List of Reign episodes

Reign is an American historical fiction television series created by Laurie McCarthy & Stephanie Sengupta, which premiered on October 17, 2013 on The CW. The series stars Adelaide Kane in the role of Mary, Queen of Scots, as she heads to France in order to marry the future king, Francis II of France. Unbeknownst to Mary, there are forces in France that will stop at nothing in order to destroy her and their union.

As of December 4, 2014, 31 episodes of Reign have aired.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	22	October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)	May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)
	2	22	October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013–14)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Brad Silberling	Laurie McCarthy & Stephanie Sengupta	October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)	1.98
Fifteen-year-old Mary Stuart has been living in a convent in France since age nine in anticipation of her marriage to Francis, heir to the throne of France. After a failed attempt to poison her, Mary is brought to the French court for safety, where she is reunited with her handmaidens and childhood companions Greer, Kenna, Lola and Aylee. At court, Mary discovers that her marriage isn't assured, due to ever-changing politics and Francis' doubts over the wisdom of a Scottish alliance. Mary also catches the eye of Francis' half-brother Bash, son of King Henry with his mistress, Diane de Poitiers. When Queen Catherine's adviser, Nostradamus, has a vision that Francis's impending marriage will cost him his life, she arranges for Mary to be drugged and raped by Colin (Ashley Charles), a Scot betrothed to Lola. Mary is warned ahead of time by an unknown figure to not drink the drugged wine, and so manages to stop Colin. Before she can question him, Colin is executed by order of the King and Queen.
2	2	"Snakes in the Garden"	Matt Hastings	Laurie McCarthy	October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)	1.83
Francis' younger brother, Charles (Peter DaCunha), is to be betrothed to Madeleine (Vanessa Carter), a French noblewoman. Madeleine arrives by ship, escorted by an unexpected English envoy led by Simon Westbrook (Luke Roberts), who are welcomed at court for helping Madeleine arrive safely. Mary learns from Charles that there is a girl named Clarissa (Katie Boland) who lives in the secret passageways of the castle; Mary suspects she is the one who warned her of the rape plot. When Mary avoids what appears to be another poisoning attempt, she asks Clarissa for information. Mary is led to Simon, learning that he faked the poisoning to scare her out of the alliance with France. Simon points out that Mary already has enemies in French court and will not be safe, but Mary declares her intent to stay and stand against the English. Mary suspects Catherine as responsible for the various plots and shares this with Francis, who believes her and warns his mother to leave Mary alone. Mary and Francis are for now determined to be a united front against their enemies.
3	3	"Kissed"	Holly Dale	Doris Egan	October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)	1.57
When news arrives that English soldiers are amassing near the Scottish border, Mary asks Henry for military aid but is refused. Mary tries to negotiate a deal for troops with the visiting Prince Tomas (Manolo Cardona) of Portugal. Tomas proposes to Mary, promising military aid and an immediate wedding, which Francis cannot give her. Mary tells Francis of Tomas' proposal, which prompts Francis to blackmail Henry, threatening to tell Catherine and Diane of his new affair with Kenna. Henry is pleased by Francis' initiative and agrees to send six companies of troops to Scotland. Bash rides out to deliver the orders to the troops but returns gravely wounded; someone warned the English, who ambushed the French troops before they could set sail. A distraught Francis kisses Mary for the first time and tells her to marry Tomas for the sake of Scotland. Mary accepts Tomas' proposal, and Tomas sends a ship of his men immediately to Scotland.
