heidi chronicles: Television Worth Watching

	The Crown Netflix's gorgeous dramatization of the transformation of the English aristocracy into the modern age takes a brilliant turn with Season 3. Like the times portrayed, the tone is a bit more reflective, the texture of the narrative deeper and more nuanced.Olivia Colman is absolutely glorious in this role, bringing the emergence of the sovereign into Elizabeth's signature persona, wherein person and crown become unmistakably one. Colman reveals the embodiment of the State beautifully, with a subtlety of craft worthy of the highest accolades. Men have their tiny fraternity of those who have played King Lear. Now there is a very small but equally erudite sisterhood of those who have worn The Crown. Well done.

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	Homeland Review

	Marcella Because I simply can’t lay off the weird-as-hell police procedural, and because Netflix is seemingly on a mission to keep me satisfied, add Marcella to the list. It’s beyond weird, and I loved how we, the audience, knew so much less than the characters. It’s a nice flip that I haven’t seen done except in Playing By Heart (one of the best ensemble cast movies ever, by the way). After watching the season, I’m not certain if I want or need to know more, and that’s pretty compelling in its own right.

	OA The production is beautiful, visually opulent in a way that we ordinarily aren’t given in television, and I could eat the series up on the merit of that alone. And then there is the story itself, the meat-and-potatoes of it all, with characters that are as mysterious and interesting as their narrative. I loved this series. The unfolding of it was powerful without being edge-of-your-seat suspenseful, and possibly more compelling because of it.

	Paranoid Flat out, Paranoid was worth every minute. Don’t miss the opportunity to get lost in this lovely bit of Netflix Original Programming. Each and every one of these characters created a space in my heart as well as in my mind. In between episodes, I would find myself wondering what might unfurl next, and it was always a delight to set the time aside. This little bit of murder mystery in “our little market town” in out of the way England is delightful. Bonus points for including some fantastic images of Dusseldorf, and making me want to go visit.

	Poldark

	Stop everything you are doing and watch Soundtrack. This is Netflix at its finest, and it's good to see again. Art. Life. Love. Music.

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