Watched: The Crown [TV, season 1]

Here are all the corgis (and a couple of pugs) spotted in season one of Netflix's The Crown, which tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II from the time of her wedding to Phillip until Churchill's retirement/her sister Margaret's wedding scandal. It's well-written, well-filmed, well-acted, SO very British (I actually put subtitles on because I couldn't understand actor Matt Smith who plays Philip at all) and very engrossing. The costuming is also gorgeous. My only true complaint is the lack of significant corgi representation. Here are all the instances where I spotted one, in order as I watched it.

Vacation corgi!

Mere background corgi.

In the early episodes, Elizabeth's uncle and famous abdicator from the throne Edward VIII and his pugs got more screentime than the royal corgis. They're quite, I guess, but they're definitely outshined by the bizarre and hilarious PUG PILLOWS. What?!

The first real corgi close-up we get. 

Historical research time. Sadly I could not find any picture of the queen with her corgis in the 1950's that identified them as Honey or Pippin. So let's assume these adorable canine actors are perfect casting. Sugar, however. Here's a picture of the queen with a corgi the caption tells us is Sugar.

Source: http://www.papergreat.com/2012/10/update-this-royal-dog-was-welsh-corgi.html

Compared with the middle corgi featured above (presumably Sugar, assuming the queen is addressing them according to how they are sitting) this pup is a LOT less fluffy. BUSTED.

This barely even counts.

Just chillin', waiting for their queen to hand out some treats.

I mean if Philip is going to run around with the kids the corgis are going to chase. Corgis are what they are.

Again, patiently waiting in the background for ol' Lilbet to sort her shit out so she can give them the attention they deserve.

Look how fucking bored that corgi is, peeking out behind her. This scene is obviously meant to encapsulate the transformation Elizabeth made throughout season one from still fairly green princess then suddenly queen and her slowly learning how to hide herself from everyone, even her family, in order to successfully carry out her responsibilities. And I would say that Claire Foy's acting in this scene is excellent. BUT I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE HOPELESSLY BORED CORGI IN THE BACKGROUND. That is a corgi who is also trying to discover itself, and find a royal presence it can present as its public face in order to protect itself from the public.