Marie Antoinette

I very nearly didn't watch the BBC's new show Marie Antoinette, partly because I had it vaguely confused with the French production "Versailles", which I had gathered was something along the lines of "The Tudors" ("Louis the Phwoarteenth"), and partly because I'd seen someone enthusing over it based on 'it has two women kissing', which did not seem like an adequate basis for endorsement. (Spoilers: it *does* have two women kissing, but via the "I'll teach you how to get your man" trope -- I suspect there was a trailer shot in circulation with a certain amount of deliberate misrepresentation.)

Anyway, I did watch the first episode, and found it enjoyable, and have gone on to watch the rest so far. ( Read more... )