![]() ![]() The Telegraph described the BBC, Canal+ and PBS series as being 'like Love Island in Versailles' Overall, she describes the production as 'deeply old-fashioned' with 'a dogged scarcity of people of colour among the cast'. She writes: 'The perfectly pitched spiky black humour to the film writer’s room: there’s none of that here.'Īddressing the uproar in certain sections of French media over the 'vulgar' sex scenes in the series, Gregory claims: 'None of these scenes are worth a hissy fit.' ![]() However, according to Gregory, they will be disappointed. Gregory adds that, after Davis's success with The Favourite, an Oscar-winning film starring Olivia Colman, viewers may be tuning in to enjoy the same style of witty, dark writing the movie became known for. She argues that previous versions of the story, such as the 2006 production by Sofia Coppola, gave the character of the young queen more agency. However, Gregory takes issue with the idea that Deborah Davis's depiction of Marie Antoinette's story is a 'feminist retelling' of the tale. As the series goes on, the couple's story becomes more compelling. She adds Louis Cunningham, who plays the young Louis XVI, is equally captivating in his role as the pair's chemistry provides 'awkward fondness'. However, she praises the young German actress's depiction of the Austrian-born queen, who 'fizzes with youthful charm'. In her review at a glance, she claims the first few episodes of the period drama are 'literally boring' in their plot, making the point that the lavish sets and costumes are not enough to hold it up. The Evening Standard's Elizabeth Gregory laments that the highly anticipated series which had proved incendiary to some historians 'never reaches its scandalous potential'. The Evening Standard's Elizabeth Gregory noted the eight-part drama did not live up to expectations built by outrage leading up to its release ![]()
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![]() ![]() I had my chances after coming back from giving birth. The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus grand slams. Maybe I thought about it too much, and that didn’t help. If I’m in a grand slam final, then yes, I am thinking about that record. But day to day, I’m really not thinking about her. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want that record. There are people who say I’m not the GOAT because I didn’t pass Margaret Court’s record of 24 grand slam titles, which she achieved before the “open era” that began in 1968. Then it was climbing over the Chris Evert–Martina Navratilova mountain. And then I tied Billie Jean King, who is such an inspiration for me because of how she has pioneered gender equality in all sports. I remember when I passed Martina Hingis’s grand slam count. I started playing tennis with the goal of winning the U.S. When someone said I was just the little sister, that’s when I got really fired up. But if I hadn’t been in Venus’s shadow, I would never be who I am. I loved Monica Seles, and then I studied Monica Seles. It was as if I were playing her matches, too. That’s how I started to move so fast up the rankings, because I learned the lessons from Venus’s losses instead of the hard way, from my own. When she lost, I understood why, and I made sure I wouldn’t lose the same way. I followed her around the world and watched her. I’d travel to tournaments with Venus as her hitting partner, and if there was an open slot, I’d play. It made me work harder, turning me into a savage fighter. I was so sad when I didn’t get all the early opportunities that Venus got, but that helped me. If you watched King Richard, then you know that when I was little, I was not very good at tennis. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz in Vogue, April 2003. Night matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows. Some of the happiest times in my life were spent waiting in that hallway in Melbourne, and walking out into Rod Laver Arena with my earphones in and trying to stay focused and drown out the noise but still feeling the energy of the crowd. I’m not sure every player sees it that way, but I love the performance aspect of it-to be able to entertain people week after week. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to look at this magazine when it comes out, knowing that this is it, the end of a story that started in Compton, California, with a little Black girl who just wanted to play tennis. I’m torn: I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next. I keep saying to myself, I wish it could be easy for me, but it’s not. I hate that I have to be at this crossroads. It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine. ![]() I know it’s not the usual thing to say, but I feel a great deal of pain. There is no happiness in this topic for me. ![]() Praise to these people, but I’m going to be honest. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz with sister Venus Williams in Vogue, May 1998. ![]() ![]() ![]() The low-profile Zipster Lite training pack is now lighter than ever with the stretch mesh and comfortably fits around your waist with minimal movement. ![]() 2075003519064 The Zipster Lite 26.25 ///s/files/1/0059/6253/0904/products/NS7703-0548_TheZipsterLite_hero.jpg?v=1614936983 ///s/files/1/0059/6253/0904/products/NS7703-0548_TheZipsterLite_hero_large.jpg?v=1614936983 USD InStock Storage_Bags_Waist Packs All Products Blue Color Story Clearance - Running Essentials Clearance - Running Essentials Price Test Cyber Monday Deals Gifts $25 & Under Mothers Day Gifts Running Belts Running Essentials Sale Storage Top Sellers Women's Run Essentials Women's Sale Women's Shop All ![]() |