'The Serpent Queen' Season 2 Finds Its "Judas"
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 life is in danger. Hercule is still conscious and tells his mother he’s okay and doesn’t know what all the fuss is about. In her distress, Catherine experiences the vision of the mirror turning into a nest and revealing a hatching snake. Later, she receives the news that he’s died, another child lost, and another terrible sorrow she must bear alone.
Alessandro: We are Medicis. We have been underestimated for generations.
After that, the chance to rip into her Privy Council is a welcome release. Francois de Guise has been imprisoned; Cardinal Charles de Guise is furious about it and wants him released to fight the Protestants. King Charles, now a supporter of law and order, agrees. Antoine de Bourbon, now without his brother, as Louis de Bourbon is busy being eaten alive by Elizabeth I of England, argues that the prophetess Edith is a terrorist, despite Montmorency’s claims she is open to reason. Edith is taking a more militant stance with her followers, advising them that violence must be met with violence. Any day now, soldiers will arrive to slaughter them.
