TV letdowns of the year
A Very Royal ScandalYes, the Prince Andrew/Emily Maitlis head-to-head was the TV moment of 2019, and it is unlikely that any television interview will ever be as jawdropping again. But why did we need not just one but two screen recreations of it this year? This one came with Maitlis’s blessing, but sadly already existed in the shadow of Netflix’s Scoop. Despite excellent turns by Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson, it never felt anything other than slight and superfluous.
Meet the Rees-MoggsJust the fact that this series exists at all is a letdown. To recap: faced with a historic election wipeout, and the likelihood of losing his seat, Jacob Rees-Mogg made the slightly craven choice to invite a reality TV crew into his home to help transition himself (and his family) into full-blown medi...