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The Regime

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“The Regime is designed as a satire of political spectacle and the slippery slope of authoritarianism (and also fails). Kate Winslet stars as Elena Vernham, the chancellor of an unnamed central European country who comes to rely too heavily on the advice of her bodyguard, Corporal Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts). Gradually Zubak’s role grows into adviser, nudging Vernham toward folk remedies, insular nationalist policies, and hawkish anti-protest stances to quash the growing rebellion among her ignored, starving citizens. With an inevitability that should feel like a creeping doom but instead feels like mere predictability, things go badly for Vernham and her unspecified country.” — Scott Tobias, “The Regime Series-Premiere Recap: To Err Is Humid”

  1. Episode 6 Don’t Yet Rejoice
    The Regime Finale Recap: A Little Wobble The Regime finds its satirical punch just in time for the finale, but it’s too little too late.
  2. Episode 5 All Ye Faithful
    The Regime Recap: Christmas Carp The inevitable collapse of Elena’s administration leaves this show with nothing left to satirize, and us with nothing left to care about.
  3. Episode 4 Midnight Feast
    The Regime Recap: A Situation With a Horse Elena and Zubak aren’t fairing very well without each other.
  4. Episode 3 The Heroes’ Banquet
    The Regime Recap: Slush Funds in Belize Is Zubak a more savvy politician than we think? Does it even matter?
  5. Episode 2 The Foundling
    The Regime Recap: Country Medicine Is Elena a savvy stateswoman or an easily manipulated ruler? The show isn’t interested in making that clear yet.
  6. Episode 1 Memorial
    The Regime Series-Premiere Recap: To Err Is Humid Kate Winslet plays an autocratic strongwoman who, like all strongmen, is actually quite weak.

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