Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.02, "The Balmoral Test".

We discuss the heavy handed yet effective stag symbolism, the political intrigue as an asset, and all the Scotland porn...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 4 premiere of The Crown - episode 4.01, "Gold Stick".

We discuss a little history about The Troubles and the IRA, the star of show being Josh O' Connor, and incredible direction with Tobias Menzies...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 3 finale of The Crown – episode 3.10, “Cri de Coeur”. We discuss why this episode is not the episodic tangent it seems to be, Elizabeth’s incredible arc for this season, and Blake’s oppressive Irish-Catholic-guilt… Normally, this is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.09 of The Crown, “Imbroglio”. We discuss the use of reflection as an effective storytelling device, why this is one of our favorite episodes, and why the Queen Mother was pissed she couldn’t watch her soaps… This is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.08 of The Crown, “Dangling Man”. We discuss how much we should really care about King Edward, why Blake has a fundamental disagreement with the show’s premise, and why Neville Longbottom is suddenly extremely hot(?) This is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production –...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.07 of The Crown, “Moondust”. We discuss the metaphor for how Elizabeth interacts with the world, why it’s a two-hander with “Bubbykins”, and why Lord John Grey would hold the greatest Moon-landing party ever conceived by man. This is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.06 of The Crown, “Tywysog Cymru”. We chat the metaphor for Wales and England as a stand-in for Charles and Elizabeth,  why this episodes seems to be “the way in” for Blake, and Mary  learns about the geography of the U.K. in literal live...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.05 of The Crown, “Coup”. We chat why this episode seems so out of place, major tonal inconsistencies, and why we stan Elizabeth and her hot pink horse racing outfit… This IS a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production – Become a “Sassenach” – $5...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.04 of The Crown, “Bubbikins”. We chat the choice for the Royal family of being open and human, or retaining privacy, an arc that is saved by superior acting, and the recent news of Prince Harry and Princess Meghan in the real world! This...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.03 of The Crown, “Aberfan”. We discuss the role of the Crown vs. the government, the spectacular use of sound editing once again, and we talk about our WILD night we have planned tonight… This IS a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production – Become...