Leaps of Faith | |
Season 4, Episode 3 | |
Air date | February 24, 2017 |
Written by | April Blair Laurie McCarthy |
Directed by | Charles Binamé |
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- "Only one queen can survive. And I intend it to be me."
- —Queen Elizabeth
Synopsis[]
Mary Makes a Decision That Could Change the Course of History
Gideon shows Mary what life could be like if she chose love over country. Catherine fights to cover King Charles' increasingly erratic behavior, while Claude finds an enemy in her sister.
Plot[]
While Mary is entertaining a new suitor, Prince Magnus, James is trying to get closer to Emily Knox. Lord Darnley and his mother, Lady Lennox, are on their way to Scotland to see Mary in person for the first time. As Darnley is very much in love with Keira, he isn't pleased that his mother is playing matchmaker, but she reminds him that if he weds Mary, he will become King. Their carriage makes a stop at Keira's, where Darnley tells her that he is to meet the Queen. Keira starts panicking; why hasn't her engagement with Lord White been broken off? Why is Darnley doing his mother's bidding? They haven't much time. Darnley swears to her that they will be together, that his courtship with Mary is only to appease his mother, and tells her that they will meet again at Blackfriar's Bridge when he returns. In France, Narcisse and John Philip enter the courtyard, where they are welcomed by Catherine. John is lead away by a nanny and while Catherine vows to care for him, she promises Narcisse that he will be in his life as well. To her surprise, Narcisse doesn't want that. The child reminds him too much of Lola. The conversation then shifts to Queen Leeza and her inserting herself into French affairs. Catherine tells Narcisse about how Spain has pressed to replace him as Lord Chancellor of France with one of their own. Narcisse pledges to fight for his spot. In England, Elizabeth bemoans how the sum she sent to Lord White was stolen. Gideon blames it on bandits, but Elizabeth believes another plot is afoot. As long as Darnley remains eligible, he and Mary may wed. But Gideon has a solution: he would like to marry Mary. He believes she would accept because she never angled for being Queen and has lost much because of it. Catherine introduces Lord Narcisse to Leeza, and immediately there is tension. Leeza introduces them to Cardinal Rosales, the new Lord Chancellor of France of her choice, and offers to help Narcisse in drafting his resignation letter. When she and Rosales walk away, Catherine pulls Narcisse aside to talk. They decide to eliminate Rosales and to engage Charles in the pleasures of being a king. |
Quotes[]
Queen Elizabeth: Oh, do shut up, Lord Blackburn.
King Charles: I'll take it under advisement.
Queen Catherine: You'll take what under advisement? What, you're just going to mouth kingly words?!
Lord Narcisse: We don't take on the competition, we eliminate it.
Lord Narcisse: What exactly is Leeza's grudge against you?
Queen Catherine: That I was a terrible mother. I mean, all my children say that, but in Leeza's case, she's right.
Gideon Blackburn: I am asking you to marry me, but I am begging you to save your own life.
Lady Bianca: You could tell me.
King Charles: Did they ask you to do that? To listen to me? A task foisted on a stranger because no one wants to hear it, not really.
Gideon Blackburn: Do you think we can be happy together?
Queen Mary: Yes.
Gideon Blackburn: For tonight, that's all I need to know.
Queen Leeza: Having a disability doesn't disqualify a skilled applicant, not in Spain, and not here.
Queen Catherine: Yes, Spain is known for its equality and compassion. The Inquisition taught everyone that.
Princess Claude: You poisoned a blind man?
Queen Catherine: He wasn't blind until I poisoned him. Don't make it sound so cruel.
Queen Leeza: A saint can become a witch very quickly in the eyes of an angry mob.
Queen Mary: My child will be heir to her throne, to both nations.
Gideon Blackburn: Mary, this is a course you cannot step back from. And if you take it, I fear I'm looking at a dead woman.
Queen Mary: We all die, Gideon. The question is what we stood for while we lived.
Queen Elizabeth: Only one queen can survive. And I intend it to be me.
Notes[]
- King Francis, Lady Lola, Leith Bayard, King Philip, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor, John Knox, Lord White, Diane de Poitiers and Thierry Huguenot were all mentioned, but do not appear.
- Prince Magnus makes a small cameo.
- Queen Catherine has one of her Flying Squad ladies poison Cardinal Rosales.
- Queen Mary's future child is brought up.
- Lola and Francis' little boy, John Philip, makes his last appearance.
- The events of Thierry Huguenot's death and King Charles' disappearance from weeks earlier were mentioned. [1]
- The events of Leith Bayard's death and The Red Knights were discussed once more. [1]
- Gideon and Mary's dance mirrors Francis and Mary's dance from a year earlier in France. It is both of the couples' last dances. [2]
- King Henry and Diane de Poitiers's very famous and public relationship was brought up.
Trivia[]
- The episode title was released on December 29, 2016.
- The episode Synopsis was released on January 3, 2017.
- Jonathan Goad was credited, but did not appear.
Historical Notes[]
- There was a tremendous amount of foreshadowing in this episode. Queen Elizabeth never did marry. Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley do marry. Mary, Queen of Scots's son, King James VI does become King of England and Scotland.
- Mourning for Royals in Europe at the time was 40 days. Those affected by the loss of a loved one would wear all black. However, it was only reserved for other royals.
- James Stuart's mother was too lowborn for him to become king. Her name was Lady Margaret Erskine and she was a noble woman, and mistress of King James V. However, she was still alive and lived in Lochleven Castle when Mary, Queen of Scots took up residents in in 1560.
- The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the Medieval Inquisition, which was under Papal control. Royal Decrees issued in 1492 and 1502 ordering Jews and Muslims to convert or leave Spain.
- There is no Sandown Castle in Kent, England.
- Lady Lennox did not have a second-cousin named Albert.
Gallery[]
Official Pictures from each episode, and an additional 50 pictures gallery is available here. |
Characters[]
- Credit Order
Actor | Character | |
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Adelaide Kane | Queen Mary | |
Megan Follows | Queen Catherine | |
Rachel Skarsten | Queen Elizabeth | |
Celina Sinden | Greer Castleroy | |
Craig Parker | Lord Narcisse | |
Rose Williams | Princess Claude | |
Ben Geurens | Gideon Blackburn | |
Dan Jeannotte | James Stuart | |
Spencer MacPherson | King Charles | |
Will Kemp | Lord Darnley | |
Guest Staring | ||
Anastasia Phillips | Queen Leeza | |
Nola Augustson | Lady Lennox | |
Cameo | ||
Sara Garcia | Lady Keira | |
Claire Hunter | Emily Knox | |
Kyle Gatehouse | Prince Magnus | |
Neil Foster | Cardinal Rosales | |
Sofia Banzhaf | Bianca Simon | |
Amanda Lisman | Lady Patrice |
Character debut | |
Speaking debut | |
Episode debut |