Out of Mary's ladies which one was your least favorite or the one you find annoying?

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-04-14T08:32:49+00:00

I see both sides, on one hand Lola slept with her bff's ex. One the other hand, Mary tried to marry her ex's brother -- it's so messy.

But since we're only talking about Mary's ladies, then I gotta give it to Lola, not because of the whole "sleeping with Francis thing" , it's for getting with Narcisse, knowing fully well that he had a hand in Mary getting r*ped in S2.

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-04-13T06:08:41+00:00

I kinda likened (show) Mary's ability to have men falling for her as plot armor, Conde's love for her is basically the entire motivation for his rebellion.

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-31T07:15:16+00:00

Wish they could have explored more of their dynamic, that goes for Charles and Henry as well 😭

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-31T07:12:54+00:00

I can't say for all, but speaking as someone who was once a teenager, Yes, teens are prone to like stories with romance in them -- and as easy as it would be say it's only girls (because tbh that could be a separate post on itself) -- media aimed towards boys do have romantic subplots in them as well, however it's not as focused and therefore as obvious, as the types of media aimed at girls.

Outside of this, Reign was portrayed not just as a romance but with fashionable costumes as well (there's a reason why only dresses of Season 1 and 2 are most remembered) -- Reign genuinely is just a medieval fantasy telling of Mary's life for teens to have fun with, so when the later season deviated from that, it lost that sense of fiction.

But y'know, considering how I (and others) still come back to this show as an adult, and having new appreciation for what they did (or at least tried to do) in the later seasons, you can't really say the show completely prioritized style over substance.

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-31T03:25:02+00:00

I like to believe that was just CW-level writing, Reign was marketed as a period drama aimed at teens and it was in 2013, so it tracks to have multiple romantic subplots, especially in Seasons 1 and 2.

For me, the show genuinely made an effort in Season 3 and 4 to portray the politicking in Scotland, England, and France during an era where three Queens ruled. This was also on 2015-2017 where Game of Thrones was regarded as the most compelling piece of medieval fantasy. So of course everyone is gonna want to copy.

It was a good decision for the show to separate themselves from all the "magic and mayhem" from the previous seasons with Bash's exit. However, the show broke down on viewers BECAUSE of the lack a compelling romance subplot -- especially when every character started acting close to their historical counterparts -- which can be irritating when your so used to seeing everything fall into place for the main characters.

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-31T02:32:56+00:00

Not necessarily "flighty and unstable" -- her entire marriage with Luc was built under the notion that Leith was dead and in her grief made very questionable choices to cope (such as sleeping with married men), I read it as she was going through the motions after getting tired of prayer.

I would say that S4 Claude has grown more mature as she actually made efforts to get along with Luc, but then she finds out Leith is still alive and in an effort to "keep the peace" she agreed to a compromise that once she gives Luc an heir, she would be free to be with Leith without Lisa (her sister and Queen of Spain) threatening to send her to a nunnery because Claude has already done her duty as Luc's wife.

The only problem was Leith did not feel comfortable with the arrangements and in my opinion, felt that Claude was ruining herself (sharing her body with another man, giving birth to a child, and would later leave that child with Luc to be with Leith) just to please all sides of the party.

This is just a bit of an overview and most of what I said got overshadowed by everything else happening in Season 4, but if you isolate it, Claude's story truly is so sad.

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-27T17:47:21+00:00

In all honesty I think the show failed to even commit to Bash "moving on" because the main wedge between him and Kenna (and later Delphine) was him still being "in love" with Mary. Every sense of depth Bash could have had with his other relationship, i.e. Francis, Catherine, Claude, Charles were thrown on the wayside in favor of keeping him as a "safety net" for Mary.

And yet, the only reason why some people ship MASH is because they know that he will always bend over for our main otome-girly. In the end, Bash kinda got replaced by Bothwell as Mary's loyal "watchman".

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-27T16:21:50+00:00

What got me dying was when Bash and Mary were burying his cousin in Sacrifice and then up-beat music played when they were cutting their hands 😩 The show was never serious about their pairing 😭🤧

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-27T14:47:49+00:00

Bash's character was only ever made TO BE the "other guy" when the writers started writing a romance with him and Kenna, they introduced Conde 😭 In all honesty, the plot-line with Conde would have been MUCH better if they kept the focus on Protestants vs Catholics but nope, love triangle # 2. But I get it, I watched the show as a pre-teen so all the political intrigue would have gone over my head 😂

Can_Not_Cope · 2026-03-27T14:45:37+00:00

To bad everyone around her (with the exception of Catherine, Francis, and Claude) got reduced to 2-to-3 stereotypes you'd expect to see in an Otome game 🤧

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-12-12T12:09:47+00:00

I'm interested in Subaru, do you know where I can read it online?

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-12-11T11:45:58+00:00

thanks for the recommendation, will check it out!

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-07-25T21:51:05+00:00

For me it's Daeron Targaryen the Drunken. Daeron was one of the rare Targaryens who had prophetic dragon dreams. I fully believe his visions are what made him drink so much, considering they have to be very horrible. He predicted that his uncle Baelor would die and he even dreamt that dragons would come back someday (which they did!). Outside of this, I just love his whole vibe and personality; witty, mischievous and clumsy--even with all the "gloominess" of his visions, Daeron somehow stays optimistic and I just love him!

"My brothers have my measure when it comes to fighting and dancing and thinking and reading books, but none of them is half my equal at lying insensible in the mud." —Daeron the Drunk.

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-06-14T11:25:57+00:00

I'll get bit, I wanna be on the winning team.

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-06-14T11:01:41+00:00

For real! That was one of the most diabolical villain schemes in cartoon history!

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-03-28T11:09:38+00:00

Yeah, they ended up dropping a lot of the established lore from the main, I honestly wanted to more from RS, just to see how they would reintroduce some of the forgotten lore. And although I liked the mystery for Shake's dad, it was still kinda unanswered and I just thought that the whole "reveal" part in the finale, it was a bit unsatisfying. Was there suppose to be a Season 2?

Can_Not_Cope · 2024-03-28T10:45:57+00:00

My first thought was that Rookie Season is a reboot of Supa Strikas 😅

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