In the end, the autocracy at the heart of HBO’s The Regime didn’t crumble. Civil war didn’t destroy the populace of the unnamed central European country. And despite being forced out of her gilded cage and into the destruction she wrought, Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) didn’t even lose her throne.
[Note: This post discusses plot points from The Regime series finale, “Don’t Yet Rejoice.”]
In the finale of the supposedly limited series, Elena sacrificed her lover and political muscle Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts) in order to retain her power, albeit with new puppeteers operating the strings of her reign. The business interests of the cobalt mines and the American politicians that sought to take control of them (led by Martha Plimpton’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Judith Holt) gave Elena back her seat of power, with a few new shadowy checks and balances installed.
[Note: This post discusses plot points from The Regime series finale, “Don’t Yet Rejoice.”]
In the finale of the supposedly limited series, Elena sacrificed her lover and political muscle Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts) in order to retain her power, albeit with new puppeteers operating the strings of her reign. The business interests of the cobalt mines and the American politicians that sought to take control of them (led by Martha Plimpton’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Judith Holt) gave Elena back her seat of power, with a few new shadowy checks and balances installed.
- 4/8/2024
- by Hunter Ingram
- Primetimer
Well, what do you know? The unstable queen sitting on an even more unstable throne seems to have taken a liking to the disgraced corporal after all. But I guess that was always what HBO’s political satire The Regime meant to keep at the center of all the unpredictability. Even though it’s rather straightforward how Chancellor Elena Vernham and Corporal Herbert Zubak have this mutually destructive dynamic, you never really know who’s the devil on whose shoulder.
Spoilers Ahead
How Does Zubak Change The Landscape Of Elena’s Palace?
Who would’ve thought that Elena’s mycophobia would have such a simple cure? Bowls of steaming spuds have apparently brought forth a detoxifying effect on the odd Chancellor’s body and mind. Although I doubt if I’d call Zubak an expert on country medicine, Elena certainly seems to reap enough benefits from it to reject Western medicine altogether.
Spoilers Ahead
How Does Zubak Change The Landscape Of Elena’s Palace?
Who would’ve thought that Elena’s mycophobia would have such a simple cure? Bowls of steaming spuds have apparently brought forth a detoxifying effect on the odd Chancellor’s body and mind. Although I doubt if I’d call Zubak an expert on country medicine, Elena certainly seems to reap enough benefits from it to reject Western medicine altogether.
- 3/11/2024
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for The Regime Season 1 Episode 2.] The Regime‘s glittering palace is a pretty place to stage a threat. Martha Plimpton made her debut as American Senator Judith Holt in Episode 2, which aired Sunday, March 10 on HBO. The politician quickly learned that the newly rejuvenated Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet) is eager to keep biting back at the American government and prove that her country of Middle Europe can’t be controlled (read: she can’t be). This sudden surge in confidence is brought to you by the zealous bodyguard Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts) and his favorite rural remedy: potato steam. In Episode 2, two weeks have passed since Elena made her bold statement that effectively told western powers to buzz off. America still wants access to Middle Europe’s cobalt mine, so Senator Holt shows face in Elena’s closed-off palace. Elena is offended that they’re sending a woman to repair relations,...
- 3/11/2024
- TV Insider
The Regime is a political drama miniseries created by Will Tracy. The HBO series is set in a fictional authoritarian regime. It tells its story during the year when Chancellor Elena Vernham stops leaving the palace and grows extremely paranoid as the regime crumbles around her. In this time of uncertainty and fear, the Chancellor turns to a volatile soldier Herbert Zubak, and soon her trust in Zubak grows enough for her to try to acquire more power but will it work, that’s the question The Regime tries to answer.
The Regime – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Air) Credit – Max
The Regime consists of six episodes in total. The political drama series premiered on Max with its first episode on March 3, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly on Sunday. Check out the full episode guide of The Regime below:
Episode 1 “Victory Day” – March 3
Episode...
The Regime – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Air) Credit – Max
The Regime consists of six episodes in total. The political drama series premiered on Max with its first episode on March 3, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly on Sunday. Check out the full episode guide of The Regime below:
Episode 1 “Victory Day” – March 3
Episode...
