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With Jude Law and Alicia V. I wasn’t sure they had the gravitas to carry it off. But the I thought of Alicia in Pure. 🤔 I can’t wait to see this film!!!

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I watched season 1 in 3 days. I loved it the costumes and and sets are so amazing. There's never been a show like this. It's so funny and Emily Bader is awesome. awesome.

Henry wanted a boy. I think Henry regretted the break with Rome. Henry was never going to tell the pope he was right. I cannot get past Katherine Parr's treatment of princess Elizabeth.

I can’t wait to see this in its entirety. I’m so pleased we finally got some spotlight on Katherine Parr. Jude and Alicia are phenomenal in this scene. The wave of emotions they both present in just those few minutes is incredible. Side note no I wouldn’t want to see Alicia as Anne we’ve had the story of Henry and Anne and the other wives are always sidelined. Let’s appreciate this actress for this body of work.

Thank you for your comments. I was disappointed in the movie clip because while Henry was reputed to slap around Cromwell, a "low born" aide, a bit when he was angry, there is no evidence or even accusation I have ever heard that he physically manhandled a wife. Based on this clip I'd say the film may be egging the pudding too much for my taste. There is a clip of a scene from the 1970s BBC show wherein Parr is terrified just by the suggestion Gardner was going to "question" her with the king's approval and is hiding out in her dark bedroom. That scene really stung - this one just seems unlikely. I will probably watch it anyway some day. :-)

I watched 2 episodes and its absolute SHIT, not even reign is that bad

Thank you for reviewing this movie clip. Your perspective is spot-on. I simply CAN'T wait to see this film! <3 I missed it at the movie theatre now I must wait for streaming.

I can't wait to see it.

This is within the timeframe of the Münster rebellion. Would that be on Henry's mind?

Yes fully agreed that the casting is really perfect, for both H8 and K Parr. It's definitely Jude and Alicia at their best!!

I haven''t seen the film yet but I never miss Jude Law--he never disappoints (Michael Caine is another like that--it can be the worst excuse of a movie but they deliver and you can't look away when they have the camera.) Jude Law grips the audience in the scene, his poor falcon, and us beyond the fourth wall, while forcefully grabbing that woman FROM BEHIND the shot.!! WOW--we saw a bit of cheek and some part of a crown--what an amazing summons of the power of a king like Henry 8. I have to see the film now! You reflected on the speed and force in his grab and crush of his wife (and Queen). It got me thinking. This next part is long and includes my personal reflections after a decades long and never ending study of Henry 8 and the Tudors and the whole Tudor England Age. Inside the engine of the Renaissance the power of just three generations of this not particularly distinguished family was magnified to imbue an Age and transform a querulous small island country into a serious power capable of holding its own and beating a religious institution and two empires while all were similarly at their peak. How dangerous was Henry and why? I am reminded of what supposedly occurred when Thomas More first tried to warn Cromwell ( in a complicated and humble bragging kind of way) of the danger of getting into a cage with a lion. "He stares directly in your eyes and the sun is suddenly revealed in his smile; he pulls you in close--he has the common touch everyone is told--and he begins to dance with you and you feel the astonished stares of onlookers boring into your back with with jealous envy . But none of it matters because he is allowing you such a generous and true connection, speaking with favor and such confident affection that you are helpless to fight your own enjoyment in it. Still, somewhere deep inside a voice sharply warns you: "Look at his paws, look at his paws.." I felt that power coming from Jude Law's performance in just a snippet, but even more so from the actress (with whom I am not familiar) and her reaction of genuine terror. She apparently didn't hear the little voice until the paws were already around her head) I hope the writers stuck close to the truth of this part of the life of a king so gifted and inclined to the job and the moment in history. As it happened is a cautionary tale about the way that power even when smartly wielded to make positive changes still corrupts. It is like iron in open air--it's corruptibility is a defining characteristic. But in Henry's case, as to the question of whether a head injury changed him or any other construction, I draw from personal experience dealing with incurable and progressive damage to a pelvis shattered by a drunk driver. Old bones (mine passed 50 12 years ago -- wasn't Henry somewhere in that range for his 6th marriage?) hurt in a way that drains your powers of reflection, evaluation and even your wind to have a conversation. When I can't ignore or placate the bones, when I close my eyes and mind's eye can trace the red, glowing spider web of cracks, I have been known to snap at loved ones, sometimes I am shouting and do not realize or intend it. I have become a practiced and very abject apology writer. I think as Henry got old and trapped by his splintering femur, barely able to hold his tremendous weight on a leg that was rotting out from under him, --no NSAIDS, no TENS patches, no PT or aquatherapy-- pain alone could shorten his fuse, and make him less resistant to court gossip. And --sadly most for the lion of a king, pain could erode his command of faculties it had taken him ten hard years to develop in the crucible of his Great Matter, faculties that could see the self interest and political agendas of all his ministers and courtiers as they approached him with their flattery and fear mongering. Saddest for him, the injury robbed him of all the things he loved to do that helped to draw off stress, feel and maintain his strength, get some good feelings from the admiration his athletic prowess engendered in others . He was a caged lion. God bless the Queen for not tempting the fate of the claws too many times and managing to come out not only alive but respected by people on all sides for her care and duty to the king.

