With Friends Like These

 

With Friends Like These
Season Four, Episode 1
Air date	February 10, 2017
Written by	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis Drew Lindo
Directed by	Stuart Gillard
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"Tell your son to come to court. Or I will have him dragged here. On his knees."

—Queen Elizabeth

Synopsis

Mary Vows to Avenge Lola’s Death
Queen Mary, unsure who to trust, tests her brother James to ensure his loyalty after hearing of his meeting with John Knox. Queen Elizabeth agrees to help Lord Darnley, in an attempt to sabotage the powerful suitor’s relationship with Mary.

Quotes

Queen Elizabeth: Tell your son to come to court. Or I will have him dragged here. On his knees.

Queen Catherine: Well surely you don’t blame me.
Queen Leeza: All I know is the Prince of Spain come to France whole. And when he left he had an enormous piece of wood sticking out of his skull.
Queen Catherine: That is not true! We had our finest surgeon remove.

Princess Claude: You don’t want me to marry Martel either?
Queen Catherine: I had his father killed, do you think I want him rising in station?!

Queen Catherine: It’s fine. A daughter joining her mother for an evening stroll is hardly a crime.
Princess Claude: No, but murder is!

Queen Catherine: The tears might be a bit much.
Princess Claude: The tears are real!

Notes

• Lady Lola, King Charles, King Philip, Leith Bayard, Lord Castleroy, Sebastian, are mentioned, but didn't appear.
• This episode takes place in France, England, Scotland and Spain.
• Clan Gordon is introduced.
• Over 3 weeks have passed since the fight against The Red Knights.
• Lady Lola's full name is revealed to be Lola Fleming Narcisse.
• King Charles is currently in Paris.
• Lord Narcisse stabbed but did not kill two guards off-screen during his time in The Tower.
• Greer Castleroy child is revealed to be a daughter named Rose Castleroy.
• Leith Bayard was killed by one of Martel de Guise's men.
• Both Mary Stuart and Greer Castleroy confirm Gideon and Mary were in love.
• Lady Lola's parents appear on-screen for the first time. However, her brother Fredrick Fleming is absent.
• Lady Lola's son, John Philip, is found with the maid and brought to the English Court.

Death Toll
- Reneé
- Clan Gordon's Guard
- Earl of Clan Gordon
- Martel de Guise

Trivia

• The episode Synopsis and title was released on December 29, 2016.
• This is the first season Torrance Coombs and Anna Popplewell are not credited a Main Cast
• Spencer MacPherson has been moved from Guest Starring to Main Cast.
• Spencer MacPherson was credited, but does not appear.
• This is the first season Torrance Coombs is not a Series Regular.

Historical Notes

• Lord Darnley's mother's full name was Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox not Lady Lennox
• Lola's full name 'Lola Fleming' is a reference to 'Mary Fleming'. One of Mary, Queen of Scots' original Ladies-in-Waiting that stayed with her while at French Court know as 'The Four Marys'
• Don Carlos did go mad, and have an obsession with his step-mother

Gallery

Characters

• Credit Order

Actor	Character
Adelaide Kane	Queen Mary
Megan Follows	Queen Catherine
Rachel Skarsten	Queen Elizabeth
Celina Sinden	Greer Castleroy
Craig Parker	Lord Narcisse
Rose Williams	Princess Claude
Ben Geurens	Gideon Blackburn
Dan Jeannotte	James Stuart
Jonathan Goad	John Knox
Will Kemp	Lord Darnley
Guest Staring
Anastasia Phillips	Queen Leeza
Lewis Kirk	Martel de Guise
Stewart Arnott	Earl of Clan Gordon
Nola Augustson	Lady Lennox
Mark Ghanimé	Don Carlos
Cameo
Sara Garcia	Lady Keira

	Character debut
	Speaking debut
	Episode debut

Related Pages

Pages relating to With Friends Like These are the following:

• Mary and Darnley •  

• Mary and Darnley's Wedding • 

• Narcisse and Catherine • The Crown Matrimonial

References