You have probably already seen some extracts or trailers for the new Amazon Prime Original Series: My Lady Jane. I have not made it a habit to review series on the magazine, but I felt like I absolutely had to write a piece about this show, which is a perfect mix of history, women in places of power and the LGBTQIA+ community.
But what is this show about, will you ask me? Lady Jane Grey lived her life peacefully until the day her mother forced her to marry Guildford. As if Jane did not have enough preoccupations, she found herself crowned out of the blue without even being prepared for such an undertaking. The series depicts an epic tale mixing up love, mystery, magic, regicide and adventure.
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Our take on the show (BEWARE: SPOILERS!)
It is a show that feels good! It portrays women in a time piece by changing their usual destinies in those times. Do not get mistaken though, this show does not relate strict historical facts, it just brings back up great names in history. That being said, I particularly enjoyed the way women are written and shown on the screen. We have Lady Jane who could not care less about what is expected of her and only does what suits her best. She, who only had in mind to write her novel about the benefits of plants ends up ruling the kingdom and defending the rejected so well that even when faced with death penalty, she does not abdicate and continues defending her beliefs. The youngest sister of the family can also be witnessed fighting and pretending to be good-mannered before ending up caught up in a murder plot while the middle sister gets married in secret behind everyone’s back. The mother of the three is also a depiction of evident freedom as she bears no inhibitions. The King’s sister, on her end, does not hesitate to premeditate the killing of her brother to be the first lady to access the throne.
Watching “My Lady Jane”, I ended up greatly enjoying the feminine figures who dare to stand up for themselves and defend their rights and convictions. It felt good and right to finally be considered as something else than vulnerable or to be saved by a man or a husband.
Another subject that feels right is seeing a gay King who does not hesitate to explore his sexuality and does not feel forced to marry a woman at all costs. On the theme of sexuality, we can also witness a character who loves dominant women and does not shy from it at all.
Finally a show that explores subjects with lightness and very good taste. I am awaiting the second series with impatience and hope to see more LGBTQIA+ relationships explored in it.
