The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 my favourite scene

[@cjhedberg735]

I love how meta this scene is, the staff trying to court Elizabeth while at the same time telling the viewer: yes, we know it's a difference, but we all have to accept it and move on. I'll imagine they'll do something similar for the season 5 premiere

[@ajdominguez1002]

Ngl, it did throw me off with how they jump around with the timeline, like 'wtf???' Cuz this is 1964- we just had a scene with Claire Foy and Matt Smith; she had just sent the letter to Jackie Kennedy after the assassination in 1963. Maybe if Olivia Coleman went from the 80s to present, it could work better.

[@samexahr3326]

I was thinking that, I would be good for them to show the Queen ageing/actor change in ep 1 of season 5. Something like this but different so it doesn't feel the same.

[@maxsch8454]

They did do something similar, except she’s fatter, not just older

[@M16-r5m]

@@ajdominguez1002Well looking back now it got way more confusing with Season 5. On one episode the Queen appeared as the old Queen on Wallis Simpson’s funeral even though that was 1986, but Season 4 ended in 1990 with the Season 3 cast.

[@danivarius]

What the hell do you mean by ‘meta’?!

[@einaf639]

OMG Olivia is brilliant and her performances have so much depth and life to them. I love her.

[@sircuddlebright]

einaf639 thank you

[@aparkerh]

The best way to interpret this sort of cast change is to think "oh they've just realised how old they're getting". I've personally noticed that as I get older I don't notice changes until I look in the mirror one day and realise I've gotten older.

[@gabrielalvarado7849]

i don’t notice until i’ve seen myself in old photos

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

​@gabrielalvarado7849 An unexpected full length moirror in a shop does it for me. "Get out of my way. You daft old fart.... Oh."

[@stevemccann4166]

I’m starting to look like my dad now. Even inherited his hairy ears!!🤨

[@ethanol1586]

The corgis went "you're screwed now"

[@silverstarlightproductions1292]

Personally, I thought Olivia Coleman was very convincing as an older version of Claire Foy's Elizabeth. I don't think recasting could have been done any other way.

[@ajdominguez1002]

Ngl, it did throw me off with how they jump around with the timeline, like 'wtf???' Cuz this is 1964- we just had a scene with Claire Foy and Matt Smith; she had just sent the letter to Jackie Kennedy after the assassination in 1963. Maybe if Olivia Coleman went from the 80s to present, it could work better.

[@bradleyfinn3452]

Its scary that it's showing the back of Elizabeth when you don't know it's a new actor yet

[@Wackaz]

She was better and more realised as an Elizabeth than Claire Foy. The Crown Season 3 is easily the best season of the show, for me.

[@Paulofibonelli]

@@Wackaz to me so far this is the best season too, looking forward to November 1st

[@laputa6464]

@@Wackaz I preferred Claire Foy.

[@Maino88]

I hope Olivia Coleman managed to get that image to take home to hang on her wall. Imagine seeing yourself on a giant postage stamp wearing a crown! Remarkable.

[@Flirri]

(Spoilers, she did! You can find a clip of her taklng about it on YT.)

[@uplatenite8in]

"One has to just get on with it" has been my life's motto!!!

[@karldelavigne8134]

Winston Churchill put it slightly more robustly: "Keep buggering on". KBO has been my motto, too.

[@jakebe4915]

Just sort it!( Another Brit saying)....

[@mrparkerdan]

Her servants dance around the word “old”, and the Queen just outright says it! 😂

[@pauldalton1357]

Ol’ Bat 😂 LOL 🤣

[@ramonloezaguemes8407]

The “hmm” is everything

[@poodtang2104]

2:19 Well said.

[@juliantotriwijaya9208]

VERY well said.

[@mumzee52]

Yes this is an awesome scene; I had forgotten, thank you for posting. Season three is without a doubt my favorite. So many brilliant actors.

[@Wackaz]

Wholeheartedly agreed my good friend, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. For me, Season 3 is the best season of The Crown as, from the get-go, we see that this season is about Elizabeth understanding and discovering her identity. By the end of the season, that identity has been uncovered by her and for her, through her trials and tribulations - that's why the music of the score that plays at the start of the season is the same music that plays at the end of the season, only at the end, the music isn't as timid and drowsy as it is at the start, but more grandiose and emotionally rewarding. It's an absolutely rivetting and masterful season of television, and I hope more people pick up on its excellence someday.

