Jonathan Ross has harshly criticized new series The Crown after the final episodes of the Netflix show were released.
The second part of the sixth season was released on Thursday, December 14th on the streaming giant and marked the conclusion of the infamous show about the British royal family.
The episodes cover William and Harry's grief after Diana's death, the final years of Princess Margaret's life, and William and Kate's first love stories while studying at St. Andrews University.
But the series has proven controversial because of its intimate depiction of recent events, including scenes about living members of the royal family.
Speaking on the Reel Talk podcast with his daughter Honey, Jonathan said: “We can't judge the early episodes in the same way as the recent ones.”
Jonathan Ross has harshly criticized new series The Crown after the final episodes of the Netflix show were released
The second part of the sixth season was released on Thursday, December 14th on the streaming giant and marked the conclusion of the infamous show about the British royal family
“We can judge the recent ones because we lived through them, and we can say that this isn’t fair, that this doesn’t feel like a fair portrayal, and that it doesn’t feel like a fair portrayal.”
The comedian continued: “I think history will not look very kindly on The Crown as a television series.”
“I think we'll look back and say, 'That wasn't a good thing,' and that's strange because it started with such high praise and was held up as a good example, but now, critically, they've done it.” killed her own baby.'
Jonathan and his daughter Honey, 26, had seen the series before it was released to the general public.
Citing the famous images of Diana on the boat and Kate in her university fashion show at St Andrews as examples, Honey said: “All these things we've seen and it feels so new and it feels like it's too soon.”
She added: “It felt gross to me… I'm really sorry to the family that's still living that they have to watch or hear people watch the most traumatic time of their lives being beautifully recreated for Netflix.”
However, Ross praised the acting itself, saying it maintained its “quality” from the start, particularly singling out Elizabeth Debicki for her “incredible” performance as Princess Diana.
As the infamous drama came to an end, viewers were quick to take to social media to admit they were heartbroken.
Reviewers had mixed reactions to the final episodes of The Crown, particularly the introduction of Kate (Meg Bellamy) and William (Ed McVey).
Critics also praised the scenes with Princess Margaret (Lesley Manville), seeing her role as a return to the more historical elements of earlier seasons
They shared their anger that The Crown had finally ended after six series, saying the final scenes were “so sad.”
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Meanwhile, 21-year-old Meg Bellamy, who plays young Kate Middleton, admitted she “didn't remember the real-life events” depicted in the final season as the trio revealed how it affected their performances had.
Part two brings to our screens the pivotal university moment in the blossoming relationship between the now-Prince and Princess of Wales.
Meg explained: “We were babies and don't remember anything about the actual events of this series.”
“I think that's helpful because we could just look at it as a character on the page,” Ed added.
Reel Talk with Honey & Jonathan Ross is now available with new episodes every Monday on Global Player.
The final episodes of the series were released on the streaming platform on December 14, weeks after the first half of season six was released last month