Jonathan Ross slams the new series of The Crown and says history won’t judge the Netflix show ‘kindly’: ‘This doesn’t feel like fair representation’
Jonathan Ross criticized the new series “The Crown” after the release of the latest episodes of the Netflix show.
Season six, part two, premiered on the streaming giant on Thursday, December 14, ending the infamous show about the British royal family.
The episodes cover William and Harry’s grief after Diana’s death, Princess Margaret’s final years, and William and Kate’s early love struggles while studying at the University of St Andrews.
But the series has proven controversial for its very intimate depiction of recent events, including scenes with living members of the royal family.
Speaking on the Reel Talk podcast with his daughter Honey, Jonathan said: “We can’t judge the early episodes the same way we can judge the recent ones.
Jonathan Ross criticized the new series “The Crown” after the release of the latest episodes of the Netflix show
Season six, part two, premiered on the streaming giant on Thursday, December 14, ending the infamous show about the British royal family.
“We can judge recent events because we’ve lived through them, and we can say it’s not fair, it doesn’t seem like an accurate narrative, it doesn’t seem like a fair representation.”
The comedian continued: “I think history will not judge The Crown very kindly as a television series.
“I think we’ll look back and say, ‘That wasn’t nice,’ and it’s strange because it started out with such high praise and was held up as a great example, but now, crucially, they’ve killed their own child.”
Jonathan and his 26-year-old daughter Honey watched the series before it was released to the public.
Honey, using examples of famous photographs of Diana on a boat and Kate at the University of St Andrews fashion show, said: “We’ve seen all these things and it seems so recent and too soon.”
She added: “I was disgusted… I feel really sad for the family that is still alive because they have to watch or hear about people watching the most traumatic moment of their lives being beautifully recreated for Netflix.”
However, Ross praised the game itself, saying that it maintained “quality” from the start, paying special attention to Elizabeth Debicki for her “incredible” performance as Princess Diana.
As the infamous drama came to an end, viewers rushed to social media to admit they were “heartbroken”.
Reviewers had mixed reactions to the final episodes of The Crown, especially the appearances of Kate (Meg Bellamy) and William (Ed McVey).
Critics also praised Princess Margaret’s (Lesley Manville) scenes, seeing her role as a way to return to the more historical elements of previous seasons.
They shared their disappointment that The Crown had finally come to an end after six episodes and revealed that the final scenes were “so sad”.
On site X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: “I just finished Season 6 of The Crown Part 2. Oh my god. Wow.’
Meanwhile, Meg Bellamy, 21, who plays a young Kate Middleton, admitted she has “no memory of the actual events” depicted in the final season as the trio revealed how it affected their performances.
The second part brings to our screens a key university moment in the blossoming relationship between the current Prince and the Princess of Wales.
Meg explained, “We were kids and we don’t remember anything about the actual events of the show.”
“I think it was helpful because we could just look at him as a character on the page,” Ed added.
Reel Talk with Honey and Jonathan Ross is now available on Global Player with new episodes every Monday.
The show’s final episodes debuted on the streaming platform on December 14, weeks after the first half of series six was released last month.