'The Crown' Did Diana Dirty

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( close read [The Crown Did Diana Dirty]( Season five’s diminishment of the “people’s princess” as petulant and reckless feels like nefarious intent hidden behind fictional license. Photo: Keith Bernstein/Netflix Each season of Peter Morgan’s [The Crown]( brings about a version of the same argument: Do people understand that what they’re watching is fiction, not a documentary? [Dame Judi Dench]( is the latest to voice this concern, writing a letter to [the Times]( about how the series is “crude sensationalism.” As someone who hadn’t watched The Crown before this year, I always rolled my eyes at the hand-wringing, but [the fifth season]( of the Netflix series, which tackles the dissolution of Charles and Diana’s marriage, gives some credence to those arguments. It’s just that instead of criticizing the monarchy, it’s plainly taking its side. [Read More]( [Subscribe for over 60% off]( and unlock unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. Plus, get a free tote and exclusive access to The Strategist’s Incredibly Exhaustive Gift Guide. The Latest TV Recaps • The Crown: [The War of the Waleses]( • Andor: [The Old Ways Hold Us]( • The Winchesters: [Into the Spider-Verse]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Zazie Beetz Lays Van to Rest Seven years playing Atlanta’s most wayward character has brought the actor clarity: “The character is a part of my transformation.”]( [18 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See This Winter From the return of Dead to Me and You to new series like The Last of Us and Fleishman Is in Trouble.]( By Vulture Editors [Everything Has a Story in Wakanda Forever Production designer Hannah Beachler breaks down the Black Panther sequel’s most meaningful new sets.]( [Julia Fox Wants Ziwe to Know That Even Her White Friends Are ‘Like, Jewish’ “I’m not even actually really friends with any white person who is actually from, like, that area.”]( By Jason P. Frank [Voldemort Makes Lisa Barlow’s RHOSLC Rant Sound Nice Prepare to be Avada Kedavra’d.]( By Wolfgang Ruth [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Vulture Recommends]( We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: Vulture The chasm between the literary and the erotic isn’t as broad as some may assume. [And Alexander Chee’s selection]( for the Best Sex I’ve Ever Read column, an excerpt of the story “The Frog King” from Garth Greenwell’s 2020 book Cleanness, is a stunning example. [Read more from Vulture]( Vulture Movies Fantasy League Illustration: Vulture This year’s game invites readers to compete against one another — and the Vulture staff — in a test of box-office foreknowledge and awards-season prognostication. [Read up on the how the game works](, and when you’re ready, [select your team]( before the draft window closes on November 21! [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=vulture-daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved