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Catherine and Georgina are still playing badminton.
Im really starting to believe Peter is dead.
But that cant be right because then what?
Do we just haveThe Greatwith no Peter in it?
That cant be right.
This show is ridiculous, and therefore I demand a ridiculous saving of Peter from his watery grave.
Catherines brain also demands it, as shes still refusing to accept hes dead.
Instead, she decides everyone needs to have more fun.
What if theEnlightenmentwere fun, she asks.
Its funny because no one thinks the Enlightenment was fun.
My festival would be The Festival of TV and Snacks.
And then Georgina locks Grigor in his room after drugging him!
So from the courts perspective, Catherine is acting increasingly unhinged for no discernible reason.
Absolute monarchies are a delight.
Of course this works.
I want to be mad at Marial, but I cant be!
She has had a terrible time.
So Marial doesnt shoot Pugachev.
So now this man stirring up dissension and revolt is even angrier, having been stabbedandshot by the nobles.
Remember a few episodes ago when I thought maybe a period show would finally have a decent women-loving-women romance?
But also, what show am I watching?
Of course she is.
I should add that the maid Petra is erroneously convinced she and Georgina have extraordinary sexual tension.
So Katya stages her treasonous play after Georgina assures her it will be hilarious.
Catherine has just shot birds inside to demonstrate vigorous Enlightenment discussion (again with the animal harm!).
She does not, though.
Damnit, I love them.
The following episode is titled Peter and the Wolf, so I went, Aha!
I keep thinking its a river, but it might be a lake) to get Peters body.
One might say there are little fires everywhere.
Peter was a murderous psychopath who occasionally had positive moments toward the people who loved him.
Also, he wasourmurderous psychopath.
So thats the wolf.Okay, sure, I guess.
The head is where your brain lives!
Hugo plans to take over the uninhabited borderland and name it Hugoland.
Okay, once again!
This is a cartoonish show; do not jump into a frozen lake!You will die!
There go all my hopes and dreams of Peter being secretly alive.
All set, then.
Catherine is starting to acknowledge and mourn Peters death in court.
She has a string trio follow her around, playing their song on repeat.
The women of court wear coffin-shaped beauty marks, which, sure.
Catherine has some moments of introspection and thoughts about her Destiny and decides to reopen the Divorce Office.
Take that, men!
So thats going great.
People keep saying the phrase very Maximesque, and I dont know if I love it or hate it.
(Once more, why do you hate animals, Tony McNamara?
What did they do to you?)
Grigor doesnt know what to do about divorcing Georgina; he doesnt know if he should marry Marial.
I will admit, putting the Peter statue in a big block of ice was a little much.
Grigor is furious shes there and tells her they cant be together.
Peters dead and now youre going to ruin my number-one ship, show?
Lets see how we end the season.
