The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review: The Netflix Pearl Still Knows How To Enchant
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The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review: The Netflix Pearl Still Knows How To Enchant
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Elizabeth Debicki, Dominic West
Director: Alex Gabassi, Christian Schwochow
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Filmyhype.com Ratings: 4.5/5 (four and a half stars)
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 arrived on the Netflix platform the grand final has been set for one of the most loved series. This concludes the project dedicated to the English royal family born from the pen of Peter Morgan, who decided to divide the latter into two parts, with the second available from December 14th. If the first season had focused on the life of Queen Elizabeth II – from her accession to the throne at just 25 years old – already in the fourth the focus, as was inevitable, shifted to the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana. These first four episodes of the sixth season are entirely dedicated to her and the period immediately preceding the accident in which she becomes a victim. Differently from what was seen in the fifth season (for further information we invite you to retrieve our special on the functioning or otherwise of The Crown Season 5), The Crown Season 6 develops its events starting from a key moment in the history of the English and world crown, and then expanding on it the short and long-range consequences. The character of Princess Diana, therefore, returns to be central in the narrative and thematic reasoning of this first tranche of episodes – available on Netflix from 16 November 2023 – outlining the main mood and a series of profoundly human reflections that impact all other protagonists currently in the game.
Peter Morgan’s writing, therefore, returns stronger, more incisive, and iconographic than ever, recalling the same work that made the film The Queen, that immortal pearl still today discussed, appreciated, cited, and studied in academic circles closely linked to cinema and to film writing. In staging a tragedy that affected the entire planet, therefore, The Crown Season 6 takes all the time at its disposal to properly develop both the more purely social and sociological side, as well as the strictly human one, taking care, once again, to work in-depth on the chirality of a story made up of many faces, dancing masks in a dusty framework, which over the years we have learned to know and understand fully. The complexity of a royal context rigidly connected with a series of written and unwritten rules, therefore, binds and directly clashes with that suppressed humanity that The Crown drags with it from beginning to end, once again playing with reality and the fictitious in a dance in which pain and death act as a silent glue to a handful of developments that graze, touch, immerse themselves in and escape, at the same time, the reality of the facts from which they are inspired and draw their strength impactful.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review: The Story Plot
As also anticipated by the previous season, in The Crown Season 6 there is a fundamental element capable of shaping everything we see, directly influencing all aspects of these first 4 episodes (the others will be released on 14 December 2023): death. This hovers in every single shot, camera movement, glance, and development, until it materializes with the tragic events of the night of August 31, 1997. Thus we have the opportunity to see the last period of the life of Princess Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki), her private acquaintances, the initiatives she chose to take, putting her image and reputation at stake, and which particular choices led her to the famous Parisian incident. Not only this, however, given that The Crown Season 6 frames every single development with a particular narrative care that also takes into consideration all those who surround it, both directly and indirectly, shaping, once again, the richly detached environment and that real by following precise rules that are immediately consistent.
Also fundamental in this sixth season is the role of Carlo (Dominic West) who, following his divorce, tries to find, after years, a dimension of his own that belongs to him completely and in which to be himself; or even the fundamental contrast between Diana’s life as a divorcee and hers, still deeply connected to the rigid rules of the English crown and all those obligations that she has carried with her since she was a child. The Crown Season 6, therefore, opens its narrative by following a path of details that lead to a fundamental event for the royal family, to a completely sudden and unmotivated disappearance which, like it or not, involves everyone directly and indirectly. The pain, self-analysis, anger, and acceptance of oneself and of what is happening remain fundamental in the structure of the story, aligning with the events shortly before all this.
