Marie Antoinette
After last week's disappointing installment, it's a relief that Marie Antoinette returns to its usual solid form in "Deus Ex Machina" an hour finally earns mature content advisory with many scenes attempting to explain the specifics of sex, even if the result is that
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Antoinette and Louis may be officially on the throne of France when Marie Antoinette's fifth episode opens, but somehow their move up the line of succession has caused the relationship (and the show itself) to take a big step backward. One of the most appealing parts of this
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History arrives much sooner than we expected on the fourth episode of Marie Antoinette, as the young Dauphin and Dauphine officially become King and Queen of France. It's an elevation that it is immediately apparent neither of them is ready for, given that this is also the episode
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Marie Antoinette's third episode is essentially framed as a catfight, a face-off between the young Dauphine and the King's mistress Madame du Barry, as they struggle to determine who's more powerful within the world of the French court. And, granted, we do get a
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The trailers for Marie Antoinette show the kiss that the young Dauphine and King's favorite Madame du Barry share in the series' second episode; only those clips seemed (whether intentionally or not) to frame the moment as vaguely indecent, another example of the infamous French queen and
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Though the new series Marie Antoinette only just premiered on PBS, fans can rest easy -- this won't be the end of the famous French queen's reign on our screens. French producer Canal+ announced that the lavish costume drama had been renewed for Season 2 just
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Even though she was born over 250 years ago, our modern-day popular culture is still obsessed with Marie Antoinette. Last of the French queens, overthrown and ultimately beheaded by her own subjects, her story is one of almost unimaginable highs and unbelievably tragic lows. Yet, most recountings of her life
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As a historical figure, Marie Antoinette is often held up as the epitome of wealth and privilege in a time when monarchies were rapidly losing their hold on power. Most school children learn of her as the uncaring ruler who seemed confused at the peasants having no bread, declaring, "
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Spring arrives on March 20, but PBS will have it beat this year, with its yearly trio of Spring 2023 premieres debuting the night before on Sunday, March 19. However, linear debuts are merely the tip of the iceberg nowadays when it comes to programming, and shows are busting out
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Marie Antoinette is one of the most famous women in history, a queen who is most often remembered more for the idea of who she was and what she represented rather than for anything to do with the actual historical fact of her life. Our modern-day pop culture most often
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Marie Antoinette is one of those rare historical figures that everyone has an opinion about—regardless of how much of the actual history surrounding her life you actually happen to know. Depending on who you ask, she's either a frivolous airhead, a spendthrift clotheshorse obsessed with shoes, or
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Between the returns of Miss Scarlet and the Duke, All Creatures Great and Small, and Sanditon, 2023 looks like a good year for PBS viewers. But while some shows are being put out to pasture, like Endeavour, and some are getting new cast members, like Unforgotten, a few of the