The Great
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Do I like this season better than the first?
My friend was very concerned that we would end with Peters death.
Who is truly safe inThe Great?
But then, how do you do this show without Peter living life at 120 percent?
It would be a pale ghost of a show, potentially only redeemed by Peters actual ghost.
If his father showed up as a hallucination spirit, then Peter could too.
But we dont have to worry about that because Peter does make it through the season intact.
Archie feels that God has abandoned him and is thereby having some problems.
He plans to read the Bible and whip himself.
You do you, sir.
But also always, because this is not a historical-fiction piece.
The wedding of the title is that of Marial and her 8-year-old cousin Maxim.
Yes, that wedding is proceeding.
Its your special day, Maxim, you have that dog-shaped cake if you want.
Did I mention Marial and Grigor are casually swapping I love yous with each other?
I LOVE IT ALL.
Hes concerned she will tell Catherine about Peter and Joanna, which he says will ruin everything.
This is true, but he is not considering that Marial is still extremely angry with Peter.
She tells Catherine because of course she does.
This is a Moment.
She goes to where her mother is buried in the forest and sobs, and I say, Shit!
She returns to the palace and almost stabs Peter, but hes holding Paul.
She and the Sultan meet in the forest, each with their plus one.
Ugh, we have to talk about the Sultan.
How was there not someone on set going Hey, so whatre we, uh whatre we thinking here?
Did the law of fratricide exist in the Ottoman Empire?It did!
But it ended more than 150 years before this episode took place!
This portrayal is just not cool.
The (of course!)
Elizabeth, who knows whats in the wind, sends Peter a note that says run.
Hes going to; hes all set.
He and his entourage are going to take Paul and get out of Russia.
He cant take Paul and cant leave Catherine, even though he knows she will likely kill him.
Peters arc has been so good.
Catherine is punching herself in the face again as she and Elizabeth drive back to the palace.
She has to kill Peter, and she does not want to.
Elizabeth tries to talk her out of it, but Catherine says he killed her mother.
Elizabeth counters that overconfidence in window ledges killed her mother, which is an excellent point.
Its time for the wedding.
Will Peter live, or will he die?
Will his entourage pull out the guns they have hidden under the table and end things for Catherine?
Catherine and Peter trade speeches about marriage and love and what it means.
What is going on!
And why do we have to wait at least a year to find out!
Immediately after, she falls on his body, sobbing.
But who was it?
Yes, the LOOK-ALIKE!
Back once more to stand in for a stabbing.
He is somehow okay (how!
), and Catherine and Peter hug.
Final Lingering Questions
What does rhyme with our love is like a hippopotamus?
Why wasnt Georgina arrested!
