Hannah Ray on Substack Reads

[Hannah Ray]

Thanks for sharing your valid opinions. I'm just getting to the end of this series and felt like Dominic West's portrayal was very surface / vapid. That's just my personal opinion (and previously I've enjoyed West's depiction of other characters), but I really enjoyed reading what others have felt about it.

I have been particularly interested in a current debate happening a lot on the radio here in the U.K. that argues it is dangerous because younger generations will watch it and take the fictional aspect as fact. But can't we trust viewers to understand that celluloid isn't true to real life? When I see how many people misunderstand more nuanced subjects (eg like miscarriage because of how it's portrayed in the movies) then sometimes I think not. Whatever you think of the monarchy, I do think there is always room for creative storytelling on pretty much any subject matter. But once again, really value your opinion.

[The Nomadic Chef]

Thank you for the response, I have just become suspicious of the unfortunate development of truth defined as celebrity utterances.