The countdown is over We can already see on Netflix the fifth season of ‘The Crown’. One of the most prolific fictions of the giant of the streaming comes to the screen after the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, a key character in the history of the United Kingdom who will be very important in this new dose of chapters. In addition, we add the rise to the throne of King Charles III, a figure that does not have the esteem of the entire British people.
As we read in Espinof, this event has had a great impact on the promotion, which has made it clear at all times that “it is fiction” and that “they have a gigantic documentary archive with which they have worked”. We take this opportunity to remember that the series has been accused of “crude sensationalism” by Judi Dench and former Prime Minister John Major, a news published at the time by Espinof.
Controversies aside, the new season of ‘The Crown’ is set in one of the busiest times for the British royal family, the 1990s. Within the cast, several new faces stand out: Jonathan Pryce in the role of Felipe, Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki as Carlos and Diana and Lesley Manville in the figure of Margarita, among others.
The arrival of the 90s to the Royal House is presented with a certain dose of nostalgia, a feeling that appears with obsolescence and new times, which hit with the numerous controversies starring the rebellious Princess Margarita. Also, We add the last years of the most commented marriage in history, that of Diana and Carlos.
In Espinof they report that in the new episodes “there is a certain spirit of anthology in what we find episodes dedicated exclusively to, for example, the origin and rise of Mohammed Fayed (Salim Daw) from Egypt and his fascination with the monarchy. An episode that also serves to prepare Diana’s romance with Dodi”, an idyll surrounded by secrecy and that, with many numbers, will be the most commented on by the public.
We want to emphasize the doubts in several aspects, we are not clear that the series will recount events such as the leaking of the sexual telephone conversations between the Prince and Camilla in January 1993 or the 1994 interview in which Prince Charles confessed to Jonathan Dimbleby that he had cuckolded Diana with Camilla Parker Bowles. We assume that they will be present, but we will have to wait to see it in full to confirm it.
What is clear to us is that there will be no shortage of recreations in form of outfits wonderful, as we have already seen in the images that Netflix has shared during the promotion of the series.
The experts also point out that “in terms of plot we find ourselves with the most dispersed season”, so we understand that there will be more jumps in time and that the timeline will not be followed so faithfully.
Finally, note that in Espinof they point out that “the topics to be discussed are not very different from those of past seasons. This means that there is a certain thematic repetition with conclusions or speeches that we have already seen.” So if you are a lover of the history of the British royal house, you will discover littlesomething on par with logic when dealing with real events, although from a fictional point of view.
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