Fagan

How infinitely more interesting the episode would have been if the main drama not been revealed right at the start. Such a shame. Still excellent but the tension would have been much more powerful had the viewer been allowed to put the pieces together for themselves.

There isn't a thing on the face of the earth that doesn't have some bias. Let's realize that this is not a documentary! Historical fiction is just that. I think it would be wise for some to just stop here and discontinue watching because every episode in all four seasons is fiction. No one was in that bedroom. No one is there with the Queen and Philip to hear what they discussed in privacy. Yes, the country was in disarray, but with Margaret Thatcher there wasn't a hint of middle ground. How many wars have been started so some dictator could gain favor with the masses who are reeling from economic woes. Yes, this is an insignificant event, but it allows a personal look at what is going on. To give a one rating to this is ridiculous.

A rapidly paced episode in the perspective of a normal working man, concluding with the normal working man meeting the privileged Queen. Their conversation was very fluent, very realistic and had incredibly written dialogue. The dissimilarity between the two was very evident. Their personalities, their physical appearances, etc.

I did my first review 2 episodes ago, focusing on how many of the actors don't look like their characters and how it's really not that interesting as a show. I hate the way they gloss over important things that you tune into to find out about like wedding nights and more intimate details. No sure sometimes what the point really is of this series. We know it's not real anyway so what can't they feature it. It just seems like a bunch of conversations and vignettes from between long lapses of time. So I'm glad that they actually included this conversation between the queen and this guy. And unlike so many others on here I loved the detail and focus on the whole Fagan story it was actually the most interesting episode I've seen. (And I found myself really inspired by what Fagan achieved) it was a great inspired conversation they worked out between the two. This Episode really capturing the times. Too bad previous episodes and probably subsequent ones aren't and won't be as interesting as exacting as this one.

Another thing I do like about the Thatcher episode years is showing what a lovely down to earth person the Queen is despite to the contrary and in contrast to how ruthlessly mean Thatcher was and much more out of touch.

Emmys for everyone. A brilliantly acted episode. If your politics disagree with it you will likely see past the performance. I liked it.