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But sinceThe Crowncouldnt avoid covering this watershed media moment, I appreciate what this episode achieved.
Weirdly enough, shes not talking about the royals.
As bad as that sounds, Dodis phone convo with his father is much, much worse.
Mohamed is pressuring Dodi to propose marriage to Diana after knowing her for, what?
Dodi is downright pathetic here because hes actually open to this emotionally manipulative idea.
Diana, however, takes Susies words to heart and agrees to return to London ASAP.
Once Diana and Dodi return to theJonikal, she announces that the summers over.
Princes William and Harry are coming back from Balmoral, so its time to go home.
From the moment Diana and Dodi land in Paris, the stress is incessant.
Never mind thatIcant breathe during these scenes what Diana lived through was nothing short of a nightmare.
First Dodi insists on being driven to his apartment, but the driver saysMohamed counter-insists they stopatVilla Windsorfirst.
But the giant kicker?
Mohamed isnt even there at Villa Windsor to greet them!
Just in time for her to notice a disturbing portrait of Mohamed as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh …
The couple is then taken to the Ritz hotel (also owned by Mohamed sensing a pattern here?
It is beyond clear that the boys dont like Dodi (Harry calls him the poser).
Dont really understand how I ended up here, she says.
Yeah, I get that.
Mummy just needs to make some changes in her life, thats all.
If only she got that chance.
As evening falls, Diana remains trapped in a permanent state of claustrophobia.
But there is no peace there either.
At the hotels restaurant, Diana cant ignore the stares; certainly not one from a little girl.
Diana starts sobbing silently, necessitating an escape upstairs into a suite.
And did Diana say yes?
Of course I do.
Also, this isnt some romance for the ages it was a summer fling.
Oh, right, and dont marry someone because you think it will make Daddy love you more.
But have we seen any indication that Dodi is capable of such a self-reliant gesture?
Its just a shame Dodi never had the balls to give that speech for real.
Whats also a shame is Dodi and Dianas refusal to heed the advice of their security team.
Probably because Dodi and Mohameds conversations are always in Arabic, and Dodis speech was in English.
Then, the camera cuts tothe Parisian man from episode one walking his dog.
