Category: Media
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Recap – Episode 2 Obedience
– The King Never Does an Unpleasant Thing – by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | November 18, 2024 “The King never does an unpleasant thing. Lord Cromwell does it for him.” — Queen Jane Episode 2 Obedience opens with a refresher from the first series reminding us of Cardinal Wolsey’s fall. When…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Episode 2 Review – Obedience
– Wriggling Free of Henry’s Noose – by Lousia Mellor | Den of Geek | November 17, 2024 If only Hilary Mantel had lived 10 lifetimes, she might have rehabilitated 10 other historical figures as skillfully as she did Thomas Cromwell. Mantel overwrote history’s shorthand for Cromwell, transforming him from a venal brute into a flesh-and-blood man…
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Damian Lewis Attended Film and TV Charity Reception at Buckingham Palace Among Royalty
– From One King to Another – Damian attended a reception hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla to mark the centenary celebration of the Film and TV Charity at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 in London, England, which included the premiere of Gladiator II. As we all know Damian is currently…
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Wolf Hall Music: Debbie Wiseman is Influenced by the Past, But Not Constrained by It
– The Soundworld of Wolf Hall – by Florence Lockheart | Classical Music | November 12, 2024 The first episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the hotly anticipated sequel to the BBC’s 2014 dramatisation of Hilary Mantel’s historical novel, premiered earlier this week. British composer Debbie Wiseman, who created the show’s famous…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light Recap – Episode 1 Wreckage
– Henry’s Paranoia Reaches New Heights – by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | November 11, 2024 “So, good Privy Seal, as you love me and love my service, you will bring this matter to a conclusion.” – Henry VIII I have said it before and will say it again. Wolf Hall is…
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Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light Review – Cromwell’s So Menacing
– Masterstroke in a Magnificent Drama – by Christopher Stevens | Daily Mail | November 10, 2024 Five out of Five Stars Courtiers who should be telling him, ‘With these Ferrero Rocher chocolate balls, you are spoiling us!’ are instead issuing veiled death threats. Diplomat Eustace Chapuys is a crucial figure, because it is his…
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The Mirror and the Light is Glorious
– Blood Has Been Spilled – by Rachael Sigee | iNews | November 10, 2024 Five out of Five Stars This adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s final novel does justice to her ingenious ability to draw out nuance of Tudor politics. It was something of a miracle when, back in 2015, Mark Rylance submerged us in…