I used to admire Chorchil with passion for defeating Hitler. But after I saw the episode I learnt with the most horrible way possible that all the politicians, whether they are fascists or not that they are the same: twisted and self-centered. Oh and by the way... although your father was only a child in 1952 he was definitely a hero for surviving and making out O.K. You should have been proud of him! :)
@@penny1545 I am very proud of my dad. He was brought up in an orphanage and was adopted at around age 6. He remembers rationing and the start of the NHS.
@@lanpingpug Sounds like a tough time and place to grow up. I bet a lot of elderly viewers who watched this episode must have thought, "Blimey, I remember that!"
@@elamplough1 I bet they did. My Dad was pretty casual about it but then sometimes kids don't notice stuff like that, they just take it in their stride.
@Peter T not like back then it doesnt. that fog with the interplay of the weather was more like having the entire city in a constant smoke grenade......people know fog but not being able to see the other side of the road is something else entirely
@@kfcdealer69 Nuke them: China commission at least one nuclear unit each year. "Nuking themselves" is the only reasonable way. Hell, they even sold reactor to Pakistan.
Props to the effects department for not only recreating the 'pea souper' toxic smog for the outdoor scenes but also the indisputably smoky air for the interior hall Palace scenes which, as per the accounts, was somewhat accurate as building interiors are by no means sealed bell jars re outside air and it was reported rooms did seem a bit smoky (not unlike how dust storms at the peak of the Dust Bowl often made interiors dusty).It also needs to be mentioned that a large portion of the thousands of Londoners who died from choking on this smog were elderly folks who'd stayed in their own homes the entire time! I'm not sure that the young Queen Elizabeth actually went through any appointment with her aged grandmother Queen Mary during that time but I CAN imagine that if she had that she WOULD have utilized any needed escorts and lights to guide her as she walked the 200 yards from Buckingham Palace to Marlborough House.
Just one city? Or the entire area? Also as of today in UK Covid killed 46,526. 50 years from now, we'll get films about current events. It will be weird to have my youth be considered history, if I live long enough that is.
@@HisameArtwork Yeah. When shows and movies will cover the pandemic of 2020 and probably 2021... I don't think that smog killed 12000 btw, if I remember correctly the number given in the series was exaggerated as well.
@@monmothma3358 I think at the end of the episode it's revealed that around 3,000-4,000 Londoners were thought to have died at the time but researchers later found that it could have been as high as 12,000. No one can really be sure exactly how many were killed by the smog but it was much higher than people first estimated.
@@monmothma3358 The smog killed under 100 during the couple days it was over the area. In the years after however, it can be directly related to 12,000 deaths mainly due to respiratory isssues.
Not her job, it was Churchill's job, she's a figurehead, He was the true leader, and he said on 10 Downing Street, 'it's just Fog, if there's too much sun, it'll be called a drought, if we have too much rain, it'll be called deluge, it's an act of god, and I can't do anything about it.' Churchill handled the fog poorly, Elizabeth had no real power unless the situation is dire that she can request that the old man resign to make way for a new PM.
glaring problem in the opening 15 seconds..... none of them would have opened their own curtains. I like the show, but they take so many fictional liberties, that one would think with the finer details they could err on the side of realism.
They creators have said that if they can choose between reality and fiction, with fiction making it more gripping... they would choose fiction. It's not meant to be a documentary....
I remember how tense it was. I was rooting for Churchill to be booted but at the end of it I admired both Elizabeth and Churchill for deftly side stepping each other and both got what they wanted. RIP Venitia Scott. Though she lived again as the actress in the Downton abbey movie
It basically reads as follows: The smog descends on London, major characters dither but ultimately don't do anything at all, and four years later, actual legislation is passed to address the issue but it has nothing to do with these characters. As it is, “Act of God” is an episode about people making the choice to do NOTHING. To its credit, the episode dramatizes the difficulty of doing nothing fairly well. Elizabeth’s meeting with Queen Mary feels like a thesis on the entire project of modern monarchy.
Gotta love how outdoorsy and practical the Queen was and still is...
I think that's why she's lived so long. She's always been active and outdoorsy which is good for you.
R.I.P Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
She doesn’t get out much these days.
Not anymore
@@tarielkaroldan4106we get it
My Dad remembers these fogs. He was born in London in 1946.
I used to admire Chorchil with passion for defeating Hitler. But after I saw the episode I learnt with the most horrible way possible that all the politicians, whether they are fascists or not that they are the same: twisted and self-centered. Oh and by the way... although your father was only a child in 1952 he was definitely a hero for surviving and making out O.K. You should have been proud of him! :)
@@penny1545 I am very proud of my dad. He was brought up in an orphanage and was adopted at around age 6. He remembers rationing and the start of the NHS.
@@lanpingpug Sounds like a tough time and place to grow up. I bet a lot of elderly viewers who watched this episode must have thought, "Blimey, I remember that!"
@@penny1545 I am. He's a great guy and has had an interesting life.
@@elamplough1 I bet they did. My Dad was pretty casual about it but then sometimes kids don't notice stuff like that, they just take it in their stride.
Imagine waking up and open the window only to see you can't see the sky, that must be shocking and scary.
