SummaryThe comedy series created and written by Tony McNamara follows Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) as she marries Peter III of Russia (Nicholas Hoult) and rises in power.
SummaryThe comedy series created and written by Tony McNamara follows Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) as she marries Peter III of Russia (Nicholas Hoult) and rises in power.
It is so assuredly in the groove. Every scene, every line of Tony McNamara’s script carries its own wicked hedonism: there is always something to enjoy that’s ruder, sillier or sharper than other shows would dare to include.
Dont really review anything but this show is criminally under-rated. The bad reviews speak for themselves though, clearly idiots who have no idea what great writing is.
This show is top shelf in all departments, beginning with the brilliant writing. It's hilarious and pitch perfect. One of the best shows currently on television...period.
It’s as bawdy, profane, and thoroughly enjoyable as ever, as it makes fun of political battles, the hollowness of hedonism, the contradictions of marriage, the insatiable hunger of warmongers, and how our unresolved parental issues can drive us to extremes.
"The Great" remains one of the smartest shows on TV, one of the few programs that can thrill with a clever turn of phrase or unexpectedly rich conversation. It’s just a joy to live in the world of a show with characters who are this richly drawn, spitting such smart dialogue around the room.
Caustic humor isn’t as central this time around. There are still plenty of thrilling zingers and visuals, but The Great blossoms into a show with a big heart and, inevitably, heartbreak for its protagonists and viewers.
There’s excess, excess everywhere, and it’s incredible that something so flowery and deliberately overwrought could also feel almost fragile. ... But it’s also grown more confident in its diversions, and as the show’s Catherine and Peter veer further from their historical analogs, they become more themselves.
Hoult is very funny at portraying these things at once, although – rather like a toddler – his behaviour can become wearing. Writer Tony McNamara falls back on sexual references and swearing a bit too often. Catherine’s character, though, is a bit of a void. Fanning looks very lovely in a succession of fabulous costumes, but it’s hard to discern what is going on inside her head.
Come on, it literally says in the beginning of every episode "A Sometimes True Story."
I mean let's think a little bit here, when you read that, why would you be expecting documentary like accuracy?
That aside, show continues to be very good, great acting, funny, good drama.
The writing has dropped off. Catherine has become a boring arrogant character. I understand there's no historical accuracy and that Catherine The Great was infact horrible to the serfs, and started multiple wars at the expense of human life, but at least make the fictional version of her more enjoyable to watch.
I really liked the 1st season but I'm not enjoying the 2nd one, sadly. Katherine is annoying af and doesn't seem any better than her husband. She reminds me of Kahleesi in Game of Thrones. That's where I can see things headed. It's odd she drinking and doing drugs while pregnant