Battle of the Princesses (continuously updated)

At first, the White Queen's ratings were not high, and the BBC withdrew, thinking that there would be no follow-up, but Starz still had a good conscience to continue filming a few years later, although the whole crew changed the water... the plot, Naturally, it's the same joke as the original, and I have mixed feelings after watching two episodes now.

The story of the White Princess - Elizabeth of York is actually very difficult to play because the War of the Roses was over in this girl's time, the early Tudor rebellion of the Duke of Suffolk, the pseudo-Prince Richard's rebellion, etc. by comparison It's all small talk. She herself is a standard good wife and mother type, with no family ambitions. After getting married, she devoted herself to her husband and children. Even the strange-tempered mother-in-law Margaret and her husband Heng Qi have always had a good relationship with her (Heng Qi is standard Shy, but only generous to his mother and wife), and Heng Qi were rare loving couples in that era. After giving birth to several children, because of the early death of her eldest son and her poor health, she died in childbirth of her last daughter at the age of 36, leaving her grieving husband suffering from depression. It can be said to be a very ordinary life.


But how could Aunt Philippa Gregory, the openly Yorkist, Tudor black writer, love the Princess York she loves and the Tudor King she hates? So the private goods were stuffed up, and the princess turned into a secret female warrior who secretly rebelled against the Tudor family, but was in a dilemma in the battle between her parents' family and her husband's family. Judging from the first episode, the series uses the original setting, but it is wise to add a statement "adapted" at the end of the film, unlike Aunt Fei who spared no effort to blacken Tudor in the documentary. Home (see the documentary "The Real White Queen" hosted by Aunt Fei, online at station B).

Let's talk about some general things first. It's great that the music basically continues the White Queen. I was so excited when I heard the exact same opening song. I used to like the White Queen's ancient soundtrack very much. But other than that, except the screenwriter is still the original one (the lines and the plot are obviously still original), there is only one actor who is from the previous work (the old Duchess Cecily, basically made a soy sauce), everything else happened. Earthshaking changes.

The heroine was replaced by Jodie Comer, which I personally think is very suitable, because she has excellent acting skills and looks like Queen Elizabeth herself in history.

The White Queen is played by Essie Davis. Well, after seeing the beauty of Rebecca Ferguson, it is a bit reluctant for this to play the famous beauty in history, and the light makeup does not reflect the actor's own style. . In particular, I am a diehard fan of "Miss Fisher Detective" starring Essie. Seeing her almost-no-makeup aunt's face in this play is really complicated. Orz

Mrs. Margaret is played by "Aunt Cat" Michelle Fairley , that's great, I like this actor with a sense of stage play. I can't stand the nervous horse-faced actress in the previous work. Although Michelle used this old wrinkled face to say "I gave birth to my son when I was a little girl" is too unconvincing...

There are also many old faces among the other actors, and their acting skills are all Excellent, it shows that the casting of this drama is still based on the attitude of everyone to play together, which is very good.

Personally, I am most interested in serving Hua Dao, so the difference between the white queen and the white princess is extra interesting. The set is similar to the exterior, and the costumes are not the same time and space because the designer has changed. The white queen's clothing is centered at the end of the Middle Ages, mixed with the styles of several eras, often crossing, and the overall roughness. In addition to the continuation of a few clothes from the previous work to the supporting roles, Princess White's costumes are basically overhead, with some traces of historical elements. The designer's recent works include "The Musketeer", "Life and the Dead" ", you can see her design orientation.

However, although I am a researcher, there is no harm in using overhead style clothing in this play, because Tudor's early clothing is really hard to describe - women wear hats like roofs on their heads, which are completely in the playing cards. The shape of Q. If she's a devout woman like Margaret, she'd just wrap her whole body in a nun style, leaving only her face exposed. XD



The next episode is said.
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first episode

, the mountains and rivers change color, and the mountains and rains are about to come. , shown from the beginning with montage and music.

King Richard was killed in battle, Tudor came to England, and the remnants of the York family were in constant fear. Their trump card was Princess Elizabeth, who had made a marriage contract with the new King Henry VII, but the princess herself loved her uncle Richard very much. She wanted to marry her uncle, but she had to marry the usurper. Here is a personal thought - I really think this kind of rumor is very shocking in itself. It is impossible for the white princess in history to fall in love with slandering herself as an illegitimate daughter, so that the family hid in the church and just took her The two younger brothers locked up in the Tower of London and ended up with the missing guy, right? Besides, Richard is not handsome. Aunt Fei actually wrote this paragraph in order to make Richard into a heartthrob. The drama even made the princess have already slept with Richard, and there was a quick edit of the sex scene. ･･･ But Richard's naked buttocks are really cocky~~~ cough cough, I'm sorry to digress.

Henry VII was also very unhappy. He was too tired to cope with various king duties, and his fiancée was not a virgin, but had to accept marriage for the stability of the country. In these two in-laws, the aunts kept stirring up the water like idle elementary school students, talking to each other, and in the young dynasty, various forces were eager to move. However, Prince Richard, who was hidden by the White Queen, disappeared, laying the groundwork for the subsequent Perkin Warbeck rebellion.


The general trend of the first episode is basically in line with history, and Heng Qi severely dealt with the York family. Although he knew the necessity of marrying Princess York, he was quite critical of the marriage. He crowned himself first, but he also had a pre-marital relationship with Elizabeth, and did not marry until Elizabeth became pregnant. In the overall structure, the performance of everyone is in line with the background, the strength of the king and the mother and the awkward relationship between them, the ambivalence of the White Queen are all well reflected, the reluctance of the White Princess and the ambition of Princess Cecily are also reflected. is an adaptation within reason.

But at the same time, some details are quite problematic and take for granted, which affects the image of the characters to a certain extent. The problem mainly lies with the York family. For example, when Princess White scolded Heng Qi at dinner, she publicly admitted that she had an affair with Richard. As a princess who has seen a lot of ups and downs in the political circle, it is impossible not to know about Heng Qi. Qi Quan could use this as an excuse to ruthlessly attack the York family. In that era of chastity, such an emotional outburst, as if the protagonist of an idol drama girl seemed out of place, and her IQ was in arrears, which greatly reduced the appeal of "Hidden&Patient" she said at the end of the first episode. It is also a common problem in many costume dramas now.

