Keep Calm And Crown On: The Crown Podcast

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 6 premiere of The Crown - episode 6.01, "Persona Non Grata". We discuss Diana's impact on our cultural zeitgeist and why it was important to start the episode the way they did, the difference between on-the-nose dialogue and dialogue filled with subtext, and why Mary knows an inappropriate amount of the lyrics to Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping"...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 5 premiere of The Crown - episode 5.01, "Queen Victoria Syndrome". We discuss the dramatic irony of watching these events with Prince Charles against reality of King Charles, why the casting is perfect, and why Tom Hanks is the closest thing to an American version of the Queen...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown season 4 finale - episode 4.10, "War". We discuss the great symmetry used to close out the language of the season, the real life drama and how we related hard to it, and we discuss the overall theme Peter Morgan may have been trying to accomplish for season 4...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.09, "Avalanche". We discuss Diana's motivations, why Camilla is a lot more of a fascinating character than we originally thought, and why we finally come to the understanding that we could never have an open relationship 10 years into our marriage...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.08, "48:1". We discuss the various threads being weaved into the overall narrative, why the Queen can lie to us but she can't lie to herself, and why Mary's out on everyone except Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.07, "Hereditary Principle". We discuss HIPAA, why this episode is great because it's the thing that gets us to the thing, and why HBC only lets close personal friends call her HBC...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.06, "Terra Nullius". We discuss emotional intelligence, if the show has a Diana problem, and Betty's Balmoral Bittys...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.05, "Fagan". We discuss how the writers use Fagan as a vehicle to criticize Thatcher being a smart choice, why it's not a coincidence this is the inciting incident that will power the rest of the season half way through, and our brand new corgi we lovingly called Betty.

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.04, "Favourites". We discuss the elephant in the room with Prince Andrew, drawing a direct line between Thatcher and Elizabeth, and why Mary would be turning up the volume even louder..

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.03, "Fairytale". We discuss we chat a winding staircase motif, a real life story of being burdened by marriage, and why Blake legitimately cries this episode...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat The Crown - episode 4.02, "The Balmoral Test". We discuss the heavy handed yet effective stag symbolism, the political intrigue as an asset, and all the Scotland porn...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 4 premiere of The Crown - episode 4.01, "Gold Stick". We discuss a little history about The Troubles and the IRA, the star of show being Josh O' Connor, and incredible direction with Tobias Menzies...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 3 finale of The Crown – episode 3.10, “Cri de Coeur”. We discuss why this episode is not the episodic tangent it seems to be, Elizabeth’s incredible arc for this season, and Blake’s oppressive Irish-Catholic-guilt… Normally, this is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.09 of The Crown, “Imbroglio”. We discuss the use of reflection as an effective storytelling device, why this is one of our favorite episodes, and why the Queen Mother was pissed she couldn’t watch her soaps… This is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.08 of The Crown, “Dangling Man”. We discuss how much we should really care about King Edward, why Blake has a fundamental disagreement with the show’s premise, and why Neville Longbottom is suddenly extremely hot(?) This is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production –...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.07 of The Crown, “Moondust”. We discuss the metaphor for how Elizabeth interacts with the world, why it’s a two-hander with “Bubbykins”, and why Lord John Grey would hold the greatest Moon-landing party ever conceived by man. This is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.06 of The Crown, “Tywysog Cymru”. We chat the metaphor for Wales and England as a stand-in for Charles and Elizabeth,  why this episodes seems to be “the way in” for Blake, and Mary  learns about the geography of the U.K. in literal live...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.05 of The Crown, “Coup”. We chat why this episode seems so out of place, major tonal inconsistencies, and why we stan Elizabeth and her hot pink horse racing outfit… This IS a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production – Become a “Sassenach” – $5...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.04 of The Crown, “Bubbikins”. We chat the choice for the Royal family of being open and human, or retaining privacy, an arc that is saved by superior acting, and the recent news of Prince Harry and Princess Meghan in the real world! This...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.03 of The Crown, “Aberfan”. We discuss the role of the Crown vs. the government, the spectacular use of sound editing once again, and we talk about our WILD night we have planned tonight… This IS a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production – Become...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.02 of The Crown, “Margaretology”. We discuss the history behind LBJ, why leading with Margaret was a perfect choice for investing in the relationships of The Crown, and we speculate what Elizabeth is bingeing on Netflix… This IS a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production...

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat episode 3.01 of The Crown, “Olding”. We chat why Mary is so shocked about Queen Elizabeth’s Age, why we’re doing this podcast and the unique angle we’re taking, why the premiere feels a tad disjointed, and why Mary doesn’t want to offend anyone by call...