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Reign Season 2 Spoilers: Lord Narcisse Seeks Vengeance

Shilo Adams — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 03:13:05 +0000

Mary exercised her power as queen by throwing Lord Edward into the catacombs with the sick, which was effectively a death sentence after he killed the entire household of another noble. Though she’s not as bloodthirsty or power hungry as Catherine, Mary realized that she has to exude a certain amount of toughness if she wants to be taken seriously, especially since she’s effectively alone in the castle with Francis otherwise indisposed. There’s going to be no one there for her for quite a while and as such, Mary must get in touch with her power and learn to embrace what it means to be a ruler; if things were to go sour with Francis, she needs to have the inner strength to keep herself from crumbling and if she’s too busy leaning on him and not building herself up, that strength is never going to develop. But how is Mary going to deal with the fallout that comes from the decisions she makes? Will she be able to stand by her gut and live with the consequences of her iron fist?

Listed below are the dates, titles, and descriptions of the next three episodes of Reign‘s second season.

Thursday, October 9th – “Drawn and Quartered”
In the aftermath of the plague, a powerful lord discovers that Mary was responsible for the death of his son and demands vengeance, testing the loyalties of Mary, Francis, and Catherine. Francis returns to the castle with Lola and their newborn son, creating tension with Mary. Greer is torn by her loyalty to her fiancé, Lord Castleroy, who blames Leith for his daughter’s demise. Meanwhile, Kenna urges Bash to be formally recognized in his new role.

Thursday, October 16th – “Coronation”
With France in a state of famine, as well as religious and political unrest, Mary looks for a way to feed the people, risking the wrath of a vengeful Lord Narcisse. Francis is preoccupied by the harrowing suspicion that his dead father’s spirit can possess the living and is haunting Francis as revenge for his murder. As Catherine makes excessive and lavish preparations for a coronation ceremony to give the impression of stability to the realm, Bash confronts the reality of a country plagued by fear, bankruptcy, and murder.

Thursday, October 23rd – “The Lamb and the Slaughter”
When a shepherd is attacked by shadowy riders in the night, Bash and Lord Condé investigate what may be the unrest of angry spirits or the beginnings of a religious war. Mary examines her relationship with Lola in light of the upcoming christening, with Francis’ illegitimate child serving as both a bond and an obstacle between them. Greer takes control of her future when Leith returns to court. Meanwhile, Lola feels something is awry when Lord Narcisse introduces his familiar new bride.

Reign airs Thursdays at 9:00 on The CW.

How do you think Lord Narcisse will go about exacting revenge upon those he deems responsible for Edward’s death? Will Mary be able to get over the tension of Lola being back at the castle? Is there any way for Bash to protect the country from succumbing to the ills currently plaguing it?

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Reign 2.01 Photos and Trailer: The Black Plague Comes

Shilo Adams — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:44:30 +0000

Mary has never really had a chance to rule by herself. Her position in Scotland was nothing more than a figurehead and she’s always had Catherine lurking around the castle, clinging to the last of her power as Henry continued to spiral. Now that Henry is gone, Mary is allowed to feel the full force of her power, to assume the positions that she has been groomed for since before she was born. All the pain, all the strife, all the pressure that she’s had to deal with in France – it will all be worth it once she assumes the throne and gets the opportunity to help her country. But will Mary be able to handle herself now that she’s been separated from Francis?

On the season premiere of Reign, Mary is the sole leader in the castle now that Francis has ridden out to be with Lola. Not only do the two have the physical distance between them, which seems all the more vast due to the spreading plague, their emotional distance will only increase when he makes it back to the castle with Lola and his new son – the one thing that Mary hasn’t been able to give him. However, this chance might be the best thing that happened to Mary, as she has the opportunity to get in touch with her power and learn the true value of personal independence. Mary has never been able to live for herself or with the type of agency that she has now, not when her future was earmarked at an early age, and as long as Francis is away, she can grow strong as Queen of France and show herself that she can find fulfillment and success without being tied to another person.

Elsewhere on Reign, Kenna and Bash find themselves separated during the chaotic days of the plague, while Greer is forced to watch as Leith moves on with a new love and figures in the castle attempt to take advantage of Mary’s separation from Francis and seize the power that they deem theirs.

The second season of Reign premieres Thursday, October 2nd at 9:00 on The CW.

How long will it be before Mary and Francis are reunited? Will Greer ever be able to get over Leith, especially now that he’s seeing Lord Castleroy’s daughter? Is the castle going to be able to get a handle on the plague before it gets too much to deal with?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVIFma98Pk

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Reign Season 2 Trailer: A King Rises

Shilo Adams — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:28:39 +0000

The CW has released the first trailer for the second season of Reign, which centers on the Black Plague that befell France at the end of season one. The final images of the season, with Mary shutting the gate on Francis and forcing him to stay out in the country while the plague rages on, will play a key role in the season, as Mary and Francis are separated by more than just distance and a wooden gate.

