The Serpent Queen
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What is going on with this season?
Did they forget how they wrote them in the first episode?
Or did they accidentally flip the names in the script?
This season had one job: to show Catherine de Medici being fun and sneaky.
Catherines half-brother Alessandro follows her to Paris to build her palace.
The French dont do a great job of colonizing Florida.
Like, they tried, but the Spanish said nah and put a stop to that real quick.
Wellbe the ones demolishing civilizations, thank you, the Spanish soldiers probably said.
Catherine wants to put the doomed Floridian colony on hold anyway because France remains riven by religious strife.
If theyre not going to act like theyre 10 years old, why are they here?
Thats not it, Charles, but good job trying.
No one says them because most people are not assholes.
Its clearly interesting to accuse someone of scheming to marry someone else.
But when the person deserves it zero percent, then youre just being a dick.
Charles is dithering along this week, and Anjou is still under house arrest.
Angelica the Poisoner shows up and testifies that Catherine wanted her to poison Sister Edith, Montmorencys absolute favorite.
Catherine admits it and says its probably best if she steps off the council (gasp!)
but asks Charles to release Anjou and add him in her place.
Anjou says okay, and Lemur is beheaded.
NOT A GREAT LOOK, SHOW.
Speaking of Sister Edith, she remains a zealous nightmare.
We have to watch his arm burn.
Someone needs to stop Sister Edith.
I honestly dont know at this point.
The whole season could be about her and her army of sexy court ladies.
Remember when Philip of Spain was kicked by a horse last week?
Well, hes alive but unresponsive.
The marriage requires a stand-in for the consummation part.
Said stand-in touches Elisabeths foot with his foot, and the marriage is declared consummated.
Her siblings vibes are basically, Hm.
They will likelyneversee their sister again.
As Elisabeths carriage rolls off, another carriage rolls in.
Its Charless prospective new bride.
Anjou says Fuck me as Queen Elizabeth steps out of the carriage.
Okay, bonus points for this very last scene because it is very good.
Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici scenes next week, I assume!
