firewall

I'm sure he hugged her later, Issi.

She might hope that Mary stays barren so that the crown will pass to Charles instead of Mary's heir.

kerbear28

I adored the mother/son conversation at Henry's sarcophagus. Catherine encouraging Francis to not distance himself from his child, and telling him how happy being a father would make him. Very sweet moment.

And yes, I'm sure he hugged her later. She was so relieved and happy that he returned safely, that she threw a celebration.

It will be very interesting to see how she reacts to the news that the prophecy may be back in play....

Regbo Girl

I wanted a hug too but the scene we had of them talking about the baby was really sweet although all the talks about heirs and babies are kinda depressing since we know Francis and Mary will never have a child

firewall

I know I've said it a hundred times already, but I'm so glad they replaced the deleted scene about the prophecy from s1 with this one. That scene made Catherine look so bad, and unCatherine-like. I like that this one was more vague-- even if power is her main concern, it isn't brought up so we'll never know. Instead, her visible reaction can be interpreted as fear of Francis' life.

Regbo Girl

I agree Her first question was if he would survive and not about the power she would have.

De Medici Queen

I can't

firewall

Uh oh. I've bumped into my first spoiler cut of the evening. Must. Not. Click.

De Medici Queen

Catherine: I'm here to make Francis a stronger king, not a weaker one.

this words

I'll post this again but without spoiler now


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firewall

Sweet sentiment. I do believe she means it. Even if she's planning for things after his death, she still wants him to be strong and happy while he's alive.

Regbo Girl

Talking about what will happen after that depresses me

firewall

I know, I know. Even if Catherine is focused on the power aspect of everything, I'm sure she doesn't really want to lose Francis. I'm sure she's just trying not to think about that part, the same way we are.

De Medici Queen

That's it. She knows it will happen some day because she believes in Nostradamus and his visions but she's trying to hide it from Francis... how can she tell her son "You're going to die soon." no, she wants him to be strong during his rule

Regbo Girl

Nooo He will live a happy and long life, history books are just lying

firewall

Of course. If there's nothing she can do to stop it, then she can only make sure he has a decent time while he's there, and plan for the time when he's not. She is a survivor, after all.

And he is not.

Regbo Girl

Forever in denial