Harry, Meghan and Netflix too

[CathyorClaire]

Last thread has filled up so I thought I'd create another to chat trailers and teasers while we hang about waiting for better more truth bombs to drop in the main event.

I was on a work call recently with all British people and one American woman. A guy in the team is ex forces (British RAF) and was saying something relevant to our project which involved him talking about his work in the RAF. The American woman's turn came to comment and she started by saying in very reverential tones "Dave, first, thank you for your service". Dave clearly didn't know where to look, he sort of mumbled "cheers, anyway if we look at column 4 of the spreadsheet..."

It was a real cultural differences moment.

Brothers shouting at each other during family conflict...par for the course I'd say.
Poor Harry being scared though....he does sound delicate and vulnerable.

I don't think he's ever dealt with the trauma of losing his mum, he needed a good therapist not a manipulative wife.

When he describes the RF surprise at him (a dumb ginger?) being able to date such a beautiful and intelligent woman....I think he was describing his own surprise.

Also the choice of films when talking about Tyler Perry (again from the BBC live text):

Perry is a well-known film director, particularly in the US, with movie credits including A Fall From Grace and Why Did I Get Married?

I'd quite like to have a coffee with Steven McIntosh, tbh.

Chelsea Davy was pretty hot.

Harry was clearly told no for the first time in his life at the meeting. Imagine that spoilt man child as King.

Its not clear who’s agenda this would serve?

I sense that there is a lot of “acting” as well as “faux surprises” and “humble bragging” in this instance about the streets being lined with well wishers - and these little anecdotes come across as having been dined out on and told over and over each time with the same disingenuous tone.

the one thing is - they’ve made it too easy. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. Is it another Cut interview ?

i read the CNN review - the last comments are funny.

Chelsea Davy was pretty hot.

Ditto Cressida Bonas. I think Harry and his family must have realised a while ago that he can attract such women!

@Glindara

Rather like Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice you can imagine she practises them to give them ‘an unstudied air as possible’

I wonder what Chelsea and Cressida are making of the series(!).

i read the CNN review - the last comments are funny.

I think that might be the lasting outcome of the Netflix documentaries - that H&M are a laughing stock. I hope they made lots of money from it.

Yes the piano music is all deep drama like the score from a classic film or even Downtown - deliberately to edge you into a specific emotional space so that the content is received in this context.

I would be interesting to watch it with the music and the fleeting visuals - maybe a podcast - what are their actual words saying as opposed to the “packaging”

I've seen a video from the ochestrated reality show factual documentary where Meghan is crying on the sofa and a single tear trembles on the cusp, then rolls her left eye. Reminded me an awful lot of her crying for acting roles tactic. 'one tear, left eye, go!' Makes it hard to take seriously.

I'd like to watch it with the Benny Hill theme tune

I'm just reading a summary on the BBC. Harry says that when they left hospital with baby Archie the media published a picture of them with a chimp. That was Danny Baker wasn't it, and he was sacked for it? It's a bit disingenuous for Harry to say 'the media' as if it was in the papers or something.

I always thought those black page boy outfits were an unusual choice though.

Are they not just representative of what Harry is wearing?

That’s so funny

Are they not just representative of what Harry is wearing? I presume so. The 'Blues and Royals' looks great on grown men, but little boys all in black for a wedding just looked a bit wrong to me.

And he goes, "we appreciate everything you did for our country.

I'm not sure what she thinks she did do for the country

she left

Agree - and fails. It’s just jarring and patronising to her audience.

I agree. It was a disgusting picture, and it was instantly roundly condemned and he was sacked. I find it really frustrating when the vile responses of isolated creeps are extrapolated in such a way as to represent huge generalisations.

Unfortunately, Netflix are out of Ofsted's remit in the UK - there is no way a UK channel could have made this documentary and several aspects of it gone unchallenged

Roaring

Maybe that’s what he meant - some people light up the room when they leave…….

Phew…!

Danny Baker's tweet was gross and despicable and I don't buy the "I didn't realise" shit.

Think how much more impactful a BBC or Ch4 documentary by Harry on the press and/or social media would have been? I'm sure Hacked Off would have welcomed him.

Perhaps her sacrifice was taking Harry with her ?

Have you seen her face more than the one picture they released?

What a strange thing to say, that the little girl looks like her mother's half sister