You sound worse than Montespan and de Clermont sparring over the card-tables! In the early hours of 30 June, she died. I hope the surgery went well, Heather! The Dauphin. Exactly. He remembers too. for all of these. Do you honestly think that just because certain abusesatrocities, evenwere acceptable, that those on the receiving end didnt feel anger, pain, violation, etc. She is not indulgent in it. Are you suggesting that she would have the power to deny the king even if she wanted to? You clever, clever bastard. Im going to be stalking these recaps in the arduous wait for season two. A yellow Spanish topaz, buried in the mud. Does all this excuse Philippe raping Henriette? I enjoyed them very much, I must saymuch more than this series, which is good entertainement, but, God, so FAR from being historically correct, in so many ways. When we are the kings enemy, we must make him believe we are his friend. : . I look forward to reading your reviews on the next series, when it comes out. Louis paranoia about his little brother is completely unfounded. It is Louis who victimises Philippe and he does it in every way he can think of. Later on, we see the portrait back in Louiss chamber I cannot permit it, he says. Jacques 10 episodes, 2015 . The sad irony here is, I do think Louis cares very much for Philippe but he cannot let his armour of paranoia down enough to recognise Philippes loyalty and the fact that he can trust his brother. We now see Philippe, so resigned, with tears down his cheeks, then Louis with a no, this is NOT happening. look on his face, eyes still dry. Claudine tries to give her something for the pain but she wont swallow, her throat is closing up. I could never love you morewell. And Philippe replies gently: You did the best you could. Tears now from Henriette: how handsome you both are. And now we are in the last throes of her last moments it hurts and she cannot breathe, they move the pillow. Now we are with Marchal, who is interrogating Henriettes ladies, Sophie included. Thanks for your great reviews! Here it is, mes amis! This is such a clever production team impeccable writing, brilliant cast, sumptuous sets and costumes. Rumourwent that he sent the poison to Effiat in retaliation for Henriette having him banished. Colbert: You believe her highness is poisoned? Marchal replies cryptically: I believe. Montcourt tried to tell me the same. King Louis is in a bit of a pickle. thank you.. Your closest confidants told you to look elsewhere! I love it). New episodes of " Versailles " air at 10/9c Saturdays on Ovation, but are rebroadcast throughout the week. Brilliant writing. I also cannot figure out why Louis and others speak freely in front of the guards when even they are unsure of their loyalty.. Were just waiting for it to take root., Now we are outside in an antechamber again, where Colbert is frantic that Henriette must be moved, that she cannot be treated in the Kings chamber. They walk into a salon, where Montcourt is playing cards, and everyone suddenly stops talking when Marchal meets the mans eye. They talk about whats happening Marchal is questioning people, and Sophie was taken in that morning. The mortality rate was very high, thats why people had so many children so often. I neglected to include the phrase in my opinion. but afte I cliked submit my comment didnt appear. Also I have to add SPOILER ALERT!!!! In this respect, they are both on fairly equal footing. And then down by the promontory. Philippe and Louis have all the best monologues and the writing is brilliant, so in character. That was your promise to me. But to his brother? It was so good. She could not affect change herself. It was Season 1. This really shows he is vulnerable. Henriette mentions the issues she has with the Chevalier. Henriette is restrained by Philippe, the Queen and Bontemps, and Philippe is clearly suffering as he listens to his wife muffling her screams. You said everything that should have been pointed out a long time ago, with counterpoints and parallels that shone a light on some arguments and favoritism that , within the context of the show not history, were just mind boggling. Called it!) Then the camera pans to the door and Philippe enters, says to him quietly, were leaving. needless to say, all my writing is copyright to me, so don't be a dick and steal it. Such emotion. I blame it all on Louis! After all, everything she did was unacceptable at that time for women and it was certainly acceptable to beat a woman, especially if she was a wife, sister or daughter. forgot to add the bit about similar shows. Yes, she says and does little things that hurt Philippe, but he does the same and muchoh so much!worse to her. (Historical note: it was forbidden for the King to be in the presence of death. Inside Versailles Henriette Sister of King Charles II of England, Henriette - known as Madame - is the wife of Philippe and the mistress of King Louis. So many questions.. let me see: did Fabien Marshal shoot Charlotte Parthanay, and if so, why? The moment stretches and Claudine shakes her head: she will not survive the poison. We see a shot of Philippe and Louis: Philippe is stunned and mega sad. "Versailles" and I met by chance on Netflix. Versailles 2015 - S01E10 - Bring the Garden Here (High MP4) (WEBM) (Aired: 14 Dec. 2015) Duchess Henriette becomes suddenly ill when she returns from a visit to her brother in England. Historically, poison was definitely suspected in Henriette's death and briefly, here's how it went down: It was 1670 and Henriette was pissed off she couldn't be with Louis at Versailles, and