roedhine

Why all this reverence for this controversial historical character? The last episode is pure hagiography for a character that was anything but a saint. But is it great TV? Judging by most of the reviews in the British media it is something short of a masterpiece. Well, it is like TV drama by numbers: populate the screen with tons of artful historical settings, parade cohorts of self-important characters who utter platitudes under their breath hoping they would sound witty, spiritual and deep, smear the odd tear on central character's face and, by all means, maintain on the soundtrack a plaintive choir boy alto throughout key scenes. Did Thomas Cromwell really deserve his lot? After the longueur of the six episodes of The Mirror and the Light, I honestly did not care any more.