| Left Behind | |
| Season One, Episode 7 | |
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| Air date | December 5, 2013 |
| Written by | Drew Lindo |
| Directed by | Jeremiah Chechik |
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Synopsis
The Kingdom of France is taken over by the Italian, Count Vincent who is holding hostage Mary, Francis and Queen Catherine for the death of his son. Catherine suggests a proposition in order to save all of their lives, and to not loose Francis to this man while the kIng and his soldiers are away.
Meanwhile, Sebastian's mother reveals her plan to make him a legitimate heir to the throne of France.
Quotes
Lady Greer: What's happening?
Leith: I think we've lost the castle.
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Lady Kenna: Keep your hand off me! You have no idea who your' deal with!
Solider: Who are we dealing with?
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Queen Mary: Let her go! I am the Queen of Scotland, and that is my lady. Kenna go upstairs.
Solider: She's fine here.
Count Vincent: Is something wrong, your Grace?
Solider: We're just having a bit of fun with this one my Lord. She's the King whore.
Count Vincent: Soldiers must have their, indulgences.
Queen Mary: Of course, Count. You know best. It's just that Lady Kenna would be so much more useful to me upstairs. Indeed, now that you are master of this castle, I humbly ask that my Scottish ladies and I retire to our chambers while you're negotiating with the French. By your mercy.
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Lady Kenna: You have no idea what this is like. To have a target on your back.
Queen Catherine: I know exactly what this is like. When I was eight years old, Rebels stormed the Florentine Palace. Both my parents were already dead. But my name and my family's fortune made me a target.
Lady Kenna: At 8 years old?
Queen Catherine: War doesn't spare children. I was held hostage for years. Until finally they had to decide what to do with this this- Medici girl. Many of the solider, men just like these, they demanded that I be turned over to them so that they would-...So that I would be shared. And I can still hear their laughter outside the convent. That sickening laughter.
Lady Aylee: ...What happened?
Queen Catherine: The nuns and I prayed. We prayed for God to send the Pope and his armies to re-take the city and rescue me in time. And then one day. The laughter stopped. It grew quiet. And I stepped out, into the sunlight, over their bodies. And Pope Clement welcomed me into his arms. I emerged intact. And so will you, if you have faith.
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Lady Greer: Is he dead? Did I..Kill him?
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Count Vincent: Can Henry give me the life I had a year ago?...Then let the Heavens fall.
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Queen Catherine: Please, please do not take my children. What else can I give you? Do you want women? Take them. Take their virtue. They won't dare say a word about it. They'd be ruined. You can have them, you can have anything-
Count Vincent: Then give me your heart then! Carve it out and hand it to me so that we might understand another. That is diplomacy. To understand my loss. To carry the weight of your dead heart with you every night and day until you find your grave.
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Queen Catherine: I learned long ago that a secret known by only one person remains a secret.
Notes
- Lady Kenna was forced to sit beside the Italian that tried to rape her earlier. Then after dinner he beat her up and tried to rape her again.
- Count Vincent and his men didn't eat any food, or drink any wine until they saw that Queen Catherine and Mary both ate it.
- The glasses with the golden rims Count Vincent was referring to before the castle was seiged was given to Catherine & Henry by Pope Clement VII
Historical Notes
- Catherine and King Henry II actually had ten children as opposed to the four seen so far.
- Queen Elizabeth I of England was mentioned in this episode, referring to her as a bastard being legitimized by her father.
- Pope Clement VII not only saved Catherine de' Medici from being held hostage and raped when she was a child, but prior to that, he had raise and house her after the death of her parents and grandparent's when she was 4.
Characters
Rogan Christopher Italian Lieutenant| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Kane | Mary Stuart | |
| Megan Follows | Queen Catherine | |
| Torrance Coombs | Sebastian | |
| Toby Regbo | Prince Francis | |
| Jenessa Grant | Lady Aylee | |
| Celina Sinden | Greer Kimrith | |
| Caitlin Stasey | Lady Kenna | |
| Anna Popplewell | Lady Lola | |
| Guest Staring | ||
| Michael Aronov | Count Vincent | |
| Jonathan Keltz | Leith | |
| Yael Grobglas | Olivia D'Amencourt | |
| Anna Walton | Diane de Poitiers | |
| Cameos | ||
| Eleanor Methven | Prince Charles | |
| Jackson Hodge-Carter | Henry Jr. | |
| Character debut | |
| Speaking debut | |
| Episode debut |
Videos
Reign - Left Behind Clip
Reign - Left Behind Producer's Preview
Reign 1x07"Left Behind" Canadian Promo