{"id":68286,"date":"2023-11-16T16:02:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=68286"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:02:37","slug":"i-am-a-fan-of-the-crown-and-watched-the-new-season-and-it-was-the-worst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/i-am-a-fan-of-the-crown-and-watched-the-new-season-and-it-was-the-worst\/","title":{"rendered":"I am a fan of The Crown and watched the new season and it was the worst"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Crown season six teased in Netflix trailer<\/h3>\n

I would consider myself a huge fan of The Crown. I loved the early seasons featuring Claire Foy in her award-winning performance of the young Queen Elizabeth II and Vanessa Kirby\u2019s delicious portrayal of Princess Margaret (my favourite Royal Family member).<\/p>\n

While I was always fully aware that there was an element of soapy drama, these early episodes still had a certain gravitas that helped elevate them above the usual frothy and weak attempts to document the lives of the Royals (I can never unsee all the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle movies or the abysmal film Diana, starring Naomi Watts). It has always felt that there was an element of truth to it.<\/p>\n

Even as we got closer to the present day and Olivia Colman took over the role of Her Majesty, it felt like that balance was maintained. Episodes showing real-life tragedies such as the Aberfan disaster maintained respect for the tragic situation and the people involved.<\/p>\n

So, it was quite a surprise to see that the new series takes the premise of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and turns it into some sort of ethereal romantic tragic-drama.<\/p>\n

It opens when 36-year-old Diana is involved in the now infamous fatal crash in central Paris’ Pont de l’Alma tunnel.<\/p>\n

While we don\u2019t actually see the tragic collision, it is enough to leave you shocked before they rewind to eight weeks earlier.<\/p>\n

We are then taken on the rollercoaster that was Diana and Dodi Fayed’s relationship, which I have to say I thought was far less of a whirlwind than a mere two months.<\/p>\n

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Here lies the problem for me. While we can all appreciate that writer Peter Morgan was never privy to the innermost thoughts of the Royals, and therefore there was always some dramatic licence taken, you could usually trace anything that featured back to something based in fact.<\/p>\n

However, in Diana and Dodi\u2019s case, we are treated to many intimate moments that are, for all intents and purposes, complete and utter fiction.<\/p>\n

Dodi\u2019s father Mohamed al-Fayed is portrayed as a megalomaniacal pantomime villain as he manipulates his son into a relationship with Diana. Indeed, without giving any spoilers, The Crown manages to directly connect him to the fateful crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.<\/p>\n

There are scenes with Dodi and Diana that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a big-screen romantic drama \u2013 possibly starring Meg Ryan as Diana because\u2026 Hollywood.<\/p>\n

While Elizabeth Debicki gives one of the best portrayals of Diana seen on screens (Kirsten Stewart take note), even she can\u2019t save the cheesy dialogue and many, many cringeworthy scenes.<\/p>\n

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