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Posted Jun 1st 2008 10:33PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S02E10) I'm just going to come out and say it. I really enjoyed the season finale of
The Tudors. The wife-number-two storyline is all wrapped up. And now
next season we'll move on to wife-number-three, Jane Seymour. I think I'm even more excited for next season because I know next to nothing about Henry's wives post Boleyn drama. I know many of you history buffs will disagree, saying that you'd rather they keep to the facts because Tudor history alone is interesting enough. I feel, at this point, I'd rather just watch the story --which is basically a primetime melodrama with corsets and crowns and public executions. So, I'm not as worried about accuracy. And by the way, public executions on
Melrose Place would have been awesome.
But, enough about what's to be, let's talk about what happened tonight. My review of the season finale is after the jump.
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-10 (season finale)
Posted May 11th 2008 10:13PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S02E07) I need to point something out first. When they show Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the opening credits, he stares into the camera and widens his eyes just a little bit at the last second. It's perfectly sexy and haunting and dangerous at the same time. I know some readers have commented that his portrayal of Henry is insufferable at times (too much screaming "I'm the king of England" and the like). But I think Rhys Meyers' Henry VIII balances a good amount of wanting to do the
right thing (or at least
feel like he's doing the right thing) with wanting to do exactly what he wants, because after all,
he's king.
A review of tonight's
The Tudors (not just the opening credits!) is after the jump.
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-07
Posted May 4th 2008 10:19PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S02E06) "It's called a printing press, my lord. And it will change the world." --Thomas Cromwell to George Boleyn
Thomas Cromwell continues to wage war on the Catholic Church. Henry is haunted by the death of Thomas More. A paranoid Anne loses her grip on her husband's affections. The turbulent royal couple try to fix up baby Elizabeth with King Francis's youngest son. George Boleyn marries, much to his dismay and even more to the dismay of his new wife Jane (not to mention the dismay of George's lover Mark Smeaton).
Just another day in the life of a Tudor. A review of tonight's show is after the jump...
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-6
Posted Apr 27th 2008 10:05PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S02E05) This was by far the heaviest episode of
The Tudors I've seen. I'll get to my review of the heavier parts later. First, however, I think I'll begin with some of the lighter parts of the episode, all of which were provided by the Pope. I know I've said it before but Peter O'Toole is an invaluable addition to this show. All of his scenes were impeccable tonight (not really anything different from any other night). I think by far his best scene was after Michelangelo threw a tantrum and used foul language when one of his apprentices didn't paint Moses right. Also great but a little haunting was the pope's mention of Cardinal Fisher's martyrdom. He had this eerie expression on his face while he "lamented" that he would not be able to die for Christ like Fisher.
Read on after the jump for my full review of
The Tudors...
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-5
Posted Apr 20th 2008 10:04PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S02E04) The 16th century soap opera continues... George Boleyn is having an affair with Mark Smeaton. Anne's pregnant again. Henry's on mistress number two to keep him company while the bun is in the oven. Henry passed a bill making him supreme ruler of everything. Lady Mary lost her title to a little baby named Elizabeth.Trouble is brewing overseas with the French king not recognized Anne as queen and the Spanish emperor planning Anne's assassination. Now, all we need is for someone to come back from the dead or have a sex change.
I can barely keep up with The Tudors. How about you? Let's talk about it after the jump...
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-4
Posted Apr 13th 2008 10:05PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S02E03) And to the right, my dear readers, is the main reason I watch
The Tudors. Let's face it, if they hired an actor who actually resembled King Henry VIII, I don't think this show would be quite as popular. But shameless appreciation of Jonathon Rhys Meyer's hotness aside, I
kind of like the show too. *wink*
Tonight's episode had some big plot progressions but in between was a lot of the same old stuff they've been using since the very beginning of the series. There was more Team Katharine (led by the Duke of Suffolk and loyal Catholic Thomas More) versus Team Anne (led by her family...oh, and the king). For a discussion of what happened tonight, read on after the jump.
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-3
Posted Mar 30th 2008 10:05PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
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S02E01)
The Tudors is back. And in true Tudor style, it's back with a vengeance. Last year in the season finale we left Henry on the brink of a climax. And I would say no pun intended, but if you saw the season finale, you know that pun was
definitely intended.
A lot was set in motion with the premiere of
The Tudors. The ambitious Boleyns will rise even higher in the king's esteem this season. However, if you know your history, you'll know that we will watch their bloody fall from grace too. Henry and Anne's fiery relationship will deteriorate. And influence of Protestantism will continue to surge, while Catholicism in Britain will collapse almost entirely.
Continue reading The Tudors: Episode 2-1 (season premiere)
Posted Mar 22nd 2008 1:11PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, OpEd, Early Looks
If you are excited for season 2 of
The Tudors on Showtime but can't wait until it airs on Sunday March 30th, check this out. Showtime is making the season premiere available to fans online now. Just
click here and enter the password: Royal.
For an early look at the show, read on past the jump...
Continue reading The Tudors season two -- An early look
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