Watched this on Netflix on the 1st of May, 2024.
It was SO FUNNY! The sheer satire woven throughout, it was so over-the-top and yet the actors (all brilliant) made it believable and convincing. I kept thinking Malenkov was going to go “I was set up, I’m a patsy” to Gob but he did a great job otherwise.
The start was my favourite, with the orchestra replaying their pieces, and the kerfuffle when his body is found, but the cynical power plays throughout, and the constant doublethink and self-doubt and barefaced lying made it gripping and entertaining. My friend enjoyed it too, especially because she knows so much more about that period of history.