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THE CROWN SEASON 3
The acclaimed show returns but fails to deliver the drama
Certificate 15 Director Peter Morgan Cast Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter Released: Out now
n the two years since the second season of settled into her role as monarch and accepted the Queen took some time off from work to
The Crown was released on Netflix, audiences her responsibility to maintain stability. raise her ‘second family’ during the 1960s, but
have been waiting in anticipation for the new Historical accuracy is obviously not the you wouldn’t know it from watching this series.
season to arrive with its new cast. Everybody’s be-all and end-all of dramas such as The Crown, The relationship between Lord Mountbatten
Ibeen wondering if these new players can live however the deviation from the facts is very and Philip is also lacking in this series and
up to the standards set by the last. Well, it most evident this season. For example, there’s an Mountbatten’s influence on Charles is not
certainly does, even though season entire episode dedicated to Philip explored as much as it could’ve been.
three overall is ultimately less “The as he experiences a mid-life crisis, Despite Coleman’s wonderful portrayal, the
gripping than the first two. becoming obsessed with the Apollo Queen is overshadowed by the other characters
This season focuses on the time deviation 11 moon landing in 1969. Although and at times she’s basically in the background.
period between 1964 and 1977, from the it is an interesting episode, it’s also When the attention is on her, she’s mostly
beginning with Harold Wilson’s pure fantasy and not necessarily depicted as cold and heartless, especially when
election as prime minister and facts is very a storyline to which an hour is really it comes to her relationship with Prince Charles.
ending with Elizabeth’s Silver evident this worth dedicating. While it is Elizabeth’s duty to maintain the status
Jubilee. From the outset, the This is especially true when quo, Charles has aspirations to do things his way
gorgeous sets and costumes make season” considering that the series leaves and this is central to their conflict - although she
you wish that you could go back to out the attempted kidnapping of initially shows her support for his blossoming
this era, much as they have before. Princess Anne in 1974. It’s disappointing that relationship with Camila Shand, it’s thwarted by
Colman and Menzies retain the same this is not featured particularly as Erin Doherty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and
captivating chemistry as their predecessors, who plays Anne, is an absolute scene-stealer Lord Mountbatten.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith, but Elizabeth and who will hopefully be used a lot more in season Having said all this, Season
Philip are now older and their relationship 4. It’s also a shame that the series fails to 3 is still worth watching as
Lavish
is more mature. The tone of this series highlight Elizabeth’s relationship with her two a tantalizing appetiser for Intriguing
unsurprisingly feels different but not just youngest sons, Princes Andrew and Edward, what will hopefully be Binge-worthy
because of the new cast – Elizabeth has now who barely feature at all. It’s widely known that a gripping season four. JL
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