A Very Royal Scandal
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Ah, here it is, the main event.
Its an often frenetic piece of TV, though its suspense is undercut by its reality.
The result is that it all feels a little lack of stakes.
And sure, the series has a transformative quality that makes it an entertaining watch.
Wilson and Sheen are pretty exacting in their attention to their characters mannerisms and the intonations of their voices.
The episode does well not to dwell on it.
More interesting is the episodes depiction of those aforementioned surrounding events.
As we previously noted in the first episode, the series likes to mirror its principles.
Andrews response is more petulance; more younger brother than the adult, aging son of the sovereign.
Yes, of course Mummys aware, he meekly contends.
So, for a moment, the interview is off per Charless demand.
I love Eugenie, he says.
Listen to your loved ones, says the Duchess of York.
With that, the decision is made: fuck the (future) king!
The interview is going ahead, Tampon-head be damned.
They got Nixon this way, you know, he says.
All of those close-ups.
Before Andrew heads to the interview, he watches Maitlis rush into Buckingham Palace, bedraggled so she is.
He smirks.An easy win, he must be thinking.Its all coming up Andrew.
In the meantime, Thirsk helps him to put on his oxford shoes.
The interview takes place; you could hear a pin drop.
Theres just one more thing before they conclude, Andrew and Thirsk tell Maitlis and the BBC team.
I must insist that we include these details, Thirsk says, every word drenched in delicious dramatic irony.
Theyre material to His Royal Highnesss defense.
Afterward, Andrew asks Maitlis how she thinks it went.
I thought it was … very frank, she says.
Later, Andrew triumphantly putts balls in his study, imagining himself as a star golfer.
But he is suddenly struck by … what is that,guilt?
Not a care in the world.
But ifThirskis concerned, perhaps theres something they can do about it.
Thirsk contends that the interview went well, but is she really so naive?
And so it goes ahead.
After the interview airs, Andrew is pulled from his party: The queen is calling him.
Tentatively, he picks up the phone.
