The Serpent Queen
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Does anyone like Henry?
You are thekingof France.
That means you are either very pious or very lustful, and there is no in-between.
What Im saying is, I do not rue or lament Henrys untimely death.
He was fun inReign, and he and Catherine had fiery chemistry.
No, I will not miss Shy Boy in the Corner.
Before eye-jousting actually happens, Catherine dreams about it.
Then Henrys body turns into what looks like a butter sculpture.
We move back to present day, and Rahima is imprisoned for rifling through Mary of Scotss things.
Rahima, you are fucked.
Catherine, knowing this, resumes her story.
Diane is now entirely covered in liquid gold about 98 percent of the time.
WHILE still ingesting it.
This cant be good.
ALL THE GOLD IN FRANCE.
No, she gets paid a tax (basically) for every bell thats rung in the entire country.
Okay, but its gonna cost you.
How is the monarchy not overthrown yet?
Oh, because the bell-ringing money is paid to the Catholic Church?
But also, the aristocracy is bathing in gold, so that still seems overthrowable.
Also yes, there is a website about thehistory of bell ringing.
It will also give the Catholics a real leg up in France.
Mary is hilarious and frightening, and I love everything shes doing.
When Louis de Bourbon calls her a deranged convent girl, I immediately thought, YES.
Mary has horse-girl vibes, but for Catholicism.
Things are not exactly lining up for Catherine at the moment.
Life is full of disappointments.
Catherine visits Ruggieri (hes back!)
and asks how she can make that whole window-pushing thing a reality.
Ruggieri intimates that the price is Henrys death, which Catherine is not willing to pay.
I wouldalsofeel confident in that scenario!
We dont have time for biblical exegesis!
We have schemes to unravel!
Which might be made up, but it is unclear!
Mary definitely believes it, and Diane is enraged.
Probably because of the gold.
Let us call this a turning point for Catherine.
Remember how she wasnt ready to sacrifice Henry?
The one he fought the war against!
The one who imprisoned him and his now-deceased brother!
Have some self-respect,Henry.
(Hahaha, I know that request is ridiculous.)
Charles shows up and he is RUPERT EVERETT.
The energy he brings to the screen is a delight.
He shows up and yells FRRRAAAAAAANCE.
Charles is here to have fun and further his own agenda.
What that is, Im not sure.
Probably to rule more stuff.
Henry seems to maybe know somethings going to happen?
Theres a weird vibe.
He tells the man jousting him to not hold back, then scolds him when he does.
Despite this, Henry jousts again, and he falls.
Against all expectations, I was legitimately sad about this!
Back in the present, Rahima tells Catherine she killed him, to which Catherine replies, Accidents happen.
Catherine echoes that she and Rahima are the same, and then leaves to speak to Ruggieri.
What is the plan??
OMG I am so INTERESTED.
