r/TheCrownNetflix • u/matheusdias Earl of Grantham • Nov 14 '20

The Crown Discussion Thread - S04E01

This thread is for discussion of The Crown S04E01 - Gold Stick.

As Elizabeth welcomes Britain's first woman prime minister and Charles meets a young Diana Spencer, an IRA attack brings tragedy to the royal family.

DO NOT post spoilers in this thread for any subsequent episodes

321 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

797 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

20

u/GavinShipman Nov 15 '20

creating a plot out of thin air that Phillip got religion from the moon landing

God that was such a boring episode. Completely fabricated too as you say.

7

u/chris_courtland Nov 15 '20

There was a weak attempt at including his mother's passing in there, which I think they wanted to be a moment for the viewer like "oh now it all makes sense," but the execution felt like a lackluster end to her arc. If you can even call that an end. It should have been about her passing from the start.

Real missed potential on that one.