The image of the White Queen has also become very strange. On the one hand, she is soberly aware of the current situation, and strives to promote the marriage between the two families and persuade her daughter. But on the other hand, the attitude towards Margaret is arrogant and constantly demolishing the stage (but this can't be blamed on the screenwriter, the original is such a strange style of painting), which makes you confused about what she wants to do. You must know that for them, it is the best situation for the Tudors to win. If Richard is in power, they will still be the mistresses and illegitimate children of the former king, and they have no power at all. What can be compared to getting a queen throne now , I have absolutely no idea what this guy in the play is thinking.

Although Elizabeth Woodville was never a shrewd woman in history, the show's design makes her overly sensual and divisive, a sense of divisiveness that culminates in her witchcraft tossing Margaret. This part is very interesting to shoot, but just imagine, what is the use of her approach? It should have taken advantage of the peaceful situation to stabilize the Tudor family, and then acted in private. Now it is not clear whether her son is alive or not, which has made Margaret pay more and more attention to her existence and become more alert to her. home", as if the screenwriter was deliberately re-emphasizing - she's a witch.



On the contrary, Tudor's role is not much but more abundant. Heng Qi's rebelliousness, awkwardness, helplessness, from simple dislike to slightly affectionate towards Elizabeth showed very well. The strong family bond between Margaret and Henry through the letters seems estranged when mother and son finally meet again. Margaret was more worried about how much influence she could exert on her son, and kept talking in the name of God, but had to ask Henry's uncle to help. On the other hand, she was taking precautions against her future daughter-in-law and tried to win over her, which was clearly and clearly manifested in just a few scenes.

In addition to the script, the actors are all acting online. Although the costumes are fantastic, there is not much sense of disobedience. The scene scheduling is also very good. It can be said that Starz is very serious about this. Looking forward to the next episode~

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second episode

I have to say, this episode looked very nice to me.

The plot takes the national procession after Henry VII's coronation as a clue, and unfolds three story lines:

the proportion of husband and wife lines in this episode has been greatly increased. Princess Bai began to show her pregnancy and could not participate in the parade, so there were not many rivalries with Heng Qi, but the two had already had an obvious chemical reaction, the relationship had eased a lot, and the relationship was greatly deepened. In the last episode, they still looked at each other, and this episode seems to have some old-fashioned feelings.

The White Queen set herself on fire, and was supposed to take part in the parade in place of her daughter, but was locked up by Margaret. In a rage, he wrote to York's loyal ministers, ordering them to assassinate Hengqi on the way, but unexpectedly dragged his daughter into the water by accident, so he had a quarrel with the princess.

During the parade, the mother and son Henry and Margaret couldn't talk together, and they became more and more estranged, seeing their relationship take a turn for the worse. Gradually, the struggle between the two families split into a situation of parent-child disputes.

The big frame design of this episode is not enough. It is basically the general level of today's costume dramas. However, there is a serious imbalance in the shaping of the characters. mentally retarded, or even collapsed. And because some plots have been greatly different from the real history, it seems very out of place for a few historical stalks to be moved into the play.

The portrayal of the two characters, Elizabeth and Henry, is really good in this episode. The rapidly growing affection between the two, the care that gradually arises, and the relationship between enemies and friends is very delicate. Even in the middle of the plot, the two have no rivalry at all, but through their communication and the change in each other's weight in each other's minds, they can show a good situation. Elizabeth instructs Heng Qi on how to rule and help this one-time enemy solve the plague, and her opinion is greatly increased in Heng Qi's mind. The scene where the two finally feel the fetus together pushes their relationship to new heights. Now I am most worried about whether the follow-up plot is going to completely follow the original line. If so, I don't have any expectations, because the original Hengqi is very scumbag. . .

Compared to the two young people, their mother, as the two main supporting characters in the show, collapsed badly.

The stamina and wisdom shown by the white queen in the previous work are now unknown. The only bright spot in the entire episode is playing a counter-measure to protect her daughter and draw the enemy's attention to herself. It is reasonable to say that he is a person who has gone through strong winds and waves. Before the situation is clear, he should have kept a low profile, but he couldn't bear to be under house arrest, so he dispatched the assassins in a hurry. The reason is even more hilarious. It is to help Edward Gorse on the throne. Please, you still have a son somewhere, okay? I'm not sure whether the assassination of Henry will really benefit my family, whether my husband's nephew will still be able to hold power when he comes to power, and even forget the well-being of his daughter and grandson. I'm also convinced by this impulse. It also completely turned her previous countermeasures into a joke. Of course, it is necessary to show witchcraft again.

Her attitude in the plague incident also pushed her to the villain side. Her daughter is still trying to save the people, but she has already dreamed of restoration. The suffering of the common people only made her feel that her family's opportunity had come. Now, she doesn't see the demeanor of the original queen at all. She is just a guy full of power, mad, narrow-minded, and has no big picture, and her image is greatly reduced. If the White Princess was abused like this in order to elevate her, the plot would be a bit disappointing. In fact, the white queens in history are far more shrewd than this. They first enjoyed the treatment of the queen mother, and then quickly took action in a rebellion. After failure, they retired to the monastery immediately, and still lived a luxurious life under the support of their son-in-law. Not a winner in life, but also retreated. I guess this guy in the play will end up miserable.

And the Red Queen Margaret, although this one was hacked out of the sky in the previous work, at least she is also a precise and ruthless politician. But now, she only knows that she is full of God, babbling on to make some mentally retarded suggestions, staring and saying harsh words everywhere, just like a symbolic image of a son-in-law and evil mother-in-law, and the degree of collapse is similar to that of her own mother.

