Writer Janet Mullany is from England, drinks a lot of tea, and likes Jane Austen, reading, and gasping in shock at costumes in historical TV dramas. Her household near Washington DC includes a badly-behaved cat about whom she frequently boasts.
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It's time to call a COBRA as the penultimate episode of COBRA: Rebellion kicks off. As was shown at the end of last week, Dan Goddard, the father of the late protestor Polly, has joined with two ex-military terrorists to steal the Damocles XR, a sophisticated long-range mortar
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Episode 6 of The Serpent Queen opens with Antoine Bourbon, still feeling the effects of the night before and Ruggiero’s drugged wine. Queen Elizabeth of England and her entourage sweep through the corridors as his brother, Louis, insists she can’t possibly be here; she’s in Flanders awaiting
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COBRA: Rebellion hit the halfway point of the series last week with a violent demonstration outside the International Defense Expo in which Polly Wright, a leading member of Planet Resistance and a close friend of Ellie Sutherland, was severely injured and died soon after. Ellie and the leader of Planet
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As the 2024 Paris Olympics draw to a close, we’re celebrating with a look back at 1981’s Chariots of Fire, a film based on the true story of the 1924 Paris Olympics. Directed by Hugh Hudson (his greatest hit in an otherwise unremarkable career) and written by Colin
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The Serpent Queen’s fifth episode, “Time With the Family,” marks Season 2’s halfway point. We’ve seen the creation of complicated alliances, quarrels, and crises, but Catherine seems somehow above it. She is the Queen Mother, respected if not liked, the line of succession is safe, and she’
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As COBRA: Rebellion opens, both Ellie Sutherland and Henry Wicks have been released from hospital and are being questioned by the police about their involvement with the Godley Common disaster. Ellie tells the police that Nate told her about the device, part of Henry’s plans to escalate Planet Resistance’
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Episode 4 of The Serpent Queen begins with a sad homecoming for Catherine, expecting to hear the worst about her injured son Hercule. After an affectionate but restrained welcome from her other children, she meets the court doctor, who informs her that Hercule’s wound has become infected and his
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COBRA: Rebellion’s second episode lays bare the terrible tension between Robert Sutherland’s roles as Prime Minister and loving father and damages the fragile truce with his wife, Rachel. Their troublesome, beloved daughter Ellie is missing in the Godley Common disaster, where a massive sinkhole has destroyed buildings and
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This week’s The Serpent Queen begins with Catherine leaving her family and courtiers for a business trip to Italy. On her long journey, Catherine has time to reflect on the situation she left behind in France. Her dearly loved but annoying children and the Guise and Bourbon families are
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It’s time to convene another COBRA, the show which can be depended on for Prime Minister Robert Sutherland (Robert Carlyle) looking horrified as both his country collapses around him and an unnecessarily complex plot unfolds. This third (and probably last) season seems to be a little more grounded in
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It's been two years since PBS last aired COBRA, a drama that has nothing to do with snakes, thank goodness. "COBRA" stands for Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, where the U.K. government convenes in a crisis. (Yes, the term is used even if the meeting
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The Serpent Queen’s second episode of Season 2 sees Francois Guise completely destroy the Protestant church run by the secular preacher, Edith, a powerful demonstration of Catholic might. Both Ruggieri and Montmorency visit the smoldering ruins. Montmorency reports to Catherine that there are no survivors (there are also no