Mary and George
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Were at the finale, and George is being just the worst.
Remember when he was mopey, emo George?
Well, Im still undecided about long hair.
Does it work for him?
Would everything work for Nicholas Galitzinebecause of his face?
Its very weird watching a historical drama and experiencing the dramatic irony of knowing how this will all end.
Youd sing, and then were all set?
This is why Im never asked to handle dynastic alliances.
Thats how you do it, George.
Start things off with a solid We refuse to even temporarily table that topic.
So the Spanish delegation all get up and leave, negotiation over.
Another stunning win for George.
Sure, he doesnt seem busy.
Who talks like that?Villains?
(George is in his villainous Villiers era.)
Hey, George, how about you write a book calledHow to Lose Negotiations and Influence No One?
James believes this for literally zero seconds.
But whats going on with James?
Before seeing James, Mary goes to see Bacon.
I will miss those kinds of lines now that the series is over.
But she knows better, really, so off she goes to ingratiate herself with the sequestered James!
This stops Jamess fits and leaves him more clear-eyed about Georges behavior.
And a bed and a desk.
George also gives James alcohol, which, boooo.
You are the worst, George.
James tells George to fuck me alive again, which Im pretty sure is by Evanescence.
Somehow, the curtains are not so sodden with rain that they cant catch on fire.
George shows up just in time to rescue James from the fire (kind of).
This is all so valid.
But it is too late!
Then James passes out from smoke inhalation.
What happens next is truly batshit.
I absolutely did not predict any of this.
And Mary just STANDS there.
So George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, has murdered the king and he just gets away with it.
(I mean, technically, he does.)
We flash-forward to 1628 for the last five minutes of the series.
George is drinking in a tavern.
We gather that hes led multiple military expeditions, and absolutely none of them have gone well.
Hes about to embark on another one.
George tries to bang this man because, sure, why not?
I have no regrets about George being dead!
He made terrible decisions and was not nice.
Sure, hes pretty, but a lot of nicer people are also pretty.
Mary looks at the camera, and were done.
So what do we think?
moments because, you know what, yeah, maybe it was.
Its not like Marys sad and alone.
At the end of her machinations, the men have all fallen, and Mary is still standing.
