The Crown Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix

[Steve Williams]

This continues to be an ongoing series that always providse (for me) excellent entertainment. Here in Season 3 the Queen now at her 25th Jubilee and older is played by Olivia Colman. Watching this 10 part Season 3 I could never help but have the feeling that I was watching Queen Elizabeth as her portrayal with facial mannerisms, walk, dress etc was as good as they get . I would expect many nominations for this show including
Best Drama un a recurring series
Best Actress Olvia Colman
Possibly Best Actor -Tobias Menzies

Elizabeth is now at the time in her monarchy where she has 4 kids and they are now developing the characters of Ann and Charles (both of whom also not only look like who they are portraying but their acting also convinced me I was watching the prince and proncess

Margaret is played by Helen Bonham Carter and she too is superb in her role

All told the Queen has seen 7 prime ministers and many episodes highlighted a time in her monarchy with great history including how she brought home to Buckingham the Prince's mother who was living in a convent in Greece as a nun during the upheaval of the Greek government

Lots of good history and very interesting was the development of the roles of Philip. Margaret, Ann and Charles as well as showing that Camilla was Charles first true love but the marriage was squelched by the Queen mummy and Lrd Mountbatten

We binged it in 3 evenings. This one is goung to win many awards in the coming months

Another home run by Netflix. Highly recommended

 

[christoph]

This continues to be an ongoing series that always providse (for me) excellent entertainment. Here in Season 3 the Queen now at her 25th Jubilee and older is played by Olivia Colman. Watching this 10 part Season 3 I could never help but have the feeling that I was watching Queen Elizabeth as her portrayal with facial mannerisms, walk, dress etc was as good as they get . I would expect many nominations for this show including
Best Drama un a recurring series
Best Actress Olvia Colman
Possibly Best Actor -Tobias Menzies

Elizabeth is now at the time in her monarchy where she has 4 kids and they are now developing the characters of Ann and Charles (both of whom also not only look like who they are portraying but their acting also convinced me I was watching the prince and proncess

Margaret is played by Helen Bonham Carter and she too is superb in her role

All told the Queen has seen 7 prime ministers and many episodes highlighted a time in her monarchy with great history including how she brought home to Buckingham the Prince's mother who was living in a convent in Greece as a nun during the upheaval of the Greek government

Lots of good history and very interesting was the development of the roles of Philip. Margaret, Ann and Charles as well as showing that Camilla was Charles first true love but the marriage was squelched by the Queen mummy and Lrd Mountbatten

We binged it in 3 evenings. This one is goung to win many awards in the coming months

Another home run by Netflix. Highly recommended

Thanks Steve
I just told my wife about the fact.
I think she will be one happy Girl the next 2 days

 

[KeithR]

we are half way and its great. wasn't a big fan of the Philip episode this year, but the Aberfan catastrophe was exceptional

 

[Steve Williams]

we are half way and its great. wasn't a big fan of the Philip episode this year, but the Aberfan catastrophe was exceptional

It is in the epilogue that the Aberfan disaster was the one thing in her entire monarchy that she regrets most. .....there hopefully is a season 4 where the Princess Di tragedy should occur. I would have thought that the indecision on her part at that time of sorrow was her greatest show of indecision ( as depicted in the movie The Queen)

 

[Steve Williams]

as for the Philip episode he too was portrayed as being out of touch with the people as he tried to video why he felt the royal family should receive a larger allowance from the government. They also tried frequently to humanize his feelings for Elizabeth which I thought was well done

The Queen Mummy is also shown as being ever present, somewhat silent but very forceful in telling Elizabeth what to do. This is very evident in the 6th episode involving Charles and his love for Camilla and the royals not liking Camilla. So what do they do.... Lord Mountbatten arranges for Charles to be sent to the Caribbean for 8 months for his first posting and the Queen Mummy arranges for Camilla to marry her other love as Charles breaks down into a crumpled mass and sobs

This is television at its very best

 

[KeithR]

as for the Philip episode he too was portrayed as being out of touch with the people as he tried to video why he felt the royal family should receive a larger allowance from the government. They also tried frequently to humanize his feelings for Elizabeth which I thought was well done

I was talking about the Philip mid-life crisis episode.

 

[Steve Williams]

I was too. That was all part of it.