Alicia Vikander is a wonderful actress. I wish Firebrand would have been released in more theaters in the US. I guess I'll have to wait until it comes out on streaming services.

Please review the show. I want to hear your thoughts

I’ve seen lots of people who don’t care if it’s true or not. It’s unfortunate

Looks like a comedy

I'm rolling my eyes because Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth never went to Spain and I can't imagine they'd bow/curtsy to another king and queen. It does appear, however, that the scene was filmed in either La Alhambra in Granada or the Alcázar in Seville. Or maybe it just looks like it.

That scene made me so uncomfortable....that's likely how he was with his wife. I understand Catherine's fear in this scene. Scary stuff

And Jude Law … love him but wow I had admittedly low expectations & he captured Henry’s codependency type of crazy in a way I never felt before & I’ve seen a lot of Tudor related content … you just have to see the film in its entirety when you can❣️

It was me … I’m a lover of Queen Katharine & Anne Boleyn but I was floored after seeing the movie here in Texas I sat in my car & processed how even if you were adored by the King that would not save you if someone else “got to him first”

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was totally miscast in this series, hands down Keith Michell played Henry brilliantly❤ back in the back, and for me Genevieve Bujold will always be Anne

I could barely get through the first episode😮 I guess I was comparing it to the 1986 Lady Jane with Helena Bonham Carter no comparison

Based on everything I've ever heard or read about Henry, I believe he had people around him who, over time, learned how to work him in order to get him moving in the direction they wanted him to go. Now, he certainly wasn't the type who walked through a room, spoke to five different people who wanted five different things, agreeing to them all and acting on the last thing he heard said to him. No, not a bit of it. However, I have no doubt there were those who could get Henry to do something he might not have done on his own, if they were able to convince him that it was to his advantage. One thing at which Henry seemed quite adept was convincing himself of anything which served his immediate convenience. The moment where Henry becomes enraged with Katherine, and the others assembled don't react. Yeah, by that point, they knew better than to stick their nose in. When the king gets that upset, people get their heads cut off. You don't want to bring his attention down on your head. That wouldn't be prudent. Just keep going with your conversation, take note of the frightful weather, hell, pretend you've gone blind for a moment...But just tighten up and hope it passes without a death warrant being signed.

The reason she’s so bold and straightforward here is because she’s in shock. She’s much more subtle and cunning in the rest of the movie

I'd love it if you'd also take some clips from older movies like "Anne of the thousand days" and "A man for all seasons", commenting on their authenticity.. That would be Gold!

oh dear

It’s a movie clip and you’re scared they have meds for that

‼️‼️‼️‼️um here’s the deal How many Tudor historians are there in the entire world? Yea not a lot Soooooo most NORMAL people do not know this is not historically accurate Get it

I saw the movie as a whole bad bad bad except the costumes were perfect, the cinematography, and all of Jude Law’s scenes(but the last but even then it’s good). I don’t know how they chopped everything else up but damn. The writing outside of Henry, I think they robbed him of an Oscar. I also read the book and I think it’s better Than the movie but Henry isn’t portrayed as well.

