Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in the new series of 'The Crown'EVERY season of The Crown, each covering roughly a decade, is essentially a 10-track compilation of the British royal family’s greatest hits. It nearly makes you feel sorry for Margaret Thatcher (an astonishingly accurate portrayal by Gillian Anderson). Out of place and uncomfortable, they’re mercilessly mocked by a full complement of braying royals, but especially by Helena Bonham-Carter’s spectacularly rude Princess Margaret. The other is the prickly weekly meetings between the queen and Thatcher, each of which begins with the latter’s absurdly slow and elaborate curtsy. In sharp contrast to previous seasons, which reserved a certain sympathy for the queen, this one portrays her as a cold fish.

Source: Irish Independent November 15, 2020 19:52 UTC