Act of God

Episode aired Nov 4, 2016
TV-MA
57m

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8.6/10

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John Lithgow and Harriet Walter in The Crown (2016)

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When dense fog cripples London for days and creates a serious health hazard, Churchill's inaction leaves him vulnerable to his political enemies.When dense fog cripples London for days and creates a serious health hazard, Churchill's inaction leaves him vulnerable to his political enemies.When dense fog cripples London for days and creates a serious health hazard, Churchill's inaction leaves him vulnerable to his political enemies.

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8.6/10

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Trivia
In research that was published barely three weeks after this episode aired, scientists from Texas A&M studying modern Chinese air pollution announced that they had uncovered the chemistry that explained how the The Big Smoke became so acidic beyond normal bounds.

Goofs
When Churchill learns that Prince Phillip is learning to fly, he tells Queen Elizabeth that nothing she nor the Royal Highness do is private. Phillip at this point isn't a HRH, rather he is a duke. Its not until 1957 that he was elevated to HRH and granted the title of Prince, five years after the Great Fog.

Quotes
Queen Elizabeth II: It doesn't feel right, as Head of State, to do nothing.
Queen Mary: It is exactly right.
Queen Elizabeth II: Is it? But surely doing nothing is no job at all?
Queen Mary: To do nothing is the hardest job of all. And it will take every ounce of energy that you have. To be impartial is not natural, not human. People will always want you to smile or agree or frown. And the minute you do, you will have declared a position. A point of view. And that is the one thing as sovereign that you are not entitled to do. The less you do, the less you say or agree or smile...
Queen Elizabeth II: Or think? Or feel? Or breathe? Or exist?
Queen Mary: The better.

Soundtracks
Lacrimosa
from "Requiem" K. 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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8/10

If you hate it because it's inaccurate then fair enough.

I come to this show not because I want to learn but because I just want to watch a good tv show. I don't automatically relate the characters to their real - life counterparts. These people in the Crown are fictional for all I care. Anyways, the cinematography of this thing just improves every single episode. They do several interesting camera sequences and that is appreciated. A solid episode.