At this juncture, the series tries to transpose the events by oscillating between the personal, and hypothetically personal, dimensions of Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) concentrated on the requests of a morbid and oppressive father, capable of doing anything to see a dream come true his entirely personal vision. Since many rumors have always been circulating about Dodi and Diana’s Parisian accident, The Crown Season 6 commits itself, in a commendable way, to characterizing the complex dynamics using a detached point of view that feeds on the details made public, over time, regarding what happened, working in a more objective than emotional way in this sense, and then still being profoundly sensitive. And while everything seems to change on the horizon, what has been sown with this first tranche of episodes anticipates a lot about the future of The Crown.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review and Analysis
One of the most admirable, curious, and interesting traits of The Crown Season 6, as it had also been for the previous seasons, lies in the great care given to the reconstruction of what people know, both from a factual and aesthetic point of view, all accompanied by a series of quirks that inevitably fictionalize the various situations, translating the spectators into a fundamentally fictitious dimension. In this case, however, the work carried out in terms of narrative and formal research is convincing in its approach to reality and the spectators, providing a series of moments, even emotional, that cannot fail to impact those who stop to savor them.
Developing in a rather varied context, in terms of thematic possibilities, The Crown Season 6 focuses its energies and reasoning on the family dimension and on what it could, or could not, generate if in contact with an unscrupulous ambition, playing with what we know and we see beyond the news, documentaries, and information on topics that happened. In all of this, we find the overflowing and cruel power of the mass media, their hunger for news and gossip, and the incessant pressure on the lives of some people that is difficult to manage when without limits. The final result develops into a product for the small screen with clear ideas, well outlined and characterized by many narrative promises that we can’t wait to see firsthand.
The Crown Season 6 Episode 1: Persona Non Grata
It is sadly inevitable to also associate the English press with Diana and the obsessive relationship it had with her, something that the series does not shy away from telling. The second episode invites us to reflect on the role of photographs and photographers. Connected to the use of the medium there are also her consequences, with photos of Diana on holiday paid handsomely by the ruthless English tabloids who built a fictitious narrative around them, profiting from her life. The evolution of the photographer who goes from a decent role to that of a shameless jackal and procurer of the perfect situation. And it is precisely the so-called paparazzi who have made Diana’s life impossible – especially in Paris – to the point of following her with her scooters every time she moves.
The madness and hysteria that was generated around his presence were not enough to intervene and prevent it from happening every time. A madness that even suspended attention on all his charitable activities which would have instead found the right space in the newspapers. And it is also in the tabloids – an already frequented battlefield – that a new chapter in the dispute between Diana and Carlo takes place. The latter tries in every way to give the right space to Camilla, failing which he finds himself responding to her pomp and inadequacy with composure and principles. However, the only thing that both parties did not understand is that her notoriety does not always guarantee appreciation and consecration.
The Crown Season 6 Episode 2: Two Photographs
It is sadly inevitable to also associate the English press with Diana and the obsessive relationship it had with her, something that the series does not shy away from telling. The second episode invites us to reflect on the role of photographers and photographers. Connected to the use of the medium there are also her consequences, with photos of Diana on holiday paid handsomely by the ruthless English tabloids who built a fictitious narrative around them, profiting from her life. The evolution of the photographer who goes from a decent role to that of a shameless jackal and procurer of the perfect situation. And it is precisely the so-called paparazzi who have made Diana’s life impossible – especially in Paris – to the point of following her with her scooters every time she moves.
The madness and hysteria that was generated around his presence were not enough to intervene and prevent it from happening every time. A madness that even suspended attention on all his charitable activities which would have instead found the right space in the newspapers. And it is also in the tabloids – an already frequented battlefield – that a new chapter in the dispute between Diana and Carlo takes place. The latter tries in every way to give the right space to Camilla, failing which he finds himself responding to her pomp and inadequacy with composure and principles. However, the only thing that both parties did not understand is that her notoriety does not always guarantee appreciation and consecration.
