Review: The Crown - season four
Akin to its title, the latest instalment of the fictional and fascinating monarchy rests on the hard work of its predecessors, soaring to new heights as cracks begin to show in the web of royalty.
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Rating: 5/5
At the end of the second season of, arguably, one of Netflix’s most anticipated dramas, there was a lot of excitement to who was going to be playing the Mountbatten-Windsor’s. Many were disappointed that the characters they had grown to love were going to be swapping faces with a whole new cast, yet the change not only ushered in a new time period for the show but also brought in new tones; a refreshing coat of paint for darker themes.
Unfortunately for Olivia Coleman and the rest of the royals, their debut was slightly sullied by the change in pacing. Where Claire Foy and Matt Smith struggled as they entered into the early years of Elizabeth II’s reign, Coleman’s Queen has already gotten to grips with life as the monarch, losing that quality of confusion which created tension in The Crown’s first two outings.
The shift left Coleman in a limbo between protagonist and villain; some episodes she attempts...