There’s the whole matter of the French king and queen having different countries to serve and different political interests weighing on them. While Francis will have to worry about preserving his father’s legacy and doing right by both Lola and the child they conceived, Mary is allowing the words of her uncle, those pertaining to her taking France herself and becoming more powerful than Francis, to roam free in her mind. It’s understandable, considering that Mary has very rarely, if ever, felt secure while in French court, as she knows that France doesn’t exactly hold the alliance with Scotland in high regard; however, it’s something that could destroy the foundation of her marriage, especially if she allows it to join forces with her jealousy over Lola’s pregnancy and manifest as hostility and anger toward Francis.

Mary cannot hold on to the negative thoughts she has about her position at court, the security of her marriage, and the baby that Francis conceived with another woman and hope to have a happy relationship. Though she might be right regarding how poorly France has treated her and how she and Francis are on two separate pages, she doesn’t have the option of leaving. If she does, her entire country would be weaker for it, so she has to find a way to make things work with her husband and if that means swallowing her pride, then so be it.

The second season of Reign is set to premiere Thursday, October 2nd at 9:00 on The CW.

Will you be watching the second season of Reign? Do you think Francis and Mary’s marriage will be able to survive the Black Plague? Which aspect of season two are you most looking forward to?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaIOabEmIBk

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Reign Season 2: Spartacus Alum Craig Parker to Recur

Shilo Adams — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:31:33 +0000

TVLine is reporting that Spartacus alum Craig Parker is set to recur on the second season of period drama Reign. He’ll be recurring as devout Catholic Narcisse, a man whose death grip on French Court will be challenged when he goes toe-to-toe with Catherine. Being that Catherine is perhaps the most formidable figure at Court, he has quite the task in outmaneuvering someone with her political experience and expendable resources.

In addition to his time on the Starz drama, Parker has appeared on the likes of Sleepy Hollow, Legend of the Seeker, and NCIS: LA. He becomes the latest member of the Spartacus ensemble to find a home on The CW, as Katrina Law, Manu Bennett, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson have all appeared on Arrow, with Simon Merrells recurring on The Tomorrow People.

The second season of Reign is set to premiere Thursday, October 2nd at 9:00 on The CW. You can check out a full list of The CW’s fall premiere dates here, as well as the CW fall 2014 schedule here.

Will you be watching the second season of Reign? How do you think the battle between Narcisse and Catherine will go? Which other Spartacus alumni would you like to see pop up on a CW genre drama?

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Reign Season Finale Sneak Peek: The Royals Plot a Coup

Shilo Adams — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:19:10 +0000

Francis has stuck by Henry through his madness, claiming that his father is still his father and that there’s a man under the madness that’s been festering as of late. While that might be admirable on a level, a son not allowing extenuating circumstances to extinguish the love he has for his father, it’s also quite dangerous, as an unstable Henry makes for an unstable France. Also unbeknownst to Francis is the fact that Henry is plotting to take his son out and wed Mary to gain control of England and, by extension, half of Europe. As much as Francis might love his father, it’s time for him to be neutralized before anyone else gets hurt as a result of his declining mental state.

On the season finale of Reign, the royals, including Francis, make the tenuous decision to stage a coup and enlist the military in removing Henry from the throne. However, the problem there is two-fold – if it doesn’t work, they’re at the mercy of a benevolent ruler with a mental illness, a strong sense of paranoia, and a violent streak a mile way. If it does work, they’re possibly letting the military in too much and promoting the instability they’ve been so keen on masking. However, they can’t keep living under Henry’s rule, not when he’s not showing any signs of getting better, so the trio must band together and neutralize the One Great Threat to France, father or not. Husband or not. Ruler or not.

Elsewhere on Reign, Mary learns that Lola is going through a life-threatening birth outside the castle walls, while terror in the woods could unseat the royal coup plans and threaten the lives of all involved.

The season finale of Reign airs Thursday at 9:00 on The CW.

