On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 1:01 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote:
> I’m about halfway through episode one and am hard pressed to think of > another show I’ve hated as much. Except for Adam Godley, I cant find any > saving graces. > > YMMV. > I did say it caught my attention despite its flaws, not that those flaws weren't prominent. The whole season was written by Tony McNamara based on a play he wrote and apparently only performed in Sydney years ago. Making historical drama means taking historical narratives and bringing them to a modern audience in a modern idiom. I don't really identify with McNamara's vision but over the course of the season an interesting story develops: a young enlightenment era noble woman is brought to the detached, corrupt, and decadent Russian court to become empress. Can she gain power, is it worth gaining power, and what will she have to sacrifice of her beliefs and morals to do it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG5vg4V0282HzG3yDcLUt8DZ9-HixSQf7Nugq3V_%3DLT7g%40mail.gmail.com.
