"A Queen is Made:" Catherine triumphs in the Season Finale of 'The Serpent Queen'
The eighth and final episode of Starz’s The Serpent Queen opens with Catherine’s maid Rahima in the forest looking for Ruggieri. She betrayed his location to Mary in exchange for her freedom. No surprise then that he holds a knife to her throat as she examines the wreck of his lair. But he releases her to show a salvaged item, a forgery of the seal of Elizabeth I of England, used to verify royal correspondence. That’s going to be very useful.
Catherine: Do not let anyone stand in the way of your calling. One thing men cannot abide is a woman in power.
On her return to Catherine, Rahima takes over as narrator, and we return to the chaos of the kidnapping scene. King Francis is coughing up blood, possibly dying, as the woods erupt with armed men. The Bourbon Bros decide to do the smart thing and run away, as does Catherine, who grabs a riderless horse, but the brothers become separated.