[@steph1918]

" ... an old bat?" 🤣

[@madabbafan]

Then the look the Corgi gives him as if to say 'go on, agree, I dare you'

[@Wackaz]

For me, Season 3 is the best season of The Crown as, from the get-go, we see that this season is about Elizabeth understanding and discovering her identity. By the end of the season, that identity has been uncovered by her and for her, through her trials and tribulations - that's why the music of the score that plays at the start of the season is the same music that plays at the end of the season, only at the end, the music isn't as timid and drowsy as it is at the start, but more grandiose and emotionally rewarding.

[@r.c.c.10]

My only problem is that the season isn't as focused on the character of the Queen as the first two.

[@adriancoltea9261]

​@@r.c.c.10the 3-rd is about constitutional reign,about social problems and of the mature reign of The Queen. Lovely season! The best!!!

[@MichalKaczorowski]

That was great indtroducion of new two seasons : "yes we have new cast, deal with it" :D

[@ajdominguez1002]

Exactly lol

[@anttibjorklund1869]

I can picture Imelda Staunton's QE going "Postmaster Bevins, one must not tell lies". :P

[@christinebutler7630]

Detention....

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

In 1964 the Queen was 38, really not 'old' at all - she would still have been younger than most elected leaders at that point. Her Prime Minister, Harold Wilson was 10 years older

[@ongyiyi2401]

Fun fact: The actress that was playing Elizabeth in season 1-2, Claire Foy, is currently 38 years old

[@monique212377]

Being 38 years old in 1964 is not what it is today.

[@falconeshield]

​@@monique212377Freezers were a new concept back then

[@ojasvashishtha4453]

I never thought it would be difficult to accept that you are getting old, as i have not experienced it yet.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

It's not the years; it's the effect they have on you that you can't get used to.

[@falconeshield]

Not yet my friend. But when you are there I hope you're ready.

[@olivernohn]

The background music is beautiful, nostalgic, mysterious, special, brings feelings back in time

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

From what I've always read and heard about the Late Queen, she had a good sense of humour about her official portraits. Once, she said, in a surprised tone, "My goodness, I do look old now, don't I?" as if she'd only noticed when presented with a new ussue of bank notes. She wasn't a vain woman.

[@Flapperdame16]

Claire Foy is my favorite portrayal of Elizabeth, but Tobias Menzies is my favorite Philip.

[@johnruby147]

Have to agree with you about Tobias Menzies , though his portrail of Prince Philip was brilliant . Funny at times but also very moving

[@jasonhilton59]

Dog looks at man :are you really going to go there?

[@stevemccann4166]

Corgi: You’re making a right mess of this.

[@MackerelCat]

And some good advice there, age is rarely kind to anyone, one just has to get in with it.

[@jpblack2148]

I just thought it was brutal that they literally said "she has gone from Claire Foye to Olivia Colman in 3 years"....the actresses are 10 years apart in age.

[@falconeshield]

11. Coleman is 49 right? She actually looks great for her age.

[@adriancoltea9261]

The casting is briliiant. All the actors are great. Tobias ,Olivia,Josh,...Anne,Queen mom,...Geraldine Chaplin...but Tobias is extraordinary ,especiial "dust of moon"

[@frakte]

As I get older, I find myself thinking “Age is rarely kind to anyone” with greater regularity. It’s the price one pays for enjoying greater life expectancy.

[@monmothma3358]

Olivia excellently portrayed the Queen's pain, fear and anger. However, I felt her portrayal lacked some of the Queen's sense of humor. Her lines in this scene might be humorous, but there were few of those this season, and she looks genuinely hurt saying them. Nothing wrong with that; the scene is brilliant. In general she is just a little bit...stricter as the Queen than the real ER2 was, I think.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

I really like Olivia Coleman, but from what I've seen, she was miscast here. The voice isn't right, nor is the attitude.

[@monmothma3358]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 I don't know if I'd put it that strongly, but I don't vehemently disagree either. There's also the eye colour. Not only is it different from the Queen's, it created inconsistency within the show, since Claire Foy (and Imelda Staunton) have blue eyes. I definitely preferred Foy in the role.

[@MauriceRivers415]

HM was only 37/38 in 1964, so she was still young.

[@andythompson6874]

I would have said, "an elegant transition from young girl to an established beauty!"

[@rafaelludicanti2]

New age. New rules. New priorities.

