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Reign Report: “The Plague”

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Welcome back to Reign, the show that doesn’t care harder than any show has ever not cared! I’m lucky enough to be covering for Caroline at The AV Club for the opening few weeks of the season, which means the bulk of my commentary will be found over here, all official-like, for the moment. (Since it was the first episode of the season and I had to break down all the returning subplots plus remind everyone Leith is Gross Gatsby, it’s a monster.) My unofficial commentary will remain here! And of course, our primary concern is this nerd and the queen who occasionally tolerates him: Here, technically, she is talking about how they are unprepared for the spread of plague. In reality, we can only assume she’s making it clear how weird it is to even look at him after he shaved, as he studiously waits his turn for petty revenge. (Later, when he approaches the throne, Catherine motions the guards to let him through and he looks so gently happy about this restoration of… Read more »

Reign Report: “Slaughter of Innocence”

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It’s over! It’s all over! It does not feel like it’s over, because we are just sprinting through history (“history”) on this show, but the season has ended. It’s like a fantasy! (Well, sort of. io9 asked me if the show was fantasy enough to write about, and I made an extremely long “Weeeeeeeeeeellllll” and then tried to hash it out a little, because it’s not that it is, but it’s also not that it isn’t. That debate is over at io9 this afternoon! Yes, I counted Bash’s ability to immediately teleport to the scene of a subplot as a fantasy element.) And yet, for all my love, this face summarizes many of my feelings about this show. This was actually a very painful moment for Henry, as he decided to poison his son so as to marry Mary despite recognizing he was probably tipping off the deep end a little; but this screencap happened and it was all over. He’s so far off the deep end that he starts assembling the castle at night… Read more »

Reign Report: “No Exit”

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Welcome back to Reign, the show that probably has no idea what’s going on, but is determined to burn through whatever it is as quickly as possible! Last week, everybody hopped from Point B to about Point K. This week is no exception, as we either leap ahead with unseen plot points or tread water as hard as possible, with the added bonus that Greer, currently lacking a subplot and the only remaining unmarried handmaid, has given herself the subplot of being So Done:… Read more »
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