Finishing 2 today so I can start 3

nm got my princes mixed up

Plan on watching but not a binge since I watch with the wife. Looking forward to it - such a well done show.

I love the costumes on this show.

I need some retro 50's dresses and an apron

You watched 10 hours of tv in one night?

Tanya 93 said:

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-The sister deserved an Emmy. She was so real

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Yes, she was our favorite. She really made it hit home how powerless she was.

And she's nice to look at as well.

We watched first two episodes tonight. Really good.

HBC seems like a good fit and continuation of Margaret. I don't think I was aware that we bailed the UK out of financial ruin in the mid 60s under LBJ. That was interesting.

Very good stuff. I've watched the first two episodes of Season 3 where Elizabeth is supposed to be in her early 40s. Actress is actually in her mid 50s. I understand the reason but it hard to picture the queen as someone who is 40.

chick79 said:

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Very good stuff. I've watched the first two episodes of Season 3 where Elizabeth is supposed to be in her early 40s. Actress is actually in her mid 50s. I understand the reason but it hard to picture the queen as someone who is 40.

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The actress was born in 1974.

She is younger than I am and I am not 50 yet.

Olivia Colman is 45 years old.

S1 and S2 were fantastic.

Looking forward to starting S3.

YouBet said:

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Tanya 93 said:

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-The sister deserved an Emmy. She was so real

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Yes, she was our favorite. She really made it hit home how powerless she was.

And she's nice to look at as well.

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All true and all the more reason to question casting Helena Bonham Carter as Margaret in this iteration. I mean, HBC is a good and interesting actress in the right role but she seems miscast here. I've only watched one episode so maybe she gets better.

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chick79 said:

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Very good stuff. I've watched the first two episodes of Season 3 where Elizabeth is supposed to be in her early 40s. Actress is actually in her mid 50s. I understand the reason but it hard to picture the queen as someone who is 40.

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The actress was born in 1974.

She is younger than I am and I am not 50 yet.

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My minor nitpick with this casting is in the first episode in the opening scene when they are reviewing the coins and discussing her age they show both Claire Foys profile and this current actresses profile side by side and they aren't remotely the same.

Like, it was jarring, because they tried to play it off as her aging, but people's actual bone structure doesn't change that dramatically (if at all) from their 30's to '40's. I won't really care going forward. I just thought that was an odd and unnecessary scene to try and play that off.

HBC is pretty good in episode 2. But I have to say I liked Vanessa Kirby just a bit more.

Both are great though.

For me, the most spot-on recasting was for Prince Phillip. They have almost identical profiles.

Thanks for clarification on Colman's age. Someone told me she was in her mid 50s. She looks much older than 45 IRL. Elizabeth Il has always had great young looking skin.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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For me, the most spot-on recasting was for Prince Phillip. They have almost identical profiles.

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Yes, I was dubious of this casting, but he almost immediately sold me.

Season 3 was exceptional. The acting in this is incredibly well done.

I'd watched the first two, maybe three eps of the season, but then my wife continued without me and we just watched ep 7 together. Holy ****, that is one of the best hours of TV I've watched. A master class in script writing, and the best and surprisingly profound portrayals of mid-life crisis. An episode about mid-life crisis has no reason whatsoever to be even thought of as a good subject for an hour of fiction, much less to be one of the best hours of fiction.

An utterly transfixing and, I can't believe otherwise, a universally relatable look at a person's reflection and disappointment in their life's achievement, layered in with a complete and satisfying heroes journey.

Plus, Tobias Menzies deserves every award for his work in that episode.

Four episodes in - fantastic season so far.

The third episode was gut-wrenching.

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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For me, the most spot-on recasting was for Prince Phillip. They have almost identical profiles.

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Yes, I was dubious of this casting, but he almost immediately sold me.

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I was so sure I wouldn't like the re-casting. S1 & S2 were so well done. But S3 is perfect.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Four episodes in - fantastic season so far.

The third episode was gut-wrenching.

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We just finished E3. I had never heard of this event so it was gut-wrenching for us as well. Damn.

israeliag said:

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I'd watched the first two, maybe three eps of the season, but then my wife continued without me and we just watched ep 7 together. Holy ****, that is one of the best hours of TV I've watched. A master class in script writing, and the best and surprisingly profound portrayals of mid-life crisis. An episode about mid-life crisis has no reason whatsoever to be even thought of as a good subject for an hour of fiction, much less to be one of the best hours of fiction.

An utterly transfixing and, I can't believe otherwise, a universally relatable look at a person's reflection and disappointment in their life's achievement, layered in with a complete and satisfying heroes journey.

Plus, Tobias Menzies deserves every award for his work in that episode.

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I watched episode 7 last night, wow, that was the best episode of this show in 3 seasons so far. And this season has been so good...and I'm not done yet.

I've been pretty dismissive so far this entire series of Philip, just seemed like that's what they wanted, a man in the background. Menzies has been good this season, but last night he had me almost emotional. When he sat down with the priests at the end and asked for help, I was genuinely moved. As a man who reached a personal point where I had to ask for help, it rang true with me. It's humbling experience to say the least and that moment was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, to ask for help (I can't stress how difficult it is if it hasn't happened to you), I'm a better man for it now. That's why that episode in particular floored me, it felt real.

Other high points this season:
-Margaret thinking she should have more stately duties because she got lucky in acting in a way that isn't royal. Her role was important in securing a much needed financial assist from the US, but she really doesn't want to be queen. She wants to be queen and not deal with the difficult aspects.
-Aberfan, Elizabeth admitting she basically doesn't have emotions, makes a lot of sense. But also that's probably a good characteristic for a monarch.
-Coup, this was my favorite episode, just in terms of how fun it was. A group of old men getting mad at what's happening and having a genuine discussion about overthrowing the government. And while the queen is in the US learning about being a better race horse owner. The whole fact she was getting a call at dinner from her husband's uncle wanting to ask permission to overthrow the government...hysterical.
-Learned a lot about the Charles/Elizabeth relationship in episode 6. He is definitely cut from a different cloth than either of his parents. Makes total sense he ended up marrying someone like Diana, his mother's absolute opposite in every way.

I love this show, anyone that hasn't seen it should really give it a shot. And this isn't the type of show I would have thought I'd enjoy.

Edmure Tully and Tywin Lannister are crushing it in their roles

Charles should be thankful ol Uncle Mountbatten schemed to keep him from marrying that uggo Camilla . . . woof. Although Charlies wins in the end in real life since they are married now