Let me just start with the fact that I
thought the last episode of this season was fantastic. It felt like a
totally different director than the rest of the episodes, but it
turns out the same director handled episodes 6, 7 and 8.
So, honestly, I'm a sucker for good
love stories and the story of Victoria and Albert is pretty darn
good. There was a movie, Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt and
Rupert Friend and the chemistry between Blunt and Friend can't hold a
candle to Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes, who are real-life lovers.
Not only did they have great on-screen
chemistry, but I enjoyed their portrayals of the characters. But
don't you go to the bathroom during the other characters' screen
time! I also enjoyed the side stories of Mr. Francatelli and Ms.
Skerret; The push and pull between the butler Mr. Penge and Baroness
Lehzen and British Government as a character.
Victoria opens on the princess,
confined to Kensington Palace, discovering that she is now the Queen
of England. A teenage girl now has to learn how to be queen, decide
who she can trust, and most importantly, marry and produce an heir to
the throne. That's a lot of pressure when all you want to do is enjoy
your new freedom. She is pressured to give her cousin Albert a try
and it turns out he's the one. They get married and together they
navigate the political and social sharks.
Awesome acting moment: In the last
episode, during Victoria's confinement aka labor,Victoria (Jenna
Coleman) looks to her left and right, trying to gather strength from
the eyes of the people who are closest to her, and in her face you
can see the fear of childbirth, but the resolve that there is nothing
else to do, but to push.
I'm giving Victoria four stars ****. I
can very easily watch this over and over, it is another beautiful
Masterpiece production, the acting befits the amount they spent on
the production and I want an opportunity to group hug with Jenna
Coleman and Tom Hughes. Waiting patiently for my chance.
This series aired on PBS' Masterpiece
Theatre in 2017.
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