The Palace

It started as characters and situations that were stupid..I only kept watching it because I am an Anglophobe but then I got a serious crush on the king and his love and the evil sister and the threatened Queen. It really is a fairy tale that takes place in the reality of the British Monarchy that has to be one of the most ridiculous institutions surviving but the series at the end starts to make sense of unraveling the ridiculous. I really wish there was more. It just got started.

Very much enjoyed the season.

Predictable writing devices, cliches galore, incredibly shallow acting with the exception of 1.5 people...and the cheesiest music. A harpsichord? Really?? I will say, the best part of episode one is how quickly everyone goes from 'shocked & saddened' over the death of a so n' so (not to spoil it) to 'totally over it & embarking on petty sexual dramas'.Perhaps if we had seen stronger relationships between the characters first and on-going before shifting the story into the main drama - the audience would have more sympathy for the characters involved. The opening credits are hilarious too - no names... just random people in a soft lense montage. 'The Palace... starring, some girl! Some girl who looks like the girl before! Handsome bad actor! Less handsome bad actor! Random Black guy... people talking... VERY TENSE QUEEN...'Seriously, who wrote this dribble?

Was so sucked into this series, that I watched the whole thing straight through and went to work on two hours sleep. Wish there was a second series.

A little on the trashy side maybe, and nothing new either on monarchy or on the "upstairs downstairs" side of things, but still it's very entertaining and occasionally even manages to be a bit thought provoking. Wonderful acting all around.