This episode centers around the four children of Queen Elizabeth the Second and the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and her two children, unfolding the prelude of the Falklands War.
A fairly interesting episode I must admit, the performances and the episode itself is as mesmerizing as always. This is also the first time we see Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, which leads to the recurring theme of this episode: children.
Margaret Thatcher's son went missing, due to her emotional behavior before Her Majesty, the Queen started to plan the meetings with her children, but by doing so, Her Majesty started to realize her powerless and again revaluate the position she's in for "doing nothing", to simply "wait" and observe their childhood (the shower) fades.
Margaret is also in a position of reevaluating the relationship with her daughter and son, but in contrast to Her Majesty, she's unable to let go of her past (by favoring her son), symbolizing her struggle and stubbornness of the "limit" she can't bare, but in reality she is also in a limited point of view. But, instead of staying as an observer, Margaret chooses to intervene (to act), so in a way, both the Queen and the PM has similar kind of mindset and both of them have their "favourites", the difference lies on the decision of "protection", resembling the act on leaving for Falklands to war, using this as a metaphor of defending the country (the children) or not.
Of course, it's still only just my own observation, thus though I personally think this episode is a bit artificial and obvious, but it's still a fantastic episode.
A fairly interesting episode I must admit, the performances and the episode itself is as mesmerizing as always. This is also the first time we see Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, which leads to the recurring theme of this episode: children.
Margaret Thatcher's son went missing, due to her emotional behavior before Her Majesty, the Queen started to plan the meetings with her children, but by doing so, Her Majesty started to realize her powerless and again revaluate the position she's in for "doing nothing", to simply "wait" and observe their childhood (the shower) fades.
Margaret is also in a position of reevaluating the relationship with her daughter and son, but in contrast to Her Majesty, she's unable to let go of her past (by favoring her son), symbolizing her struggle and stubbornness of the "limit" she can't bare, but in reality she is also in a limited point of view. But, instead of staying as an observer, Margaret chooses to intervene (to act), so in a way, both the Queen and the PM has similar kind of mindset and both of them have their "favourites", the difference lies on the decision of "protection", resembling the act on leaving for Falklands to war, using this as a metaphor of defending the country (the children) or not.
Of course, it's still only just my own observation, thus though I personally think this episode is a bit artificial and obvious, but it's still a fantastic episode.