[@1purapericulo]

Damn if that’s how she feels now about aging wait till she gets to season 5 lmao

[@tomspence8506]

I see what you mean Pura Periculo. Maybe they'll do something similar for the season 5 opening scene were Imelda Staunton is now the queen 👑 and she looks at a family photo album full of pictures of Claire Foy and Olivia Coleman and remarks about how she has accepted her age and has decided to stop dyeing her hair and embrace her grey hair as I think her majesty stopped dyeing it in the early 1990's which is exactly the time period depicted in season 5, although in the 1980's she was still dyeing it but there was a grey streak at each side of both her ears.

[@sethstrattan7380]

@@tomspence8506 I can’t wait for season 5. I hope they do something similar like season 3

[@tomspence8506]

@@sethstrattan7380 I hope so too Seth Strattan. I live in Kingston Upon Hull and recently they did some filming in the city centre in Alfred Gelder street in a flashback scene depicting her late majesty the Queen 👑 when she was still Princess Elizabeth and both she and her sister Princess Margaret went outside Buckingham palace and interacted with the British 🇬🇧 public to celebrate when the second world war ended in 1945. Unfortunately they are not bringing back Claire Foy or Vanessa Kirby for that scene and have replaced them with younger actresses but I hope Victoria Hamilton, Eileen Atkins and Jared Harris return as The Queen 👑 Mother, Queen 👑 Mary and King 👑 George VI in this scene!

[@prismaticmarcus]

@@tomspence8506 getting Eileen Atkins to return would be, um, quite the supernatural feat...

[@tomspence8506]

@@prismaticmarcus Eileen is an AMAZING actress!

[@nay-leeramailane9627]

The background music is life tho

[@doriangrayaestheticwilde]

RIP 🕊

[@shahaman5694]

Genius move. They should have done the same thing in Better Call Saul for Jeff recast.

[@mastism]

I always thought it was funny that comments on the Queen’s forwarding age was made when this took place in 1964. Like, she had only been queen for 12 years at that point, and she was still only 37 years old. I’m not sure of anyone in our age considering 37 old, that’s for sure 😂

[@falconeshield]

37 in 1964 is entirely different than 2018 that's for sure.

[@WDKimball]

I am reliably informed that Colly has the photograph of her as Queen on the stamp, which she proudly displays at home. 😀

[@jfontanez1838]

From young women too that pause even the dog looked at the guy

[@FreddieBlack-ho6iw]

Opening track “ New Queen” Martin Philips

[@lizaluk]

"straight line equation is best over concave and convex indeed"

[@chnalvr]

1964-This was the year that the Queen gave birth to Prince Edward and was 38 years of age. As a woman with a new baby, I'm doubting that her age was weighing heavily on her mind that year.

[@amyhudson1016]

I know how she felt 😂

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Gotta luv Queen Elizabeth II 's straightforwardness regarding aging. Elizabeth I never acknowledged to the world that she was getting older until she was old and ill. Perhaps it had something to do with the "virgin queen" trope.

[@johnharris6655]

In 1964 Elizabeth was 38 years old. Olivia Coleman was 48 when this season was shot. Princess Margaret was only 34 in 1964 Helena Bonham Carter was 50. Why the need to change actresses for this season when Claire Foy was the same age in 2019 as Elizabeth was in 1964 or very close. Everyone in Season 3 aged to much at least in the first episode.

[@MisterPolitical1]

preparing for decimal currency 7 years later.

[@madabbafan]

True but The Queen's profile on the stamps didn't change again

[@ElizaHamilton1780]

I think “The Crown” is the first time I’ve seen a regeneration outside of Doctor Who. As in, we know that the cast is going to change. But unlike “Doctor Who,” we don’t need magical, extraterrestrial reasons for the cast changes.

[@falconeshield]

You've never seen a James Bond movie in your life?

[@daniellepatton2665]

I love the dogs ❤👍🔥

[@SymphonyBrahms]

Olivia Coleman should receive a knighthood for all of her great performances.

[@nanjappakambeyanda]

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 for services to drama.

[@insecurity]

You mean a damehood. Women don't become knights.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

@@insecurityWhy not? Male knights have hardly covered themselves with glory.

[@midwestmutineer7675]

I really think they could have aged Olivia another year before bringing in someone else.

[@-HappyLife]

Auld Bahht

[@david_2364]

Why did the series get so dark? This is nicely lit. You can actually appreciate the sets.

[@moboutmen]

It is, what it is. Isn't it?

[@willdrury5127]

What song, if it is one, is playing during this scene?

[@jazzguitar3441]

I feel a bit sorry for You since this title sort of makes me think that this scene set very high expectations and after that it just went downhill 😂🙈 when the favourite scene from S3 and S4 was this one…

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

On my second viewing now. LOL. S2E7.

