Queen Elizabeth Goes to the Moon

I started watching Season 3 this week which was quite eventful and is probably my favorite season so far (I say this every time). I think the show definitely gets better as it goes. Anyways, this season is definitely a lot more narrow in the amount of time it covers - it goes from around the mid-1960s to the end of the 1970s. However, it is pretty chock-full of events so I'll just talk about a couple.

Now, do you think that the moon landing was real? Were shots of Neil Armstrong bouncing around and planting an American flag all staged? Well, the creators of The Crown don't care because you get to learn a lot about Apollo 11, the mission to put a man on the Moon. I didn't know how much of a joint effort this was but I guess when you're trying to beat the Soviet Union, anything goes. There's also a weirdly large amount of scenes in Washington with American government officials (Washington? I thought this was supposed to be The Crown). This part was actually really interesting to see the dynamics between the royals and Americans, which definitely made this season a lot more 'engaging' to watch and didn't make me count down each minute of each episode. 

Well, I'll be finishing the season this coming week, check back I guess (or don't, or maybe no one's even reading this). Since I'm legally obliged to post a picture here, look at a picture of the moon landing and let me know if this looks even remotely real. 


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  1. Zoya A.December 8, 2022 at 6:59 AM

    Moon landing was real because I was there. Can confirm it was real. Queen Elizabeth never went to the moon though it was just me, Neil, and a space dog.

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  2. Letitia MoffittDecember 8, 2022 at 7:15 AM

    Writing prompt: Write about the moon landing from the point of view of the Space Dog.

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