It moves at a stately pace and concentrates on various royal figures rather than fighting men and women. It looks gorgeous but you have to wonder about the point of it all.
Just one episode in, I can already tell you, I am hooked. All aspects are appealing to me, including the history and the focus on World War II. From beginning to end, this episode is riveting.
There's a power in this work that has nothing to do with its characters, a kind that makes itself felt wordlessly -- namely, the unyielding grip of fear.
