However, Claude seems to think he's the sharpest tool in the nailbox.

At this point, I can see the Protestants and Catholics putting aside their differences not through some recognition of the other side's essential humanity, but over shared frustration that Francis is just so bad at his job.

This episode mostly made me think about characters or character development I'd rather be seeing. I definitely want to catch up on Greer and Castleroy (but no thank you to Leith). It's disappointing that Louis seemed to genuinely have no knowledge of any Protestant agenda, and he only stays at the castle in hopes…

I want a scene of Catherine and Jeanne de Navarre comparing their little Henrys.

"L'état, c'est Mom."

"Guards! Guards! Lord Narcisse just threatened my royal person! Said he was going to stab me in the ear of all places. Take him to be tortured!"

Just posted something similar about the flimsiness of Narcisse's threats.

Francis, never try to start a threatening speech with, "First, I swear I'll find that nanny."

Is it wrong that when reading these reviews I first scroll down to Clyde Watch?

I have to admire that, after fucking his wife to death (and not in an entertaining defenestration), he said to himself, "I want to learn to not do that," and followed through on his goal.

What Elizabeth should have done is let those fiery bees from the opening loose in the castle (that one castle that the French monarchy has).

Sure, why not? If he's ever mentioned again, I'll probably just call him Neffie.

Post coital Lola (or Catherine): "My heavens, Lord Narcisse, everything I heard about you is true!"
Narcisse: "Well, I can't take all the credit. Lord Castleroy is the one who translated the Kama Sutra into French."

Yeah, Narcisse being the lover extraordinaire was totally telegraphed, but I was kind of hoping they'd continue the streak of Lord Aloysius Castleroy being the greatest man in the universe with a reveal of the birthmark on him. Like he takes a bow after his dance with Greer and, um…his sleeve comes detached somehow. …

One thing that struck me last week was that certain characters, like Greer, have never experienced any supernatural storylines in my recollection. It's like she could be on a completely different, Pepper-centric, show.

Did Louis' nephew even have a name other than 'my nephew?' This episode might start Louis' run as a militant Protestant (as he was historically), instead of the 'we just want some privacy' Protestants there have been so far.

They must have cut the scene where Elsbeth calls the costume designer on Mr. Selfridge to say the blouse she borrowed from the set is ruined.

*Supposed Spoilers that hopefully will not occur at a future time*
Mary would still be pregnant at the beginning. Francis would leave Mary alone in the castle for some reason, and Narcisse and his guards would break into Mary's rooms to get revenge for Narcisse Junior. Narcisse would rape Mary and she would lose the…

Just because a woman is under the pressure of ridding her castle of vengeful spirits, it doesn't mean her libido disappears!

I'm so glad that the supposed spoilers from last week that we were all worried about turned out to be completely fabricated.