Sleep, Dearie Sleep

Fitting end that the finale focused almost entirely on the Queen. Terrific and superb performances from the entire cast though the standouts for the season were West and Staunton ( if they both don't at least get nominated then there is no justice ). I will admit that I was rather bored with the Diana storyline since I've never understood her popularity. The season was not as good as the first four but stuck the landing in the finale ( especially with Staunton's subtle, magnificent performance). The final five minutes were sublime; especially the beautiful music. The final scene also, was perfect. The Crown will be missed.

This was a terrific finale. I'm glad I finally took time to see it. During Elizabeth's reign of 70 years, the Queen and the Crown became inseparable and this final episode uses an unexpected plot to show just that. It seems reasonable to assume that at some point following the death of the Queen Mother and the Golden Jubilee in 2002, the Queen came to the realization of her own mortality and was able to look back on how she grew into the role and also became the embodiment of it. This is not a stretch; after 70 years, only a relatively few could remember the country without her at the helm. In this episode, we see how she knew that she had inherited a position that she could execute far better than anyone else in the realm. We see the Queen, performed superbly by Imelda Staunton, conversing with her younger self - Claire Foy and Olivia Coleman, as the more youthful Queen in earlier episodes. In this finale, we see the fallout from the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and how the monarch had to rise above the controversy. She also had to deal with the problem of Charles and Camilla and steer her way through the protocols of the Anglican Church to place their personal lives on a secure footing. Diana's two boys reach adulthood with all the attendant problems of young Royals with the paparazzi, not to mention the lingering sorrow of Diana's passing. Jonathan Pryce as the Duke of Edinburgh was excellent as the Queen's most able and trusted confidante. Dominic West as Prince Charles and Ed McVey as Prince William were both excellent. In fact, the cast for the whole series drew many fine acting talents too numerous to mention. Some very accomplished ones played minor roles for a variety of prime ministers, aides, politicians of all stripes, ladies in waiting etc. All in all, an excellent ending for an outstanding series.

I have just ended the series moments ago, and I'm out of words. I have never, or maybe once or twice, felt such a cocktail of emotions. I'm both sad and happy, content and impatient.

For one thing, I believe they could have kept the series and given more time to the new actors. The end was peaceful, but for me, it only made it harder to accept that it was done.

I'm for real when I tell you that I would like to wake up and find out it will go on, at least with one season, or a movie that would continue the story just a little.

The Crown is not a person, it transcends humanity, the material life. In my view, the show has a beautiful future ahead, if only it sees it that way. I trust the story will get more content in the future. I vow that I will rewatch it, as for me it brings memories from the years that have passed since season 1, especially the pandemic and all that went on afterward, leading to the end of 2023. I did not expect it to leave such a mark on me, maybe because I was a fan of it, of the whole show, and of the magnificent cast, to whom I wish good luck in their future projects.

I want to say that Peter Morgan has my respect for life for how the series went on. I am a Crown fan to the end. Great show, a great time, and an experience I will surely look back to.

*I was not joking around when I said there is content for at least one more season 😊

While the line between fact and fiction was obviously blurred throughout (because no one but those present know what truly happens behind closed doors), this ending did both justice to an outstanding series and to a marvelous world leader.

While I understand having such a strong focus on Diana as she represents a major chapter in the story of the royal family (and the drama and conspiracies that surround and abound), I wish the final season had been more centric on the Queen, herself (as I feel is represented by others judging other season 6 episodes much lower than the finale).

Judging gathered from the series as well as reception after her death, it's clear that she understood her role and fulfilled it with honor, duty, dignity, and (seemingly) humility.

The writers and cast did phenomenally, and we could not possibly ask for a better ending.

They are correct. The Queen was of a dying breed.

I must admit I wasn't too fond of season 5, with little dialogue and Imelda playing a somewhat insensitive queen. What a turn in season 6!!!! Imelda is perfect and the last episode was done beautifully :) I still wish it had more dialogues, more reaction from everyone, more emotion as the Queen is left alone by her loved ones, but they keep short sentences and looks, leaving you wondering instead of knowing the director's intention... But thats just my opinion... Most of the cast was perfect, Leslie Manville, Imelda Staunton, even Camilla and Charles and the boys.. Just a plaesure to see... Emmys for everyone!!!