Comments on: ‘The Tudors’ recap: Getting the chop

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:30:10 +0000

wow!!let me start by saying that was an amazing recap!!the best i have ever read!!
so, i think Mark Smeaton confessed because of the torture, and Brereton because he thought it would get Anne killed!!
Their deaths were very sad and very expressive, especially Mark’s and Brereton’s last look!! But i didn;t understand Norris’s expression!!
anyway….JRM is an amazing actor, and so is Natalie Dormer!!at first she irritated me, but now i really like her!!
Hnery Cavill dreamy and perfect as usual!!i hope next season he gets a decent plot line!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:33:15 +0000

Henry Cavill is also in the new Woody Allen movie.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:33:38 +0000

Regarding suggestions about what to watch during the months between Season 2 and Season 3. Henry Cavill fans may want to track down a copy of Vendetta (also known as Laguna or Hotel Laguna). It is the film he discusses in his EW Take 5 video and it has just been released on DVD in France.

By: ShakespearesLady

ShakespearesLady — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:28:44 +0000

I’m not sure if you’ve mentioned seeing this film before, but I highly recommend “Anne of a Thousand Days.” It’s one of my favorites, and I think it gives an almost accurate portrayal. Geneviève Bujold isn’t my favorite Anne, but she does a good enough job.
I think the camp aspect of the Winstone movie is part of it’s charm!
As for season three, I’m guessing they’ll include the birth of Edward and then up through Anne of Cleaves. The less we see of Plain, the happier I’ll be!

By: Billie

Billie — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:47:41 +0000

I’m going to check out The Other Boleyn Girl anyway. I wish I knew where to read more about Mary. The relationship between the two sisters is really interesting to me. Thanks gboleyn for the information on Anne’s engagments. Can anyone recommend a good book on this? I have David Starky’s.

By: gboleyn

gboleyn — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:28:24 +0000

OK – someone said read ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ to get a “real” insight into this period. The way Mary Boleyn’s presented in ‘The Tudors’ is FAR more accurate than the way she is in TOBG. Also, Anne was NEVER “married” before Henry – she was betrothed, once to her Irish cousin James Butler, future earl of Kildare (but the match was cancelled due to disagreements over her dowry) and secondly to Henry Percy, future earl of Northumberland (who she may have loved, but the match was broken NOT by the Boleyns IN ANY WAY, but by Cardinal Wolsey and the boy’s father.) Neither match was consummated, because if it had been there would have been NO WAY of breaking it under Tudor law. And, in any case, the Boleyns wanted her to marry Percy, but were defeated on that point.
Sorry, rant over. I think Dormer’s been incredible and the execution scenes of George and her “lovers” were amazing. I agree with the Plain Jane assessment, but JRM’s acting still seems false and overdone to me!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:12:57 +0000

Heather, that’s pretty much the point. At the time, families would trip over themselves to put a daughter in Henry’s way. He was king, and would and could do what he felt at the moment. There is a reason he was married so many times. There was a lot of whim involved, initial attraction, etc.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:25:36 +0000

Where’s the Greek recap?

By: suebee

suebee — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:03:11 +0000

I love the Tudors and will miss it like crazy. Just the locations, set dressing and costumes alone…! Nice budget they must have. I just read The Other Boleyn Girl – which was amazing…I wish they had portrayed the relationship with Mary Boleyn a little more in The Tudors…They touched on it, but it really was a great storyline and just seals the deal as to how manipulative and power hungry the Boleyn family were! Also, it touches on the fact that Anne was married before Henry and the family whisked that away to further her chances with the King…If you love the Tudors read the book – its supposed to be based on historic facts with of course the dialogue and filler added for good reading…

By: Kaybar

Kaybar — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:12:33 +0000

First of all, thanks for an excellent, well thought-out review. I, too, thought Brereton was simply trying to avoid torture, but your interpretation of his actions makes more sense. This show has impressed me as much as Rome and turned me into a minor anglophile (at least, as far as history is concerned).