[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PATz8Hx6Tog] Reign: Three Queens Recap (2×06) Synopsis: A pair of false royals cause trouble in the countryside for Mary and Catherine, while Lola tries to secure her own fortune independent of French Court. Lord Narcisse continues to woo Lola, and the English/French political tension plot thickens. Rating:★★★★☆ Reign split off […]
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: The Lamb and the Slaughter Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFn8qd_K4PI] Reign: The Lamb and the Slaughter [6×04] Synopsis: Lola and Francis christen their baby, while Mary tells Francis she’s pregnant only to lose the baby later in the episode. The promised Reckoning begins with ghosts haunting the castle and members of the kingdom being driven to homicidal mania. In […]
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. […]
Reign: Drawn and Quartered Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxFY9hqwhlU] Reign: Drawn and Quartered (2×02) Synopsis: Francis and Mary deal with the repercussions of Mary’s actions against Lord Narcisse’s son. The court gets a taste of the “reckoning” and learn about the results of the Black Death. Rating: ★★★☆☆ I have to say this episode brought us a lot of […]
Reign: The Plague Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVIFma98Pk] Reign: The Plague (02×01) Synopsis: The Black Plague is back and the French Court is on lock down. Mary faces political pressure inside the castle, while Francis must make a decision on Lola and her baby. Rating: ★★★☆☆ So with the gates closed, and the palace on lockdown, Mary must rule […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Reign
This Thursday, we will return back to sixteenth century France with Reign. Last season we followed Mary, Queen of Scots and her ladies-in-waiting to the French court under King Henry II for Mary’s marriage to the Dauphin, Prince Francis. In true CW tradition, the season was jammed packed action from […]
"The Originals", "The Tomorrow People", and "Reign" Get Full Seasons, But Should I Watch Them?
The fact is that The CW can be really good at producing good television, and underrated shows, but also at some pretty bad shows. It was announced yesterday that their new freshman shows The Originals, The Tomorrow People, and Reign will be getting full seasons and that they have ordered the episodes. Great […]
As Frightfully Inaccurate as "Reign" Can Be, The Show is Addicting
So if you aren’t familiar with The CW’s new historical roll out of Reign, you probably should be. I have to say, if The CW is good at anything, they are good at getting even the cheesiest of plots to play out with some longevity. Unlike Fox, I think we can […]
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