Synopsis: Francis finally recovers from his infection after Bash sacrifices Clarissa to save him. In the meantime, Mary tries to find a way to quell a Scottish insurrection while protecting France’s borders. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ After he discovered Mary’s betrayal, Francis collapsed and started bleeding out of his ear. Looks like Nostradamus’ […]
Reign: Tempting Fate Recap
Synopsis: Mary’s plans to run away to Scotland with Conde get more complicated after her messenger is intercepted and killed. Catherine learns of Mary’s infidelity and schemes, Mary learns of Louis’ betrayal with Elizabeth, and Francis falls mysteriously ill. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ For as many things that happened during this episode, […]
Reign: The End of Mourning Recap
Synopsis of (2×14): It’s the end of mourning in more ways than one: Catherine is accepting competing suits from the Duke of Guise and Narcisse, while Mary and Francis start to look to other potential romantic interests. Antoine Navarre is found to have poisoned King Henry, and Greer tries […]
Reign: Sins of the Past Recap
Synopsis of 2×13: The King of Navarre extorts France for money, Mary sets Francis free, and Catherine figures out why she’s been having visions. Oh, and apparently the dead are coming back to life. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Can we talk about how great Catherine’s material was this week? The poor woman’s […]
Reign: Banished Recap
Synopsis of 2×12: Bash unravels the truth of the twins’ murder while Catherine ties up some loose ends concerning her dead husband’s affairs, one of which is Diane du Portier. Greer leaves the castle for good, and Francis and Louis have a metaphorical and literal stick fight over Mary. Rating: […]
Reign: Getaway Recap
Synopsis of (2×11): The Pope’s emissaries are calling for the death of all of those with the mark of the Dark Riders, which leads to trouble for Conde. Bash and Francis end up removing the Cardinals from French Court, but Catherine is still having visions and Mary is still not […]
Mid-Season Predictions for Reign
In the first half of the second season, we’ve already seen a lot of changes happening inside and outside the castle. With France headed closer to a civil war and the royal couple close to their breaking point, here are my predictions for the rest of the season for each […]
Reign: The Prince of the Blood Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTOQNXq9xAE] Reign: The Prince of the Blood (2×07) Synopsis: Princess Claude is in town and she’s ready to cause trouble between Bash and Kenna. The nobles and Narcisse blackmail Francis into signing an edict which would force all citizens of France to publicly declare their faith in front of the […]
Reign: Blood for Blood Recap
Synopsis of 2×05: Tension between the French Catholics and Protestants explodes, weakening Mary and Francis’ marriage in its wake. Lord Narcisse reveals that he paid off the nurse, Caroline, in order to get Francis to confess to his father’s murder. Greer gets married to Lord Castleroy – who also turns out […]
Reign: Coronation Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBHhrwFAjQ8] Reign: Coronation Recap (2×03) Rating: ★★★★☆ Summary: Mary and Francis deal with the political fallout from last week’s confrontation with Narcisse and the other French lords. A collection of royals and ambassadors arrive for the coronation, and Mary negotiates a trade of Protestant prisoners in exchange for German grain. […]
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