Many times I have told you that I love all the work that HBO has been doing around their series, because all are super entertaining and well done, with different, profound and many times even funny script; however a few weeks ago I began to see the series Catherine the Great and as much as I wanted me to like it I didn't get it, the series has too many nuances and compressed complications that make us lose the trail at times.

[Source](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/76692-catherine-the-great?language=en-US) # Catherine The Great is a series that takes us through part of the life and process of conquest that implied the famous regent of Russia when she took power and decided to impose her political philosophies to put Russia under her feet and at the top of the world. The series begins in a great way in its first two chapters showing us how it was that process of re-adaptation that Catherine had to carry out little by little to put the appropriate pieces to ensure its continuity in the power of Russia. Complications, betrayals, gossip and endless traps laid the first stone for this woman to consecrate herself as the great conqueror and regent that she was, a woman who did not bow her head before anything or anyone, an excessively confident and intelligent woman who always knew how and when to act so as not to arouse bad suspicions or warn her enemies. Through the first chapters we see how Catherine played a kind of chess with people, manipulating their loyalties and convictions to adapt to theirs, but we will also see how she fell in love and gave herself to a man who helped her achieve her desired greatness. #

[Source](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/76692-catherine-the-great/images/backdrops?language=en-US) # Although at the moment everything I have described to you seems to point out that this series is something fantastic, it certainly is not, the series is not perfect at all and has a very notable problem; its development. The series is very short and that makes it too compressed and fast, what I mean is that the creators of this series skipped a lot of important and outstanding situations in the life of a very interesting woman, something that would have given more strength to the plot and especially more time for their characters to develop and get entrenched in the plot. Many times the series lengthen unnecessarily but sometimes the opposite happens, being developed in a mini series format takes away too much substance from its plot making memorable moments and entertaining situations fleetingly pass without transmitting any impact. #

[Source](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/76692-catherine-the-great/images/backdrops?language=en-US) # In general the plot of this series is very good because it tells us how was the foundation and development of a great empire, however has too many temporary leaps, in a chapter we find Catherine planning the conquest of a territory and the next minute the plot advances to the moment where that territory was already conquered, something that takes a lot of realism away from a plot that required care and delicacy to achieve highlight because after all we are telling a story about the history. No doubt the series disappointed me because I expected much more, more intensity and more detail when showing us part of the life of a great woman, I feel that they totally missed the cast so good they had reducing the screen time of some characters and especially the total duration of the series. This series represents one of those moments where I say that something that isn't bad doesn't necessarily have to be good, the series is above average but without a doubt it could and should have been better considering everything that HBO has been doing lately. #

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My Score: 6,9/10

# * **Movie URL:** https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/76692-catherine-the-great?language=en-US * **Critic: AA**

Unquestionably HBO is taking over the television world, their series are becoming more and more successful and exciting to watch because of the incredible way in which they manage to project the plots, plots meticulously created to highlight the different details behind them that make them intense and different. Stories like Catherine the Great that are built through the exceptional development of their characters in a super interesting political conflict that is able to take away our speech for how well reconstructed it is.

This is a story that in spite of having only a couple of weeks on the air, already from the moment of the broadcast of its trailer let us know that it was going to be an intense story, full of ups and downs that would constantly mark the rhythm of a tale that in the books seems boring but that in reality was full of different political and social nuances that marked the history of a country as powerful as Russia. As if that weren't enough, this story has a cast that seems to have been taken directly from the history books and that constantly represents a real reflection of what really happened in that hard time filled with complicated moments for Russia.

[Source](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/76692-catherine-the-great?language=en-US) # # A Little of Plot Overview # The beginning of this series starts in a different way here we don't have a graphic representation of the previous events that marked much of the life of the Russian emperor, on the other hand we have a beginning that using something habitual in the Star Wars movies puts us in contact with the current events that led to the plot to develop in the way it is developing. A woman who through a military coup manages to get all the power of a country in conflict, a country where they began to unearth different secrets that marked the political course of the country, but however were used by a ruthless and intelligent woman, a woman who was always in control and surrounded not only of her friends but also of her enemies to have them watched. This series shows us the main dynamic in which Catherine moved, a dynamic that she used to be always aware of important details that should concern her if she wanted to remain as the Russian leader.

Obviously the firsts chapters serve as a presentation, and we do not see so much the development of the story, however, the plot constantly shows us the different paths that the series may follow, paths full of hatred and betrayal where the struggle for power is more than clear.

Opinion.

This is a series that is seen to take a path usual in the series that deal with reigns, the path of lies, secrets and especially the stab wounds in the back. The series succeeds fantastically in transmitting different messages through complicated dialogues, dialogues that are constantly seasoned with satires and hints that incredibly mark the tempo of the story, a story that although it branches out in several ways will always be oriented into one, the struggle for power.

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# The series offers us a visual delight comparable and perhaps even superior to any high budget film, this series not only makes use of a costume design that makes us feel in flesh the time we are witnessing but also incorporates an impressive level of photography with scenarios and magical settings that undoubtedly transfer us to all the different places we are seeing, places recreated in a wonderful way and magically unite with the story. But without a doubt the most outstanding thing of the series is undoubtedly the performance of the actress who plays Catherine the great, Helen Mirren is completely transformed into the Russian empress, her gestures, her dialogues and even the smallest expressions are a delight, because she is able to transmit an emotion, an intensity and a drama unusual in television series. The character of Catherine the Great is constructed in a fantastic way, the character constantly shines highlighting the different personality traits of a woman who believed to have absolute control over Russia, a woman who was capable of being loved and hated at the same time, a woman who no matter how she acted or thought was loved and above all feared. #

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# This is undoubtedly a series that proves the great potential of stories full of complicated moments that are transformed into dramatic scenes full of intensity which constantly make the story take off and also gives the opportunity to the characters to develop and stand out a lot. Without a doubt I liked the series very much and it seems to me that it perfectly captures the suspense behind a story full of drama and conspiracies that revolve around different conflicts. #

Series Score: 7,4

# * **Movie URL:** https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/76692-catherine-the-great?language=en-US * **Critic: AAA**

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