yarnsrj
Excellent cast for all the main roles. I've enjoyed these 2 seasons and hope that the next crop of actors can rise to the occassion for the upcoming season. Well done Claire Foy, Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby!
harpreetsingh-50872
Wow! is just word for this Drama. I was quite concerned about the show that whether I should go for it or not since I was up to Game Of Thrones lately. I hope you are aware about the level of GOT series. Trust me! you won't be agitated. It will probably hook you up. So there is no escape one you are in "THE CROWN":
an instance of amazing direction, Commendable conspiracy.
amandakdasilva
This was very slow moving when I first attempted to watch it. I, for some reason, could not be engaged. Upon a second attempt, months later, I was intrigued, engaged, and loved the ties to true history in a changing climate of the world stage. If you ever sat to wonder, why is the Monarchy so revered, how are they still existing or even still relevant: this will explaining the changing tied. I felt a lot of empathy for the Queen.Beyond all that boring Jazz I just touted, Claire Foy is FANTASTIC as HRH Queen Elizabeth as is Vanessa Kirby, who plays her sister Princess Margaret. Good Lord ladies, please be in more everything! I don't really want to watch the season 3 replacements, I wish the show had budgeted for aging up rather than recasting, but we get the costs. We'll also see if the story can withstand a switch as audience grows not only attached to story but also to who plays out those stories.
bobandlulureview
My review isn't an account of, how dare she say - "Or they might get silly ideas of getting independence," or fume over Prince Philip's family's association with the Nazi or Winston Churchill's policies and outlook towards the commonwealth. These are all events in history. They did happen. They haven't embellished or sugar coated it and have in several episodes "quoted" every historically accurate verbal discourse of various views on varying topics of the common wealth. As long as one remembers that these are all events from the "Past" and not how the world is today, we can actually praise the makers of the show for the portrayal of the Crown.Claire Foy has done a stellar job of portraying the young princess who marries Duke of Edinburgh at 21. For us born in the 80's, we've only seen the "grey queen" with no smile on her face. Seeing Claire Foy on screen, I had to remind myself that the Queen was once young and like you and I, had absolutely(well not entirely) no worries. The moment King George VI takes ill and things gradually fall on her shoulders we see her becoming the Queen.As a Head of the State she has done a LOT of unconventional things. She isn't as narrow minded as I thought and she has spirit and spunk.As Season 1 of the series came to a close and Season 2 began we see how the media covered her personal life and on the other hand when Churchill is more worried about Prince Philip flying instead of the crisis at hand we see how cunningly Winston Churchill turned the entire event in his favour whilst using the press as his pawn.The Queen triumphs in Ghana and manages to steer them from Russia and it is reported all over the world, thanks to the press. In the very same episode we see Jackie Kennedy's clothes stained with her husband's blood and we hear the queen gasp and say, "That is deliberate." I don't know if it is just me or if others noticed the gradual progress of how aggressive the journalists become. I believe it is something to look forward to as seasons 3 and 4 will have the Queen dealing with Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana.I can't wait for the new season!My rating: 4.2/5
Recommend: If you love history but aren't into reading, watch this series. If you love history and love reading, join me in tsk-ing every time a certain bit is exaggerated.
