When she goes low, you go high, Your Majesty.
But Churchill’s not having it: “What is it you would have the Queen do?
Stay at home in the wake of minor incidents prosecuted by insurgent rabble?”
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he says, as only he can.
“What kind of a signal would that send?”
Even modest Elizabeth can’t argue with anactual government directiveto look her best.
Who is she to say no to that?
Turns out, she needed the practice: “That’s a little firm.
And it’s the flat edge, remember?”
Elizabeth says in a quietly hilarious moment.
Margaret lets her have itand not just with the sword.
“Let them look at you, but let them see only the eternal.”
So… no pressure.
“What is it you’re trying to prove?
What is it you want to hear him say?”
Philip says, referring to her father.
“‘Now, finally, I love you more than I love Margaret’?”
That’s where the Queen finally breaks.
Elizabeth walks out to speak to the journalists who captured her marital squabble.
“What would you like me to do for your newsreel?”
she asks, offering what she can in exchange for their silence.
NEXT: Would you rather be pride or joy?
Elizabeth accepted Tommy’s advice, but Churchill doesn’t give Margaret a chance.
In one last scene together, the sisters leave things even worse than they had been before.
Elizabeth rebukes her sister for her attention-seeking behavior, but Margaret just responds with more insults.
Finally, Margaret plays her acethat she was their father’s favorite.
But which of those is greater?
Other Notes:
Episode grade: A-
NEXT:Episode 9, “Assassins”
