Season 1 – Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece

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Richard E @RT55691732 08/12/2023 Supposedly "inspired by true events," this series isn't even close to being historically accurate. It attributes far more influence to the Norwegian Crown Princess than she actually had. The nature of her relationship is hard to say, but it is preposterous to depict FDR as spending lots of time with her before and after Pearl Harbor. It is even more preposterous to claim that she had a significant influence on US foreign and military policy. Was this series produced to muster popular support in the US today for Ukraine's resistance to Putin, our contemporary Hitler? See more 05/27/2022 This shows a great view into the threat of Nazi Germany against the northern European states. It deftly portrays the terror of the Third Reich simply rolling into neighboring countries with such aggression. The first episodes are downright scary. But then it becomes a melodrama. Think Duchess of Duke Street but without the great performances and characters. By the mid-point and towards the conclusion, I realized that most all of the male characters are broken, devious, weak, inept or some combination of this. How do storytellers expect you to remain engaged with their production when gender roles are so biased and black & white? And the Princess is portrayed as having limited agency for much of the time, so that her "affair" with FDR comes of as more of a #MeToo form of submission. Metaphor for what her country dealt with, or simply relieving her of any responsibility for her choices and her actions? Don't know, don't care. By the penultimate episode, I'd checked out and had no sympathy for any of the characters. Not recommended past episode three. See more Read all reviews

Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece — Season 1

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