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  1. mug shots
    Manhunt Knows What to Do With Tobias Menzies’s FaceNever has a hair-and-makeup team so perfectly framed an actor’s most compelling asset.
    By Nicholas Quah
  2. 2023 emmys in 2024
    The Bear Isn’t Catching Any Emmys for ‘Fishes’ Just YetThe Television Academy is still on season one.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. heavy lies the crown
    Imelda Staunton Was Playing Queen Elizabeth When Queen Elizabeth DiedThe actress’s scheduled 10 days off just so happened to coincide with the country’s 10 days of mourning.
    By Tom Smyth
  4. endings
    The Crown Says the Quiet Parts Out LoudPeter Morgan’s final word on Elizabeth’s reign hits with all the subtlety of a two-by-four to the face.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  5. chat room
    Meg Bellamy on Kate and Carole Middleton’s Weird Crown Dynamic“I don’t think she has as much power on Kate as people might think.”
    By Devon Ivie
  6. casting call
    The Search for the Next Will and KateThe Crown’s casting director on how the show found the right pair to bring an interior life to these tabloided young royals.
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. overnights
    The Crown Series-Finale Recap: The Party’s OverThe Crown ends holding firm to its adoration of Queen Elizabeth.
    By Sarene Leeds
  8. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Dracula Royal FamilyWilliam continues to be torn between leading a (somewhat) normal life and his familial duties.
    By Sarene Leeds
  9. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Good-bye, YouElizabeth isn’t ready to let Margaret go yet, but she knows she must.
    By Sarene Leeds
  10. overnights
    The Crown Recap: StalkingWhen William met Kate.
    By Sarene Leeds
  11. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Popularity ContestTony Blair is mean girling Queen Elizabeth into considering getting more in touch with regular people.
    By Sarene Leeds
  12. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Royal AngstIt’s somehow dull to watch Prince William get thrust into the spotlight and turn into a teenage heartthrob in the most challenging moment of his life.
    By Sarene Leeds
  13. trailer mix
    How Many Hats Are in the Trailer for The Crown’s Final Episodes?The final six episodes premiere on December 14, and the trailer promises hats galore.
    By Tom Smyth
  14. celebrity
    Don’t You Dare Eat Popcorn Next to Lesley ManvilleShe may play a rebel on The Crown, but in real life she’d prefer if people followed at least a few simple rules.
    By Louis Staples
  15. photo realism
    ‘A Photo Can Destroy a Life’How The Crown re-created the images of Diana’s final days within the constraints of taste, decency, and copyright.
    By Devon Ivie
  16. emergency discussion
    The Crown Made a Haunting ChoiceWe need to talk about Ghost Diana and Ghost Dodi.
  17. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Ta-Da!In the aftermath of tragedy, Charles and Elizabeth work through their reactions with a little help from Ghost Diana.
    By Sarene Leeds
  18. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Living in the MadnessWe arrive at the inevitable, an incredibly tense episode detailing Diana’s last 24 hours in excruciatingly claustrophobic detail.
    By Sarene Leeds
  19. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Oh, That GirlThe most anti-Diana episode of the season so far paints the adrift princess as the personification of scandal and poor judgment.
    By Sarene Leeds
  20. overnights
    The Crown Season-Premiere Recap: Cruel SummerOur favorite royal soap has reached the beginning of the end. Cue “Tubthumping.”
    By Sarene Leeds
  21. tv review
    The Crown Keeps Its DistanceWith the tragedy of Diana, Peter Morgan plays it safe to the very end.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. keeping up with the fake royals
    The Crown Coronates Its Final Season This WinterCollege Will and Kate are next in line on the cast list.
    By Rebecca Alter
  23. spooky
    Diana’s Ghost to Haunt The Crown’s Final SeasonNetflix has reportedly summoned her spirit for some “thoughtful imagined conversations.”
    By Danielle Cohen
  24. trailer mix
    The Crown Season 6 Trailer Is Queen Elizabeth’s Eras TourBidding a toodle-oo to Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton as Liz 2.0.
