thirds of the way through “Imbroglio,” there’s a scene where Anne drives along singing to David Bowie’s …
Nov 20 2019
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For an episode that opens with a Nazi sympathizer coughing up blood into a toilet, “Dangling Man” turns out to be a…
Nov 20 2019
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“Moondust” seems like an episode specifically designed to send me into a Crown-related existential crisis. On the…
Nov 19 2019
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It’s wild to think about what it would be like for the royal family to watch The Crown, a show that digs into lives…
Nov 19 2019
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Given Peter Morgan’s clear interest in stories about men and all-male environments, it’s curious that he’s spent so…
Nov 18 2019
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Reading back over my reviews of the first two seasons of The Crown, I’m not sure I was ever quite able to…
Nov 18 2019
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The Crown’s boldest choice is its commitment to being a firmly episodic series. It’s a huge strength, one that makes…
Nov 17 2019
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Princess Margaret-centric episodes tend to bring out the best and worst of what The Crown can do. They’re fun,…