4	4	"Hearts and Minds"	Scott Peters	P. K. Simonds	November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)	1.64
Simon Westbrook is arrested for causing the deaths of the French troops, based on the testimony of a prostitute who claims she saw him bragging about it. Tomas shows his true colours to Mary by threatening her and hitting a whipping boy when Mary talks back to him. After receiving a hint from Clarissa, Mary, Francis and Bash realize that Tomas had the most to gain by warning the English. Mary questions the prostitute, who admits she was paid for her testimony. Francis and Bash find Tomas when he's about to kill his whipping boy to cover his tracks in the plot; a fight ensues and Francis kills Tomas. Mary, Francis, and Bash return to court in time to prevent Simon's execution. Henry and Catherine, with the King of Portugal's agreement, agree to cover up Tomas' treachery - the official story is that his death was an accident. Simon leaves France as the new English envoy to Portugal. Due to her role in protecting France's ties with Portugal, Mary is able to reopen negotiations for her marriage to Francis, this time pressuring Henry and Catherine for better terms for herself and Scotland.
5	5	"A Chill in the Air"	Bruce McDonald	Jennie Snyder Urman	November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)	1.73
In the hopes of ousting Mary, Catherine arranges for Francis' former lover, Olivia (Yael Grobglas), to return to court and profess her feelings for Francis. When Francis refuses to send Olivia away, Mary vents her frustrations to Bash and the two kiss, witnessed by Francis. Aylee is caught "stealing" by Catherine, and the Queen blackmails Aylee into letting her read Mary's letters before they are posted. Mary is aware of this arrangement, as she deliberately planted Aylee as her spy for Catherine. Pagans are practicing human sacrifice to appease a creature in the woods; one of the pagans tells Bash he has to kill someone to replace the victim he'd removed before the ritual was complete. Mary learns that Kenna is having an affair with Henry and advises her to end it but Kenna refuses, claiming that Henry is planning to make her his new mistress, replacing Diane.
6	6	"Chosen"	Bradley Walsh	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)	1.81
The pagans mark Mary as their next sacrifice, planting a necklace and a stag's head in her room. One of Catherine's guards and one of Mary's servants are revealed as the culprits, and they are captured and burned to death. Diane (Anna Walton), who secretly practised the pagan religion in her past, advises Bash to sacrifice someone else in Mary's stead. Bash prepares to sacrifice a thief, but when a pagan priest arrives Bash reveals it as a trap and kills the pagan instead. Bash almost lets the thief free, but when the thief identifies him as the King's son, Bash pushes him off a cliff. Henry publically declares that Kenna is his mistress, but unknown to her Henry is still keeping Diane. Francis tells Mary that in order to prevent other people from using their feelings against them, they should be free to be with other people; the only exception is that Mary cannot be with Bash. Francis sleeps with Olivia, who is hoping to get pregnant and in that course become his wife.
7	7	"Left Behind"	Jeremiah Chechik	Drew Lindo	December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05)	1.66
While Henry and his troops are away, the castle is taken hostage by Count Vincent (Michael Aronov) of Italy, who seeks revenge for the death of his son. Mary and Catherine form a plan together to get everyone out of the castle. While Catherine, Mary and Mary's ladies are feasting with the Italians, Francis sneaks everyone else out through the castle's secret passageways that have been marked for safety by Clarissa. Olivia is left behind to open the passage door for Mary but leaves her post; she gets lost in the tunnels and is not seen again. Mary and her ladies are unable to escape, but Catherine successfully poisons the Count's men, who die before they can rape the ladies. Count Vincent dies when Mary stabs him. Mary and Francis reconcile, and they have sex. Bash learns that Diane was working together with Count Vincent, as part of her plan to remove Henry's other sons, and have Bash legitimized and become Henry's heir.
8	8	"Fated"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy	December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)	1.86
News arrives that the queen of England is dying and hasn't named her heir. Henry announces that it's time for Mary and Francis to wed, because Mary is a strong claimant to the English throne and Henry wants to take England for France. Catherine tells Mary about Nostradamus' vision that her marriage will cost Francis his life, asking her to leave Francis for his sake. Mary confronts Nostradamus, who adds that one of Mary's ladies will die soon. Catherine learns through Kenna of Diane's plot to legitimize Bash. Catherine blackmails Diane, ordering her to poison Kenna and leave Henry for good. Diane refuses to poison Kenna but leaves the castle. Clarissa poisons Aylee and pushes her down the stairs, killing her, in order to make Mary believe Nostradamus' prophecy. Mary declares she will not claim the English throne and flees the castle with Bash.
