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The Crown · Season 5 · Netflix

The Crown Season 5

The Crown Season 5 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 6.5/10. 10 episodes on Netflix from 9 November 2022.

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BollyMeter6.5/1071% on Rotten Tomatoes - a significant drop. The third cast change (Imelda Staunton, Dominic West) received mixed reviews; critics found the Diana-Charles material too close to living memory for the show's dramatizing instinct to sit comfortably.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The third cast transition introduced Imelda Staunton's Elizabeth and Dominic West's Charles to muted critical reception. The 1990s material - Charles and Diana's separation, the Queen's annus horribilis - was well-trodden territory, and critics noted the show's usual distance felt compromised when dealing with events many viewers remembered personally. At 71%, Season 5 was the first to register as a step down rather than a lateral move.

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Season Over Season

A perceptible decline from Season 4 - the historical material is too recent for the show's dramatizing mode, and the new cast needed time to settle.