The Crown Season 6 Episode 3: Dis-Moi Oui
The relationship between the royal family and Diana has never been the best. A character too sensitive to bend – pass me the term – to occupy his place in the palace and follow the rigid protocols. Even after the divorce, however – and therefore technically no longer linked to them – the royal family expects appropriate behavior from the mother of the future king. It is here that the series returns to draw a new parallel to the role of the mother. In the fourth season, it happened between Elizabeth and Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher as different mothers, as well as women. Far be it from me to judge Elizabeth, even in these first episodes we talk about this, and the comparison returns between Diana as a mother – the only role that gave her joy – and Elizabeth as the mother of the Nation who needs to be comforted in the face of the devastating loss of Diana herself. It is no coincidence that Carlo is the one who reiterates this to her mother: “Diana gave the people what they needed, even just the confirmation that pain and sadness do not discriminate that even those who enjoy beauty and privileges suffer”.
It is not a competition because no one mother is better than another, there are women with their legitimate choices. Yet little sensitivity and little empathy emerge again which, if they were shown instead, would make Elizabeth feel closer to the people. I believe that the matter has never been so simple, although the series immediately aimed to make these characters more accessible. If you are willing to reflect and not judge quickly, Elisabetta is detached both for a question of character and also for how she was raised. The now obsolete idea of royalty as the embodiment of the divine has shaped her personality but herein lies the key. Now that times have changed, the monarchy and the idea of the monarch must and can change. As always, she found her way to manage decorum and emotion at the same time, remaining loved by her people.
The Crown Season 6 Episode 4: Aftermath
Before concluding the review of The Crown Season 6 I think it is right to dedicate a few words to the relationship between Diana and Carlo. Painted in a very controversial way in previous seasons, in this one he seems to have reached an apparent truce. However, there is a representation of Carlo that is too detached from the past; whether it is a sweetening or another attempt to make him closer to the people with common feelings or maybe just a projection of what is expected of him in the image that the public has built for itself. The Crown is entertainment at its most qualitatively sound and it doesn’t fail. In this, Dominic West was very good at giving representation to Carlo’s feelings that shouldn’t be seen; excellent Elizabeth Debicki who although she reproduces Diana’s way of speaking a little too markedly, allows us to find her in her gestures, looks, and above all in her posture. Performances that somewhat overshadow that of Imelda Staunton who however manages with dignified composure to give voice to her Elizabeth.
Excellent work with photography and colors; from Diana’s blue and lively summer to the gray and gloomy Balmoral and Paris, the latter premonitory of an event that the first three episodes make us perceive with anguished anxiety. The first part of the season undoubtedly takes liberties and dares with an expedient that already divides the public. Despite the space entirely dedicated to Diana, it must be admitted that The Crown is no longer the same series as it was in the past; perhaps it will be due to the focus on new protagonists, the story itself that a large part of the public already knows, or more simply its natural evolution towards the end. He has always balanced fiction and historical reality, never taking one side or the other, leaving the arduous judgment as well as the entertainment to the public.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review: The Last Words
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 once again demonstrates all the narrative, figurative, aesthetic, and historical power of a TV series that over the years has always been able to distinguish itself, in some way, from the other products in the Netflix catalogue. The general care present in these first 4 episodes is not to be underestimated at all, proposing a path and general attention that recall that very particular love and commitment, both formal and narrative, which has always been distinctive of the serial product in question. Season 6 can enter into those images, and into the lives of those people we all know about, to try to tell us about them better, to imagine what the protagonists felt. Elegance, story, and introspection: once again The Crown proves to be a masterful series.
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review: The Netflix Pearl Still Knows How To Enchant - Filmyhype
Director: Alex Gabassi, Christian Schwochow
Date Created: 2023-11-17 20:00
4.5
Pros
- Season always excellent quality with photography and colors
- Excellent performance by Elizabeth Debicki
- Several touching scenes set with delicacy and dignity
- The choice to deal with Diana's death in a different way is appropriate
Cons
- Some events are out of touch with reality and could penalize some characters
- Carlo's character is at times inconsistent
