Highland Games | |
Season 4, Episode 5 | |
Air date | March 17, 2017 |
Written by | Robert D. Doty |
Directed by | Michael McGowan |
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- "Bastards and cheaters are not welcome on the Scottish throne."
- —Lord Taylor
Synopsis[]
Lord Darnley Must Prove Himself to Mary
In order to get Mary to agree to a marriage, Lord Darnley must demonstrate his loyalty when she voices her concerns about his true intentions. Catherine and Narcisse work to repair King Charles' reputation after rumors spread about his strange behavior and threaten the throne.
Plot[]
In France, a woman is preparing a picnic when her little boy wanders into the forest. A few momets later, she hears a scream. When apprised of what happened, Charles thinks the mother should have been more careful. What he doesn't understand, as Narcisse and Catherine tell him, is that the villagers are saying that he took the child. Peasants and nobles alike gossip about his ailment, as they have witnessed his dark mood and mysterious noctural outings. Charles denies it, but the villagers need convincing, and he needs to act while Leeza is away. He promises to do whatever his mother says. In Scotland, it is the season of the Highland Games. People from all over Scotland have come to celebrate it and Mary plans to use the occasion to announce her engagement to Lord Darnley. Claude and Luc wake up beside each other. Claude finds it awkward between them, but Luc promises that one day it won't be. Narcisse comes in and asks to talk to Luc outside. Once he is dressed, Narcisse tells Luc that Leith Bayard returned to the castle last night, but he intercepted him in time. Luc is appalled that his father had him thrown into the dungeon and demands he be released. Mary welcomes her people to the Highland Games with Darnley at her side. She alludes to his royal English ancestry and her aim to unite Scotland and England under her rule with him. A man named Lord Taylor emerges from the crowd and brings up Darnley's father, Matthew Lennox, who betrayed his own country and aligned himself with the English in the War of the Rough Wooing. He challenges Darnley to a boxing match and he accepts. |
Quotes[]
Queen Catherine: We need to prove that you're not a monster by showing them what you really are, a king.
Lord Taylor: Earn my respect then, as I earn the respect of my men. In combat!
Queen Mary: Duels only lead to dead men, not respect.
James Stuart: He does have his father's history to overcome. You knew that when you chose him.
Lord Darnley: Chose me like a prized pony.
Lord Darnley: I do have a first name, you know. It's Henry.
Queen Mary: Darnley...
Lord Darnley: Darnley it is, then.
Lord Darnley: Mary, if you want something enough, you have to be willing to break the rules.
Queen Mary: I've asked my brother James to help train you for your fight with Lord Taylor.
Lord Darnley: The man who lost to Taylor three times is going to teach me?
Queen Catherine: Charles will put his weight behind this.
Lord Narcisse: Well, then perhaps I should withhold my news from the huntsman.
Queen Catherine: And perhaps I shall have your throat slit in your sleep. Or let the villagers do it for me when they come for all of us to root out the beast we have protected.
Lord Taylor: Bastards and cheaters are not welcome on the Scottish throne.
Lady Lennox: I heard the nobles will support your union with Mary if you fell a brute named Taylor. Lovely country, Scotland.
Lord Darnley: I don't want to find love. I want to be loved.
Greer Castleroy: Are you asking for a divorce?
Lord Castleroy: No.
Greer Castleroy: But you could. You are Protestant.
Lord Castleroy: And you are Catholic. You could never marry again.
Greer Castleroy: Perhaps I've taken all the chances at love that I deserve. I'm sorry that I failed to love you in the way that you deserve. Now that you have found it with another, I won't deny you your happiness. I release you from this marriage.
Lord Narcisse: A royal marriage gives one political clout. I will not be alive forever, and that power, the kind afforded to very few in this very cold world, will protect you and your descendants once I am gone. Do not let Claude go.
Leith Bayard: And how do we know we can trust you?
Luc Narcisse: Because being married to a woman who is in love with another isn't exactly the ideal union I dreamed of either.
Notes[]
- Queen Elizabeth, Queen Leeza, King Francis, King Henry VIII, Marie de Guise, Martel de Guise, Lady Lola, Lady Keira and John Knox were all mentioned, but did not appear.
- Lord Lennox was mentioned for the first time.
- This episode takes place in France and Scotland only.
- This episode marks Rose Castleroy's first on-screen appearance.
- Queen Mary and Lord Darnley shared their first kiss.
- Princess Claude and Lord Luc's marriage was brought to a stand still.
- Princess Claude's annulment to Duke Boinel was brought up. [1]
- Greer and Aloysius Castleroy's marriage was brought to an end.
- Luc Narcisse is revealed to have multiple siblings. It is unknown if he and Eduard had the same mother.
- Lord Darnley revealed that his first name is 'Henry', making him Lord Henry Darnley.
- Lord Taylor brought up Lord Lennox's involvement in The War of the Rough Wooing.
- Lord Darnley saving a little boy from a housefire was discussed. [2]
- The events involving Leith Bayard at the hands of The Red Knights and Martel de Guise was brought up. [3]
- King Charles's trauma and Thierry Huguenot's murder was once again brought up. [3]
Goof
Lord Taylor was gone after Mary and Darnley kissed.
Death Toll [4][5]
- French Boy
Trivia[]
- Rachel Skarsten, Ben Geurens, and Jonathan Goad were all credited, but did not appear.
Historical Notes[]
- Lord Darnley's real name is actually Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
- Lord Lennox was Lord Darnley's father. He was second cousins once removed to King James V, and (at best) third in line of succession for the Scottish Crown. He spent most of his youth in exile in England, but returned to Scotland to assert his claims to the line of succession when King James V died in 1542.
- Lord Darnley does have Tudor Blood in him, through his mother Lady Lennox.
- The War of the Rough Wooing Lord Lennox married Lady Lennox, daughter of Margaret Tudor and half-sister of the deceased King James V. When the Parliament of Scotland rejected the Greenwich treaty, Lennox changed sides and supported King Henry VIII of England's military efforts to secure a marriage between in The War of the Rough Wooing. After the defeat of his supporters at the Battle of Glasgow Muir, he fled once more to England.
- The Treaty of Greenwich was a marriage contract between Mary, Queen of Scots, and King Henry VIII's son Edward Tudor.
- Highland Games were indeed started by King Malcolm III of Scotland. In the 11th century, he summoned contestants to a foot race in order to find the fastest runner in the land to be his royal messenger.
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 | |
Celina Sinden | Greer Castleroy | |
Craig Parker | Lord Narcisse | |
Rose Williams | Princess Claude | |
Jonathan Keltz | Leith Bayard | |
Dan Jeannotte | James Stuart | |
Spencer MacPherson | King Charles | |
Will Kemp | Lord Darnley | |
Steve Lund | Luc Narcisse | |
Michael Therriault | Lord Castleroy | |
Nola Augustson | Lady Lennox | |
Chad Connell | Lord Taylor | |
Claire Hunter | Emily Knox |
Character debut | |
Speaking debut | |
Episode debut |