Burn

 

Burn
Season Two, Episode 22
Air date	May 14, 2015
Written by	Laurie McCarthy and Nancy Won
Directed by	Fred Gerber
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"The moment Condé became your lover he needed to die. Even he knew that."

—Queen Catherine

Synopsis

There is Only Room for One Queen
Mary risks everything to take down Condé, even as Francis believes she is turning against France. Catherine makes a bold move and meets with Queen Elizabeth (Rachel Skarsten) in a stunning plot to seek revenge on Mary. Meanwhile, Kenna has a secret that will seal the fate of her relationship with Bash.

Quotes

Queen Catherine: Francis, how many times must you pay the price for ignoring my council?!

Queen Catherine: If we die, it is at her hands. And if we survive, I will never forgive her!

Louis Condé: When my guns are ready, I will attack. And by tomorrow night either he, or I will be dead

Princess Claude: I'm telling you, I know what I saw. The danger is not only outside our walls, it's inside as well.

Gigi: It's a plague! Solders gave me the plague!
Louis Condé: Fall in, report to your units!
Gigi: It's a plague!
Louis Condé: Stop screaming that, your causing a panic...Ashes! There is no plague, it's a hoax!

Louis Condé: And our baby, was that a lie as well?
Queen Mary: Yes.

King Francis: Now is the time to attack!
Bash: Attack? Even if half of Condé's men run, he'll still outnumber us, our men will balk.
King Francis: Which is why I'm going to lead the charge.

Queen Catherine: In the dungeon recovering from his wounds thankfully. Now he can live long enough to feel the axe cut off his liar head from his traitorous body.

King Francis: I've already sent for Lola and my son to come home. I'm ending this struggle with diplomacy, not war. Now, have you more to say. You say that I ignore your councle, so let's hear it.
Queen Catherine: I believe I've made myself clear.

General: Kenna, I'm so sorry, if there was anything I could do to remove suspition from you.
Lady Kenna: It wouldn't matter. I'll carry our relationship with me, no matter what.
General: You don't have to. Say whatever you want about my memory, I'll be dead.

Louis Condé: I did not harm your son!

Narcisse: As it turns out there is one thing worse than being hated by Catherine de Medici, and that is being loved by her.

Queen Catherine: Once Condé became your lover, he needed to die. Even he understood that.

Queen Catherine: Ruling requires your hands be drenched in blood.

Lady Kenna: I want to remember you like this. As the girls we once were. I hope you'll remember me that way too.

Queen Mary: It's terribly. Especially if we think we can save each other. We can't. We can only love each other.

Queen Elizabeth: Catherine de' Medice, What a pleasure to met someone so legendary. Common lor is that your teeth are filed to ba points and your eyes are black with rage. Yet here you are. Lovely as a sunny day.
Queen Catherine: You radiant warmth and beauty yourself. Through I know you are responsible for the death of nearly a thousands men in France, just this month alone. My son was nearly one of them.
Queen Elizabeth: Oh, well you musnt listen to gossip.

Notes

• Prince Charles, Prince Henry and King Antoine were all mentioned, but do not appear.
• a mysterious man makes his second appearance in the castle.
• Queen Elizabeth makes her first on-screen appearance.
• Mary Stuart revealed her pregnancy to be fake.
• Mary Stuart stops the revolution by stabbing Louis Condé.
• Greer is allowed to return to court for the first time since her banishment.
• Nostradamus returns for the last episode, after fleeing court in Drawn and Quartered.
• King Francis strips his mother, Queen Catherine of all her titles, money and power, he then banishes her from court back to Florance, Italy or the new lands.
• King Francis is revealed to be dying.
• Kenna reveals she is pregnant with General Renaude's child.
• Queen Catherine travels to England to meet, and work with Queen Elizabeth.
• Despite being mentioned several times during season two, Prince Charles and Prince Henry never appear
• Kenna and Greer are the only two main characters of both seasons never to have killed anyone, with Princess Claude joining the list this season.
• Narcisse and Catherine are officially broken up.
• Sebastian and Kenna are officially broken up.
• Condé and Mary are officially broken up.
• Greer and Leith are officially broken up.
• Francis and Mary are officially back together.

Death Toll
1, 000 French men
General Renaude
4 French Guards

Trivia

• The episode title was released on March 26, 2015.
• The episode synopsis was released April 22. 2015.
• The episode's Promotional Images were released April 30, 1015
• Burn is the 22nd episode, and will be the final episode of Season Two.
• Rachel Skarsten was cast as Queen Elizabeth I of England, and will reprise her role in Season Three.
• Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Torrance Coombs and Caitlin Stasey are the only 4 actors to appear in every episode of Season One and Two of Reign.

Historical Notes

• History's Queen Elizabeth was 25 when she became Queen of England.
• History's Catherine de' Medici and Queen Elizabeth never met.

Gallery

Characters

• Credit Order

Actor	Character
Adelaide Kane	Mary Stuart
Megan Follows	Queen Catherine
Torrance Coombs	Sebastian
Toby Regbo	King Francis
Celina Sinden	Greer Castleroy
Caitlin Stasey	Lady Kenna
Anna Popplewell	Lady Lola
Jonathan Keltz	Leith Bayard
Sean Teale	Louis Condé
Craig Parker	Lord Narcisse
Rose Williams	Princess Claude
Guest Staring
Rachel Skarsten	Queen Elizabeth
Rossif Sutherland	Nostradamus
Vincent Nappo	General Renaude
Alexandra Ordolis	Sister Delphine
Kate Ross	Gigi
Pascal Langdale	Church Official
Cameo
Jon Rhys	Marcel
Ava Markus	Maid Servant
Charles Vandervaart	Highborn Boy

	Character debut
	Speaking debut
	Episode debut

Videos

Reign - Burn Trailer

Reign 2x22 Canadian Promo HD) "Burn" Season 2 Episode 22 Canadian Promo (SEASON FINALE)

Reign - Inside Burn