Will the coup against Henry succeed? What will happen if the coup fails and Henry remains both mad and unhospitalized? Do you think that Lola will survive giving birth and if so, is her baby going to end up in royal possession?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GiPu7DdVfw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67GJnYmt5V4

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Reign 1.20 Sneak Peek: Mary Enlists a Mercenary

Shilo Adams — Thu, 01 May 2014 23:44:17 +0000

Mary thought that her relationship with Francis would protect both her heart and her country, as she sured up Scotland’s alliance with France with the union and found someone she could see herself loving for the rest of her life. However, as much as she might love Francis, the pull of their respective countries has proven to be too much and as a result, there’s been tension between them. It’s hard enough dealing with the hormonal imbalances of teenagedom – it’s darn near impossible to do this while trying to run a country and make a marriage work. But Mary can’t afford to sit idly by while Francis seizes his destiny as Dauphin in battle; she has to do what she has to do to keep Scotland safe, whether he likes it or not.

On tonight’s episode of Reign, Mary hires a mercenary to help her family in Scotland, since Marie is still under siege from the Protestant rebels. During her time in France, she’s realized that she’s capable of going further and doing more in the name of her country and in this instance, she could be risking her relationship with Francis if he learns she did this without his consent. However, Mary has already make peace with that, as she doesn’t want her time in France to be a net-negative for Scotland; if Francis, Henry, and Catherine aren’t going to protect her country, she’s going to have to do it herself.

Elsewhere on Reign, Lola grows more suspicious that Lord Julien will betray her, while Francis embraces his role as Dauphin during a bloody battle between France and England.

Reign airs tonight at 9:00 on The CW.

Will Mary come to regret hiring the mercenary? Would Lord Julien betray Lola and bust up the arrangement that’s proven to be beneficial for them both? Could Francis opt to stay away from the castle even longer since he likes his first taste of military power?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S9Vt3dsNHo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEQy5EMJXNc

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Reign 1.19 Preview: Can Mary Trust Her Uncle?

Shilo Adams — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:35:26 +0000

The rift between Francis and Mary once seemed surmountable, something they would be able to conquer together due to the love they have for one another and the emphasis they’ve placed on their relationship. Both the Dauphin and the Queen of Scots wanted so badly to make different choices than their parents, to show that there’s a way for an alliance to be made that doesn’t result in a stilted, loveless arranged marriage, but as much love as there might be in their marriage, it can’t contend with the duties each have to their respective country. While this has already resulted in Mary being locked in the tower to keep her from venturing back to Scotland, could things possibly get worse for the future King and Queen of France?

On tonight’s episode of Reign, Mary’s uncle, the Duke of Guise, arrives in France to inform Mary that Scotland is surrounded on all sides, with Marie’s rule looking to end shortly. Francis argues that Mary shouldn’t trust anything that comes from the Duke of Guise, seeing as how he could have ulterior motives in luring Mary back to Scotland, but this gets at the primary issue between the newlyweds; Mary has responsibilities to others than herself and if her country is in danger, she must attend to it, regardless of what it means for France. She didn’t get involved in this marriage to merely become the Queen of France – her role in the alliance is to make sure France has Scotland’s back and vice versa and right now, Francis is reneging on their deal and putting Mary’s country in danger.

Elsewhere on Reign, Henry hatches a doomed plan to claim the English throne for himself, while Bash and Kenna’s marriage continues to solidify as the trust between them grows.

Reign airs tonight at 9:00 on The CW.

Do you think Mary will be able to trust her uncle, as well as the information he provides her? Will Francis be able to stop Henry from executing his plan before it’s too late? Is Kenna going to emerge as Bash’s most trusted ally in the castle?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z41duaOqPzM

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Reign 1.18 Sneak Peek: Mary’s Brother Pays France a Visit

Shilo Adams — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:40:38 +0000

For the most part, Mary’s been alone during her time in Scotland. Although she went through with the marriage to Francis, she’s noticeably grown apart from her ladies, things with Bash are more than a little awkward, and there’s a certain level of unsteadiness to her relationship with the next King of France. They may love each other from here to the heavens and back again, but they have the weight of their respective country on their shoulders and soon enough, that’s going to exert influence on how they interact with one another. If they can find a way to compartmentalize the pressure they’re facing, they might have a chance, though on tonight’s episode of Reign, they face a test when Mary’s brother James comes to visit.

James visits France to convince his sister to return to Scotland at once, which she agrees to. However, Francis uncovers the real reason James is so insistent on having his sister return to their home country and it’s nothing to do with missing her company; there’s a plot formulated by Marie de Guise that would destroy Mary and Francis must now try to persuade his wife to stay in France and avoid putting herself in a position to be taken advantage of in Scotland. Mary, though, believes Francis is trying to isolate her from her country and stand in the way of her leading, so unless he’s willing and able to provide tangible proof that going back to Scotland would put her in danger, the two will be forced into the first major conflict of their marriage, all due to matters of country rather than matters of heart.

