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Albert II (2013)

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Show title: Albert II

IMDb score: 5,5 (84)

Episodes: 5

Playing time: 4 hour and 35 minutes

Developed by: Eric Wirix and Jan Theys

Stars: Lucas Van den Eynde, Mathijs F. Scheepers and Veerle Eyckermans

Origin: Belgium

Releasedate: Sunday 8 September 2013

First aired on: één (België)

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Albert II plot

Albert II is a five-part fiction series about the Belgian royal family. The series is rooted in historical reality. It begins with the death of King Baudouin and the accession of King Albert in 1993. The story then follows a number of important events in the Royal family during the past two decades.

Episodes Season 1 (2013)

  1. 1. Vive le Roi

    8 September 2013 (55 minutes)

  2. 2. Ik Zal Handhaven

    15 September 2013 (55 minutes)

  3. 3. De Bastaard van Laken

    22 September 2013 (55 minutes)

  4. 4. De Verloren Zoon

    29 September 2013 (55 minutes)

  5. 5. De Laatste Koning van België

    6 October 2013 (55 minutes)

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AOVV

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After the excellent documentary about Filip van België that was broadcast on Canvas this year, I went to see this "fiction series within historical outlines" about the kingship of Albert II. That announcement alone was a hefty warning shot, and the first episode wasn't immediately great, but I decided - as always when watching series - to persevere until the end. It was a long sitting.

Fiction, in other words, within historical boundaries. Those historical outlines are then the events themselves, and although there are chronological errors in them, the broad outlines will indeed be correct. The fiction, that is the dialogues, behavior and reactions of the various characters. That's where it goes wrong, in my opinion. It is true that Lucas Van den Eynde portrays a fine King Albert II, and Stefaan Degand attracts attention as the eccentric womanizer annex traumatized soul Laurent; the other characters don't really interest me. Although I have to say that Ludo Busschots puts down a good Van Yperseele.

I especially liked the dialogues. I didn't really feel a spark anywhere, there was also a bit too much emphasis on the caricatural aspect. I read somewhere that the characters are compared to cartoon characters, and I can partly agree with that.

Maybe it wasn't a good idea to watch this series, which was announced as prestigious by the VRT at the time (look, that's where it goes wrong), immediately after that well-crafted documentary? Well, I didn't really like this.

2 stars

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