We’re excited enough by Hulu’s comedic version of Catherine the Great that we’re recapping and podcasting the series. Pour yourself a cocktail, because we don’t expect to take The Great (2020) too seriously! Here’s our screencaps to follow along with our costume analysis in this week’s podcast. Catch up with previous episodes here.
Episode 9 brings on the torture because Peter thinks there’s a coup afoot! Of course, there is, but he’s not going to find out just yet.
We also see more of George’s red dress, confirming the existence of the butt bow:
Peter gets a fabulous leopard print frock coat.
Episode 10 starts with Catherine wigged out about being pregnant, while Peter plans her birthday party because he’s suddenly in love with his wife. So cake-tasting with his pals.
Cathy decides to kill Peter and start the coup as a bday gift to herself.
Auntie keeps checking Catherine’s pee to see if she’s pregnant, and with this scene, Frock Flicks comes full circle.
After a revealing convo between Catherine and Auntie, Auntie decides to ditch out from the court for a while. Cathy proceeds with her plans, after a wardrobe change.
But Cathy’s attempt to stab Peter is foiled by his birthday gift — Voltaire!
All hell breaks loose as parts of the coup are set off, but nothing goes as planned. Catherine and Peter tussle, and he gets the better of her.
Catherine has a big pout, but Voltaire is wise.
We were dissatisfied with the ending and discuss it extensively on the podcast. But we give the overall series a solid B grade — enjoyable absurdist history with beautifully designed costumes. We’ll tune in for the second season!
Also, check out these amusing behind-the-scenes photos from IMDB:
That’s the end for this season! What did you think of The Great?
The Great Episodes Nine & Ten, Podcast Recap
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George’s red dress’s skirt really does confuse me slightly. Those are masses of cartridge pleats going on there at the side waist and rear… then supported by underpinnings – but the cut and construction of the skirt is far more 17th century (particularly early Restoration in my opinion.) Sans those 18th Century underpinnings of course. It is a mash up that just looks weird in context, though I think the pleats look good in construction. But that bow!!!!!
I would be fasinated to know Kendra’s thoughts on the strangeness of the construction of that skirt. :D
That red dress looks like the Sang de Christ dress Claire wears in outlander. It’s like they borrowed the dress, stuck a wired butt bow and silly flaps on the sleeves to disguise it. Also I love Elle Fanning eating the box of Krispy Kreme.
I dig the hot pink. It doesn’t look authentic to the period, but… this isn’t history. ;)
I don’t think this period suits Charity Wakefield at all. She looked much better in S&S, style-wise.
One thing that this show kept consistent,whether costuming was accurate or not,is that the actresses looked gorgeous in the outfits.I was pleasantly surprised by Aunt’s fur trimmed outfit,because this style is so common in period portraiture but is rarely represented on screen.
Georgiana’s red dress is baffling.Construction wise it is similar to her burgundy dress,but that didn’t look so weird as this one.Something about the ketchup red colour doesn’t read well to my eyes.It isn’t even a real sanguine red shade,which looks amazing on Charity in real life.
The last photo speaks to me.
What drove me nuts about the pink dress once it was ripped open was the hook and eye closures they weren’t even trying to hide. And what was super annoying is that even they were pink!