 

[spiritofmusic]

There are very few things really known about the Queen's true feelings. One is her deep regret on how she handled Aberfan. This did drive a very deep wedge btwn her and her subjects. It's also commonly acknowledged that the fallout from Diana's death was so bad that the whole institution was on the edge. The early 2000s were a terrible time for the Royals.

 

[Steve Williams]

There are very few things really known about the Queen's true feelings. One is her deep regret on how she handled Aberfan. This did drive a very deep wedge btwn her and her subjects. It's also commonly acknowledged that the fallout from Diana's death was so bad that the whole institution was on the edge. The early 2000s were a terrible time for the Royals.

I would anticipate season 4 to show that very thing. She appeared cold and heartless after Diana’s death. She had no idea the affection her subjects had for Diana. It was portrayed well in The Queen

 

[spiritofmusic]

Steve, it was brutal in this country. Indeed, I'd say the age of deference to authority and traditional British "stiff upper lip" disappeared as a major result of Diana's death. The vitriol that poured forth was something to behold. The classic example being the family staying siege-like up in Scotland after Diana died, and only v reluctantly coming out to meet the people and share in their pain. It was made v clear to Her Maj' that things had to change, or at the v least we would become a purely symbolic monarchy like NL. Indeed the republican mvt was at it's strongest for centuries at this point.

 

[Steve Williams]

to sure how you Brits like the series but for me I find it a riveting drama that is difficult not to watch. It is brilliantly directed. Looking at the acting and gestures, facial mannerisms and dress of Olivia Colman I truly felt as if I were watching the Queen

 

[spiritofmusic]

Steve, that's her power as an actress. But you have to know that we truly know nothing about the Queen, how she feels, her political leanings. It's one of the truly laudable things about her, but even in this modern age of over exposure and disposable news, she maintains a total poker face, and zero has ever been leaked on her private conversations w the dozen+ prime ministers she regularly talks to.

All you see in The Crown is pure make believe. Indeed one of the few things that ever got revealed about the Queen would not make scintillating tv.

So enjoy it. But be almost certain none of it is likely accurate.

 

[Steve Williams]

You're right about the stone face

In fact after we finished the entire 10 episodes I commented to my wife that throughout the entire 10 episodes we never once saw her smile. In fact at the final part of the last episode comments are made that she must always maintain a stone face and never reveal her partisanship one way or another

 

[spiritofmusic]

It's not a job anyone in the 21st century would choose. But Elizabeth's and Phillip's generation never batted an eyelid.

Fwd one generation to Charles, Anne and Andrew, well at least the former two can count duty on their CV.

Current crop. The demands are proving a little too much. William (and Meghan) trying to redirect their duties into all round more personal directions, William (and Kate) more traditional. Both boys have learnt from their mum's experience.

Plenty of grist for Seasons Four.

 

[Steve Williams]

It's not a job anyone in the 21st century would choose. But Elizabeth's and Phillip's generation never batted an eyelid.

Fwd one generation to Charles, Anne and Andrew, well at least the former two can count duty on their CV.

Current crop. The demands are proving a little too much. William (and Meghan) trying to redirect their duties into all round more personal directions, William (and Kate) more traditional. Both boys have learnt from their mum's experience.

Plenty of grist for Seasons Four.

Especially if the question of Harry’s paternity is raised

 

[spiritofmusic]

Any thoughts for the actress who could in future seasons play the Duchess of Sussex? You know, the American actress who's just got her husband to quit the firm? I know there's someone PERFECT for the role, just can't place her.

 

[Steve Williams]

Any thoughts for the actress who could in future seasons play the Duchess of Sussex? You know, the American actress who's just got her husband to quit the firm? I know there's someone PERFECT for the role, just can't place her.

she's an actress. She can play herself

I give them full credit for their decision. Meg and Harry have been decimated in the British tabloids and there is some disconnect now between Will and Harry and their spouses.The Queen was blindsided in their decision. Harry will always be the second born with Will the heir to the throne. This is the 21st century in a changing world. I wish them all the luck. Rumor over here is Malibu might be a stopping point

 

[spiritofmusic]

You walked into that one, Steve Lol.

 

[Steve Williams]

not really. I know you Marc

Do you ever wonder if Harry has done 23 and me?

The big question for me is if there is a season 4 of the Crown who will play Charles and Diana and Camella because that's when the entire monarchy took a big shift

 

[KeithR]

they shot 3 and 4 at the same time if memory serves me...

we finished this season last week - still not that big a fan of the new Queen