Dangerous Liaisons
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There was moresexy intriguethis week.
Certain mysteries are solved, but others endure!
WTF happened at Jacqueline de Montrachets home?
Let us go over the weeks events.
Tonight is the marquiss, a.k.a.
Jeans, engagement party.
Hes moving forward with marrying the very nice and terrible singer, Sevignys daughter Emilie!
Shes so well-intentioned, and no ones mean to her about her horrible singing.
The party is being held at Sevignys home, the Chateau de Rambouillet, just outside Paris.
Camille is going to be there, despite not having an invitation.
Does it involve blackmail?
Of course, it does; what else do you think were doing here?
Camille walks in, and the marquis grabs her around the waist and guesses shes his future wife.
Dont trust him, Camille!
But also, what recourse does she have?
Since shes staying overnight, the marquis tells Sevigny to find Camille (and Victoire!)
We get to hear Emilie sing again,yeeeeeessssss.
Whats the plan, Emilie?
That being said, Emilie deserves everything.
The Chevalier de Saint-Jacques (our opera composer!)
Lets pause the party and see what Valmonts up to with Jacqueline.
So, going to poor peoples houses and giving them money and stuff.
While there, Valmont has an auditory flashback where he hears a boy shouting, and he abruptly leaves.
Thats pretty understandable, Jacqueline.But then, we get her version of The Camille Story.
Okay, so the motive Jacqueline is giving is that Camille wanted her husband?
I know theres some appeasement in that regard with Sevigny, but its not the same.
Our Valmont and Camille worlds collide as he travels to Rambouillet to speak with her.
They meet in the summer house, where Camille immediately tells Valmont she loves him.
This is so weird!
He also, however, thinks Camille used him because her main goal is to get Jacquelines husband.
Valmont pulls the ribbons off her wrists (dick move) to verify what Jacqueline told him.
When Camille tells him he knows nothing, Valmont tells her he doesnt want to know anymore.
They hold hands and Valmont tells Jacqueline he wants her to know him.
Other times its an overshare, and then its real awkward.
But this is not one of those times!
Jacqueline gives him a book her husband wrote on the soul (what?)
and they rationalize why wanting to bone each other isnt a sin.
Then their faces getreal close, and she says let us pray.
I refuse to believe you dont know what youre doing with that.
Valmonts prayer hands definitely graze her boobs, and then she turns and leaves.
I knew it was possible but had never seen it done.
Wow, so much happened this week; I feel like weve only covered half of it.
The only useful thing from that temporary alliance is that the Vicomtesse discloses that Valmont slept with Sevigny.
I am obsessed with The Hunting Scene.
My tricorn hat is off to The Hunting Scene.
She finds one in Sevignys handwriting signed M (for Musket).
In the letter, Sevigny thanks Valmont for teaching her techniques that she tried with her darling Marietta.
Sevigny is sexing the queen.
For the purposes of this show and my own happiness, however, I will take it.
I know Sevignys been pretty terrible to Camille, butwow.
There are several things to think about here.
Cheating on your spouse is bad, so her behavior is not great there.
But then theres the context of her time.
Lets say Sevigny is gay and in love with the queen.
The princess tells her, You fall by your own hand.
Ughhhhhhh I dont like it.
Camilles bargain with the marquis is that, instead of marrying Emilie, he marries her.
Were approaching her OG title as the Marquise de Merteuil.
