The Crown season 2 feels like a better and more interesting product than season 1, but I really dislike its structure. The flavor of the week style where there's very little thematic continuity from episode to episode, we deal with one specific problem and idea pretty much entirely in a vacuum and ignore all the other ongoing elements of the show, is just bad TV. This season also focuses a lot on Philip and I find the writing for his character so odd and inconsistent in what he wants and how guilty he really is. The ideas and events that are tackled in the episodic format are interesting though, and I feel more interested in the characters, particularly Elizabeth, than I did in season 1 (though Margaret got much less interesting, and her relationship with weird photographer is so silly and she has been largely ignored since the marriage). It's close to a 6 but I'm still giving it a 7. Claire Foy is a very good actress.
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The Crown season 2 feels like a better and more interesting product than season 1, but I really dislike its structure. The flavor of the week style where there's very little thematic continuity from episode to episode, we deal with one specific problem and idea pretty much entirely in a vacuum and ignore all the other ongoing elements of the show, is just bad TV. This season also focuses a lot on Philip and I find the writing for his character so odd and inconsistent in what he wants and how guilty he really is. The ideas and events that are tackled in the episodic format are interesting though, and I feel more interested in the characters, particularly Elizabeth, than I did in season 1 (though Margaret got much less interesting, and her relationship with weird photographer is so silly and she has been largely ignored since the marriage). It's close to a 6 but I'm still giving it a 7. Claire Foy is a very good actress.