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But somethingisgoing on with Catherine, as Velementov cites by calling her uncharacteristically yelly.
On its own, this last bit is fine because Georgina asked to be exiled.
These are not the rules of feminism; I dont care if it hasnt been fully articulated yet.
She also locks Peter in a room.
You know when you send someone like ten eyes emojis?
Peter does not do well in this situation.
Grigor does dances for him outside the window, but then Georgina drags him away to their Parisian exile.
Despite the lessons learned in that rhyme, Peter tries to put her back together again.
In a very 2021 movie, Catherine is lying on the floor.
He examines Catherine and says that shell be fine once her purple bile goes back to yellow.
She needs to stay awake, though, because shes been dreaming about saving Leo (WHY?
), and she cant handle being sad.
Catherine is on cocaine.
Its the middle of the night.
There are 16,000 legal codes and she wants to read them all right now.
Someone from his hometown is guilting Orlo into building a road.
and makes them all clap for Basil.
I would clap for Basil.
Lets take a sec and look at Orlo.
Whats going on with Orlo?
First, he says he had sex with a woman and realized he wasnt into it.
Is Orlo asexual maybe?
An interesting expansion of his character and one that I shall keep an eye on.
Catherine doesnt think shes ruthless, and he finds it endearing that she thinks that.
So I think we can up his dads terribleness to 100 percent.
My parents did not like me very much, did they?
he asks Velementov, to which Velementov sagely and correctly responds, Fuck em.
After much soul-searching, Grigor returns!
He loves Georgina, but he might love Peter more?
Something thats striking about both Peter and Catherine is how much love they inspire.
What a layered show this is.
Who would have thought a near-nonsensical take on the 18th-century Russian monarchy would feel so relatable?
Lingering Questions
Whats goin on with Orlo?
What ARE 18th-century Russian laxatives?
If we all had truffles, would our lives be better?