In history, Margaret was one of Heng Qi's most trusted and effective assistants, and her level is evident, but in the play, because of her strong desire for control and bad political vision, she has already gone farther and farther with her son... Does the screenwriter always think that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and that daughter-in-law and mother cannot coexist at all? The daughter-in-law's rescue of the common people greatly enhanced her son's prestige. At this time, no matter how embarrassed she is, she should hold back for normal people, not to mention Margaret, who still has the power to turn clouds and rain. He shouted: "Punish her! Punish her severely!" That's enough... So when Heng Qi expressed his gratitude to Elizabeth, acted according to Elizabeth's advice again and again, and repeatedly rejected his mother's proposal, at this time, as an audience Although I am very pleased with the improvement of the relationship between the husband and wife, I also express my sympathy for Margaret who was hacked home XD

and the collapse of this character also shows the screenwriter (or Aunt Fei?) Weakness to history cognition. For example, Margaret proposed to marry the White Queen to King James III of Scotland. This happened in history, and it was proposed by Hengqi himself. However, the premise was that the relationship between York and Tudor was harmonious at the time, and the White Queen was still in the UK. Enjoying a respected status, so marrying the precious mother-in-law of the King of England to King Su is also a good symbol of the relationship between Qin and Jin (although in the end it was not possible because King Su hung up). But in the play, because the background setting has been changed, this suggestion is completely a bad move. The relationship between the two families is so bad, and you still send the enemy to be the queen, isn't it not happy to let the tiger return to the mountain? All fools know that it is not acceptable, but Margaret can still say "drive her away, let her be the Queen of Scotland, and we will be clean" such mental retardation to the extreme, ah, really, unable to complain. As a result, her son, who had been in front of the country boy for half his life, could see better than her, and he slapped her in the face with a single sentence, and literally put a historical drama into a dark humorous tone.

And the plot behind Margaret's request to send troops to attack the Duchess of Burgundy was rejected, which is even more hilarious. Anyone with a little knowledge of European history - really, you don't need to know too much - knows that the Duchy of Burgundy at that time was the mother-in-law's home of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, a vassal of France, and the Duchess's. Her granddaughter, Margaret of Austria, was then a princess of France. You are England, the smallest country, and you want to challenge Valois and Habsburg at the same time, don't you die? Therefore, in history, although Hengqi hated the Duchess of Burgundy, he was helpless and could only let the Duchess support the rebels. How could Margaret, a political figure, not even understand this, and ended up being hacked again. To be honest, as a screenwriter of a historical drama, whether it is to draw on historical facts or to be completely original, it should follow a logical bottom line, otherwise it will be too ridiculous. So please see, in order to show that the IQs of Elizabeth and Heng Qi are online, it is really bad to let their mother's IQ drop like a meteorite crash.

As for the other characters, Princess Cecily has been completely reduced to a small villain who is careful and harming others and not herself. The other Tudors have become decorations. As for the Plantagenet sisters, they have no practical effect except to follow the waves. It can be said that most of the supporting roles are turned into chicken ribs.

PS: The leg of lamb sleeve skirt of the heroine in this episode is ugly.

The second episode didn't look good, minus one star, let's see what happens next.

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The third~fourth

episodes can be regarded as one Overall, it focuses on a crisis that Heng Qi experienced in the early days of his reign - the Lambert Simnel Rebellion and the Battle of Stoke Field. The attack on Hengqi came from the Burgundian court as far away as Flanders, and was led by the widowed Duchess Margaret of York, Edward Edward Sister of the Fourth. This lady was a very prominent figure in Western European international politics in the late 15th century, and was known as "The Devil's Lady".


The other two important players are John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, the big redbeard who made trouble and ran away in episode 4, and the assassination of Heng Qi in episode 2. The unsuccessful Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, both fled to Burgundy, which was already a Yorkite den.

Lambert Simnel, as stated in the play, is just a ten-year-old civilian child, a pawn. He was first manipulated by an ambitious clergyman in an attempt to disguise himself as the missing Tower Prince Richard, but soon after rumors spread that Edward Gorse, Earl of Warwick (Teddy), had died in the Tower of London. The priest instead decided to have Lambert disguised as Edward. He sent the child to Burgundy, and with the planning of the Duchess, the Earl of Lincoln, and the Viscount Lowell, Hengqi's first major crisis came.

In fact, these two episodes could have been a very exciting little climax, but to be blunt, the screenwriter was completely unable to grasp it, and a good theme was so badly abused that it made people laugh and cry. The next episodes of commentary.
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The title of the third episode is "Burgundy", which shows that Burgundy's drama is the main line. Although it is a foreshadowing episode, to be honest, I was most looking forward to this episode before, because Burgundy in the late 15th century was not only an indispensable piece of the European political puzzle at that time, but also Valois and Habsburg. The center and buffer zone of the vortex of gladiatorial struggle between the two major forces is also a stage for a group of powerful and belligerent politicians to be active. At the same time, this military principality is also the fashion center of the entire Western Europe, with the most luxurious and gorgeous palaces, the most colorful ladies and gentlemen, and many of the clothing styles we are familiar with in the late Middle Ages come from Burgundy. However, let me sum up the final look of this episode in three words - what the hell! ! !

The main line of this episode is the change in the Duchess of Burgundy's thinking, to see how she came to the stage and turned from secretly harassing the Tudor family to positive confrontation. In fact, the history itself is very simple. As a member of the York family, the Duchess is naturally not willing to let Tudor at ease. As long as there is an opportunity to eradicate Tudor, she will firmly grasp it and is a proactive character. But for the so-called dramatic conflict, in the third episode, the screenwriter set up a plot in which Jasper Tudor's mission failed and his wife decided to fight. The corners of the man's mouth twitched.

Because the screenwriter actually took out the stalk of the death of Mary in Burgundy!

In the initial publicity, the character of Madame Burgundy was described as "intelligent and sensual", which is indeed in line with her historical image, but let's sort out this "smart" lady's mental journey in the third episode. Bar:

Ai Jia is too lazy to see you~
→ Jasper Tudor seems to be quite handsome, let's meet.
→Damn, I'm dead, my father's dead, my brother's dead, my husband's lost everything, and your nephew, mother and uncle, I'm so miserable, okay
? No one I love will die anymore, it's very good that you are very good at flirting with girls, and Aijia is very moved~
→ Ah, Jasper, you are such a good man, Aijia suddenly wants to marry you!
→Mass my daughter is dead! ! Didn't you say that no one will die again! Fuck off! Fuck off! I'm going to send troops to fight you!

