Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Crown (and, you know, British history).
It originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
The Crown, then, is really Morgans natural sequel to his work to-date.
As the series develops, its impossible not to compare Foy to Helen Mirren.
Morgans scripts continually fail to add any real sense of insight or daring into this young Queen.
Foy, by contrast, plays the Queen as a dry historical report.
Indeed, it is precisely this which makes Smiths Prince Philip the life and soul of the party.
However, the break-out role for the series is Lithgow as Churchill.
Smith and Lithgow may own the series, but there are unexpected supporting gems too.
Yet, beyond some interesting characterization, there is decidedly little by way of plot.
The show never decides if it wants to be a political tour of the 20th century orDownton Abbey.
The oscillating amount of time spent on the political and family plot threads mean that neither is satisfactorily represented.
Its is an odd juxtaposition of political drama when the previous 10 episodes have been so semantically familial.
Nevertheless, it does manage to produce moments of exuberant brilliance.
Again, Lithgows Churchill deserves special attention.
The meshing of political reality and the melodrama of the royal family leaves an odd taste.
Altogether,The Crownis a spectacle of cosmetic accuracy, but with little innovation in script or characters.
Will season two deliver more?
