The White Queen (2013)

The White Queen is gauzier than “The Tudors,” and it contains more overacting; but it scratches the same itch.

Though the series drags whenever it becomes bogged down in political aspects of the fight, it’s inherently entertaining to see such back-stabbing, and possibly literal stabbing, between supposed loved ones.

The Starz 10-hour miniseries is a beautiful, fun period piece populated by amazing talent.

Adapted from three overlapping page-turners by the prolific Philippa Gregory, this enjoyably propulsive high melodrama replays the classic Wars of the Roses family feud (York vs. Lancaster) from the perspective of the women who are both pawns and players in a violent, turbulent game of claiming and keeping the English throne.

It may not have the production values of those shows [The Tudors or The Borgias], but it does have an Irons, who, along with the rest of the cast, makes The White Queen an entertaining romp through a complicated and fascinating period of English history.

It’s a great tale and beautifully told with beautiful actors.

Its success is due largely to the costumes, set dressing, and comeliness of the two leads, a smoldering Max Irons (son of Jeremy) and radiant Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson.... The problem with The White Queen is its pace, slowed by ponderous exposition and arcane bloodline conspiracies.

Addressing these complexities [the women hav[ing] to be more creative in their scheming], however, and incorporating the other tentacles of Gregory’s history eventually begin to dilute the story’s central thrust (and there’s a lot of thrusting) toward the end of the eight episodes previewed out of the 10-part run.

Absurd but engrossing War of the Roses-era drama. [9 Aug 2013, p.73]

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我很喜欢这部剧。对比东方的宫斗剧。很有意思，也很感慨。共性是都充斥着欲望、阴谋和暴力，而显著的区别是，这部剧里的人物都没有发自灵魂的奴性和真正的卑躬屈膝。他们承认人的地位有尊卑，所以不择手段争夺尊贵的地位，但似乎并不承认人格尊严有尊卑。

演员的演技和三位英王的颜，真是非常棒了。另外你们上帝的子民就是有底线，我们泥腿子就是不一样。

几十年的混战和宫斗十集就完结了所以说进度有多赶，认识结婚生娃一集完成，根本没怎么描写计谋什么的，每个人都在作死，白王后就是凭她妈和她的颜，她妈死后就完全作死一路犯蠢，另外服了英国贵族起名字的能力了，几十号人围着五六个名字打转

玫瑰战争。《权游》相关观影。

有些宫斗剧是写一群超级聪明的人互相算计，看谁算计的过谁；有些宫斗剧是写一帮傻叉互相算计，看谁先出错，看谁先搬起石头砸自己的脚。本剧属于后者。

kingmaker的两个女儿被权力折磨又无能为力的顺从忍耐，白皇后实在弱气，依靠美色引诱国王，之后用巫术河边施法,各种诅咒。二女儿anne和richard的雪中表白很美丽，救于水火也因姑娘百般波折后的过人勇敢和胆识，这才是伴侣完美的契合。margeret从上帝仆人到权力奴隶的转变，not lady sister just you

玫瑰战争是一锅不足称道的乱粥，历史记载也同样模糊不清、充满矛盾。若不是英剧制作精良，此剧就不值一看。

还不错

制作精良.由于我一直在听这部的有声书，对剧情太熟悉了就少了新鲜感，也不再苛求剧情（原著本就一历史玛丽苏的文要如何苛求? 不过作者的文笔非常漂亮）。只为颜打满分！铁叔的儿子非常符合我的审美标准！女主角的颜典型的英格兰美人:tall, fair hair,porcelian skin，a bit of freckle.

说是玫瑰战争其实是讲述了约克王朝。。据说把三本小说合在一起拍了。。怪不得情节各种快进的感觉。。最后居然这么就算剧终了！！但是真的好好看。。不停的在和冰与火之歌做比较。。哪个家族对应哪个。。马上准备去看原著的。。特别的理查三世和安妮的结局把我虐坏了。。哭的内伤了！！！！！

注定不会有第二季的剧目，历史没有再给这位有着镀金般秀发、完美无瑕的美女多一次翻身的机会。两位塔中小王子的失踪没有冤在理查三世头上，纠出真凶的诅咒令人印象深刻。较为公道地突出了理查三世上佳的判断力，对亲情和荣誉的忠诚，是正面而教人尊敬喜爱的形象，与铁伊的推论契合。

回去补历史去。。。

剧情跟wiki百科的Richard III以及Princes in Tower介绍几乎没有出入！有第二季么？

这两年爱上了英国古典剧 THE WHITE QUEEN讲述红白玫瑰之争 王权斗争下女人的力量不容小觑 越看越爱red queen

剧情节奏有点奇怪啊。

非得说号称英国甄嬛啥的，其实一号女主的战斗力顶多是英国夏冬春好么。固有技是“向国王告状”，特殊技能为“远距离施放诅咒”，奥义是“终极诅咒：咒你代代死长子”！不过话说回来，小说得连着读，有的事情才能明白，比如那个死长子的诅咒，之后的都铎王朝啊，啧啧……

看了一集，巫术的情节有点玄，更prefer真实的历史剧。

这跟我想象中的BBC古典剧不一样啊。。。说它是历史剧吧老有巫术，是魔幻剧吧还有政治，是阴谋剧吧可光看见男女上床了ORZ。。。英版甄嬛你“图样图森破”啊！

开篇衣柜即视感。Philippa在The other Boleyn girl后已经写脱了……