The first 2-3 seasons were superb. They gave an interesting glimpse into the enduring monarchy whilst everything around it is changing fast. And the events depicted are far enough in the past to be new to people of my generation.
But then the series slowed down, the soap opera elements with Charles, Diana and Camilla took over, culminating in that ever whining Charles and doe-gazed Diana... It felt like dragging through molasses, honestly... and then the William and Harry-spectacle is started. Season 5 and the beginning of season 6 are suffering for it. Contrasting what I said above, I think the writers just couldn't resist that spectacle... but since I've grown up with it... it just feels rehearsed and repetitive and soulless.
So my view of this series remains quite ambivalent. I'd have wished for it to have ended before all the soap opera, maybe with Charles and Diana's wedding in season 4. I just think it's not yet time to view (and judge) that period objectively.
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The first 2-3 seasons were superb. They gave an interesting glimpse into the enduring monarchy whilst everything around it is changing fast. And the events depicted are far enough in the past to be new to people of my generation.
But then the series slowed down, the soap opera elements with Charles, Diana and Camilla took over, culminating in that ever whining Charles and doe-gazed Diana... It felt like dragging through molasses, honestly... and then the William and Harry-spectacle is started. Season 5 and the beginning of season 6 are suffering for it. Contrasting what I said above, I think the writers just couldn't resist that spectacle... but since I've grown up with it... it just feels rehearsed and repetitive and soulless.
So my view of this series remains quite ambivalent. I'd have wished for it to have ended before all the soap opera, maybe with Charles and Diana's wedding in season 4. I just think it's not yet time to view (and judge) that period objectively.