[@madabbafan]

The profile on the definitive stamps stayed the same for the rest of her reign

[@johnhickey4784]

the design ( Machin ) was in use from 1967 to 2022.

[@markmh835]

It changed on the coins.

[@madabbafan]

@@markmh835 well the first time on the coins it coincided with the switch to decimal coinage the other changes just kept it updated. Perhaps the stamps should have changed more, but the commemerative stamps stuck with the same silhouette of The Queen (the one with the ribbon) since she assended to the throne.

[@mrp8811]

wonder if the Queen had to sign for the parcels😀

[@wholeNwon]

I doubt that she would have been so abrupt.

[@JazzyUte]

She aged so much between seasons!

[@waco7169]

May I ask, what was the background music?

[@joehorne2808]

It's part of the soundtrack (by Martin Phipps) to this season. This piece of music is called New Queen I believe.

[@mosesthomas3976]

soundtrack plese

[@rafaelludicanti2]

Its almost like justice except it us fair.

[@rafaelludicanti2]

My Queen. Am I being too soft?

[@fordlynx334]

Helen Mirren is still the best

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

I wish someone would release a dvd of the stage play "The Audience". It was broadcast to cinemas so there must he a recording somewhere. It covered Her Late Majesty's whole reign and was just amazing. It jumped backwards and forwards in time, and Mirren was spot on with the age in each scene.

[@markmh835]

​@@zacmumblethunder7466-- I thoroughly agree. I saw that broadcast of the stage play "The Audience" in a cinema and I thought Helen Mirren was brilliant -- even as a very young Queen. I would give anything to see that performance again on a DVD.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@markmh835 Anthony Eden: That document's not redacted! How did you get an original? HMQ: I _am_ the original. Brilliant script and brilliant performances.

[@lilaznkid4ever]

Where was this filmed? Inside Buckingham palace?

[@fan2jnrc]

Obviously not

[@johnhickey4784]

Lancaster House, London

[@ivitstiborne719]

Magyarul kerem

[@claretheworm]

Old bat? 😂um...mother of 4 lol....

[@retroguy9494]

'Old bat?' 😂🤣 'A mother of four and settled sovereign.' 😂 Why couldn't they just have said 'middle aged?' So the Queen WAS a bit of a typical woman and somewhat vain after all eh what?

[@silenusut]

Debating whether to resub NF - if only for up to 01.01.24 .. Meanwhile, would any courtier familiar with her late Majesty be this loquaciously dim-witted ..

[@1958yankeefan]

Didn’t know they were gonna change actors and actresses as they aged! It feels odd. Sorry but Claire Foy and Matt Smith are gone, so as far as I’m concerned, the series ended at season 2 !

[@cynthiawoods1673]

I liked the actress that played in Season 1 and 2 better than the actress in season 3. They are both wonderful actresses the one from season 1 and 2 was more natural and more believable 😊

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

I've bern a fan of Olivia Coleman since she was doing silly dances and playing bizarre number games on Mitchell and Webb's show, but she was miscast here.

[@智美伊東-d5h]

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[@julieerin115]

The casting job is an abomination to the first two seasons. They should have just hired an expert makeup team to age the original cast.

[@ajdominguez1002]

Ngl, it did throw me off with how they jump around with the timeline, like 'wtf???' Cuz this is 1964- we just had a scene with Claire Foy and Matt Smith; she had just sent the letter to Jackie Kennedy after the assassination in 1963. Maybe if Olivia Coleman went from the 80s to present, it could work better.

[@valexcx]

@@ajdominguez1002 It must’ve been a hell of a year between the assasination and 64 😭

[@Az-pe8jj]

@@ajdominguez1002 she had aged greatly in the first 10 years mostly due to stress + genetics. Just look at her pictures from that time

[@gootsycollins3046]

Exactly its only suppose to be 2 yrs had past and they aged to much so early..member Elizabeth is only 38 yr in 1964 but have her looking 50 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@gonaarc2612]

Well they have Academy Award Winner Ivana Primorac as head of make up so they have the best team...

[@MadTwatter]

*For those who don't know, she brief began living her life an transgender man for about a year but regretted it because of transphobia and stopped taking testosterone and got the neophalus chopped off.*

[@markmh835]

Who? Queen Elizabeth?

[@MadTwatter]

@@markmh835 King* Elizabeth please. It's transphobic comments like yours which made her regret transition.