9	9	"For King and Country"	Helen Shaver	Story by: Alan McCullough Teleplay by: Alan McCullough & Edgar Lyall	January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)	1.74
Mary and Bash are captured by Henry's men after a week of being on the run together. They are brought back to the castle, where Mary tells a disbelieving Francis about Nostradamus' prophecy. Henry threatens to execute Bash if Mary won't marry Francis. Mary counterproposes that Bash be legitimized as Henry's new heir and she marry him instead; if Henry agrees, Mary will claim the English throne as Henry wants. As this would require an annulment of Henry and Catherine's marriage, and would turn Francis and his brothers into bastards, Catherine sends an assassin to kill Mary and Bash. Henry has the assassin killed before he can complete his task, and Catherine is imprisoned. Henry agrees to Mary's terms and leaves for Rome to seek the Pope's approval for Bash's legitimization. Clarissa is chained in a cell by Nostradamus as punishment for killing Aylee, but she stabs him and escapes.
10	10	"Sacrifice"	Rachel Talalay	P. K. Simonds & Daniel Sinclair	January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)	1.62
Catherine conspires with nobleman Lord Hugo (Ted Atherton) to remove Bash, who is acting as regent in Henry's absence. Their poisoning attempt fails when Bash is protected by his new bodyguard, Alec (Daniel Fathers). Their second attempt involves trying to expose Bash's connection to a pregnant peasant named Isobel (Amy Forsyth), Bash's cousin, whose father was executed for being a pagan. Bash, Alec and Mary sneak Isobel out of the castle but make camp in the woods when Isobel goes into labor. A group of pagans surround their tent, but leave them unharmed when Bash, Alec and Isobel perform a pagan chant. Bash explains to Mary about his pagan heritage, and that the blood pagans of the wood are a different sect. Isobel dies giving birth to a daughter, and the group return to the castle, where the baby is secretly given to the castle's communal wet nurse. Lola, Kenna and Greer are unable to find evidence of Catherine's involvement in the plots, but forge letters in Catherine's handwriting to blackmail her to stop. Bash declares his feelings for Mary; the pair kiss and privately honor Isobel's grave with a pagan ceremony.
11	11	"Inquisition"	Mike Rohl	Doris Egan	February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)	1.64
Henry returns from Rome unsuccessful, and accuses Catherine of adultery with Nostradamus with the goal of executing her. Catherine learns about Isobel's baby but the pagan mark on her foot is gone, making her useless as evidence against Bash. Mary and Bash learn that years ago Catherine had an affair and gave birth to a child before Francis was born. They inform Henry, who realizes that the father is his friend, Richard Delacroix (Greg Bryk), and has him imprisoned. Henry also rejects Catherine's attempts to out Bash and Diane as pagans, as he already knew about their heritage. Catherine has an encounter with Clarissa and, upon questioning Nostradamus, learns that the girl is a foundling who was disfigured by Nostradamus' father in his attempts to remove a birthmark on her face; Clarissa is Catherine's daughter. Bash admits to Mary his fear she will never care for him the way he does her, but she confirms she already does. Catherine attempts a murder-suicide with Mary, but Clarissa saves both of them, and Catherine is taken away to the tower to await her execution.
12	12	"Royal Blood"	Holly Dale	Story by: Wendy Riss Gatsiounis Teleplay by: Alan McCullough	February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)	1.32
Mary and Bash disagree on what is to be done with Catherine's younger sons, Charles and Henry. Going against Mary's wishes, Bash arranges for the boys to be taken out of France under the guise of a kidnapping, but Clarissa intercedes and kidnaps the boys for real. Nostradamus helps Catherine escape the tower but she refuses to leave when she learns her sons are missing. Catherine joins Mary and Bash to find Clarissa, who wants to kill the boys as revenge for their mother's abandoning her. Mary hits Clarissa with a rock, apparently killing her. Mary and Bash reconcile, Bash agreeing to care for the boys. Mary asks Bash to marry her immediately and he accepts. Lola goes to Paris to see her brother and happens to meets Francis, who helps her settle her brother's debt. Lola and Francis bond over their similar situation and have sex. Francis learns that Catherine is to be executed and decides to return to court.
