Mystery Man
- Épisode diffusé le 8 déc. 2017
- TV-MA
- 59min
Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA salacious government scandal hits close to home for Elizabeth and Philip. Elizabeth retreats to Scotland for the rest of a difficult pregnancy.A salacious government scandal hits close to home for Elizabeth and Philip. Elizabeth retreats to Scotland for the rest of a difficult pregnancy.A salacious government scandal hits close to home for Elizabeth and Philip. Elizabeth retreats to Scotland for the rest of a difficult pregnancy.
- Jonathan Miller
- (as Josh Lacey)
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Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe real Christine Keeler died four days after the second season of "The Crown" was shown on Netflix.
- GaffesStephen Ward, who takes his life in this episode, died in August 1963. John F. Kennedy was shot 3 months later, in November 1963, but two episodes earlier in this series.
- Citations
Queen Elizabeth II: Do you know, I've been Queen barely ten years. And in that time I've had three Prime Ministers. All of them ambitious men, clever men, brilliant men. Not one has lasted the course. They've either been too old, too ill or too weak. A confederacy of elected quitters.
- ConnexionsFeatured in The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018)
"Mystery Man" is a mostly very good end to Season 2, though to me it didn't end it on a bang and it was a slight let down after "Paterfamilias". A vast majority of what makes 'The Crown' so good is present in "Mystery Man" and while it is a long way from being one of the best episodes it is definitely worth watching. Also do give it some credit for addressing and portraying the very complicated event that the episode revolves around, though it doesn't come off perfectly.
The government scandal in question was a very complicated one and the sort that would have been portrayed better in a feature film rather than an episode of less than an hour long to flesh it out more. A better job could have been done making it easier to follow and more accessible, as there are viewers that are very likely to not have heard of what happens here.
It did feel slightly rushed at times.
However, "Mystery Man" hits a lot more than it misses and its good points are truly brilliant. Visually, it as ever for 'The Crown' couldn't be any more classy and sumptuous. The photography and production and costume design are evocative and a sight to behold. The music for me wasn't too intrusive or low-key and was beautiful scoring on its own. The main theme is not easy to forget.
Can't say anything bad about the writing either, which is intelligent and intrigues with no signs of rambling or melodramatic soap-opera. Although over-complicated and imperfectly paced, the story is very compelling and Elizabeth's pregnancy subplot for example is very rootable and movingly done (for me this was the better of the subplots). It definitely makes up want to look up and read about the scandal, which does have some nice tension in how it's written.
All the characters are written with no problem, Elizabeth is written with a lot of nuanced complexity and Phillip's character writing is some of his best for the season (if not quite "Paterfamilias" level). The acting is superb all round, particularly the subtly powerful turn of Claire Foy.
Very good final episode to a very well done season. Makes one excited for what's to come, although Season 3 was a slow starter and the re-casting took some getting used to for me it was actually much better than what has been said about it elsewhere. 8/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- 5 oct. 2021
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- Durée59 minutes
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