The Way Ahead
- Episode aired Nov 9, 2022
- TV-MA
- 49m
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7.6/10
2.9K
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Faced with the fallout of an intercepted call with Camilla and the consequent kickback to his marriage, Prince Charles must navigate a scandal.Faced with the fallout of an intercepted call with Camilla and the consequent kickback to his marriage, Prince Charles must navigate a scandal.Faced with the fallout of an intercepted call with Camilla and the consequent kickback to his marriage, Prince Charles must navigate a scandal.
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Did you know
- TriviaCharles' line 'Prince of Wales is not a job, hardly a vocation; it's simply a predicament' is taken from Alan Bennett's play 'The Madness of George III' and its movie version The Madness of King George (1994). The line is spoken by Charles' great-great-great-great uncle George IV.
- GoofsThe amateur radio operator is using a Kenwood HF (shortwave) radio tuning to a 6Mhz frequency. European cell phones at that time used UHF 450Mhz frequencies.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Javo & Temoc: Top 10 Series: Lo 'mejor' del año (2022)
- SoundtracksDon't sweat the technique
written and performed by Eric B. & Rakim . Born Eric Barrier and William Griffin Jr. .
Griffin converted to Islam and adopted the name Rakim Allah at the age of 16. The song is played during the last scene and the end-credits.
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Charles' world through his eyes
I understand the show is classified as fiction and takes some liberties with real history to fit into the story framework. This episode was a stretch and shows how Charles felt he was right and everyone else was wrong.
I like Dominic West as an actor but he was miscast as Charles. West has more charisma and class standing in the background of a scene looking at his shoe than Prince (now King) Charles has ever had.
The writers did not review their history or forgot where season 4 left off. Charles was a whiny, petulant brat who had many girlfriends but only wanted to marry the bitter tramp Camilla. Camilla and her husband had many affairs and the Camilla - Charles relationship was a very open secret. He did not want to marry Diana, they had no chemistry, and Charles was immediately jealous of her popularity. He was a dull rock while she was a shining gem.
The Royal Family turned and walked away right after the wedding and ignored the brewing tension between the two. Charles continued his public affair with Camilla and had spies watching Diana to make sure she did not stray. Charles continued to act out against his wife and his family.
The late 80's and most of the 90's Charles intentionally did things to annoy the Queen or act out against her wishes by acting "unroyal." The Princes' Trust is one of those actions - a good program but still not what the Queen wanted. Other personal interests that raised the Queens' ire were talking at length about environmental issues (coal and manufacturing are critical to UK), alternative medicines (UK has a national health plan), and open support of other religions (Queen / King head of Church of England). All good thoughts but Charles was a future king not a member of Parliament and the Royal Family made sure not to openly make statements where they could be seen taking sides.
The Royal Family had low public approval driven by many factors but primarily by Charles. They did nothing to rein him in. The marriage to Diana was a mistake, allowing him to marry a much younger women at the age of 33 was a mistake, and tolerating his complaining about his responsibilities was a mistake.
Sadly this episode supported Charles being mistreated and spied upon by the family rather than showing Charles was acting out and undermining the source of his wealth and privilege.
I like Dominic West as an actor but he was miscast as Charles. West has more charisma and class standing in the background of a scene looking at his shoe than Prince (now King) Charles has ever had.
The writers did not review their history or forgot where season 4 left off. Charles was a whiny, petulant brat who had many girlfriends but only wanted to marry the bitter tramp Camilla. Camilla and her husband had many affairs and the Camilla - Charles relationship was a very open secret. He did not want to marry Diana, they had no chemistry, and Charles was immediately jealous of her popularity. He was a dull rock while she was a shining gem.
The Royal Family turned and walked away right after the wedding and ignored the brewing tension between the two. Charles continued his public affair with Camilla and had spies watching Diana to make sure she did not stray. Charles continued to act out against his wife and his family.
The late 80's and most of the 90's Charles intentionally did things to annoy the Queen or act out against her wishes by acting "unroyal." The Princes' Trust is one of those actions - a good program but still not what the Queen wanted. Other personal interests that raised the Queens' ire were talking at length about environmental issues (coal and manufacturing are critical to UK), alternative medicines (UK has a national health plan), and open support of other religions (Queen / King head of Church of England). All good thoughts but Charles was a future king not a member of Parliament and the Royal Family made sure not to openly make statements where they could be seen taking sides.
The Royal Family had low public approval driven by many factors but primarily by Charles. They did nothing to rein him in. The marriage to Diana was a mistake, allowing him to marry a much younger women at the age of 33 was a mistake, and tolerating his complaining about his responsibilities was a mistake.
Sadly this episode supported Charles being mistreated and spied upon by the family rather than showing Charles was acting out and undermining the source of his wealth and privilege.
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- Nov 14, 2022
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- Runtime49 minutes
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