13	13	"The Consummation"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy	March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)	1.75
Mary's mother, Marie de Guise (Amy Brenneman), arrives and advises Mary against marrying Bash. Nostradamus tells Catherine that he stopped having visions of Francis' death after Clarissa died, and had a new vision of Mary and Francis' happy future together. When Francis returns to the castle, Catherine advises him to pursue Mary and promises never to harm her again. Francis and Bash fight over Mary, and Francis tells her of the change in Nostradamus' visions. News arrives that the Queen of England is dead, and Henry pressures Mary to choose one of his sons. Mary chooses Francis and they are wed; Henry pardons Catherine for the occasion. Nostradamus discovers that Clarissa is still alive. Mary is angered to learn that her mother faked the news from England to push her into making a choice, and orders her to leave. Nostradamus has a fuller vision of Mary and Francis' future: they will be happy but Francis will die a year into their marriage. Henry makes Bash watch Mary and Francis' consummation before he is escorted from the castle. Believing his guards were ordered to kill him, Bash kills them first and escapes.
14	14	"Dirty Laundry"	Norma Bailey	Story by: Drew Lindo Teleplay by: Edgar Lyall	March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)	1.48
Mary and Francis return to court after their two-month honeymoon, arriving while the Archduke Ferdinand of Bohemia (Jonathan Higgins) is visiting. Henry is having an affair with the Archduke's sister, and while they're having sex she accidentally falls out a window. Henry and Catherine work together to successfully make the Duchess' death look like a suicide. Bash is hunting in the woods where he meets Rowan (Hannah Anderson) and her brother Carrick (Kristian Hodko) who live there. Bash comes across Olivia, who is traumatized and has bite marks on her arms, and takes her to Nostradamus to be healed. Bash visits Mary to tell of his suspicions that Francis tried to have him killed; Francis denies this when Mary asks. Mary learns that Lola is pregnant with Francis' child, and stops her from getting an abortion that could kill her. Mary reluctantly agrees to keep Lola's pregnancy a secret, and promises to help her find a husband. Mary tells Bash to stop caring for her but Bash refuses. Bash goes to Rowan, who convinces him to stay in France, and they kiss.
15	15	"The Darkness"	Steve DiMarco	Charlie Craig	March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)	1.61
Lola, Kenna and Greer search for husbands at a matchmaking festival. Mary fears that Lola will usurp her position the way that Diane usurped Catherine, and pressures Lola to accept the first interested suitor. She later changes her mind and tells Lola to make her own choice, even if it means waiting. Greer accepts the suit of Lord Castleroy (Michael Therriault) despite having feelings for Leith, the castle servant (Jonathan Keltz). Greer has Castleroy arrange for Leith to be sent to Spain for an apprenticeship, though she later rejects Castleroy and waits for a new suitor her parents have arranged for her. Kenna has a threesome with a prostitute at Henry's request, and later finds the prostitute choked to death. Catherine helps cover up the incident, but worries that Henry is ill and killed two of his lovers on purpose. Olivia tells Nostradamus how she was sacrificed by peasants to "The Darkness", a creature in the woods that fed on her blood until she escaped. The blood pagans take Rowan as their next sacrifice.