    By Bethy Squires
  25. fall preview 2023
    Fall TV Can’t Stop Looking BackwardThis season, streaming embraces a model that makes it safer to tell stories about the past.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  26. the crown
    Tom Cruise and a Bear Added to King’s Coronation Guest ListAnd maybe Nicki Lewinsky.
    By Zoe Guy
  27. hotshot
    The Crown’s Hot Prince William Just DroppedHello!
    By Claire Lampen
  28. overnights
    The Crown Season-Finale Recap: Full CircleThe season ends with another poll, another new prime minister, another boat trip, and a lingering sense of unease.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  29. close read
    The Crown Did Diana DirtySeason five’s diminishment of the “people’s princess” as petulant and reckless feels like nefarious intent hidden behind fictional license.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  30. overnights
    The Crown Recap: The War of the WalesesBreakups suck, but this episode doesn’t.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  31. chat room
    The Crown’s Olivia Williams Brought Monty Python Energy to Her Tampon Scene“It ends up with Charles, literally, saying he would go round and round the bowl and never flush down. It’s not a sexual fantasy.”
    By Devon Ivie
  32. the royals
    Let’s Talk About That Other Royal Scandal in The CrownWhat’s this about Prince Andrew’s ex-wife’s toes?
    By Danielle Cohen
  33. fact check
    The Queen Loved Her Big Singing BassOne thing The Crown got right.
    By Claire Lampen
  34. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Tear Down the TempleIf this episode of The Crown had aired three years ago, Martin Bashir might have gotten a very different edit.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  35. chat room
    The Crown’s Lesley Manville Missed Her One Chance to Meet Princess MargaretVia an invitation from her friend David Bowie.
    By Jackson McHenry
  36. overnights
    The Crown Recap: DNA BusinessAh The Crown, a show about the royal family — you know, the Romanovs.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  37. keeping up with the (fake) royals
    Princess Diana Is Haunting Her Biographer Through Elizabeth Debicki“It was like being with a ghost.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  38. emergency discussion
    Does The Crown Like the Royals or Not?A season about the Diana and Charles divorce would seem like a prime opportunity to tear into the monarchy. And yet …
    By Jackson McHenry and Kathryn VanArendonk
  39. overnights
    The Crown Recap: TampongateSome doubted The Crown would touch this incident, and yet here we are.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  40. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Love’s RefrainThings heat up in this Margaret-focused episode (literally, in Windsor Castle’s case).
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  41. overnights
    The Crown Recap: Puttin’ on the RitzThe Crown steps away from the royal family and puts the spotlight on Mohamed and Dodi Al-Fayed.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  42. tampongate
    The Crown’s Prince Charles Has Never Looked BetterThe drama’s fifth season goes out of its way to humanize the new monarch — starting with Tampongate.
    By Claire Lampen
  43. overnights
    The Crown Recap: True GriefPhilip helps a family member through a hard time but basically tells Diana to suck it up.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  44. overnights
    The Crown Season-Premiere Recap: I’m on a BoatNetflix’s prestige drama is really amping up the drama as season five kicks off.
    By Sandi Rankaduwa
  45. tv review
    The Crown Wades Into a Royal MessThe choppy but absorbing fifth season of Netflix’s monarchical saga feels divorced from what came before.
    By Jen Chaney
  46. :’)
    They’re Putting Tampongate in The Crown!At last: victory.
    By Claire Lampen
  47. royals
    Why Are Brits So Stressed About The Crown?Royals, politicians, and Dame Judi Dench are concerned the upcoming season will damage the reputation of King Charles and his family.
    By Danielle Cohen
  48. trailer mix
    The Crown Steps Into the Revenge-Dress EraThe season-five trailer has both real and figurative fireworks.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  49. revenge of the dress
    Princess Diana’s Revenge Dress Is Coming to The CrownElizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana for the upcoming season five.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  50. keeping up with the ex-royals
    Netflix Suddenly Scared to Offend Anyone With Harry and Meghan DocSources say the streamer is “rattled” as the couple try to “tone down” the edit.
    By Zoe Guy
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