I guess this is a review of the entire Season 5 of The Crown. This season had strong moments and some really good episodes but a few shortcomings the previous seasons lacked. The actress who plays Diana is superb in the part and to the credit of the show runners, I think this season does show the Diana debacle from a lot of different angles that make a lot of sense.
They cast one of my favorite actors as Prince Charles, which I guess is maybe because Charles was going to become King soon so they wanted him to be played by more a masculine guy - and while I think the actor did his best it was a poor casting choice, to be sure. The way they showed Charles in the previous seasons as sort of a vicim of his childhood and lack of good parenting made a lot more sense.
The casting of the Queen and Philip was also suspect in this season and you never really get a chance to bond with them. The two previous cast members who played the Queen and Philip were much more relatable. This season tries but sort of fails to deliver on the two main characters.
Also, and I guess this is where maybe the problem lies...the Royal Family turns into a bunch useless people. It's just sad - but you see how Elizabeth is born into a time of tradition and honor and the shadow of her father's sacrifice hangs over her to being an older woman in a world where the younger generation doesn't really care or know about any of that, the media has become exploitive, and honor and duty is just out the window.
I think this season does a fine job of dealing with the passage of time and the tragedy of Diana's breakdown with the Royal Family. And I think that this could lead to a tremendous season 6. But for now it was the weaker season of a tremendous show. Still worth the watch. Still vastly better than most anything else on TV.