@Peter T not like back then it doesnt. that fog with the interplay of the weather was more like having the entire city in a constant smoke grenade......people know fog but not being able to see the other side of the road is something else entirely
How could I have missed this scene
Man,.she was fiesty. "I have an appointment to see my grandmother and I intend to keep it. " 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Queen Mary of Teck was smoking and finally cracked open that window.
Your comment should have more likes.🤣🤣
Damn 🤣
Now THAT made me laugh. Thanks.
This is how most large cities in China feel to the people every day
Nuke them. BTW they nuke themselfs as fast as they can. 😀
Just the president and the government
@@kfcdealer69 Nuke them: China commission at least one nuclear unit each year. "Nuking themselves" is the only reasonable way. Hell, they even sold reactor to Pakistan.
Here too in Delhi, India
@@mikloscsuvar6097 Well, you'd have to deal with nuclear fallout and an economic crisis afterwards, so good luck.
Smog was never entirely defeated in London. He sunk into UnLondon after he was presumed dead.
I can feel cancer developing in my lungs while watching this scene.
Great episode! Really emotional
Wow she walked. HOW BRAVE AND STUNNING !!!!!!!! 200 YARDS!!!!!!
Props to the effects department for not only recreating the 'pea souper' toxic smog for the outdoor scenes but also the indisputably smoky air for the interior hall Palace scenes which, as per the accounts, was somewhat accurate as building interiors are by no means sealed bell jars re outside air and it was reported rooms did seem a bit smoky (not unlike how dust storms at the peak of the Dust Bowl often made interiors dusty).It also needs to be mentioned that a large portion of the thousands of Londoners who died from choking on this smog were elderly folks who'd stayed in their own homes the entire time!
I'm not sure that the young Queen Elizabeth actually went through any appointment with her aged grandmother Queen Mary during that time but I CAN imagine that if she had that she WOULD have utilized any needed escorts and lights to guide her as she walked the 200 yards from Buckingham Palace to Marlborough House.
Imagine breathing in that "air", tasting and smelling it, and the strain it must have put on one's body.
Wow... R.I.P. to all those who died due to this smog x
As ungentlemanly as it may sound, she was a badass from the start.
the great smog killed 12,000
OMG I did not know that.
Just one city? Or the entire area?
Also as of today in UK Covid killed 46,526.
50 years from now, we'll get films about current events. It will be weird to have my youth be considered history, if I live long enough that is.
@@HisameArtwork Yeah. When shows and movies will cover the pandemic of 2020 and probably 2021...
I don't think that smog killed 12000 btw, if I remember correctly the number given in the series was exaggerated as well.
@@monmothma3358 I think at the end of the episode it's revealed that around 3,000-4,000 Londoners were thought to have died at the time but researchers later found that it could have been as high as 12,000. No one can really be sure exactly how many were killed by the smog but it was much higher than people first estimated.
@@monmothma3358 The smog killed under 100 during the couple days it was over the area. In the years after however, it can be directly related to 12,000 deaths mainly due to respiratory isssues.
0:56: Me: Sure, if you wanna end up at the bottom of the Thames.
Unstoppable Queen! ♥️
So many died in those few short days.
Fog. Is this episode about Princess Anne's husband Captain Mark Phillips?😂🤣😅
"Too hazardous to drive", gets followed by a motorcar 🤣
I can’t believe Canada remade this.
that's totally different
@@DaveFisher-cq2dr it’s a joke.
The Mist.
0:34 What is this thing called?
Watched a bit of this series hoping it would be all about this event since it would be dope and creepy af. Sadly no.. Just the episode :(
This episode reminds me of how President Trump handled the coronavirus pandemic.
Was thinking the exact same thing.
Not her job, it was Churchill's job, she's a figurehead, He was the true leader, and he said on 10 Downing Street, 'it's just Fog, if there's too much sun, it'll be called a drought, if we have too much rain, it'll be called deluge, it's an act of god, and I can't do anything about it.' Churchill handled the fog poorly, Elizabeth had no real power unless the situation is dire that she can request that the old man resign to make way for a new PM.
My word, Linda Shelby?
Coal for heat was a bad idea
Bitch dont stand between me and my grandma......... I'm the same.
It’s not fog it’s smog.
Winston Churchill called it fog
glaring problem in the opening 15 seconds..... none of them would have opened their own curtains. I like the show, but they take so many fictional liberties, that one would think with the finer details they could err on the side of realism.
They creators have said that if they can choose between reality and fiction, with fiction making it more gripping... they would choose fiction. It's not meant to be a documentary....
Lol
Love the crown...but what a dead episode that was.
I loved that episode, it's one of my favourites
it was good
I remember how tense it was. I was rooting for Churchill to be booted but at the end of it I admired both Elizabeth and Churchill for deftly side stepping each other and both got what they wanted. RIP Venitia Scott. Though she lived again as the actress in the Downton abbey movie
@@KoiYakultGreenTea Good thing she was fictional :)
It basically reads as follows: The smog descends on London, major characters dither but ultimately don't do anything at all, and four years later, actual legislation is passed to address the issue but it has nothing to do with these characters. As it is, “Act of God” is an episode about people making the choice to do NOTHING.
To its credit, the episode dramatizes the difficulty of doing nothing fairly well. Elizabeth’s meeting with Queen Mary feels like a thesis on the entire project of modern monarchy.