I adored the first seasons of The Crown.
It was an attempt to tell the story of Queen Elizabeth through a series of head canons based on history. It was well written enough to be believable, while also juicy enough to be fun.
Yes, the writers took their "characters" seriously, but not so much that it got in the way of the story.
This season, however, seemed duller than those past.
I started to watch, stutter/stopped, then finally got into it one long rainy day.
The cast is splendid. The settings fine.
But the personalities just don't come to life the way they have before.
I did like the way we got flashbacks to prior season clips in explaining a character motivation. I liked that we could see the change and growth, alongside the story/plot of this span of years.
But somehow the season five telling was somehow more lifeless than before, and I was perpeturally left with a feeling of "that's it" as an episode was through. More because of the choices they made on breaking out what they were telling than what was covered.
The other seasons certainly weren't jam packed or overcrowded. But the pacing on this just didn't quite fit.
And the last episode, where we were left at the finale?
Frustrating.
It was just kind of frustrating.
I'd certainly recommend the series and will probably rewatch these episodes myself, maybe buy a dvd if available.
But this was just a let down of a season after several years of being a much anticipated "guilty pleasure" of a show.
It was an attempt to tell the story of Queen Elizabeth through a series of head canons based on history. It was well written enough to be believable, while also juicy enough to be fun.
Yes, the writers took their "characters" seriously, but not so much that it got in the way of the story.
This season, however, seemed duller than those past.
I started to watch, stutter/stopped, then finally got into it one long rainy day.
The cast is splendid. The settings fine.
But the personalities just don't come to life the way they have before.
I did like the way we got flashbacks to prior season clips in explaining a character motivation. I liked that we could see the change and growth, alongside the story/plot of this span of years.
But somehow the season five telling was somehow more lifeless than before, and I was perpeturally left with a feeling of "that's it" as an episode was through. More because of the choices they made on breaking out what they were telling than what was covered.
The other seasons certainly weren't jam packed or overcrowded. But the pacing on this just didn't quite fit.
And the last episode, where we were left at the finale?
Frustrating.
It was just kind of frustrating.
I'd certainly recommend the series and will probably rewatch these episodes myself, maybe buy a dvd if available.
But this was just a let down of a season after several years of being a much anticipated "guilty pleasure" of a show.