Ah dear. Most upsetting. Terrible tragedy. Season 5 of The Crown is a letdown. On the plus side, it gave me a good excuse to watch Tobias Menzies have an existential crisis again. Doesn’t get old. Unlike the queen, who apparently ages herself out of relevancy between 1990 and 1991. But check out the storytelling techniques employed in seasons 1 through 4! Hero’s Journey! Archetypes! Self v Shadow! Who knows, maybe they’ll make a triumphant return in season 6.
Or maybe the show once had meaning but over the years has lost its sway and romance, refusing to retire and spending hundreds of millions of pounds as it fizzles into irrelevance…

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00:00 Introduction
04:13 The Hero's Journey
09:08 Character Archetypes
12:04 Self vs Shadow
16:03 Symbolism & Metaphor
23:20 Season 5: What Went Wrong
30:50 Final Thoughts: Storytelling Ethics



The Crown Season Five
Claire Foy
Olivia Coleman
Imelda Staunton
Prince Charles
King Charles
Queen Elizabeth II
Matt Smith
Tobias Menzies
Dominic West
Princess Margaret
Vanessa Kirby
Helene Bonham Carter
Lesley Manville
Princess Diana
Emma Corrin
Elizabeth Debicki
Camilla Parker Bowles
Emerald Fennell
Olivia Williams

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