I recently watched the 2nd season finale of "The Tudors", with Jonathan Rhys Meyers starring as Henry VIII. The season ended with Anne Boleyn being beheaded and King Henry about to marry Jane Seymour. I think that's a safe thing to say, being an "historical" drama there are hardly any spoilers.
I find the show quite entertaining, albeit nothing I haven't seen before. It's very on the tone of your typical period drama, more close to a soap opera than something else. The acting is decent, but nothing incredible. I kinda understand why they went for a thin and handsome Henry VIII rather than a fat old one, like the real one, and while Meyers gives a regular acting, I don't see anything that's very much impressive. Every time he's supposed to be serious or angry he comes across like a spoiled brat giving a tantrum rather than an angry all powerful king. Then again, members of the royalty tend to be spoiled brats. But even so, Jonathan Rhys Meyers strikes me more like an actor on a level just a little bit above Keanu Reeves, he can emote, but not that much. But I have to be honest, I've never watched him in anything else except this and "Match Point", and even then I wasn't very impressed. Maybe I need to look more into his filmography, or maybe I'm right about his acting abilities.
Nevertheles, it is a fun show to watch. In the technical aspect I find nothing to complain about. Let's see how the 3rd season fares with the audience. On a final note, the last shot of the finale was Henry eating a cake with his hands, looking like a pig. Does that means they're finally will have him gain some weight or at least use prosthetics? Can we say Henry VII started to get fat by wife number 3? We'll see.
