Hulu's new series The Great reminds viewers at the top of every episode that it is "an occasionally true story," and because the show is not concerned with accuracy and takes liberties with its historical subject matter, the 10-episode satire from The Favourite's Tony McNamara is able to avoid the stuffiness that permeates traditional period pieces to become a cheeky comedy about one ambitious woman's attempt to rise to power in a world dominated by insufferable idiots and ineffective male