Mary seeks a new marriage alliance and Elizabeth isn’t happy about it.
Less talk, more action,Reign.
Were coming to the end, so lets make these last few episodes as outrageous and wonderful as possible.
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Speaking of the end, itll be interesting to see howReignwraps up this whole shebang.
Hey, a girl can dream.
As it stands now, our three queens are all attempting to stay in power in their respective countries.
Mary doesnt know who she can trust.
Marys brother seems okay he teaches her some sweet sword moves but Mary knows hes playing all sides.
Hes very chummy with John Knox.
Yeah, that guy.
We dont like that guy.
So Mary takes James advice with a grain of salt.
Shes considering Lord Darnley.
Hes another Catholic with a legitimate claim to the throne, and he has lots of English allies.
James warns against the match: A Catholic king would infuriate protestants like John Knox.
Knox would turn the country against her.
James thinks Mary should concentrate on uniting all the Scottish clans behind her and using them to overthrow Elizabeth.
Marys all like, Yeah sure, whatever, James and gets back to her swashbuckling.
Turns out, James is right about the clans being important players in the quest for power.
), and when she leaves by herself, they kidnap her using her very own carriage.
Why the Queen of Scotland doesnt have more guards around her remains a mystery.
Its not just Clan Gordon whos concerned with Marys next husband its also of great interest to Queen Elizabeth.
So when she hears rumors that Mary is looking to marry Darnley, the gal is on high alert.
A union between two people with claims, who have the support of Rome?
No, thank you.
Shell have him dragged there on his knees, if need be.
Whats Narcisse been up to?
One of these men is Gideon, recently returned from his heated love affair with Mary.
Liz isnt super pumped about how quick Gideon is to cry Marys innocence.
Gideon cant help himself.
He wants evidence to show Elizabeth that shes wrong about Mary.
In fact, shes probably in on the whole thing.
So, thats not great.
Narcisse sends Gideon off to Renee and Johns last known location.
When Gideon finds them, John is fine, but Renee is having a complete breakdown.
So, bad news, Renee is dead.
But good news, Gideon can tell Elizabeth to lay off of Mary.
Unfortunately, Elizabeth doesnt much care about the truth.
There are two queens but only one throne.
Someones going to be on the losing side of this war.
Elizabeth should be concerned about Mary shes very resourceful.
Back in northern Scotland, Mary hatches a plan to escape Clan Gordon.
She agrees to the earls demand that she marry George.
Then she invites George, who is 100 percent dweeb, to come to her room.
She demands he take off his belt… and George faints.
Well, that was easier than expected.
The next day, she runs into James and his men.
She knows her brother is up to something.
Almost immediately she figures out that James has brought enough men with him to completely slaughter Clan Gordon.
She calls James out for plotting with Knox to wipe out Marys Catholic allies.
And she has news for her brother: Theres no playing all sides any longer.
Youre either with Mary or against her.
James really has no choice but to be with her.
When Knox finds out, he is not pleased.
He threatens to spread the word that James is a Catholic sympathizer.
But James has been bossed around enough for one day.
He slams Knox against the wall and reminds him who has royal blood in his veins.
Thats going to sit well with Knox, but it is nice to finally see James with some backbone.
Second, he tells Mary that hes truly on her side because shes proven she can handle the job.
Its the latter that really pisses Mary off.
She doesnt have to prove anything to him because SHES THE QUEEN.
Its pretty remarkable that so many men have to be reminded that these ladies are in charge.
I dont know, just a suggestion.
Liz has bigger things to worry about than Narcisse cutting to the core of her.
Darnley has finally arrived at court!
He has an idea to help Elizabeth with her problem: a little quid pro quo.
Problem solved, yes?
This isnt about love, its about power.
From the looks of it, Mary isnt going to back down easily.
Leesa and her husband King Philip are very pious Catholics concerned about the building Protestant movement in France.
It would make Spain very happy.
There are some problems with this match, though.
Claude is still in love with Leith, who she does not believe is actually dead.
When Claude comes around to the idea that Leith might really be gone (BUT IS HE??
), she still isnt into it because shes figured out that Martel probably killed Leith.
You know, little problems like that.
Catherine has a plan though (Catherine always has a plan!).
She and Claude are going to murder Martel.
I mean, its the only way.
Martel is dead and everyone buys into his fake suicide letter.
The day is Catherines!
Since Spains fears of a Protestant takeover still havent been alleviated, Leesa is staying in France indefinitely.
A lady should always look her best while reminding men who is really in charge here.