Edit, I promise I won't kill you :)

This TM is nothing. The shrewd aunt who is already forty years old is literally written as a fourteen-year-old Huaichun girl. Did you come to Black Burgundy on purpose? !

Not only that, but some obvious tendencies in the lines are also very unpleasant, such as the wife said to Jasper "I lost Barabara, your nephew didn't lose anything." It sounds aggrieved, BUT, you There is also a younger brother, Richard, who was killed by Hengqi on the battlefield. The others, including your father, the other two brothers and your husband, committed suicide by themselves, and they have nothing to do with Hengqi. On the other hand, Heng Qi's father, the brother of the man in front of you, was killed by your brother Ai Si. Heng Qi himself was confiscated by your greedy sister-in-law, and he was exiled to Brittany inexplicably, and spent sixteen years of miserable poverty, okay? What does it mean that no one has lost anything... It's clearly just a simple power struggle, and it's like saying how wronged he is.

One netizen commented: "Which family does not die in a war, and whose family does not have bitter tears, if you really say who is an innocent victim, the British people who have been tossed by you for decades and have not had a happy birthday are the victims. Okay. As for your York family, if the family crest is a white rose, do you really think you are a white lotus?" I agree with this person very much. To be honest, the obvious York-blowing tendency of the original book is very offensive. It's even more unpleasant after it's melted. The style of the characters is greatly reduced, which also shows that the screenwriter's skill is only here.

Putting the Duchess' personal image on hold for now, let's look at the center of the episode's conflict - the fall of Mary, Duke of Burgundy.

Well, in history, Mary hung up in 1482, and the drama was already in 1487 at this time. The five-year journey is really shocking, orz. Well, after all, the end of the film will say that it is fictional, but if I am not blind, the Duchess Mary in the show is completely courting her own death, right? You are willing to admit defeat in a race, and it was you who brought it up on your own initiative. They didn't do anything and didn't provoke you. Why do you blame others for your own fall? This matter was originally nonsensical, but it was regarded as a turning point in the Duchess's thinking, which was even more funny. At the end, the Duchess's performance is like a lunatic. People say that if you make peace, the person you love will never die. A fool knows that it means that there will be no more wars. It's not a guarantee that your daughter will not die if she takes the initiative. Really ...... can't complain.

The only good thing about delaying Mary's death is that the Holy Roman Empire family portrait is on screen for the first time. The husband of Mary of Burgundy was Emperor Maximilian I, one of the initiators of the mighty Italian wars of the Renaissance. In the play, there is also a pair of young children of Mary, who are also the most influential figures in the near future. Among them, the elder brother is the Austrian Archduke Philip, known as the "beautiful man" (actually, the portrait is ugly), the husband of the famous madwoman Juana. And that little sister was Margaret of Austria, who served as the quasi-dup princess of France and then the crown princess of Spain, and later took charge of the Netherlands. She was one of the greatest women in the first half of the 16th century. It was she who trained Emperor Charles V of the ages. (A little tidbit by the way - when Margaret of Austria was the regent of the Netherlands, there were many little girls in the palace, and one of them was the brightest and most intelligent, and she was very fond of her, this little girl was Anne Bo. Lin ←_←)

Pulling back the perspective from Burgundy and returning to England, I have to say that for the male and female protagonists, the screenwriter is really a mother. Even in such a hurry, the emotional development of the two can be considered delicate enough. Prince Arthur was finally born, and Princess White was promoted to be the new Queen White. Her inner balance was undoubtedly in favor of her husband, and Heng Qi gradually opened her heart to his wife. The two young people gradually got rid of the enmity of the previous generation. Shackles, began to create their own space.

However, at the Tucao Mom Conference in the second half of this episode, although the actors performed very well, Heng Qi said that he was just a victim of Ma Ma's desire and did not want to be a king, Are U serious? ? ? And I really don't know what the state of mind is for the show to keep talking about the scandal between Elizabeth and Richard III.

Of course, as the youngsters and their mothers begin to distance themselves from each other, their mothers are further marginalized, despite the development of the relationship between the protagonists. The white queen has been tossing for so long, but she has actually achieved nothing. She was dragged here and there without any strength to fight back. The only sense of existence is to write a letter of help. The heroine of the previous episode is now degraded. Not even a vase. The screenwriter seems to be aware of this as well, and took great pains to edit the image of the Virgin who overturned her cursed mouth cannon and the episode of Mary of Burgundy falling from a horse. to blame? Can these eight poles be hit?

And Mrs. Red, when she says God again, I can't wait to rush into the screen and beat her. In this episode, her only role is to keep ranting, making trouble, and arguing in a levelless manner, which makes people have a headache when they see it.
Look at this conversation between the in-laws:
Bai: "This child may bring peace to England, half York, half Tudor."
Hong: "He's just Tudor."
If you say that, then Mrs. Hong, before you Why do you want your son to marry the white princess? This kind of logically incoherent lines, the screenwriter himself did not realize it at all.

There have been three main female roles of mothers in this play, and their actors are Essie Davis, Michelle Fairley and Joanne Whalley. These three old drama bones should have a wide space to play to their heart's content, but now they can only play A chicken rib, a wicked mother-in-law, and a middle-aged aunt who is ill... waste of money, a huge waste! ! !

Then it's time for a costume discussion.


In fact, when Burgundy first appeared, I was a little confused. Although I knew that the costumes of this show were overhead, I didn't expect it to be so Italian style full of southern European flavor!

Elements such as wide V-necks, cuffed sleeves and drapey pointed hats that were popular in Western European women's clothing at the end of the Middle Ages were all created by Burgundians, which means that the earliest French fashion actually originated in Burgundy, and we are often in fairy tales. The fairies in the pointed hats seen in the story — like the three in Sleeping Beauty — look burgundy. For example, the duchess posted above is dressed like this. It can be said to be very different from the appearance in the play. So what I expected was to see a group of fairies floating around, but they suddenly crossed into the Borgia family.


