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The Crown season 5

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I can sum it up in one word:
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


Surprisingly bad casting for a show that previously did an impeccable job choosing actors.
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I can't stop seeing McNulty as Price Charles and Professor Umbridge as the Queen.
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I'm enjoying it, but admittedly the Charles and Diana casting is a bit of a step down.
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bigcat22 said:

I can't stop seeing McNulty as Price Charles and Professor Umbridge as the Queen.
Honestly that's part of the problem for me. Much better to hire unknowns for real life characters. Love Dominic West but his Charles was too dashing and charismatic. The actor who played young Charles did a much better job capturing the awkward and unhappy dullard I perceive him to be.
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Diana casting is good to me. The Charles casting seems definitely to be a flyer.
torrid
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I found Timothy Dalton to be a pleasant surprise.
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My wife and I are actually loving it. Slower pace but we'll done.
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I enjoyed it but would agree that it was one of the weaker seasons. I thought Diana was cast well but couldn't get past McNulty as Charles.
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Txmoe said:

bigcat22 said:

I can't stop seeing McNulty as Price Charles and Professor Umbridge as the Queen.
Honestly that's part of the problem for me. Much better to hire unknowns for real life characters. Love Dominic West but his Charles was too dashing and charismatic. The actor who played young Charles did a much better job capturing the awkward and unhappy dullard I perceive him to be.

Agreed, it's distracting and he isn't a good fit for the role of Charles. The previous actor I thought was perfect. I think Diana actress is a good mattress though.
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Max Power said:

Txmoe said:

bigcat22 said:

I can't stop seeing McNulty as Price Charles and Professor Umbridge as the Queen.
Honestly that's part of the problem for me. Much better to hire unknowns for real life characters. Love Dominic West but his Charles was too dashing and charismatic. The actor who played young Charles did a much better job capturing the awkward and unhappy dullard I perceive him to be.

Agreed, it's distracting and he isn't a good fit for the role of Charles. The previous actor I thought was perfect. I think Diana actress is a good mattress though.
torrid
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Max Power said:


I think Diana actress is a good mattress though.
Dodi Fayed would have agreed.
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maroon barchetta said:

Max Power said:

Txmoe said:

bigcat22 said:

I can't stop seeing McNulty as Price Charles and Professor Umbridge as the Queen.
Honestly that's part of the problem for me. Much better to hire unknowns for real life characters. Love Dominic West but his Charles was too dashing and charismatic. The actor who played young Charles did a much better job capturing the awkward and unhappy dullard I perceive him to be.

Agreed, it's distracting and he isn't a good fit for the role of Charles. The previous actor I thought was perfect. I think Diana actress is a good mattress though.

******* this iPhone keypad.
Brian Earl Spilner
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Not sure we needed a full episode on Al Fayed.
Hub `93
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I was thinking Kirk Cuddy is no Prince Charles.

Also, seeing Prince Phillip and Penny together gave me Ronin flashbacks.
Brian Earl Spilner
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Good catch on Ronin!
torrid
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Big Cat `93 said:

I was thinking Kirk Cuddy is no Prince Charles.

Also, seeing Prince Phillip and Penny together gave me Ronin flashbacks.
Good movie. I've always liked Natascha McElhone, though I think she looked horrible with the blonde wig in The Crown.
Hub `93
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Penny drove that carriage like it was a V12 Beamer.
Brian Earl Spilner
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Tangentially related.

ChipFTAC01
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Big Cat `93 said:

I was thinking Kirk Cuddy is no Prince Charles.

Also, seeing Prince Phillip and Penny together gave me Ronin flashbacks.


That's where I recognize him from! I looked at his imdb and missed that movie. Knew I knew him from somewhere.
Txmoe
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Txmoe said:

I can sum it up in one word:
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


Surprisingly bad casting for a show that previously did an impeccable job choosing actors.
Let me be the first person ever in the history of Texags, in any forum, to admit that he was wrong. This season of The Crown is very good. I made my initial judgment based on the first three episodes but it got a lot better after that. I particularly liked the episode about Czar Nicholas and his connection to the British monarchy. That episode reminded me about what I truly loved about the early seasons, the historical events surrounding the monarchy.
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Only issue I had with Elizabeth Debicki as Diana was that Emma Corrin nailed the young Diana so perfectly in previous seasons.
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Only 3 eps in but I loved the Mohammed Fayed storyline
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I have enjoyed each of the seasons and truly sympathize with Margaret. I still can't help walking away thinking, "those people are the most worthless parasites to their country."

Much like our politicians. I much prefer Henry VIII-era shows when it comes to the Brititsh monarchy, but the overall lineage and history becomes addictive.
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Orlando Ayala Cant Read said:

Only 3 eps in but I loved the Mohammed Fayed storyline
same
Txmoe
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Orlando Ayala Cant Read said:

Only 3 eps in but I loved the Mohammed Fayed storyline

Agreed. The back stories of different characters are much more interesting to me than the salacious soap opera stuff surrounding Charles and Diana.
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Finished the new season today. Definitely slower than previous seasons, but I enjoyed it almost as much. I tend to like episodes that are focused more on Philip. And count me as someone who actually thought Elizabeth Debicki did a great job.
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