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Oct. 17th, 2013 09:53 amThe CW has a new drama, Reign, about the doomed romance of the Queen-Dauphiness and King-Dauphin of Scotland and France, a.k.a. Mary (better known as Queen of Scots) and Francis II. In real life, Francis, a sickly adolescent, had "les parties génératives du tout constipées et empechés sans faire aucune action" and very likely never reached puberty. Doesn't matter; now it's a Doomed Romance between two very pretty people.
Highlights from the SF Chronicle review (paywalled):
Last night the Queen had four Maries, this night she'll have but three.
There's Aylee the Blonde and Greer the Red and Kenna the sort-of-Dark-Brown and me.
Highlights from the SF Chronicle review (paywalled):
But, really, who needs facts if a show works? Certainly not "Reign," which purports to tell the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her first husband, the Dauphin of France, who would become, ever so briefly, Francis II.
Since this is the CW, of course, these two are young and hot. Think of it as "One Tree Hill" with codpieces and wimples.
In real life, Francis was a sickly 15-year-old when he married Mary, who wasn't any looker herself [sic, sic, SIC!], and ruled France for a year and a half before he bought the ferme.
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Mary (Adelaide Kane, "Teen Wolf") has been hidden away in a convent to be raised by nuns and kept out of harm's way. She even has an official food taster, who, alas, is unable to file for workers' comp after her face lands in a bowl of poisoned soup. As a child, Mary played with young Francis (Toby Regbo, "Treasure Island"), but although they've been betrothed for, like, ever, they haven't seen each other in years.
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Oy. Photos here, and yes, the lady second from the left does appear to have a cardigan draped around her shoulders.Since this is the CW, of course, these two are young and hot. Think of it as "One Tree Hill" with codpieces and wimples.
In real life, Francis was a sickly 15-year-old when he married Mary, who wasn't any looker herself [sic, sic, SIC!], and ruled France for a year and a half before he bought the ferme.
...
Mary (Adelaide Kane, "Teen Wolf") has been hidden away in a convent to be raised by nuns and kept out of harm's way. She even has an official food taster, who, alas, is unable to file for workers' comp after her face lands in a bowl of poisoned soup. As a child, Mary played with young Francis (Toby Regbo, "Treasure Island"), but although they've been betrothed for, like, ever, they haven't seen each other in years.
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Francis' mom, Catherine (Megan Follows, "World Without End"), has been told by none other than Nostradamus (Rossif Sutherland, "King") that her son is doomed if he marries the Scot.
Meanwhile, there's another potential player in all of this, Francis' half brother, the bastard Sebastian, a.k.a. "Bash" (Torrance Coombs, "Heartland"). He's a bastard in the literal sense, since he's the son of the king's mistress, but he may be a bastard in the more general sense as well, because he covets his brother's fiancee.
Last night the Queen had four Maries, this night she'll have but three.
There's Aylee the Blonde and Greer the Red and Kenna the sort-of-Dark-Brown and me.