As for why it was made into Italian clothing, I can only guess that it is to save money, because basically you can see at a glance that the costumes of those group performances are all from "The American Version of the Borgias", "The Medici", "The Medici". The crew of Romeo and Juliet (2013 Beaver Girl) rented it...but the sets and exteriors are really beautiful, I like them very much.

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fourth episode

of the Battle of Stoke is finally about to start. In order to save the plot, the source of Lambert Simnel was changed to the Duchess who was picked directly from a group of children, but The overall plot is roughly in line with the historical trend. Burgundy took out 2,000 soldiers, but there was almost no response from the British mainland, so they were defeated in the showdown with Heng Qi. As for the poor child, because it was obviously just a chess piece, he was leniently handled by Heng Qi and went to the kitchen to turn the meat fork. This child became a falcon manager when he became an adult. He was treated fairly well and lived a good life as a commoner. comfortable.

The Duchess of Burgundy continued to make people speechless, and came up with the sentence "The Tudors took away our beloved ones", well, it's still the logic of the previous episode, after all, her daughter can be depended on for her own death. Duo heads up, this brain circuit is not something that mortals like me can speculate. But then the style of painting changed, and the lady finally showed what the shrewd and ruthless lady in history should have looked like, but it was too late. After an entire episode of crying, laughing, and having sex like a little girl, she suddenly turned into a politician, instantly making her previous grievances a joke. A person who tortured a ten-year-old child and sent him to the battlefield. Before, he looked like I was the purest and the most pitiful. In the end, the vulgar Hengqi in her mouth forgave and treated the child well. Compared with the York family, the two are still It's disgustingly hypocritical.

The couple, Princess Bai and Heng Qi, continued to develop their relationship steadily and achieved breakthroughs. They had their first sincere kiss, and mutual trust bound them together. Princess Bai has completely turned into a Tudor faction, and accordingly, Heng Qi's edges and corners have also worn away a lot. She is lenient towards rebels and her mother-in-law, and her methods of maintaining stability have far surpassed his short-sighted, narrow-minded mother. The two can be said to be infinitely close to their historical prototype. The female protagonist holding the child and the male protagonist standing on the hillside in military uniform impressed me deeply. Again, they are indeed the screenwriter's own.

However, the side effects of focusing too much on the protagonist can't be dealt with. The two mothers who are the first supporting roles are now in a very embarrassing situation.

The white queen is completely useless. The only thing she can do is to continue to play with her supernatural power. Life is not only a monster, but this time she stretched her claws to her grandson, watching her die like a winter fly. The struggle really made people feel like eating flies in her mouth - how stupid was she to think that as long as she wrote a letter saying that her grandson would not grow up, her daughter would be able to return to her camp? However, in connection with the previous plot where she and the White Princess cursed the sinner who killed the prince in the tower to die, she could understand that Arthur's death was foreseen. It's just that Princess Bai herself was stunned, completely forgetting that the curse also had her share, and thought it was her mother's intentional talk. She seemed a little retarded now. . .

Naturally, Mrs. Hong couldn't end up "God, God, God" like an optical repeater in every episode, so the screenwriter finally remembered, yes, she seems to have some feelings for her uncle. So the uncle and aunt performed another Qiongyao-style tragic love. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the two actors were very devoted and sincere, I would have watched this scene and laughed once. Of course, Jasper Tudor was actually married a long time ago. As early as 1485, when Heng Qi first came to the throne, he took the lead in marrying Catherine Wood, the sister of the White Queen, for the union of the Tudor family and the York family. Vail, former Duchess of Buckingham. Now the Hengqi couple can still count their kinship when chatting: "Ouch, your uncle is now my uncle!"

As for other supporting roles - Princess Cecily's favorability soared in this episode , originally only thought she was a traitor, but now it seems that she understands the situation better than anyone else. After all, people are not bad. In the dark tide of this factional struggle, they can stand on the opposite side, in exchange for a decent marriage and future. Retreat is also considered a good end.

The gorse siblings are finally no longer the set board, and the marriage of Margaret and Sir Richard Ball is a rare heartwarming plot in the show, although I'm not sure why an uncle has to be played Richard , Mingming was only 25 years old at that time... As for Teddy, this unfortunate child is simply mentally retarded. Every time I see him dying again, I am so embarrassed that I don't want it. I can't help but think that if he is as stupid as in the play, It's not a pity to die. The only pity is that Margaret Gorse died tragically in the end. She was dragged to the execution ground at the age of 67, screamed and struggled to escape, and was dragged back and hacked to death (see "The Tudor Dynasty". )

At the end of the episode, the Duchess of Burgundy runs back home, when the long-hidden Prince Richard suddenly appears. It seems that the screenwriter intends to confirm the rumor that Perkin Warbeck is Prince Richard. Prince Cha is completely pointless. Historical dramas have the advantage of not being afraid of spoilers.

It seems that the next episode will skip directly to seven years later, and sure enough, the story of Princess White is too bland to tell.

PS: As a Starz drama, it is unexpected that there is no bed scene in the fourth episode. You must know that when Starz and BBC co-produced the White Queen, the versions broadcast by the two stations are different. The Starz version is very large. I didn't expect that when I actually filmed it myself, I became more reserved~

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Episode 5

I watched raw meat last night, and until now I haven't seen the I recovered from the confusion, and wait for me to slowly say orz

I'm here.

The fifth episode is generally considered a transition, as the foreshadowing of the next episode of Warbeck's rebellion. In this episode, the roles of the male and female protagonists have been reduced, and it is rare to take care of the old characters, but do you think this is a good thing? NO! ! ! ! ! Of course Fxxking NO! ! The fifth episode is the most brainstorming, the most self-liberating, the most shocking, the most thunderous, and the most disintegrating episode of all the foreign historical dramas I have ever watched! ! (It should be explained here that "The Queen of the Wind" is excluded from the category of historical dramas.)

It has been seven full years. I thought that the kiss at the end of the fourth episode was a sign that the male and female protagonists finally achieved a positive result. It was inexplicably awkward again, the couple who had already given birth to three children still couldn't get into each other's hearts. Well, I don't have any hope for the future development. Anyway, if you really want to follow the original book, Heng Qi will have another super scumbag cheating... The plot of these two people in this episode is lackluster, so I will leave it out. pass.

