Summary
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Paul, June, and Jason dissect Diana: The Musical on Netflix, a filmed Broadway production that attempts to chronicle Princess Diana's life through song. The hosts struggle with the show's Wikipedia-like approach to storytelling, questionable creative choices, and its inability to decide whether the royal family are villains or sympathetic characters. Despite acknowledging the performers' commitment, they find the musical to be dramatically flat, tonally confused, and ultimately a disservice to Diana's story.
Opening Impressions and the Theatrical Crime
The hosts introduce the show from Largo in Los Angeles and immediately establish their bewilderment at Diana: The Musical. Jason dramatically calls it a "war crime" that should be taken to the Hague, while Paul compares it to a sixth-grade book report set to music. They discuss how the musical covers Diana's entire life in ways that merge events shockingly, including having her give birth to two babies in the same song.
- The show is compared to a sixth or seventh grader's creative book report where they decided to sing
- Jason declares the musical is "a war crime" that should be "taken to the Hague"
- The musical is described as "a Wikipedia entry set to song"
- Diana has two babies in the same song, demonstrating how events are compressed
" This movie is a war crime. Take this movie to the Hague. This musical adaptation of a Broadway stage show is a war crime. "
" A Wikipedia entry set to song. That's all it is. "
June's Double Viewing and the Sauna Bed Experience
June reveals she watched the musical twice in one day, first in her sauna bed and then again while getting ready for the show. This revelation shocks Jason and Paul, who suggest she might need to be institutionalized. June admits that on the second viewing, she "genuinely started to enjoy it," leading to concern about her mental state and jokes about being "5150'd."
- June watched Diana twice in approximately four hours
- The first viewing was in June's sauna bed, affecting her perception
- On the second viewing while showered and fed, June started to enjoy it
- Jason suggests June could be "legally institutionalized" for watching it twice
" I watched it once, and then I was getting ready, and I thought, I'm going to put it back on. And I put it back on, and I genuinely started to enjoy it. "
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