- 3/5/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The cast and crew of The Regime descended upon the Museum of Natural History in New York City on Monday to celebrate the premiere of their new HBO project.
The political satire series follows Kate Winslet’s Chancellor Elena Vernham as she becomes increasingly paranoid and unstable, turning to volatile soldier Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts) as her unlikely confidant.
Will Tracy, who worked as a writer on Succession, serves as the showrunner for The Regime and explained his elevator pitch for the series was “Downton Abbey but in an autocrat’s palace instead of an English manor house.”
“It’s an imaginary country, but it hopefully feels as though it’s taking place within a geopolitical reality that we would recognize, and that it says something about how foreign policy works and how these regimes thrive and operate,” Tracy told The Hollywood Reporter of the tone. “At the same time,...
The political satire series follows Kate Winslet’s Chancellor Elena Vernham as she becomes increasingly paranoid and unstable, turning to volatile soldier Herbert Zubak (Matthias Schoenaerts) as her unlikely confidant.
Will Tracy, who worked as a writer on Succession, serves as the showrunner for The Regime and explained his elevator pitch for the series was “Downton Abbey but in an autocrat’s palace instead of an English manor house.”
“It’s an imaginary country, but it hopefully feels as though it’s taking place within a geopolitical reality that we would recognize, and that it says something about how foreign policy works and how these regimes thrive and operate,” Tracy told The Hollywood Reporter of the tone. “At the same time,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Coronation Street cast members have been spotted filming emotional funeral scenes for the character of Lesley Kershaw. Tony Hirst, who plays Lesley's husband Paul, and Weatherfield regular Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) shot scenes on location at a crematorium in Manchester for the upcoming storyline development, The Sun reports. Over the past few months, Coronation Street viewers have seen Eileen grow close to fireman Paul, who has struggled under the pressure of his wife's early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The plot recently came to a head as Paul agreed to move Lesley (Judy Holt) into a care home for a trial period, having finally conceded that he was finding (more)...
- 4/11/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
'Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver had to be treated by medics after being accidental smacked in the face during filming. The actress - Eileen Grimshaw in the ITV soap - was filming a scuffle with Lesley Kershaw (Judy Holt) when she sustained the blow, knocking her to the floor. A doctor was called, who checked a bump on the 47-year-old's head. A show source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ''They could have used stunt doubles but they did it themselves. ''It was a scene the pair did a number of times without any problems. ''But Sue ended up getting a glancing blow and feeling...
- 4/10/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver required medical attention on set yesterday (April 9) after a violent scene went wrong, reports have revealed. The Eileen Grimshaw actress was filming a heated moment with co-star Judy Holt, who plays dementia sufferer Lesley Kershaw, when she fell to the floor after being accidentally smacked in the face, according to The Mirror. A Coronation Street source told the newspaper: "They could have used stunt doubles but they did it themselves. It was a scene the pair did a number of times without any problems. "But Sue ended up getting a glancing blow and feeling some real pain. She had (more)...
- 4/10/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
'Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver had to be treated by medics after being accidental smacked in the face during filming. The actress - Eileen Grimshaw in the ITV soap - was filming a scuffle with Lesley Kershaw (Judy Holt) when she sustained the blow, knocking her to the floor. A doctor was called, who checked a bump on the 47-year-old's head. A show source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ''They could have used stunt doubles but they did it themselves. ''It was a scene the pair did a number of times without any problems. ''But Sue ended up getting a glancing blow and feeling...
- 4/5/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Coronation Street's Paul Kershaw finally admits that he's in turmoil over Lesley's dementia in tonight's (April 2) double bill of the soap. Paul (Tony Hirst) is left devastated this evening when he finds Lesley (Judy Holt) angrily tearing up their wedding photos as she can't identify herself in them. The fireman finally loses patience and comes close to hitting Lesley, before rushing out of Eileen's house in an emotional state. When Eileen (Sue Cleaver) later tracks Paul down at the café, (more)...
