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As for Cromwell being sympathetic, I'm glad they made him that way, 'cause I think other productions always make him more evil than he really was in true life I just don't see him as the evil monster. I feel like Frain's portrayal is far more accurate (except that he looks nothing like the real man) than any other Cromwell I've seen on screen. He and the writers have given Cromwell humanity and a soul. He's more than Henry's henchman...and like any one else is capable of guilt, fear, regret, and even love. Who's to say the real man didn't have a few pangs of guilt himself.. "

"I find both Henry and JRM attractive but that doesn't mean they are right for the show. Atleast JRM has talent, Henry Cavill has such little range. The best looking guys on the show for me have been the Mark Smeaton and Edward Seymour actors. "

"I've seen nothing of Cavill's range, imo he is one of the weakest actors on the show. I still like him because well because of the way he looks. I can point out a few scenes were I just didnt believe in him and a few, "that woman is a whore" where I totally believed in his performance. But this is subjective, he isn't doing it for me as an actor and he obviously does it for others. "

"What was the original topic? I totally forgot. I thought his reaction was understandable because by that time he really couldn't stand her and had been seething about her for a long long time. When you have a situation like that, the way a person breaths can set you off. "

"I agree with you all in that Steven Waddington portrayed the Duke of Buckingham very well. In some scenes, you don't like him like when Buckingham hits his daughter, Anna. However, in some scenes, you want to cry, specifically during his execution scene. When Knivert pulled out the Duke's arms on the chopping block, it was really upsetting. As if Buckingham wasn't upset enough, he had to spend his last few moments with someone else tugging his arms while waiting to be executed. There were times on the show when I was upset with Buckingham, but there were also times where I had immense pity for his character. Overall, I think he was great, and I wished that we could have seen him a little longer in the show. "

"I hated the Duke on the show and I was happy he got killed off. The real Duke of Buckingham I feel more sorry for, from what I've read he didn't do anything to deserve to die except be born a rightful heir to the throne. Unlike on this show where he was shown trying to kill Henry. He definitely would have been a better Henry VIII than JRM. Not only does he look like Henry but he has the prescence of a king which is the one thing JRM is lacking. Everytime he throws a tantrum I just laugh and wish someone would sit him in the corner. "