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That final image perfectly summed up that season, capturing the strain the crown placed on this marriage. The new season opens with a flashforward to 1957. But we don’t hear his answer. Credit: Robert Viglasky/Netflix Nevertheless, this was a strong opening scene, and I loved the use of silence. From there, the episode jumps back five months to seemingly happier times. Philip seems happier about his impending world tour than he was in the season 1 finale....

Philip’s off to see the world! In fact, Philip barely appeared in the episode. Well, now it’s time to shift the balance. Credit: Alex Bailey/Netflix “A Company of Men” is almost entirely about Philip and his royal tour. They tried calling once, but the connection was bad. Connection, or lack thereof, is an important part of the episode. Mike is busy chronicling all of their adventures in letters he sends home to their sleazy Thursday Club....

But put that problem on the back burnerwe’ve got some obnoxiously beautiful Americans coming to town. PREVIOUSLY:The Crownrecap: ‘Matrimonium’ The queen is feeling old. They dance the foxtrot. Credit: Alex Bailey/Netflix Back in the U.S., JFK delivers an address and then gets handsy with a girl at the after-party. (That would be amphetamines.) After sharing her story, she professes her admiration for Elizabeth, mentioning her victory in Ghana especially. But her husband, curmudgeonly Brit though he can be, reassures her....

Not a lovely start to the morning for Her Majesty or this unnamed gentleman. Unidentified man then approaches the ITN television studios, where he waits for somebody to exit. What is going on here… We then transition to Balmoral, where the queen is in residence. Credit: Alex Bailey/Netflix Can’t say I really blame them! It’s pretty much insult after insult. It also goes on to call the people “average men and women....

Thank you,The Crown!). But I’m getting ahead of myself.) Kids don’t seem to like him. Credit: Robert Viglasky/Netflix The queen is told that other boys that age can be cruel. (Um,thatage?) Charles is…different. He’s shy and sensitive and delicate. They just need his father to sign off. Oh yeah, about that… Charles writes to his uncle Dickie about how happy and relieved he is. Dick writes backwith a really sweet tone we’ve not really seen beforeabout how lucky Charles is....

The men dig up a box full of letters, papers, and rolls of film. Winston Churchill (yay, John Lithgow’s back!) takes the information to the palace immediately. Credit: Robert Viglasky/Netflix What could this report contain? Let’s find out. Elizabeth is quite taken by him. Over in Paris, it’s the Duke of Windsor (a.k.a. King Edward before he abdicated, a.k.a. Yes, you read that correctly. So the DoW writes to ask Elizabeth for permission to enter the country....

Shes earning rave reviews and Oscar-nom chatter for her portrayal of 18th-century monarch Queen Anne inThe Favourite. Its in my contract now Ill only play queens! Claire Foystarred as Elizabeth in the shows first two seasons, which covered 194764. Sophie Mutevelian/Netflix Helena doesnt look like Vanessa, but the spirit is so similar, showrunner Peter Morgan tells EW. They both feel like real discoveries, says Morgan. Like Foy, Colman will portray Elizabeth for two seasons....

On one scary Easter weekend for the box office,The Curse of La Lloronaeasily takes the crown. It outpaced expectations to win the weekend. On a very slow box office weekend, its global total is only $56.6 million. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Despite that,La Lloronaeasily beats the second and third place titles. Faith-based filmBreakthroughlands in third place with an estimated $11.1 million across 2,824 theaters. The film won the weekend despite middling reviews and a B- Cinemascore....

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The CW announced the renewal of 10 current shows for the 2019-2020 season on Thursday. Heres which shows are definitely coming back (and then which is still in limbo). Supernatural(for a whopping 15th season!). Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW Arrow(season 8). Black Lightning(season 3). DCs Legends of Tomorrow(season 5). The Flash(season 6). Riverdale(season 4). Supergirl(season 5). Plus two freshman shows: Charmed(season 2). Legacies(season 2). The CW previously announced that this is the final season forCrazy Ex-Girlfriend,Jane the Virgin, andiZombie....

UPDATE:The CW has revealed some more casting news. Mar Novu, an extraterrestrial being of infinite power known as the Monitor. Later DC crossovers introduced an entire organization of multiversal Monitors. DC Entertainment Garretts other credits includeThe Last Ship, Black-ish, andSons of Anarchy. EARLIER:This years Arrowverse crossover is getting another weighty title! As of right now, its not clear what this title means for the Arrowverse crossover. The CW This years crossover will includeArrow, Supergirl,andThe Flash,but notLegends of Tomorrow....

The CW is staging several superhero team-up nights this fall. The networks other new fall show,Nancy Drew, will debut on Wednesday nights, afterRiverdale. According to the web link,Nancy Drewis a suspenseful, supernatural reboot of the iconic detective. Jack Rowand/The CW; Jack Rowand/The CW; Robert Falconer/The CW Other notable changes to the CWs schedule includeBlack Lightningmoving to Mondays after the sports dramaAll-AmericanandCharmedholding down Fridays withDynasty. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair....

The White House Correspondents Association announced on Thursday that Wolf will host the dinner as its official entertainer. Her embrace of these values and her truth-to-power style make her a great friend to the WHCA. Hasan Minhaj hosted last years WHCD, which is traditionally attended by the sitting president and First Lady. Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images However, President Trump declined to attend 2017s event after demonizing mainstream media as fake news....