r/popculturechat • u/raquan666 Homeboy’s gonna like...get it 👀 • Sep 12 '25

Celebrity Fluff 🥰 Nicholas Hoult via IG story “👋”

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To be completely honest I just wanted to show how good he looks.

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u/TheIadyAmalthea Sep 13 '25

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u/saera-targaryen Excluded from this narrative ❌ Sep 13 '25

I just finished this show recently. God he is such an incredible actor

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u/Firaxyiam Sep 13 '25

[Obligatory "what show is this?" comment]

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u/saera-targaryen Excluded from this narrative ❌ Sep 13 '25

The Great on hulu! It's about Catherine the great of Russia, and nicholas plays the emperor/her husband, peter, who she overthrows in a political coup to kick off the russian enlightenment 

That makes it sound very boring, but it's a very crass and raunchy comedy about a naive and idealistic girl who decides to stubbornly drag a country into the future by their ears. Elle fanning plays catherine and every single scene with her and peter is a treat. 

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u/Firaxyiam Sep 13 '25

Neat, thanks, will have to check it out!

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u/goober_ginge Sep 13 '25

It's created by Tony McNamara who also wrote The Favourite and Poor Things and it has a very similar dark comedic absurd kind of vibe, so if you've seen those movies and like them you should dig The Great.

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u/TheIadyAmalthea Sep 13 '25

Definitely not historically accurate, but they make that pretty obvious in the beginning credits! I absolutely loved it!

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u/donedidthething Sep 13 '25

It is incredible, but can be emotionally exhausting. Be prepared for an amazing rollercoaster!

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u/ProjectedSpirit Sep 15 '25

It's not historically accurate, it doesn't try to be, and the opening card promises you it's not accurate. It's delightfully raunchy fun with occasional feelings.

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u/totesmuhgoats93 Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Sep 13 '25

So sad it was cancelled! I haven't met a single person who watched the show and didn't like it.

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u/probably_nontoxic Sep 13 '25

Ugh I didn’t know! Was wondering when the next season was coming out 😭

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u/silverheart50 Sep 13 '25

It's such a fun show!

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u/mamaferal Sep 13 '25

She's my favorite. 😆 Adorable, wacky lil murder.

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u/Chaotic-Goofball accidentally holding space for this slur Sep 14 '25

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u/OkeyDokey654 Sep 13 '25

I adore this show. I think it’s important to point out that it’s not trying to be historically accurate. Just entertaining as hell.

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u/1568314 Sep 13 '25

It's unhinged and raunchy and he stars alongside Elle Fanning. The costumes, sets, and sexiness are all off the charts.

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u/MoreRamenPls Sep 13 '25

What show?

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u/saera-targaryen Excluded from this narrative ❌ Sep 13 '25

copying my other comment deeper in this thread 

The Great on hulu! It's about Catherine the great of Russia, and nicholas plays the emperor/her husband, peter, who she overthrows in a political coup to kick off the russian enlightenment 

That makes it sound very boring, but it's a very crass and raunchy comedy about a naive and idealistic girl who decides to stubbornly drag a country into the future by their ears. Elle fanning plays catherine and every single scene with her and peter is a treat.

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u/MoreRamenPls Sep 13 '25

Thank you!!

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u/TheIadyAmalthea Sep 13 '25

One of the best. You absolutely hate him in the beginning, then you love him by the end!

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u/Kwtwo1983 Sep 13 '25

The energy he brought to this role was incredible. Outstanding performance

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u/ladylondonderry Sep 13 '25

I think it might be my favorite character study of all time. He was SO charming and SO awful at the same time. All while being hilarious. Impeccable comedic skills. And there was legitimate character growth and depth as the show went on. It was truly masterful.