The roles of the three aunts are getting heavier, but one is more messy than the other, and the image is so broken that the mother does not recognize it.

Margaret of York was in the late stage of secondary 2 in the first two episodes, and this episode is even more secondary. Although in history, she taught the so-called "Prince Richard" and cast a wide net to attract allies, at least the Emperor Shinra and the King of Scotland and a large group of duchy nobles. But she will never write a letter to Heng Qi provocatively saying, "Prince Richard is here, you are not here to play, and watch us pretend to be forceful by the way?" thing! What's the use of provocation? Could it be that even if people really confirm that this is Prince Richard, will they obediently abdicate? If you don't seize the opportunity to recruit troops, but you are doing this kind of useless work, does the screenwriter write her like this, worthy of the "smart" label in the character introduction?

White Queen•••••Well, if I were an actor, I would have liked the script for this episode to fall on the writer's face on the spot. It is rare for an actor to portray this neuropathy so eloquently and eloquently, and he deserves to be an Australian treasure. Look at what the white queen did in this episode, she pretended to be pitiful and said good things to her daughter, and finally got the opportunity to return to the palace, but the purpose was to suddenly jump out and shout at her grandson's conferring ceremony: "My son is legal. The king of the king, he's coming back soon, you scumbags! Oh haha!" And then dragged back...

Please look at my indifferent face ( ╯-_-)╯┴-┴, if I were the heroine, I would also cut off the relationship on the spot like in the play. It's no wonder that the heroine in the play will ask the question: "Have you always loved my brother better than me?" Are you

mentally retarded ? Not to mention your own engagement, you forced your daughter to marry, and you chose to fight Richard III with the Tudor alliance, because you saved your life and status, and now your daughter is an adult. It's not natural to be a family member, and how shameless you think your daughter is a traitor. The point is, what's the point of this episode? What can a few words of mouth can do? Not at all, it's just a piece of worthless mouth gun + brushing the sense of existence. Elizabeth Woodville is not a qualified politician, but she can't be hacked to such a level of insanity? ! It even made people miss her magic. Now I finally believe that the screenwriter has a grudge against the original aunt. Aunt Fei tried her best to clean up York, and the screenwriter tried her best to black it. Moreover, the screenwriter also realized that the role of the White Queen had been marginalized too much before, but unfortunately, there was no level to give her a more valuable role, so she had to add chaos like this (spread hands).

And the one who was hacked out of the sky by Aunt Fei and the screenwriter at the same time was our poor Mrs. Red. When she saw that she first told the truth about the prince in the tower with a playful mind, and then she was afraid that Jasper would leak the secret, so she covered him to death. I really couldn't react for a long time. First was the unprecedented stun, and then all the grass and mud horses of all dimensions galloped past my mind. Looking around the world, you can't find a character who has been hacked into such a virtue. Although the big horse in the last movie was annoyed, at least you can feel her deep and persistent love for her son. And in this one, she doesn't even love her son anymore. While talking about her son, she killed her uncle who was like a father to her son. In her life, only power and her own ambition are left. Does this count as thinking about her son? That being the case, why would you tell him the truth knowing that your uncle is such an upright person? I don't understand why people have to be portrayed as such a complete villain but mentally retarded, not to mention that Margaret is a famous good mother + politician in history. If you don't like Tudor, you can't deliberately smear her like this. What is the difference between lying.

In fact, for the sake of power, even the person you like can silence this kind of plot. If you put it in another script, it may still shine, but this is a historical drama. Even if the plot is exaggerated at the end of each episode, it is also a historical drama. . Perhaps because this is an ancient British person, we don't have a strong sense of substitution. Then I will make a parallel substitution. If one day our country shoots "Yue Fei", the mother-in-law in it will describe it as fame and glory before letting her son go to the battlefield, nothing at all. Don't worry about his son's safety, in order to make his son a general, he will do anything to kill his relatives, even if it is marked as a joke, it is estimated that there will be an uproar in the whole country, right? Margaret's play in this episode is almost at this level, and the screenwriter also doesn't even want the bottom line for the dramatic conflict, which is quite mama's style.

Recent writers and screenwriters seem to be particularly keen on depicting families with only interests but no affection, depicting parents who only use their children as tools, depicting the detachment of parent-child relationships, and infinitely elevating children to victims. Although this trend is very popular in political struggle stories It's emotional, but if you use it too much, it will also cause aesthetic fatigue...

Besides, in addition to exposing the lack of the screenwriter's historical knowledge, this drama also fails to understand the basic logic. During Jasper's illness, Margaret went to visit and attacked, but there were no attendants or guards around, so Mrs. Red was let down. WTF, is this really a palace? It was the same in the previous episodes, with so many guards present, Lowell was able to run away after trying to assassinate Heng Qi. John de Laport was making trouble in the street, so many soldiers watched, and he was able to rush out on two legs without being caught. what the hell?

Compared with the collapse of the protagonists, the one with the most trouble-free story line is Margaret Ball and his wife. Although the little girl always looks miserable, she still expresses Margaret's psychological changes quite accurately. , is a clear stream.

The only gain in this episode is the children of Heng Qi and Elizabeth. Henry VIII in the Xiao Zhengtai period is cute~

I planned to lose another star. Looking at the actors I like, let's forget it for the time being.

Although this drama has seriously dispelled my desire to watch, the next episode will feature the Spanish double kings, so I still look forward to it.

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Episode 6

This episode is particularly rushed, condensing the events of several years into one episode, with a lot of content, and the timeline is very messy.

Perkin Warbeck, a boy who pretended to be Prince Richard finally came to England. Although this rebellion in history had a big impact on the still-unsettled Tudor Dynasty, the war itself was very boring, even a little funny. Because, as historical biographer Norman McDougall put it, "only the Duchess of Burgundy took this fake Richard seriously". While many European monarchs expressed their solidarity with Perkin, it was nothing more than lip service, and soon they — including the Scottish king who married his distant cousin to him — abandoned him for international political purposes, and almost one Soldiers, not a single child came out. In fact, from 1495 to 1497, Perkin invaded at least three times, but he basically did not confront the British army. Every time he heard that Heng Qi's army was coming, he ran away in fear. The last time he even incited the Cornish people who had revolted, holding 6,000 soldiers. As a result, before Heng Qi came, he was so scared that he left the army and fled, and was finally caught shamelessly in the monastery. . So the story of the real White Princess is really not suitable for making a TV series.


