The Crown
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Theres a big part of me that wishes that Aberfan didnt need a royal family storyline.
That may be the pointThe Crownis trying to make here.
Its also impossible to watch Aberfan and not be reminded of writer Peter Morgansprevious examinationof Elizabeths questionable post-tragedy behavior.
I know I cant think of Princess Dianas death without recalling thepublic outcryover the Queens silence and seclusion.
From Morgans point of view, Liz is remaining frustratingly on-brand here.
It is not an easy episode to get through.
I agree with Elizabeth that theres something wrong with her, but I dont blame her for it.
She was raised in a family that keeps emotions so repressed that theyre squashed into oblivion.
She has since returned to the Welsh villageseveral times.
The end credits rolling during an overhead shot of children playing in the schoolyard was appropriately unsettling.
