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The Great is a genre bending, anti-historical romp through 18th Century Russia following the wildly comic rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great.

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The humour is a bit coarse and bawdy but Elle Fanning, who I had never heard of is a delight. The theme of the show is about Catherine wanting to instigate a coup and displace Peter the not-so-great who has the mind of a teenager and create a modern Russia. There is a Count Orlov who is a spitting image for Janzo from the Outpost but they are not the same actor

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merc wrote:

The humour is a bit coarse and teen-sexual ( but innocent) but Elle Fanning, who I had never heard of is a delight. The theme of the show is about Catherine wanting to instigate a coup and displace Peter the not-so-great who has the mind of a teenager and create a modern Russia. There is a Count Orlov who is a spitting image for Janzo from the Outpost but they are not the same actor

I'm not sure I'll watch the show (the trailer isn't bad but... I don't know), but what I find really impressive is how you could have missed everything Elle Fanning was in over the years! smile

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lighton wrote:
merc wrote:

The humour is a bit coarse and teen-sexual ( but innocent) but Elle Fanning, who I had never heard of is a delight. The theme of the show is about Catherine wanting to instigate a coup and displace Peter the not-so-great who has the mind of a teenager and create a modern Russia. There is a Count Orlov who is a spitting image for Janzo from the Outpost but they are not the same actor

I'm not sure I'll watch the show (the trailer isn't bad but... I don't know), but what I find really impressive is how you could have missed everything Elle Fanning was in over the years! smile


well I know she had part in Maleficent and that strange scifi How To Talk To Girls At Parties ( which I have on dvd) and a very very young in Super 8 but she hadnt really registered as some one. None of the other films I know. I dont watch many films these days more a tv series person ( and there are so many of them these days). I only got round to watching Harry Potter last year when the blu rays got cheap 2nd hand.

The Great is a funny series with nice locations as long you are not sophisticated high brow type. Huzzah!

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I have been thinking what best way to describe the show. Bawdy comes to mind. except .......

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But eps 10 the last of season 1 is anything but bawdy fun & is very dramatic & dark and Catherine pays the price for power. Great episode well worth waiting for

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This is a good show

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6 Reply by merc (edited by merc 2021-11-20 19:09:12)

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well season 2 is here. I have watched the first 2 eps with scintilating fast dialogue by turns coarse and clever with lavish sets and costumes.

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The detail  of her gown when she is crowned Catherine the Great is beyond belief.

This is a really Great show and Elle Fanning carries off the  main role as if it was made for her. And the great thing you don't need to wait each week for the next episode, all 10 are there. This is how it should be done