At first, I was not looking forward to THE HEREDITARY PRINCIPLE because it was going to feature the character I’m mixed on the most: PRINCESS MARGARET. She is acted and performed well in the earlier seasons, and this continues with her current actor Helena Bonham Carter. Oftentimes though I found her stories unpleasant or not worth seeing again because of her character. Sympathetic though she may be because of tragic circumstance throughout her life, this is only some of her episodes while other episodes have her misfortune be self-afflicted due to bad attitudes or poor decisions. This is nothing towards the show itself or the writing, her stories are just the part of the show I like the least.
Now with that said, I was extremely engaged with this tale because of how it came like it was the culmination/totality of Margaret’s story, as she struggles with mental issues, brushes with death, and some nasty skeletons in the royal closet. I have never sympathized so much with Margaret until this episode, especially by the end as she completely accepted her situation.
Bonham Carter did well of course, though I will admit part of the difficulty of liking the character was how much of Margaret in this show was the actual person, or Helena being Helena. She is so known for her varied characters, it’s difficult to separate the actor from the role. Regardless though, I liked this episode a lot more than I expected, and probably is one of my favorites of Season 4.
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