16	16	"Monsters"	Jeff Renfroe	Drew Lindo & Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)	1.40
Henry continues to behave erratically, worrying everyone. A servant named Penelope (Kathryn Prescott) wins the Queen of the Bean contest and becomes "Queen" for a day. She is able to sexually satisfy Henry and becomes his new mistress, deliberately undermining Catherine. Bash asks Francis for help hunting the Darkness, though they are unable to find any trace of it. The brothers reconcile when Bash saves Francis' life, and they learn that it was Henry who ordered the guards to kill Bash. Greer's new fiancé, Lord Julien (Giacomo Gianniotti), catches her kissing Leith and calls off the engagement. Castleroy intervenes when Leith is sent to prison, arranging that Leith be allowed to become a soldier. Castleroy proposes to Greer again, and she accepts. At Mary and Greer's urging, Lola approaches Julien as a potential suitor. Olivia and Nostradamus grow close and kiss. In order to ensure that Bash will no longer threaten Francis' marriage, Henry has Bash immediately wed to Kenna.
17	17	"Liege Lord"	Allan Kroeker	Doris Egan	April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)	1.23
Mary discovers that her marriage contract has a secret clause stating that if she dies without an heir, Scotland will belong to France. Mary and Francis secretly meet Scottish Lord MacKenzie (Andrew Airlie) to tell him of the contract so he can return to Scotland and protest. Catherine learns of Mary's actions and has all the Scots who know of the contract killed. Mary threatens to reveal to all that Henry is mad, which forces Catherine to burn the original marriage contract. Francis is disconcerted by Mary's willingness to start a French civil war to protect Scotland. Bash and Kenna's marriage has a rocky start but Bash later saves Kenna from Henry's harassment and promises to always defend her. Lola confesses to Julien about her pregnancy but not the father; Julien accepts this and still wants to marry her.
18	18	"No Exit"	Mike Rohl	Hannah Schneider	April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)	1.39
Mary's half-brother James Stewart, Earl of Moray (Joe Doyle) arrives to tell her that the Scots are chafing under Marie de Guise's rule and advises her to return to Scotland. Mary wants to go immediately but Francis is reluctant. Francis discovers James' footman was paid by the English to kill Mary during her voyage so that James can be king. When Mary still insists on going, Francis locks her in the tower. Catherine and Kenna work together, staging an intervention where a fake "Bishop" condemns Henry's sexual activities and scares Henry into humility and dismissing Penelope. When this succeeds, Catherine gives Penelope's estate and jewels to Kenna and Bash, who celebrate with a kiss. Lola and Julien are married, but Lola starts to suspect that Julien has financial difficulties. Nostradamus and Olivia have started a romantic relationship, but when Nostradamus has a vision of Olivia's death, he sends her away to Trinidad alone, knowing that Catherine will never let him go.
19	19	"Toy Soldiers"	Chris Grismer	Mike Herro & David Strauss	April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)	1.35
A month later news arrives that Marie de Guise's castle is under siege by Scottish Protestants. Mary asks for help from her war-mongering uncle Christian, Duke of Guise (Gil Darnell), who wants to become Francis' Lord Magistrate as reward. To Mary's disappointment, Francis decides to use Christian's army to help Henry take Calais from the English. Penelope pretends to be pregnant but the ruse is uncovered by Catherine; Penelope agrees to be sent to Italy to be trained to be one of Catherine's spies. Castleroy meets Greer's family and disapproves of the way Greer's father treats his daughters. Castleroy gives the marriage contract to Greer to review, and arranges for her to oversee her sisters' dowries and future husbands. Greer is grateful, and the pair kiss. Bash still has feelings for Mary, but consummates his marriage with Kenna. Francis leaves with Christian and his army to invade Calais.
20	20	"Higher Ground"	Sudz Sutherland	Story by: David Babcock & Daniel Sinclair Teleplay by: Alan McCullough	May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)	1.42
Mary hires John (Tahmoh Penikett), a mercenary, to steal Catherine's money to help Marie de Guise. John kidnaps Catherine, tricking her into paying him twice his fee to betray the person who hired him. John asks Mary to pick a scapegoat for the kidnapping, and Mary chooses Catherine's unscrupulous cousin, Cortenza (Shauna MacDonald), whose head is given to Catherine. Mary then takes control of Cortenza's guards and pays John to lead them to rescue Marie de Guise in Scotland. Francis leads a company of twelve men, including Leith, towards Calais. They successfully take a castle from the English en route. While injured, Leith confesses his love for a woman above his station, and Francis promises to award him lands and title to pursue that love. Lola learns that Julien has secretly received her dowry and is about to abandon her. Julien changes his mind and confesses that he's almost penniless, but that he's truly fallen in love with her. The pair agree to work it out.
