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A fast-paced, dynamic and focused final episode that maximises the impact of the denouement of the two key events that series four is exclusively about, namely Diana and Charles's toxic relationship and the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher's reign.

The climactic tension of Charles, Diana and Camilla's relationship, a triangle of death that caused enormous problems for the royal family and, as Elizabeth aptly notes in one of her dialogues when she discusses a certain situation, the discord within the royal family threatens its very existence. Praise for the comprehensive portrayal of both Diana and Charles as we remember them from the 1990s when they were often on the evening news around the world.

A battle of the Queen and the Iron Lady. The sharpest, most direct, but also quite humorously filmed exchange between two strong women and distinctive stateswomen. The twist about the newspaper article appears to be secondary.

Helena Bonham Carter's performance as the eccentric princess in this episode matches Vanessa Kirby's commanding performance from the first and second seasons. So, for fans of this bittersweet character full of love, sadness, anger and big emotions, this episode will be the right choice. Of course, once again, family ties and associated ancient wrongs and key decisions that influenced much of the sequence of events that followed are brought to the fore.

Technically, and in fact in terms of overall formal stylisation, it is certainly the most daringly shot episode to date. It's full of frenetic editing and interesting camera work, with plenty of boldly spectacular shots. Similarly, Diana's transformation from a shy little girl to a refined lady is portrayed with equal skill and confidence. Her natural charisma and vivaciousness brings the people to a boil and easily draws the attention of the crowd to herself, which is not at all to the Crown's liking.

Michael Fagan's troubles are portrayed with perhaps more veracity and urgency than he himself. Situations that an awful lot of people around the world have to deal with. The traditional inflexibility and inability of the authorities to change anything. Apathy, routine and the daily hell of the poor in a country with high unemployment. And as expected, the conversation between the Queen and the intruder has a very interesting dynamic and course. An unusually suspenseful and refreshing episode.

Parents vs their adult children. An interesting family relationship story and a great probe into the fragile bonds between older and younger generations, their different opinions and attitudes and often mutual misunderstanding. It's also probably the first episode that reveals all of the Queen's children.

The beginning of the end. Diana under pressure from the press for the first time, strong hints of anorexia, loneliness and isolation at Buckingham Palace, relational tensions depicted early on in a seemingly idyllic marriage.

The clash of the working middle class in the leadership of the political establishment, versus a bunch of aristocrats with all their annoying traditions and customs. Gillian Anderson impersonates Thatcher fantastically, and the Queen does her traditional thing. I wouldn’t consider this to be the best episode of the season, but it’s still the usual high standard.

Watching Titanic again after so many years, in a remastered 4K and 3D version is a truly sensual experience. All the more so when you watch this 25-year-old opus and realise that a better film will be hard to find in cinemas this year. Titanic resonates even more intensely when its screening is preceded by trailers for Quantumania, parallel universes, digital fests of all kinds, in short, recyclates that either make your head explode or your eardrums pop. But as soon as the old familiar melody plays after 20 minutes of trailer hell and the black and white "old" intro with the silhouette of the ship comes on, I am in my element. In 20 seconds, James Cameron produces more emotion in two cuts than all those future supercomics combined. Titanic is a celebration and homage to modern filmmaking, a benchmark of cinema. It stuns with its breathtaking fragility, old-world wisdom, palette of iconic scenes and colossal epic. The pinnacle of world cinema and deservedly one of the best pieces of all time. One of the few that has avoided ageing.