# Netflix’s The Crown S5 (open spoilers)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, netflix\
**Created:** [August 3, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-crown-s5-open-spoilers/947968 "2021-08-03T15:03:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-crown-s5-open-spoilers/947968/61 "2022-12-05T12:19:04Z")

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> [@SanVito](#):
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> On the other hand, I didn’t get on with Jonathan Pryce as Philip at all - he came across as too much of a sweet old man (which we all know Philip was not), and the whole affair saga just didn’t ring true as a result.

I think it also doesn’t help that he’s not really infusing much of what we’ve been show to be Philip into his take on Philip. Matt Smith really created an identifiable character out of Philip and Tobias Menzies took up right where Smith left off with an almost seamless continuation. That was a very believable transition from actor to actor playing the same character. Jonathan Pryce, as good an actor as he is, really feels like he’s just phoning it in as Generic Old Royal Guy. I mean, he definitely has less of the spotlight on him this season, making it more difficult to establish the character, but even in his horse carriage episode he just felt blah to me. That’s my take, anyway.

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**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-crown-s5-open-spoilers/947968/62 "2022-12-05T12:24:42Z")

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I do want to say that I am glad to live in a world where I have seen both Tony Soprano and Queen Elizabeth each be given a Big Mouth Billy Bass as a present. For some reason, that just warms my heart.

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-crown-s5-open-spoilers/947968/63 "2022-12-05T16:44:22Z")

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I came up with an idea for naughty bedroom role playing scene between the Queen and Prince Philip.

Prince Philip pretends to be a poll worker and the Queen pretends to be voting in an election. For added comedy their servants have set up a voting both for her. 😄.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-crown-s5-open-spoilers/947968/64 "2023-08-18T21:35:46Z")

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This is both fun and sobering; a royal letter from the time of the Blitz in 1940. Colman played then-Queen Elizabeth in _Hyde Park on Hudson_, as well as her daughter on _The Crown_, of course: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jHTOInw6KQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jHTOInw6KQ)

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