of course Monsieur knew this, so he ordered her to accompany him to Saint Cloud. But she is human and she can feel jealousy and make inappropriate remarks at inappropriate moments. By this stage both Henriette and Marie Thrse of Spain now knew what it felt like to be jilted and cast aside in your loved ones affections by another attractive court lady. She is subject to the whims and wishes of her king and lover, of her husband and even of her husbands lover. First to Henriette, and after she was poisoned, to Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess of the Palatinate. Louis pauses, shocked, Marchal grabs his belly, echoing that look, and Im all NOOOOOO! Cats with nine lives. I will come, says Philippe. Thanks for reading! I just binge-watched all 2 seasons and now painfully waits for each episode of Season 3 to come out. Poor Philippe is helpless do something, woman! She has to find the source, which means poking about on Henriettes body, causing agony with every poke. Again, so so love your words. Henriette gasps, crying and in pain. (Historical note: mistresses were in competition with each other all the time, poison was effective and the murderer didnt have to deal with the messiness. What a pain! ), (*WTF. He sent poison to Paris, where it passed through several hands before ending up in the jug containing the chicory water. Lord. Nup. Only honestly acknowledging that Philippes glorious death in battlesomething that would not displease Philippe, himselfwouldnt necessarily break her heart. She is later arrested as the poisoner as her son is released, but ridiculed from court. OMG!). But his treatment of her does make me think, rather than an actual person, the writers have quite subtly used her as a tool: she is the only person Philippe can take his frustrations out on he knows she loves Louis, and at that point Louis is still very much in love with her Philippe knows this, and punishes Louis the only way he can, but punishing his mistress. (yeah, I know I said I liked Marchal/Claudine, too! I especially like the pairing of her and Marchal. Arguably, as a man, it was within Philippes power to end his relationship easily enough whereas Henriette, a woman, would very possibly not have had that same power. There is no change. Says you made me marry him. Such an angry outpouring from Louis, however, would have been out of character and no one else reported that he said any such thing. I couldnt honestly say. There could have been some anger involved without resorting to rape. And who can blame her? Finally, did the male medicin drink the vial of poison accidentally or on purpose? Its just that his anger and upset (and yes, jealousy I think) affects him so much, because its just another way for his brother to control and belittle him, make him less. Either way, she's dead now. He rolls in bed, his cheek on a bloodied pillow, and suddenly wakes, realises what it is and follows the trail to Louis bedchamber. Louis approaches and she wakes. He tucks Louis in then gets into his small cot (that looks like a camping bed), fully clothed. I also read your discussion between yourself and Teresa about episode 10. Marchal, his shirt now stained with his wound, stumbles into the antechamber, to Bontemps and says: Listen to me. She allows grief but only briefly. Louis is calm but angry: then you set yourself against me. Philippe pauses, looks incredibly sad for a moment, then briefly nods. I cant always catch what is being said, particularly if it an aside or a whisper but I know you will tell me . hes a critic, but there is another who has been hidden before us. These scenes are odd for me to watch, but by now, I have totally put aside any frustration when the show deviates from what I know of the actual history. Not long to go now, and we are with Marchal, who lies in bed, wakes suddenly and touches his stomach wound, which bleeds through the bandage. Henriette has become seriously ill, it might be poison and she is the sister of the King of England. He has poisoned all of them. But lets compare: Henriette is jealous. It was generally believed that she had been poisoned by one of her husband's friends, but historians have concluded that she died of natural causes, perhaps of a ruptured appendix. Just because women were denied their personhood does not mean they were not human beings who felt as any human being might feel. From the bed, Henriette says pitifully, Dont leave me and straight away, we know who that is aimed at. I respect the fact that two people can look at the same thing and see it from completely different angles and come away with completely different interpretations. I know historically Philippe did leave Versailles for a time, but season two Louis without Philippe will be interesting because while Louis takes shots at him every chance he gets, at the end of the day Philippe is the only true person around him besides Bontemps. Or because she cant look him in the eye and admit it? And poor Philippe, who is distraught about his wife, its just another snub for him, isnt it? Because the whole world gave you counsel. Since the first stone was laid in this expansion. Anne, Hi Jules Moreover, two years later, Louis invited Lorraine back to court and into the royal favour, which he would not have done had he believed Lorraine was the murderer. I think I enjoyed your reviews as much as the show itself. Quite a few. I COMMAND YOU! and the guards step back. Next morning and Louis opens the shutters on a sleeping Montespan (aside here: Louis has a habit of walking in on people sleeping or in a state of undress. Although