I got this ask on Tumblr:

"Why was Pyotr such so antagonistic towards Ekaterina when she tried so hard to love him? She clearly went above and behind to understand him and make him happy when she didn't have to since marriages were loveless at the time. But Elizoveta does the exact same things her predecessor does and he's besotted? He didn't ( Read more... )

Some (not particularly deep) thoughts on the S3 Ekaterina trailer…

• Pretttyyyy <3 (This show always has been.) (Someone please make gifs lol)
• Where. Is. Paul??? I know he’s in this season. Although, some of the S2 trailers didn’t really include him either so maybe it’s ok. (Like, can we just have a Paul spin-off or something, esp. if there’s no ( Read more... )

This post was originally posted on tumblr in response to another post that asked if anyone knew of various portrayals of German nobles, including those who married into German noble families. Luckily, the Russian royal family starting with the mid-18th century is a goldmine for German nobility; and, luckily too, Russia loves making period dramas ( Read more... )

Wow. I don’t even…I don’t know if I’m disappointed or pissed or both… Probably both, because the show was doing so well before this. Thinking about it, I wonder if the problem was that they tried to pack WAY TOO MUCH into the last 2 episodes. (Last ep of S1 also had a pacing/rushed problem, but to a lesser extent.)

I don’t know what these ( Read more... )

A lot more politics and war these couple of episodes. And, of course, a full Russian triumph in the end there. You gotta admit that Russia has always been very good at war. Not sure who that non-Russian officer was with them in the navy attack planning scene (non-Russian because accent and different uniform) but his only purpose was to offer a ( Read more... )

I sat down to watch and realized Poroshin wasn’t coming back and it made me sad :/

Ok, I’m sorry, but I have to mention that Peter III was the one to give Paul the title Tsesarevich, not Catherine. (And it’s really weird and inconsistent of the show, btw, to make a big deal of how Peter III never held the title of Tsesarevich when they spent all ( Read more... )

BTW, I haven’t been warning for spoilers in these posts because I thought it was obvious, but in case anyone is wondering, yes I do comment on plot and talk about spoilers in these notes.

Well, alright, let’s start with Andrei then. His characterization was a bit…unexpected. I mean, I know he’s supposed to be a ladies’ man but I think they ( Read more... )

Ahhhh. So many emotions these two episodes! Notes:

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Overall: GOOD START.

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(Written initially in response to a tumblr ask with not a lot of time at hand.)

Overall: I liked Ekaterina (the 2014 series) more, hands down no contest.

Of course, for me there was one thing that had a lot of weight but may be a less significant factor for others - Peter’s characterization. The Catherine the Great (2015 series, aka Velikaya, ( Read more... )