21	21	"Long Live the King"	Jeremiah Chechik	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis & Drew Lindo	May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)	1.34
Buoyed by Francis' successful taking of Calais and Mary I's death, Henry wants to immediately invade England despite their forces being depleted. Catherine and Mary plot to poison Henry, to Francis' anger, but they call it off when Francis convinces Henry to delay. Henry decides that Francis is unsuited for conquest and must be killed so that Henry can wed Mary himself. While searching for the Darkness, Bash rescues a boy named Pascal (Lucius Hoyos), not realizing he's the son of the pagan priest Bash killed months earlier. Kenna cares for Pascal while Bash and Nostradamus head into the mountains to continue the search. Lola learns that Julien is actually Remy, the real Lord Julien's personal secretary, and took his identity when Julien died in an accident. Remy's ruse is revealed by Julien's uncle Bartos (Geordie Johnson), whom Lola accidentally kills when Bartos attacks Remy. Lola and Remy burn down the house with Bartos' body in it to make it look like Julien died, so that Remy can escape and Lola can return as a widow to court.
22	22	"Slaughter of Innocence"	David Frazee	Doris Egan & Laurie McCarthy	May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)	1.24
Due to Henry's increasing madness Francis, Mary and Catherine plot a coup. Christian advises Mary to lay claim to England in order to inspire the French to rally around her. At the jousts celebrating the victory at Calais, Mary wears the English coat of arms. Henry is jealous of the response Mary gets and decides to participate in the jousts himself. Francis secretly switches with the jouster and mortally wounds Henry. On Henry's deathbed, his sanity returns; he makes Catherine promise to befriend Diane, and confesses to Francis that he poisoned his elder brother to become king, warning Francis not to betray those he loves. Henry dies and Francis is proclaimed king. Leith returns with rewards but Greer, though she still loves him, refuses to marry him, saying it's not enough. Heartbroken, Leith declares he will become more successful but will never return to her. Leith shows interest in a lady named Yvette (Sarah Winter), not knowing she is Castleroy's daughter. She in turn is attracted to him. Bash saves Kenna and Pascal from the Darkness, revealing it to be a man. The Darkness claims that the blood sacrifices are necessary to appease the gods and keep the plague at bay, but Bash kills him. Mary receives a letter from Lola that she is in labour and possibly dying. Mary tells Francis he is the father of Lola's child, just as news arrives that the plague has arrived as the Darkness predicted. Mary tries to convince Francis to stay but he insists on going to Lola, and Mary closes the gate behind him when he leaves.

Season 2 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (in millions)
23	1	"The Plague"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy	October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)	1.01
Mary and Catherine have the castle locked down, but the plague still manages to enter. Mary and Catherine clash when Lord Eduard Narcisse (Kjartan Hewitt), a powerful noble who controls the delivery of food, demands they throw his rival Pierre Valent in with the sick. Mary refuses, so Eduard has Valent's entire family poisoned with diseased water; Yvette dies as well since she was staying with them. Mary has Eduard arrested and thrown in the dungeon with plague victim bodies. Outside the castle, Francis finds Lola and their newly-born son, and they are aided by Francis' cousin, Louis of Condé (Sean Teale). Louis offers to send Lola and her baby away away on a boat, but Francis refuses, wanting to keep his son close to him. Bash is exposed to the plague, and although he doesn't fall sick, he sees the ghost of a young Valent girl (Ella Ballentine), who warns him that the others who've died are angry and that there will be a "reckoning". Kenna tries to protect Pascal, but he is exposed to the plague and dies.
