Assassins
- Episode aired Nov 4, 2016
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- 1h
As tensions with Phillip increase, Elizabeth spends time with her old friend Porchey. Churchill's portrait is painted for his 80th birthday.As tensions with Phillip increase, Elizabeth spends time with her old friend Porchey. Churchill's portrait is painted for his 80th birthday.As tensions with Phillip increase, Elizabeth spends time with her old friend Porchey. Churchill's portrait is painted for his 80th birthday.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe relationship between HM and Lord Porchester led to newspapers of the time dubbing them Porchy and Bess.
- GoofsThe horse playing Aureole differs significantly from the racehorse to the breeding horse. The horse's blaze moves from being a thin stripe to being a wider blaze, much more like the real Aureole's.
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Sir Winston Churchill: Pray silence for Her Majesty, the Queen.
Queen Elizabeth II: My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. Dear Winston and Lady Churchill. My confidence in Sir Anthony is complete. And I know he will lead the country on to great achievements, but it would be useless to pretend that either he or any of those successors who may one day follow him in office, will ever, for me, be able to hold the place of my first Prime Minister, to whom my husband and I owe so much. And for whose wise guidance, during the early years of my reign, I shall always be so profoundly grateful. I will remember you always for your magnanimity, your courage at all times. And for your unfailing humor. Founded in your unrivaled mastery of the English language. I take comfort from the fact, that in losing my constitutional adviser... I gain a wise counsellor... to whom I shall look for help and support in the days which lie ahead. May there be many of them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
While the episode spends some time on Elizabeth reconnecting with her childhood friend Porchey and fighting with Phillip, most of the episode focuses on Churchill. The government hires artist Graham Sutherland to paint his portrait in honour of his 80th birthday. Through his interaction with Sutherland, Churchill is forced to confront his own demons, to accept his own physical condition. Lithgow digs deep, and the actor who plays Sutherland (formerly Stannis Baratheon on Game of Thrones) also does great work here. The result is deeply moving, particularly due to the fact that you can feel that this is the end for Churchill; he lives another 11 years, but his character arc is satisfied and his role in the show is complete. He may still show up every once in a while, but this is likely his last major episode.
In summation, The Crown delivers yet another moving, riveting episode which seems uneventful on the surface yet oozes subtext and subtlety.
- TouchTheGarlicProduction
- Nov 9, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 2.00 : 1