- 4/2/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street's Lesley Kershaw sparks a panic as she does a disappearing act with Amy Barlow in tonight's (March 30) double bill of the soap. Lesley (Judy Holt) spends the day in a demanding mood and when she's eager to have brown sauce with her lunch, Eileen (Sue Cleaver) rushes out to the shop to pacify her. Left alone for a few moments, Lesley wanders outside into the back yard and soon meets new friend Amy, who has taken the day off school as she's unwell. When Eileen returns, Lesley is nowhere to be seen - while a panicking Tracy (Kate Ford) (more)...
- 3/29/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has explained why her character Eileen Grimshaw reaches breaking point in upcoming episodes of the soap. Eileen has allowed love interest Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) and his wife Lesley (Judy Holt) to stay with her in recent weeks, as the water pipes have burst at their own house. However, this has also meant Eileen taking on the responsibility of caring for Lesley, who suffers from dementia. The factory worker finally snaps in this week's episodes, asking Paul to leave when he refuses to consider a care home for Lesley. Cleaver told itv.com: "Eileen's getting pretty stressed. She obviously has very strong feelings for Paul and she wants to help out, but the reality of the situation is really kicking in. "Being left to look after this lady, who you just never know what she's going to do from one (more)...
- 3/26/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street's Paul Kershaw struggles to cope next month as he faces a dilemma over what's best for his wife Lesley. Eileen thinks that Lesley should move into a care home as her dementia seems to be getting worse, but a heartbroken Paul (Tony Hirst) refuses to consider this. Frustrated, Eileen (Sue Cleaver) then decides that their current situation can't continue and asks Paul to move back home with Lesley (Judy Holt) - unable to see a future for them if he won't listen to her advice. Standing firm, Paul goes to pack up all of their belongings, but he's left distraught when he finds Lesley tearing up their wedding photos as she can't identify herself. Realising that he's losing Lesley, the fireman reaches breaking point and rushes out. Returning home from work for lunch with Beth (Lisa George), Eileen is shocked (more)...
- 3/25/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street star Tony Hirst has said that his character Paul Kershaw's storyline is receiving a positive response from viewers. In recent months, fans have seen Paul grow closer to Eileen Grimshaw while facing the challenge of caring for his wife Lesley (Judy Holt), who suffers from dementia. Hirst and Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen, recently met some real-life carers and dementia sufferers as they continued their research into the ongoing plot. Speaking on Daybreak today, Hirst explained: "I think it's one of those things where you look at the script and think, 'This story is extreme or heightened'. But actually listening to those who are going through it on a daily basis, you realise that our story by comparison is absolutely nothing - it's tame. "The brutality of what they're having to deal with is remarkable, (more)...
- 1/25/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has promised that there will be drama in store when his character Sean Tully returns to the cobbles. Sean is currently absent from Weatherfield as he is looking after his young son Dylan in London. His break from screens reflects the time that Cotton spent away from the UK for his stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here and a subsequent holiday. Cotton has now told Radio Times that Sean will be in for a shock when he returns home - as Eileen Grimshaw's new love interest Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) and his wife Lesley (Judy Holt), who suffers from dementia, will be living at Number 7. "[I'm back on screen] in about six weeks," Cotton explained. "I go straight back into the house, where there's somebody else living there. Paul the fireman [and] his wife have moved into the house. (more)...
- 1/20/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street's Eileen struggles to cope as she looks after dementia sufferer Lesley for the day in Friday night's double bill of the soap. Eileen (Sue Cleaver) has stepped in to care for Lesley in order to help out Paul (Tony Hirst), but the challenge proves to be more difficult than she ever imagined. Lesley (Judy Holt) gets confused about why she's in the Grimshaws' house and wants to go home, before becoming distressed and violent when Eileen explains (more)...
- 1/17/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street's Eileen Grimshaw will be having arguments with a Weatherfield newcomer next month, according to reports. Inside Soap says that Eileen (Sue Cleaver) is due to clash with a "fiery" new character called Lesley, who appears on our screens in October. No further details of the character are known just yet, but Lesley will be played by actress Judy Holt, who is best known for her role as Elaine Fishwick in At Home With The Braithwaites. Holt (more)...
- 9/6/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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