24	2	"Drawn and Quartered"	Fred Gerber	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis & Drew Lindo	October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09)	1.09
Francis, Louis, Lola and her child arrive safely at the castle. Mary is initially discomfited by the baby, but later gives Francis her blessing to claim the child. Eduard's father, Stefan Narcisse (Craig Parker), arrives to investigate his son's death, and arrests Nostradamus to take the fall for Mary's decision. Catherine and Nostradamus have a falling out when she refuses to help him escape, and Nostradamus hints that Clarissa is alive, meaning that Francis is still doomed to die young. Working together, Mary and Francis discover that Eduard and his father Narcisse killed Valent to cover up their crimes. In order to get Narcisse to drop the charges, Francis gives him the lands he'd previously bestowed to Leith. Mary helps Nostradamus leave the castle, avoiding Catherine. Francis has an encounter with a servant named Caroline (Jane Spidell) who is briefly possessed by the spirit of the late King Henry and accuses him of being a usurper. Castleroy blames Leith for Yvette's death and, angry and heartbroken, leaves Greer at court without a promise to return.
25	3	"Coronation"	Holly Dale	Harley Peyton	October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)	1.27
Preparations are underway for Francis and Mary's coronation, but the pair are more worried about how their people are starving, since Narcisse has delayed delivering his grain in the hopes of being given more power. Francis has a summoner (Romano Orzari) confirm that Caroline is possessed by Henry, who accuses Francis of killing him. While Francis is busy, Mary makes a deal with Herr Schuler (David Jansen), a German duke, who offers grain in return for the release of Protestant prisoners. Francis is angered by Mary's move, as it undermines his authority in front his nobles, but they later reconcile and present a united front after the plan is a success, forcing Narcisse to concede defeat. Mary convinces Louis to help them in this conflict, gaining his respect. Bash, now Francis' deputy, investigates a possible murder but is thwarted when Kenna, fearful for his life, burns the evidence. Francis and Mary's coronation takes place successfully. Narcisse figures out that Catherine has been building a power base outside of court.
26	4	"The Lamb and the Slaughter"	Sudz Sutherland	Laurie McCarthy & Adele Lim	October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23)	1.26
A grand christening is held for Francis and Lola's son. Mary breaks the news to Francis that she's pregnant, but she miscarries soon after. Estelle (Camille Stopps), the woman who helped Lola give birth, goes to Lola for help because she wants to be freed of her new marriage with Narcisse. Believing Narcisse to be abusive, Lola and Mary sneak Estelle out of the castle, but once out Estelle jumps off a cliff after seeing the spirits of her dead parents. Lola witnesses Narcisse's mourning over Estelle and learns that the stories of abuse were untrue and he was protective of her because she's been suicidal for a while. Bash and Louis investigate stories of three cloaked horsemen who are trying to claim people's souls. A shepherd (Steven McCarthy) who was marked by the horsemen goes crazy and kills his family. Louis is skeptical, but Bash believes that spirits are staying behind to exact justice, which worries Francis. Leith returns to court, which triggers Greer into seeking Castleroy out to tell him that he's a better match for her than Leith will ever be; Greer and Castleroy then have sex.
27	5	"Blood for Blood"	Norma Bailey	P.K. Simonds & Nancy Won	October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)	1.23
Tensions are rising between Catholics and Protestants, and in one confrontation Louis' Protestant nephew is killed. It's revealed that Caroline is in the pay of Narcisse, and she faked being possessed in order to get Francis to confess to his father's murder. Narcisse hears this confession and uses it to blackmail Francis into letting the Catholic murderers of Louis' nephew go free. Mary demands to know why Francis is acting strange, and Francis lies that it's because he believes she will never give him an heir, which hurts Mary deeply. Greer learns that Castleroy is close to converting to Protestantism, but she accepts this and the pair are wed. Lola is surprised when she's approached by Narcisse, who wishes to pursue her as a potential partner.