The first clip about Anne Askew - I really don’t feel she would have challenged him like that as it would have not been well received :). But it is a good line to demonstrate his omnipotence. “Her blood is on your soul”. No chance!

I genuinely believe Firebrand is one of the best Tudor series we've ever been given. Jude Law shows the perfect contradiction in Henry's views versus his actions. Showing his volatility and unbowing devotion in the same breathe. Extraordinary. Alicia demonstrates so well the strength and courage of Katherine Parr in not only challenging a Tyrant like Henry but also knowing exactly how and when to play him by being the "meek" and "humble" wife subservient to his bidding yet being the learned and intelligent woman of the world he adores - as shown in Katherine of Arragon and Anne Boylen. Absolutely fantastic.

Henry's double standard of labelling a woman as bad because she abandoned her children and husband, when he did the same to his own issue both with Mary and Elizabeth and their mothers. Also, he had greater care for the hawk than he did for Katherine. The man was a nuisance and a menace

I can't find out if this is on at any cinema in the UK does anyone know when it will be released

Wow! Yes, you’re right, Jude Law just might be the best Henry I’ve seen on screen! The acting in this clip is phenomenal.

I think that the moment she included Henry's soul in the conversation, he flipped, because this was a real fear of his. He couldn't and wouldn't stand anyone question his soul, because he couldn't and wouldn't allow himself to question it. The fear here is real, it is the fear for her life, the stakes are that high. I have high hopes for this movie.

I can't wait until November!! Thank you <3

Ow the Woke strange people, you can change a lot but a black English king? Really? And they used humor from other movies like Crocodile Dundee. You call that a knive?

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Queen Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots in the 16 century were cousins? Interestingly I remembered this from my British literature course here in the states. That they were sisters but it was a rein that one protestant and the other Catholic.

OMG!! Wash that greasy hair!!!

Beautiful telling of Anne Aschew's story Estelle. I believe the belief that got Anne into the most trouble was denying the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. The main reason she was executed. Along with her possible ties to Catherine Parr. As a Protestant Christian she is an inspiration to me. I saw the movie Firebrand recently and thought it did her and Catherine Parr justice. ❤

When I saw you reviewed the trailer I was like oh my gosh I can’t wait to see your review of the whole movie !!! 🤗🤗👑

He met her at a brothel she didn't have a horse face she was a mistress of a king the hole thing was awful sure he fell for her she was 30 years his junior

I first heard of Anne Askew several years ago and was horrified by her fate. Thank you for dedicating this broadcast to her. Most focus on the more well-known Tudor women such as Henry's unfortunate queens. Glad that Anne Askew's story is getting the attention in deserves.

The show is an alternate version of history, it seems silly to expect historical accuracy.

Great review, from what's available to see, I too think Henry VIII was a monster. Can't wait to see this movie.

Anne Askew gets far more of a storyline in the movie than in the book. However, The Tudors took far more care with the true history of Catherine Parr than Firebrand (the movie, not the book). I was extremely disappointed.

Season 2 of the Serpent Queen is coming out July 12th. It will be interesting how they show her regarding the religious wars. Enjoy your channel! Glad I found you. (P.S. I sent you can email regarding my channel. (From Hart Ent)

Just a thought: I wonder if Maria Theresa didn't die from rabies. How her death was portrayed on the show it looked like rabies. From what I read about Louis and the Palace there were animals all over Versailles, from pets to hunting dogs, exotics, the wildlife of France and the zoo Louis built. With the medical practices then, It would have been easy to contract the disease and never know it.

I love this, I drive people crazy watching Tudors movies. Thanks, from the States!