The king is a royal brat, and everybody will let him have his way, on
pain of death. I have seen childish MCs' before but he takes the cake
for the most selfish and domineering bastard.
SPOILERS - Slight departure from history.
Rule 1 of the complete asshole - Seduce the ladies in waiting, ignore the queen.
Bored of his matronly cultured wife? Say she was already deflowered by his older brother. (And rewrite himself as the Pope of England.) Tired of his younger bold seductress wife? Off with her head, on charges of adultery. (Befriend a staunch Catholic family with a pretty daughter.) Sick of his sweet and seemingly simple virgin wife? Let her die in childbirth. And then he decides to remarry. ( The Duchess of Milan sees his dating history and swipes left, marrying king of Spain.) He does not take it well. Not to mention all the other women he slept with, and did/did not offer titles to their husbands. Weird.
The contradiction of how he handles his daughter's marriage or his sister's marriage versus his own marriages. Some of this drama is deeply offensive through the feminine perspective, but remember this is just a drama. Those days are long past. Now we hold our future in our own hands. Marry with your minds first, then your hearts.
I actually prefer the mad king of Versailles. Or the crazy Khan from Marco Polo. This guy, for all his pretty eyes, irks me. Whatever he wants, he must have or he will grant you death. 74 is too small a number, make an example and kill hundreds.
I think his leg wound drives him mad. That swan pie was insane. What was that supposed to mean? I will tear mates apart because i no longer believe in love?
I like the homosexual characters here, they're real people, not caricatures and well written to fit the plot. Even the scorned wife/beard and her revenge is on point. Just discovered trope: Bury your gays.
I can see the allure here, this is a tamer GOT. Nowhere as explicit or violent. Definitely don't expect a happy ending, though, or get too attached to any character.
The fifth wife's fate is a caught red handed version of the second wife, plus also related to Lord Norfolk. Were they sisters? Correction, first cousins. Interesting how that odd rule of affinity does not apply here.
The most interesting takeaway is the depiction of the birth of Protestant religion. How a faction/sect is formed from the ambition of one man. How all religions are subject to the whims and wishes of mankind. Religion is man made.
Poor Cromwell. He did everything right. In spite of non stop plotting against him, he survived it all and won the king's favor when his own mentor was beheaded. And then he got the king an ugly wife and lost everything. What a reason to fall. A tyrant will one day desire your head.
While visually appealing and containing strong plot, i felt no emotional connect to anyone here. So, i like it but don't love it. The costumes are stunning. I never expected silver on silver on silver to actually look that good.
Interesting philosophy here. The mindset of a king. If he dislikes you ( by your words or deeds) and if his enemy wants you dead, you are forgiven all crimes. ( he hates the enemy and it is amusing to frustrate them). If he dislikes you and if his enemies dislike you and if his allies dislike you and then you stand in his way, you will die. The last point is the trigger. Don't be the obstacle in his path.
Give him what he wants. Put aside all your scruples or moral reasons or ambitions or hopes. Let him trample on everything you value most.
A moment for North Korea. This is fiction to me but everyday existence to them.
Super secret spoiler - The last queen outlived Henry VIII. Wow.
SPOILERS - Slight departure from history.
Rule 1 of the complete asshole - Seduce the ladies in waiting, ignore the queen.
Bored of his matronly cultured wife? Say she was already deflowered by his older brother. (And rewrite himself as the Pope of England.) Tired of his younger bold seductress wife? Off with her head, on charges of adultery. (Befriend a staunch Catholic family with a pretty daughter.) Sick of his sweet and seemingly simple virgin wife? Let her die in childbirth. And then he decides to remarry. ( The Duchess of Milan sees his dating history and swipes left, marrying king of Spain.) He does not take it well. Not to mention all the other women he slept with, and did/did not offer titles to their husbands. Weird.
The contradiction of how he handles his daughter's marriage or his sister's marriage versus his own marriages. Some of this drama is deeply offensive through the feminine perspective, but remember this is just a drama. Those days are long past. Now we hold our future in our own hands. Marry with your minds first, then your hearts.
I actually prefer the mad king of Versailles. Or the crazy Khan from Marco Polo. This guy, for all his pretty eyes, irks me. Whatever he wants, he must have or he will grant you death. 74 is too small a number, make an example and kill hundreds.
I think his leg wound drives him mad. That swan pie was insane. What was that supposed to mean? I will tear mates apart because i no longer believe in love?
I like the homosexual characters here, they're real people, not caricatures and well written to fit the plot. Even the scorned wife/beard and her revenge is on point. Just discovered trope: Bury your gays.
I can see the allure here, this is a tamer GOT. Nowhere as explicit or violent. Definitely don't expect a happy ending, though, or get too attached to any character.
The fifth wife's fate is a caught red handed version of the second wife, plus also related to Lord Norfolk. Were they sisters? Correction, first cousins. Interesting how that odd rule of affinity does not apply here.
The most interesting takeaway is the depiction of the birth of Protestant religion. How a faction/sect is formed from the ambition of one man. How all religions are subject to the whims and wishes of mankind. Religion is man made.
Poor Cromwell. He did everything right. In spite of non stop plotting against him, he survived it all and won the king's favor when his own mentor was beheaded. And then he got the king an ugly wife and lost everything. What a reason to fall. A tyrant will one day desire your head.
While visually appealing and containing strong plot, i felt no emotional connect to anyone here. So, i like it but don't love it. The costumes are stunning. I never expected silver on silver on silver to actually look that good.
Interesting philosophy here. The mindset of a king. If he dislikes you ( by your words or deeds) and if his enemy wants you dead, you are forgiven all crimes. ( he hates the enemy and it is amusing to frustrate them). If he dislikes you and if his enemies dislike you and if his allies dislike you and then you stand in his way, you will die. The last point is the trigger. Don't be the obstacle in his path.
Give him what he wants. Put aside all your scruples or moral reasons or ambitions or hopes. Let him trample on everything you value most.
A moment for North Korea. This is fiction to me but everyday existence to them.
Super secret spoiler - The last queen outlived Henry VIII. Wow.
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