At least I think that’s what was going on because I was, in fact, distracted. When Falstaff robs some guys and the authorities come looking for him, Prince Hal and a prostitute kiss the hell out of each other as a distraction. He needs to get his shit together.īut thankfully he doesn’t get said shit together before we get to watch some hard core making out. Also, why is some guy in his fifties Prince Hal’s best friend? I know the whole quarter life crisis thing can be hard, but he is a grown ass man and a prince. As far as we can tell, he’s blown off all his responsibilities, and spends his time getting drunk in taverns and playing pranks on his middle aged friend Falstaff. I’m sure it’s more nuanced than that, but let’s carry on…Īnd address the fact that Prince Hal is a “Grade A-douchey-trust fund baby- frat guy” type. Because that’s how conflicts in the middle ages and Shakespearean plays start. The main conflict of the story starts when the king asks this guy Harry Percy to hand over captured soldiers and Percy refuses.
Plus he produced Max Irons, so we know he’s capable of amazing things. Jeremy Irons has that deep, commanding voice and that intimidating quality that makes him a convincing authority figure. All that aside though, I’m loving the casting choice. Which is great, because the last time a character played by Jeremy Irons became king by getting rid of the guy before him it worked out super well for everyone. In this episode, the king is now much older and played by Jeremy Irons. At the end of the last episode, “Richard II,” Henry IV is crowned king after taking the throne from King Richard.