The Serpent Queen
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Unhinged Queen Elizabeth is finally here, thank God.
Minnie Driver has added a new Elizabeth I portrayal to the pantheon, and its such a good one.
Bourbon rivalry that no one cares about anymore.
You all are justsnipingat each other and not in a fun way.
Now the French Protestants are storming cathedrals, killing monks, and looting church treasure.
Considering that he tried to burn her alive, that seems like a fair request.
Thats cult behavior, maam.
Her Protestant army is causing all kinds ofissues, including throwing a dirt clod at Anjou.
Charles regards this approach as old-fashioned, which is one way to put it.
Its all very Im an insecure budding dictator talk.
Get it the fuck together, Anjou.
In Italy, Rahima and Catherine are vibing.
Or at least, Rahima is.
Catherine is ready to leave immediately because Florence presented her with nothing but misery in her childhood.
As my notes say: Nooooooo!
Also, Alessandro de Medicitechnically died in 1537, but I dont care!
Alessandro invites Catherine to see their fathers house, and Catherine delays her return.
Also hes wearing some really good poofy pants.
This week marks the return (finally) of Mary, Queen of Scots.
We see her again at the moment Elizabeth meets her for the first time.
She sweeps in to see Mary and the four Marys.
She has an almost flighty, feather-brained demeanor that is a joy to behold.
Very Lord Peter Wimsey or the Scarlet Pimpernel, mixed with a fairy godmother.
Apart from all those Protestants you had killed in France, and then pulls a face.
Elizabeth gets all the information she needs about Catherine de Medici and then meets Throckmorton outside Marys cell.
When he asks about Mary, Elizabeth flippantly says, Shes made her bed.
When the times right, Ill cut her fucking head off.
But I love a funny and competent monarch.
I mean, people will die, but monarchs are gonna monarch.
Regarding the final scene this week didanyone run these scripts past a queer sensitivity reader?
One of them calls him out for his sinful behavior and offers to baptize him again.
Anjou agrees and walks with the man into the water,where he then strangles and drowns him.
We have now had queer people do murders three episodes in a row?
Thats every episode so far this season!
We have to think about things before we film them!
I am very displeased about all this!
Bowl Cut (remember them?)
Why is everyone opposed to stabbing people on this show?
Why is it always like,how can I very slowly and personally kill you?
Okay, so fix your queer murder problem and ramp up the scenes with Elizabeth in them.
Those are my recommendations for this season, which has already been filmed and edited.
