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We have released a new limited series, Scandal anatomy, Rupert Friend, Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery starring, April 15, this year. Created by David E. Kelly and Melissa James Gibson, this six-episode long court drama in which a member of Parliament is accused of rape based on Sarah Vaughan’s novel.

Scandal anatomy Follow James (Rupert Friend) and Sophie White House (Sienna Miller). James is a member of parliament and a government minister who has a very close relationship with the Prime Minister. James and Sophie live a seemingly affectionate and comfortable life with a nanny who lives with their two children. This happy family life they lead is quickly confused when a scandalous incident is revealed and James is accused of rape. Barrister Kate Woodcroft (Michelle Dockery) has been charged with prosecution. She was reluctant at first, but Kate is determined to win the proceedings against James Whitehouse.

This new limited series Very English scandal When Very British scandal Focuses on the British elite and a few privileged. but, Scandal anatomy Over-dramatizing the already dramatic case with the effect of making it sensational, focusing only on the accused and his wife, not the victim himself.

The series begins with establishing James and Sophie Whitehouse as a strong couple in politics. They were together from Oxford University, where James was a member of the elite group Liberty Club. James is a fairly young and attractive parliamentarian and easily fascinates his members. His promising career will stop a slight news breakout of the five-month incident with one of his aides, Olivia Lytton (Naomi Scott). The incident was not important to him while James was trying to convince his wife, but police immediately informed James that Olivia had accused him of rape.

Following are proceedings, and the cases and crimes are graphically described when Olivia was cross-examined by Kate and barrister Angela Regan (Josett Simon) for prosecution. However, this series seems to be more interested in showing how this affects Sophie. She hears details of her contact with her husband Olivia through her trial. She seems to be suffering more, as she staggers from court, hearing that Olivia was in love with James more than the graphic details of her rape.

The series interweaves the present and the past, revealing more and more details about each of the three protagonists and their intertwined past. Rupert Friend James is handsome and charismatic, but arrogant, privileged and self-righting. Sienna Miller’s Sophie, suffering from her suspicions, is torn between maintaining her public image and her broken marriage as she tries to support her husband. It is shown to be. Michelle Dockery’s Kate turned out to be the most interesting character in the story when her secret was revealed (but I don’t know where it was), and from the beginning it was the main focus. Deserves to be. Dockery gives Kate a sense of decisive strength about what turns out to be a very challenging case for her character.

All the flaws in the series (excessive sensationalization, slow motion effects, focus on Sophie rather than the victim himself (although a big twist in the middle of the series tries to fix this point), almost very valuable in music (Use) Especially in the first episode of “How the Mighty Fall”, the importance and meaning of consent in such cases is very effectively emphasized. Kate tells the jury that in order to make a verdict, it is necessary to consider whether Olivia Lytton has agreed and whether James Whitehouse reasonably believes Olivia Lytton has agreed. .. The ultimate challenge for this story is this final point about the rational belief in consent in the rape case.

This series shows how it is the victim himself who is tried, as Olivia is asked about her actions to determine if she appears to be giving her consent. As the episode unfolds, the story rationalizes an objective understanding of whether James is dazzled by his own sense of rights, privileges, and arrogance, and whether the victim agrees to sexual activity. It suggests that it cannot be formed. It’s a pretty weird conclusion to make, obscuring the series about the concept of consent.what Scandal anatomy It shows how difficult it is to prove a lack of consent when the defendant and the victim knew each other and had a relationship.