Elsewhere on Reign, Catherine and Kenna take drastic measures to deal with Penelope, whose power is increasing as Henry’s madness intensifies, while Lola becomes wary of Lord Julien’s motives in proposing to her.

Reign airs tonight at 9:00 on The CW.

Will Mary and Francis be able to survive James’ visit? Is Penelope on the way out now that Catherine and Kenna are plotting against her together? Should Lola be wary of Lord Julien’s motives?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVTWecW-Ow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB5-NT1Fw1k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRI4x4pREhU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7oG-Aqm7mU

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Reign Spoilers: Will Lord Julien Betray Lola?

Shilo Adams — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:03:29 +0000

Lola needs for the proposal from Julien to be sincere so that she can avoid becoming property of French court and be able to raise her baby on her own. While Julien seemed to be a pretty solid match for the young Scot, charming her with skating trips and the knowledge that he doesn’t care about the pregnancy, Lola has so far been looking over any of the more questionable aspects of his character. She cannot afford to be picky right now, not when her fate and the fate of her child are at stake, but it’s hard to completely compartmentalize Julien’s cryptic references to his own past or the fact that two of his wives have died “during child birth.” Even though Lola needs Julien to be legitimate so that she can have something resembling a happy life, should she pull away from him and begin looking for another suitor due to the doubts she has?

Listed below are the dates, titles, and descriptions of the next three episodes of Reign.

Thursday, April 17th – “No Exit”
When Mary’s brother James (guest star Joe Doyle) arrives in France and convinces Mary to return to Scotland, Francis (Toby Regbo) is suspicious and uncovers a plot that would destroy Mary (Adelaide Kane), which causes a rift between them. King Henry’s (Alan Van Sprang) downward spiral continues, leaving Penelope (guest star Kathryn Prescott) in charge, causing Catherine (Megan Follows) and Kenna (Caitlin Stasey) to take drastic measures. Meanwhile, Lola (Anna Popplewell) becomes wary of Lord Julien’s (guest star Giacomo Gianniotti) motives behind his marriage proposal.

Thursday, April 24th – “Toy Soldiers”
When Mary’s uncle, the Duke of Guise (guest star Gil Darnell), arrives in France with devastating news about her mother, Mary and Francis realize they are torn between putting their own countries first or saving their marriage. With the English throne in jeopardy, King Henry hatches an elaborate plan that will end in disaster. Meanwhile, Bash (Torrance Coombs) and Kenna (Caitlin Stasey) solidify their marriage and begin to trust one another.

Thursday, May 1st – “Higher Ground”
Mary enlists a mercenary to help her, which forces her to realize there are sacrifices and lives she is willing to risk to save her country. Francis embraces his role as Dauphin to lead France in a brutal battle against England, and finds a new ally in Leith (guest star Jonathan Keltz). Meanwhile, as Lola grows closer to Lord Julien (guest star Giacomo Gianniotti), she gets increasingly suspicious that he is going to betray her.

Reign airs Thursdays at 9:00 on The CW.

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Reign 1.17 Sneak Peek: Mary Discovers a Secret Clause in Her Marital Contract

Shilo Adams — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:12:32 +0000

Mary has been an unusual young queen in that she’s headstrong and refuses to back down when someone like Catherine or Henry puts the pressure on her. Many in her position would have folded long before now, resigning themselves to a life of being controlled and not having the power to make the less than savory aspects of being royal worth it, but Mary has persevered, thanks to her strengthening marriage to Francis and friendships with Lola, Greer, and Kenna. Along with her loyalty to her country, her personal connections within the castle have been keeping her going this long, but what happens when she finds out about a secret clause in her martial contract that amps up the pressure on her to get pregnant? Could this be the thing that throws her off her game?

On the next episode of Reign, Mary learns that Catherine and Marie orchestrated the clause that states if no heir results from her marriage to Francis, Scotland belongs to France. During her time in France, Mary has risked quite a bit in the name of her country, so to find out that her mother was making less than advantageous deals behind her back, deals that show a lack of loyalty to the country they rule and a lack of faith in her, is especially hurtful and only adds to the pressure she’s facing. Still upset at the trickery regarding the English queen’s condition, Mary sets out to turn Scotland against her mother as a form of revenge and a way to finally embrace the power that has been at her fingertips since birth. But will she find that it’s easier to plan something of this scale than it is to execute it?

Reign airs Thursdays at 9:00 on The CW.

Will Mary and Francis be able to get Scotland to renounce Marie de Guise? How will Mary handle getting her first taste of real power as the Queen of Scots? Could working together to bring down Marie further bond Mary with Francis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbnP3O7VK5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzns-FWn36A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22422ODF7GU

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