Lord Montagu accepted this, he had misgivings. I just wanna smash his smug ferret face. By this point, Louis had basically forgotten about and gotten over Henriette though this was much to her displeasure and chagrin. Thatd do it. did the male medicin drink the vial of poison accidentally or on purpose? Philippe loves and is loyal to his brother and only wants Louis to allow him to support him. Maybe that is where she got the poison she used on Fabien? We now join Rohan with the Dauphin, riding out with the Kings Guard. We now see Philippe, so resigned, with tears down his cheeks, then Louis with a no, this is NOT happening. look on his face, eyes still dry. Another scene now, with Rohan getting ready for his ride, and a servant girl by the name of Marie entering, demanding her money. As she made her last confession, the English ambassador, Lord Montagu, asked Henriette if she believed she had been poisoned. First of all, ladies, stop spewing vitriol. Perfectly written line is delivered perfectly by perfect actor. No wonder Philippe feels the need to claim what is his. Princess Henriette was born on 16 June 1644, on the eve of the Second Battle of Newbury during the Civil War, at Bedford House in Exeter, a seat of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford (1613-1700), who had recently returned to the Royalist side. Sorry to jar you There are just some things I couldnt overlook, and I admit I was looking at Henriettes character so closely, to see if the screenwriters would sweeten her up from her historical figure. I certainly cant say for certain what the writers intent was with that scene, but in this writers opinion it is multilayered a) to show Philippes slow growing resentment towards his brother: he says I want a boy, just like my brother. *Deeeeeep breath* Okay. Im glad you like my reviews And I will most definitely continue on with reviewing S2. Check Ovation for times and how you can watch Ovation in your area. That she could feel no affection for the man she was forced to marry, a man who could never feel anything for her and who also raped her, is not at all surprising (even while considering that marital rape was acceptable at that time). Only Versailles is now about as sexy as Robot Wars. Such emotion. Ugh. What to expect from the future? It is always Louis for her. Of course, nothing happened and the doctors said colic but nine hours later, she was dead. Never forget. They look at each other for a moment, until Philippe looks away and mutters, Not that youd remember. Louis thinks, then slowly reaches into his jacket pocket, steps forward and takes Philippes hand then places that stone in the palm. Though it was true that he was saddened by Henriettes death, I dont felt that he was actually that hell bent on punishing those who were or at least believed to be responsible for her death, due to the lack of evidence among other factors. We establish right from the start that she has no powershe was forced to marry a man she did not want because the king wants to keep her close. Women are still being raped today in societies which condone such behaviour towards women and which deny women their personhood. The flashback of Charlotte being shot is in his head, reminding us (the audience) what happened previously and confirming that Marchal now knows how it was done. I knew hed say that line! I kind of doubt it). I think he also wants reassurance that Louis cares for him as much as he cares for Louis. Her mother (a french princess) is dead, and shes alone, probably the only English in the palace. We see Louis expression crumple, and he blinks, almost disbelievingly, and then Philippe is out the door. Louis is a shit to Philippe. He had mistresses, for example. To my observation, we do not know who messed with the bottles I was assuming it was Mike or Rohan, because the hand is gloved and we do not see the face. *insert sound of breaking heart here*. We are NOT touching her! Philippe finally says. Its my weekly sin, I confess, Im too addicted to this period to miss it. Henriette. Colbert looks a bit stunned. Another possibility is that Henriette suffered from anorexia nervosa, which is often characterised by increasing frailty and hyperactivity; the summer of 1670 had been particularly hot and Henriette would swim in the river; unable to sleep, she walked in the gardens at night. Get Marchal pissed at you. Marchal is surprised but pleased: attracting the flies to the paper. You are both the angels at my shoulder, says Louis, which reminds Marchal of the Parthenays and Montcourt. BRILLIANT acting. But he will not be resting for long the door opens later and we see a pair of bare feet, the hem of a nightgown, both bloodied, as they enter. His face may be handsome but now he just reminds me of a ferret. Philippe adds: .or two, perhaps. And he strides off. The three remaining lived to be 59, 49 and 68. And so was she. While making this video i was inspired by the scene when Henriette talks about her first mask ball. FOCUS. Pity that they made his character too emo, too frustrated and angry with the world, when he actually was full of joie de vivre, always smiling, always chattering, always ready to find the good in every person and every sistuation. The king himself suspected that Henrietta might have been poisoned and ordered an autopsy to be carried out. Philippe is the complete dysfunctional mess he is thanks to Louis (and their mother) and he would have my complete sympathy, were it not for his raping his wife in a fit of anger and jealousy.
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