Of course, since it was filmed, we had to let this "Prince Richard" play a role, so there was finally a "war" scene for a few seconds. Although there are still many flaws in this episode, the look and feel is not bad, because I don't know if the screenwriter has intentional or not, this episode is full of black humor from beginning to end, and it has made people laugh several times.

This episode can be basically divided into three story lines: the protagonist line, the Perkin and Burgundy line, and the red lady line. The first two can basically be regarded as the main line. With this rebellion as the main story, a central argument is thrown out— —Is Perkin really Richard? The red lady line is free, and it merges with the main line near the end.

Protagonist line:

As Perkin gains more and more international solidarity, Hengqi and his wife begin to feel a sense of crisis and seek alliances everywhere, although they later find out that the matter is not as difficult as they thought. But a big problem is the argument of this episode, which may not only shake Heng Qi's rule at any time, but also almost cast a shadow on the relationship between Heng Qi and Princess Bai again. But the white princess - very admirably - gave full play to the demeanor of the heroine Xiaoyan, from beginning to end she was "I don't believe it" and "I don't listen". Anyway, the butt decides the head, and now she is completely Tudor's side , even if that one is really her brother, she doesn't believe it. I don't know if she really believed it or not, anyway, she finally persuaded her to believe it, and by the way, she protected her husband's fragile little heart and brought in a group of soldiers. Her tearful speech at the end, paired with a touching BGM, was very good, really good, very infectious, even though I don't know why I keep laughing out of embarrassment...

This episode finally When it comes to the marriage of Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon, you can't imagine how happy I was when I suddenly saw the Spanish Kings in the trailer after being smashed into scum in the last episode. In fact, the marriage negotiation between Hengqi and Shuangwang started as early as when the two children were three years old. They first decided on a baby kiss, and then they talked for ten years. I just remembered that there is such a country, it's a bit funny, and it writes about international politics like a child playing at home. Not to mention Heng Qi also came up with this line: "You keep saying that Arthur is too young, he should pick a wife he loves." Please, say this is a low one in a historical drama, and it's better to stay if you marry for love or something. Give it to Yu Ma or Qiong Yao. Recently, foreign historical dramas also have a clear tendency to be younger.

The screenwriter made up a magical plot where the hero and heroine went to Spain to meet Isabella and Ferdinand. I was in a good mood to see the beautiful Alhambra, but please tell me what the hell is an awkward dance! Confused, okay? Catherine of Aragon should be the standard blonde, white, blue-eyed and round-faced girl loved by Europeans, why does she have a Mexican look on her face! And also danced a Moorish dance! Is this really a Catholic court! My goddess Catherine


Ahem, let's not mention the minutiae, let's talk about the two kings of Spain in this play. I've seen a lot of people question the casting and think the double king, especially Isabella's actors are too ugly. Here I have to declare that although the plot of this play is weak, most of the casting is very divine, which is quite similar to my portrait. In fact, Isabella's beauty has been beautified by later generations. Not only did many people paint her portraits in the style of Victorian beauty in the 19th century, but the recent Spanish drama also chose a beautiful girl to play, so I gave her Many people have created the illusion that "Isabella is very beautiful".

In fact, although Isabella was called beautiful when she was young, after entering middle age, due to multiple births, overeating, and various family tragedies and state pressures resulting in endocrine disorders, she has long been disabled. In the play, she was 45 years old at this time. The eldest daughter, little Isabella, was widowed and suffered from depression. The second daughter, Juana, had just been married in Burgundy but was already being abused by her husband. At this time, the only son, Juan, was already in bed. world. In the next two years, she will suffer a series of tragedies such as the loss of a child, a daughter, a grandson, a second grandson, and her second daughter, and she will also suffer from cancer soon after. How bright can she still be in such an unfortunate life? In fact, her middle-aged portrait is already fat, ugly and full of flesh. As for her husband Ferdinand, he was not good-looking when he was young, let alone when he was old. In fact, the casting of this drama is better than the real one.


But I have to say that although the two Spanish actors have very few scenes, they have a lot of momentum, and the lines in this section are well written. The two kings' grasp of the internal affairs of the United Kingdom and their initiative in the negotiation directly killed the protagonist. They were indeed the most powerful politicians at that time. It is said that Catherine of Aragon has since thought that her tragic fate in her later years was an atonement for her parents' actions, because as one of the important conditions of the marriage, Isabella and Ferdinand proposed that unless Heng Qi solved the problems with his throne. Threats, such as Edward Gorse, Earl of Warwick, would not let their daughter marry him, thus leading to Edward's murder. In fact, this move is understandable as far as politicians are concerned. If I was Isabella, I would also make such a request. Who would be willing to let their daughter marry to a country with hidden dangers...

But my favorite in this paragraph is still When Princess Bai suddenly spoke Spanish, Heng Qi couldn't hide the little smug "wife is still his own". In this episode, the husband and wife have frequent candy, and the love between the two can't be concealed. I'm glad that the show is more inclined to history rather than the original in the treatment of certain scenes. Moreover, as a Starz drama, there is finally a boat scene! It's still a couple boat scene. The naked back of the female protagonist and the buttocks of the male protagonist make me feel satisfied! So next episode, I'm really begging God not to let Heng Qi derail inexplicably like he did in the original book, please! ! !

PS: The White Queen finally died. In fact, she died in 1492. This episode has already talked about 1497.••••• This is a relief for both the actor and me as an audience. , this character is the most broken.

Perkin Line:

Although I haven't read the original book, but according to the spoiler, the original book seems to identify Perkin as Prince Richard, but the play is very ambiguous, and even tends to deny Perkin's identity, which also shows that the screenwriter may be more I hope to rely on history. From the last episode, around Perkin's identity, everyone has been caught in a strange puzzle.

