Act of God

This is such a wonderful series. I feel that they have shown respect for British history without candy-coating it. The pomposity of the Royals is quite astounding. There is a scene where the elderly former queen tells young Elizabeth why the monarchy is necessary and why there is the idea of divine right. When she says that they represent what is great for the commoners to have something to aspire to, it's a bit hard to take. One need only look at the treatment of others through imperialism and hatred to come to that conclusion. Can you say Scotland and Northern Ireland? The new Queen seems to ingest this but we don't get a clear picture of how much of it she buys. The episode revolves around an intense combination of fog and pollution that has filled London. People are dying or suffering. Of course, the people blame the government for what is going on, and Churchill has no interest in doing anything. The rest of Parliament is only interested in driving the old guy out, using this catastrophe to sway the people against him and introduce a vote of no confidence. Churchill has a young female aide whom he adores (though he lords it over her). Her fate changes the shape of things. Meanwhile, Prince Philip is trying to carve out a life for himself as Mr. Elizabeth, but he is under intense scrutiny. Once again, the camera work and staging is so creative.

Yes there was a fog that killed thousands, but literally none of what the film shows actually happened, if you read the history of the great fog, no one could have known what would happen, in fact efforts to clean the coal backfired under the unusual conditions. This shows up the writers environmental bias. At this point why watch anymore episodes, its based on what the author believes not actual facts.

We watched this episode in the middle of the pandemic. We are fans of history - but we never really knew about this incident.

We realize that these stories are not 100% true - but if it is close - what is happening today in the US is a thousand times beyond pathetic. If the story is mostly for dramatic purposes - the fact that it thought up by someone - and it has come to pass in an almost identical manner - it's even scarier.

Well written episode, especially the dialogues between the queen and her grandmother queen Mary.

Great acting also.

John Lithgow's performance as Winston Churcill is superb.

The relationship between queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary shows how women led, powerful and wise.

I come to this show not because I want to learn but because I just want to watch a good tv show. I don't automatically relate the characters to their real - life counterparts. These people in the Crown are fictional for all I care. Anyways, the cinematography of this thing just improves every single episode. They do several interesting camera sequences and that is appreciated. A solid episode.