28	6	"Three Queens"	Steve DiMarco	Doris Egan	November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)	1.33
Mary joins Catherine on a trip away from court, but their carriage is attacked, forcing them to escape disguised as commoners. Mary and Catherine encounter a pair of actors, Roger (Ari Millen) and Jenny (Charlotte Hegele), who are pretending to be Francis and Mary. Roger and Jenny have been terrorizing the locals, thus ruining Francis and Mary's reputation. Mary and Catherine are eventually caught by Gifford (Noam Jenkins), the mastermind of the plot, who reveals that he was sent by Queen Elizabeth of England as retaliation for Mary's publicly staking claim to the English throne. Roger and Jenny are killed by Gifford, but Mary overpowers Gifford, just as Francis arrives to rescue them. Lola is disowned by her family after they learn of her bearing a child by Francis. Resolved to be independent, Lola decides to regain her dowry, but is blocked from doing so until Narcisse offers to help her in return for her spending time with him. They grow closer through flirtation and court games, though Lola is still cautious of his reputation.
29	7	"The Prince of the Blood"	Deborah Chow	Drew Lindo & Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)	1.19
Narcisse demands that Francis sign an edict that would force everyone in France to openly declare their faith. Francis turns to Bash for help, confessing the truth that he killed Henry. Lola is tasked by Francis to plant false evidence that could get Narcisse arrested as a traitor, but she claims she wasn't able to go through with it, because Francis refuses to share his reasons while Narcisse is immediately honest with her on how he's blackmailing Francis. Mary, who is kept out of the loop, goes to Louis for help. Inspired by Mary's bravery, Louis protests the edict by falsely claiming to be Protestant, though his protest causes other real Protestant nobles to speak up. Francis, fearful for the lives of his loved ones, signs the edict anyway. When Mary expresses her anger and disappointment, Francis suggests that she go back to Scotland. Francis' younger sister, Claude (Rose Williams) returns to court. Kenna tries to befriend her but is rebuffed, because Claude wants Bash for herself. Catherine sees the ghosts of her two dead daughters, who threaten to harm Claude.
30	8	"Terror of the Faithful"	Charles Binamé	Adele Lim & Melody Fox	November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)	1.10
Mary and Francis' relationship continues to be strained. As a result of Francis' edict, Cardinal Vasari (Salvatore Antonio) from Rome is torturing suspected Protestants. A Protestant Minister (Douglas Nyback) threatens Francis with a fake claim that he has set explosives somewhere to kill Catholics, so Francis has him arrested. While in royal custody, the Minister is killed by his fellow Protestants in order make him a martyr for the Protestant cause, and this ignites open fighting. Lola reveals to Francis that she did plant the evidence on Narcisse, but said evidence has been removed and Narcisse is aware of Lola's treachery. Catherine tries to send Claude away by marrying her off to the son of a Bavarian Count, but Claude sabotages this by making public sexual overtures on Narcisse. In flashback it's revealed that as a child Claude was jealous of her two baby sisters Henriette and Emone, and the babies were killed by having roses pushed down their throats.
31	9	"Acts of War"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy & Nancy Won	December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)	1.22
Mary suggests that Claude, who is Catholic, and Louis, who has converted to Protestantism, be wed as a symbol of interfaith relations. Francis accepts this suggestion, but only so that it will distress Narcisse and trick him into revealing where he's hiding Montgomery, the last witness who knows that Francis killed Henry. Louis agrees to the engagement with Claude but quietly leaves court after the announcement. Francis and Bash leave the castle to kill Montgomery, and during this time a group of Protestant assassins sneak into the castle. Frustrated at being unable to find Francis, one of the assassins rapes Mary. Mary escapes and is comforted by Catherine, who helps her hide the evidence and present a strong front to the people of France. Francis, when he returns, is distraught and blames himself; Mary tells him to find and kill the man who raped her. Castleroy and Greer discover that their charity donations were used to fund the assassination attempt. Narcisse confides to Lola that he's shocked at the Protestants' desperation and regrets to have brought things this far.
32	10	"Mercy"	Rich Newey	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis & Drew Lindo	December 11, 2014 (2014-12-11)	N/A

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