Anne Boleyn

Could not get past the writing on this show. So many weird, almost unnatural interactions.

It was a little hard not to get caught up in the hype that surrounded this series when it was first transmitted, all sorts of opinions and unpleasantness surrounded it, now that the dust has settled, i have tried to watch it again, away from the noise.

I hate to say it, but my original opinions still apply, personally I have no issue with the casting, I think Jodie is one very talented actress.

It's almost like a parody, the script is written in such a way, that it feels almost like a school play, the characters are wafer thin, these were some of Britain's most famous, infamous and important figures, the actions of these two shaped the country's future, and yet none of that came across, these characters were almost bland.

Some of the production looked cheap, manufactured items pop up here and there, which an overly critical eye would spot, it need to appear a little less polished, the pearly white teeth for example, did The Tudors have such expert dentists?

It was a brave attempt, but it just didn't work, the only thing they succeeded in doing, was making a fascinating story, dull. 3/10.

Why instead of taking the actual history out of "historical fiction" didn't they do the same thing as Bridgerton and create a story that isn't based in our traditional history but in an alternate world where the main character could tell us HER story, rather than the story of a white girl that's been told 100 times before. I'd be much more interested in that.

This would be like casting Tom cruise as Mohammed Ali, or the last samari which was just as stupid but his role there I do not believe in anyway was political. Even Jesus movies using a white guy obviously is not accurate.. that has just been going on for 2 thousand years. Watching it I passed on because I know that no matter how amazing a job any of the actors or actresses do the politics behind the role is just silly.. I feel like this is more blatantly casted due to the modern social issues.... I think this is fine with fictional characters .. like Cast anyone as say Sherlock Holmes, Santa clause, ... maybe this show has 0 to do with history in which case the name is the stupid part... I'd feel the same if they casted Sally field as Michelle Obama in a story about them two. I'd feel it's political and a calculated idea and agenda.

Where is the cancel culture outcry now? Or do you think it only goes one way?

The acting was okay, but I couldn't get past the fact that the producers and directors were trying to use shock value to get attention for a story that's been told in better ways. It just seems so.... exculpatory.

We tried watching it a couple times over a week and really couldn't get past the third episode before we gave up as we would never really watch it and it just became background noise. If you really have to have the TV on I'd recommend professional golf as it is better to have that in the background.