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by Staff | Fan Fun With Damian Lewis | March 26, 2025
Step inside the Tudor Dynasty with us as we handpick our favorite superlatives for each episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – from ‘who wore it best’ fashionable costume and top villain, to outstanding scene and perfect cinematography – and everything else in between! Up this week:
Episode 1: Wreckage
USA Air Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Plot Summary: As Anne Boleyn’s blood is sluiced from the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell picks his way through the wreckage of her death to take his place as principal councillor to King Henry VIII.
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Who Wore It Best – The bride, Jane Seymour
Tudor Fashion House is all about wealth and status, all spoken through intricate fabric and color choices. Jane Seymour’s wedding ensemble of lush silver and gold silk, though weighty, screamed luxurious. The finely woven ornate brocade pattern and voluminous draped arms was elegantly accompanied by her simple pearl necklace and hairpiece. Simply divine.
Ideal Ghost – Cardinal Wolsey
I love the work of Jonathan Pryce, so anytime he graces the screen – regardless the cameo was a phantom of Cromwell’s imagination – is pure perfection.
Next Best Clue® Board Game Character – Thomas Cromwell
Someone is playing the board game Clue®, yet it’s not Professor Plumb in the dining room with a candlestick, nor is it Colonel Mustard in the study with the revolver. It’s Thomas Cromwell in the Castle with the dagger hidden beneath his robes. His vulnerability is manifesting as paranoia, yet, not unwarranted.
Unpleasant Utterance – King Henry VIII
When describing his wedding night with Jane Seymour to Cromwell, Henry whispers:
“Such freshness. Such delicacy. Such maidenly pudeur. I have come out of hell and into heaven, and all in one night.”
Yuck.
Lady Trader
Who Wore It Best – Lady Mary
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