way to be passive aggressive. Who exactly is being anal. Is it that hard to say you agree with whoever you agree without calling other people on the thread anal? I happen to not see the TVD angles. Others can if they so choose. But, just because someone disagrees doesn't mean that name-calling is necessary. Also I'd rather not see them become damon and stefan because they have a horrible relationship. It basically consists of Damon being a crappy brother to Stefan and him taking his bs over and over again.

I am so glad I came just in time to see this comment. Oh Henry.

Can I be added to the list? I love their relationship.

And both of them know the consequences of going that route as well. Don't tell me it's a coincidence that they put Catherine's adultery trial and the sentence of death for treason as a centerpiece of the BoP. The writers knew MB wasn't gonna last, and they went out of their way to show the characters and the audience that them pursuing anything after Mary wed Francis would be life ending. That they had Mary & Bash as pursuers of Catherine made the point doubly so. Mary's final line from ep 11 makes it even more clear - her perfect choice TO KILL YOU! The consequences of adultery against the king are death. Period. The end. And Mary is very well acquainted with said consequences.

And beyond it taking Bash's life and likely ruining Mary as a character - as it goes against every single thing she dreamt of in the pilot for her marriage - it makes no sense in the context of the two relationships and how they've played out on screen. Affairs usually mean passion, but all the passion Mary has is wrapped up in her relationship and attraction to Francis. It's part of why she chose him in the first place.

If Bash pursues Mary after Francis is king, that is punishable by death. So, no she's not a "love interest" for Bash, she's the thing that if he doesn't let her go will destroy his entire life and get him killed. She let him go, because she made the choice she wanted to make from her heart to marry Francis. Bash seems to have finally decided he can accept and respect that.

But I have no doubt it won't go that way. The writers are attempting to rebuild FB, which if Francis didn't BELIEVE Bash when he said he wanted to find something of his own, would not happen. Also, RL Laurie McCarthy the actual person running this show adores the tragic love story of RL Mary & Francis, and her version of Mary & Francis. And the ONLY triangle she's ever used in comparison to her show is Twilight and Bash fits perfectly in the Jacob role, and you can see it built over the series. Triangles are not all TVD, and TVD doesn't fit what Laurie herself has talked about, nor her history as a writer & show runner. And triangles of the TVD variety don't exist in romantic tragedy for a reason. They cheapen the tragedy to the point that it doesn't matter.

I hate that this is even brought up in here, because if it's not obvious by now that Bash's pursuit of Mary isn't poison for FB I don't think you'll get it. It's what destroyed them to begin with, because they never really recovered after ep 5 till now. Francis has granted a Bash a second chance, if Bash continues his pursuit they will be destroyed for good - and Rachel's concept of neither are a villain will prove wrong - and Bash won't be given a third chance, he'll be exiled - the lighter sentence - or killed for treason. Because that's what it is in the time period. They were very clear about that in ep 11-13 where Bash had a front row seat to the whole show.

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way to be passive aggressive. Who exactly is being anal. Is it that hard to say you agree with whoever you agree without calling other people on the thread anal? I happen to not see the TVD angles. Others can if they so choose. But, just because someone disagrees doesn't mean that name-calling is necessary. Also I'd rather not see them become damon and stefan because they have a horrible relationship. It basically consists of Damon being a crappy brother to Stefan and him taking his bs over and over again.

Can we honestly just respect other people's opinions without turning someone's opinion that they have into a whole sermon of why they are wrong. Can't we just ignore the comment, or say I actually 'yeah I know some people think that but i think' instead coming off like anyone is sovereign over all things Reign. And it's a crime to have a different opinion.

Let's just be friendly, it's really simple.

Disclaimer: Please don't start on me anyone for just expressing this.