It was worse than what we are shown in the beginning of the episode. Historic depictions and remaining documents from the time of the Romanovs' murder prove it was a chaotic slaughter, that lasted for approximately 20 minutes until it was all done. It is inimaginable what those poor souls endured in those never-ending 20 minutes of screaming in utter terror, between gunshots and blood of their own family splattering all over the place...The Romanovs' daughters were first shot at and only after some of them survived being shot (since they had jewels sewn into their clothes) had they been bayoneted to death. It was a terrible murder, carried out by a terrible regime in the most terrible of ways. You can't say you want to have historic accuracy, but then complain when that is shown. It is absolutely relevant to the royal family and therefore to the show, given how incremental Prince Philip was in establishing that the remains found were indeed the ones of the Romanovs and the interest the Queen herself had in having the Romanovs buried with dignity, considering them a part of her family, too (her grandmother was the Tsarina's sister and her grandfather was the Tsar's first cousin).
It was an intense episode, nevertheless and surely not for the faint hearted.
It was an intense episode, nevertheless and surely not for the faint hearted.