The White Queen has no love, she believes that it is her son, and when she finally cast the spell, she did pass the power to Perkin, but does that really explain the problem? Margaret Gorse discovered that Perkin did know some things, but as her husband said, these things could also be told by others, after all, many of the Yorkite nobles who lived in Burgundy were also in the British Palace.

The Tudor faction, including the White Princess, naturally did not believe it in any way, which has been mentioned above.

Then, the attitude of the Duchess of Burgundy and the old lady Cecily is worth pondering. The Burgundy line in this episode is rather subtle, and Perkin unexpectedly looks puzzled when the Duchess mentions the White Queen's surreptitious patronage, unaware that he's talking about his own mother! It wasn't until the Duchess explained that he quickly returned to normal, and the lady's eyes became very deep accordingly. Did she notice something? Or is the question that has always existed in your heart answered? Or, she has always understood the truth, but now she is completely certain?

Immediately after, Mrs. Cecily realized that Perkin's eyes were the wrong color. Although she was fooled by the Duchess, she couldn't have been so old that she couldn't even tell the color of her grandson's eyes so many years ago, so it was more likely because Years of getting along made her empathize with her grandson to this child, and she didn't dare to face the truth at this time.

As for the Duchess, her attitude was even more mysterious, she only mentioned Perkin's "mission" and wanted to "revenge" Hengqi or something. Although she said that she was afraid of losing him, she didn't seem to have such feelings at all, and she made it clear in the later drama that Perkin was only a tool for her to fight Hengqi, but it had no impact on Perkin's own safety. Does not care. Such an attitude towards a person who has called her aunt for seven years, so please experience it for yourself.

One thing to note is that in history, the wife did not give Perkin many soldiers, which shows how scheming this woman is. Speaking of which, the original book desperately praised York for demoting Tudor, but the role of the Duchess in this play is completely hitting Aunt Fei in the face. The second, emotional, vicious, can easily send innocent children to the battlefield, such a person, how to say something wrong. So in the end, Mrs. Cecily's sentence "For peace, or just for your revenge, an innocent boy's life is about to be sacrificed" made me feel good about the drama.
In fact, it does not matter that the Duchess is written as a cold-blooded politician, but some lines have made her very mentally retarded. At Perkin's wedding, the Spaniards didn't attend, and the old lady said, "Maybe they're more on the Tudor side." She replied, "What can Tudor give them?" I don't even know if I can give someone a son-in-law? ! I really found that this screenwriter's historical knowledge is very weak, very weak, super weak, so so many lines are so mentally retarded that people can't complain =_=

As for the emotional scenes of Perkin and Katherine Gordon, they are so compressed , and the protagonist husband and wife abuse the dog, it seems very thin. Catherine Gordon has no children in history. In order to show the witchcraft of the White Queen again, a son is made up in the play, and it is estimated that he will die soon.

Speaking of which, I don't really understand the screenwriter's brain circuit. I was so reluctant to show my flesh for the whole five episodes before, but I suddenly got enlightened in this episode. Not only did I add the boat scene of two couples, but also caught Perkin's actors off guard. Here comes an outdoor naked back (*/ω╲*).

He looks too white, so the picture has a particularly strong visual impact, but it is

also very embarrassing. It feels like an advertisement placement. Throwing coins, Mrs. Red had an uneasy conscience because she killed Jasper. In order to atone for her sins in front of God, she began to give generously. She went to the monastery to send money from all over the world. As a result, she hit the ground and finally caught Perkin by virtue of her favor to the monastery. Hey, in history, people's religious piety has already started donating money. Didn't it start at this time?

What's interesting is that she also brought the future Hengba, so along the way, the grandma kept instilling God, destiny, etc. like a cult, which made the child's face hurt. After seeing my grandmother stuffing money in various ways, I guess I was very impressed. No wonder Henry VIII started the religious reform later hahaha!

In fact, this part is quite fun, the old lady is walking around with her little grandson, and Margaret's mouth cannons are more funny than annoying. However, is the sentence "When you grow up, your brother becomes a king, and you may become the pope" is it really a man... This Flag is too scary!


It's clothing time again.

The protagonist's clothes in this episode are still very magical and deconstructed. The heroine's clothes are as stiff as an origami work. The male protagonist's belted clothes look closely at the special SM. It is rare that Mrs. Red actually wears a Tudor-style roof pocket. cap, which was unexpected.


I give praise to the clothing of the two kings of Spain. Although there is still room for self-play in the details, it is indeed the dress of the two kings as a whole. The costumes of the Spanish court are obviously closer to history than the English court.

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Episode 7

This tangled episode has nothing to say about it , because the pace of the story suddenly slowed down and didn't tell much.

After all the ambiguous suspicions in the last episode, the screenwriter still returned to the original, making Perkin Warbeck's identity as the escaped Prince Richard. This is to be expected, because otherwise, the heroine would have little room to play. Here, I have to praise the heroine's acting skills, expressing the feeling of almost collapsing and holding on so incisively and vividly that in the end, the scene of letting my brother and sister-in-law escape in desperation was very explosive. The acting skills of a girl who is two years younger than me are really young people who should not be underestimated.•••••• This kind of treatment may be far from history, but it is quite good as a drama, because historically, Elizabeth of York has a lot to do with Perkin There is no record of this person's attitude, and it is likely that he did not express his position at all. At the same time, he is very considerate to Katherine Gordon. The past that is calm on the surface, but may not be turbulent in private is obviously not suitable for young audiences.

Hyung-chi is also caught in a horrific inner struggle in this episode, even though as someone who has been through all kinds of ups and downs, he shouldn't have been the epitome of this manic episode. But since the screenwriter wrote it like this, let's follow the line of the drama for the time being. Henry suddenly realized that the enemy in front of him was more likely not a pretender, and his power was really like a castle in the air, which could collapse at any time, even if his mother and wife supported him, he could not rest. As a result, I even had auditory hallucinations, and my doubts about myself became heavier and heavier (I have to complain about being a king with this kind of psychological quality?). What's even more frightening is that he gradually guessed the truth of Jasper's death, and when he thought about it again, the past events of the prince in the tower gradually entered his mind, which was a bigger blow to him. We don't know whether Heng Qi will be so entangled in history, but as

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