REIGN SPOILERS & SPECULATION THREAD

Airing Thursdays at 8 PM EST on the CW

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Hidden between the lines of the history books is the story of Mary Stuart, the young woman the world would come to know as Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen of Scotland since she was six days old, the teenage Mary is already a headstrong monarch – beautiful, passionate, and poised at the very beginning of her tumultuous rise to power. Arriving in France with four close friends as her ladies-in-waiting, Mary has been sent to secure Scotland’s strategic alliance by formalizing her arranged engagement to the French king’s dashing son, Prince Francis. But the match isn’t signed and sealed, it depends more on politics, religion and secret agendas than affairs of the heart. Prince Francis is intrigued by the fiery Scot, but like most young men, he resists the idea of settling down into marriage, especially when he has a history with a lady of the court and his own point of view on the wisdom of an alliance with Scotland. Still, an attraction between Mary and Francis is ignited. Further complicating things is Bash, Francis’ roguish half-brother, who has a history of his own – despite his illegitimate birth, Bash is his father’s favorite. And now that Bash has caught Mary’s eye, a royal triangle may be forming.

While at French Court, fierce foes and dark forces conspire to sabotage Mary’s marriage to Francis and even threaten her life, until a mysterious shrouded guide becomes her ally. With danger and sexual intrigue around every dark castle corner, Mary rallies her ladies-in-waiting and steels herself, ready to rule the new land and balance the demands of her country and her heart. The series stars Adelaide Kane (“Teen Wolf”) as Mary, Toby Regbo (“One Day”) as Prince Francis, Torrance Coombs (“The Tudors”) as Bash, Megan Follows (“Anne of Green Gables”) as Queen Catherine, Alan Van Sprang (“The Tudors”) as King Henry, Celina Sinden (newcomer) as Greer, Caitlin Stasey (newcomer) as Kenna, Anna Popplewell (“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”) as Lola, and Jenessa Grant (“Cyberbully”) as Aylee. REIGN is from CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Stephanie SenGupta (“Hawaii Five-0″), Laurie McCarthy (“The Ghost Whisperer”), Frank Siracusa (“Beauty And The Beast”) and Brad Silberling (“Moonlight Mile”). The pilot was directed by Brad Silberling.

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119: Toy Soldiers

“Toy Soldiers” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY — When Mary’s uncle, the Duke of Guise (guest star Gil Darnell), arrives in France with devastating news about her mother, Mary (Adelaide Kane) and Francis (Toby Regbo) realize they are torn between putting their own countries first or saving their marriage. With the English throne in jeopardy, King Henry (Alan Van Sprang) hatches an elaborate plan that will end in disaster. Meanwhile, Bash (Torrance Coombs) and Kenna (Caitlin Stasey) solidify their marriage and begin to trust one another. Megan Follows, Anna Popplewell and Celina Sinden also star. The episode was directed by Chris Grismer and written by Mike Herro and David Strauss (#119).

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120: Higher Ground

“Higher Ground” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
MARY GETS BLOOD ON HER HANDS TO SAVE SCOTLAND — Mary (Adelaide Kane) enlists a mercenary to help her, which forces her to realize there are sacrifices and lives she is willing to risk to save her country. Francis (Toby Regbo) embraces his role as Dauphin to lead France in a brutal battle against England, and finds a new ally in Leith (guest star Jonathan Keltz). Meanwhile, as Lola (Anna Popplewell) grows closer to Lord Julien (guest star Giacomo Gianniotti), she gets increasingly suspicious that he is going to betray her. Alan Van Sprang, Torrance Coombs, Caitlin Stasey and Celina Sinden also star. The episode was directed by Sudz Sutherland with the story by David Babcock and Daniel Sinclair and the teleplay by Alan McCullough (#120).

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121: Long Live the King

EVENTS REACH A BREAKING POINT WHEN THE KING’S MADNESS PUTS FRANICS IN GRAVE DANGER — Mary (Adelaide Kane) and Catherine (Megan Follows) form an unlikely alliance when deciding how to deal with the increasingly manic King Henry (Alan Van Sprang), which puts Francis (Toby Regbo) in jeopardy. Bash (Torrance Coombs) finds a boy who lived to tell about his encounter with the Darkness, which makes Bash determined to end it for good at any cost. Lord Julien (guest star Giacomo Gianniotti) reveals the truth about his motives, and Lola (Anna Popplewell), blinded by love, finds herself in a dire situation after she attempts to protect him. Caitlin Stasey and Celina Sinden also star. The episode was directed by Jeremiah Chechik written by Wendy Riss Gatsiounis and Drew Lindo (#121).

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Interview with Alan Van Sprang

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Originally Posted by lemon tart (View Post) TFTNT, Rachel! It would seem that the flashback Torrence filmed yesterday was from ep 4, when he was trying to see if he could swing a sword while injured. Which seems like an odd scene to be filmed from a different perspective. Was someone watching we don't know about?

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Torrance was only there for about 30 minutes and he was on screen most of the time but it was super cool to watch how they do things. He’s such a goof ball, they were trying to do something with the set and he would just be standing there swinging a sword around (very much like he does in an earlier ep).

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Originally Posted by lemon tart (View Post) She says Torrence was "swinging around a sword much like he did in a previous episode." That's a super limited number of scenes. I'll find the verbiage, I saw it on the Tobelaide thread, I think.

Originally Posted by bookcrookliza (View Post) Oh, thanks! I hadn't looked at her twitter since I posted the pictures.

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Originally Posted by lemon tart (View Post) It just seemed like an odd little comment given Torrence's tweet yesterday. Which is why it jumped out at me. Are you getting the same thing from it I am? And, you're welcome!

Originally Posted by firewall (View Post) If that's the case, do you think it has to do with the prophecy stuff? The Lion will slay the dragon on a field of poppies. It's the only reason I can think that would make that scene important enough for a flashback. It would also make sense for them to circle back to the prophecy in the finale, and perhaps, give us another Francis death scare. And maybe Clarissa comes back?

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Originally Posted by ds44 (View Post) if its 104 isn't that the scene when francis/bash are fencing with henry?

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Originally Posted by firewall (View Post) That was 103. Bash was injured during 104. Lola ran up to him while he was swinging his sword outdoors (and since the girl said it was raining, we know they were outdoors).

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