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‘Reign’ Season 4: 11 Best Lines from Episode 6

By Alexandria Ingham

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Reign Season 4 is setting up to be an exciting final series. We know that Mary and Elizabeth will have to go up against each other in some way by the end of this, considering how history ends for Mary, but just why will that be? Episode 6 offers some potential reasons.

I’ve been a supporter of Reign since the beginning. It may not be historically accurate (and as a history fan, that is supposed to be a bad thing) but it’s enjoyable. There is always drama, and we get to see women in power. Scotland, England, France, and even Spain have very strong female characters who are certainly worth looking up to.

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The most recent episode of Reign was no different. While men do some planning and advising, it’s the women who ultimately take control. So, here’s a look at Reign Season 4, Episode 6 with the best 11 lines from the night.

#1: “Isn’t that just like the English; cross the border and spoil our fun?”

The episode opened with Mary and Darnley racing. This season seems to have brought some of the fun back in Mary. I just recently re-watched the first episode and I’ve missed this playful side of the character. It’s not been easy for her. She was raped, grew estranged from her husbands, had the pressure of creating an heir for both Scotland and France, and then had to watch her husband die in front of her. Let’s not also forget her feelings that grew for Bash and how she had to prove that she was a woman to follow.

Well, these last few episodes have brought the fun side of Mary back. It’s refreshing and light, but it doesn’t last for long.

While riding with Darnley, they stop when they see an English guard. It’s taken two weeks, but Elizabeth has decided to request that Darnley return since announcing his engagement to Mary. Of course, Mary and Darnley aren’t happy and they know it’s because of the engagement.

Right now Elizabeth can’t do anything. Darnley is a guest in Scotland and hasn’t done anything wrong. That’s all going to change. That doesn’t stop Mary and Darnley talking about the future; a future where they will have heirs and overthrow Elizabeth. That would be treason in England, Lord Darnley!

2: “Then I will use any means that are necessary.”

Elizabeth isn’t happy when her councillor turns up empty handed. She can’t have Darnley marry the Queen of Scotland.

For those who aren’t certain about history, Mary, Elizabeth, and Darnley are cousins. They all have a slight claim to the English throne (some more than others). Mary and Darnley actually have the same grandmother, but Elizabeth has the same great-grandfather and great-grandmother as Mary and Darnley.

Darnley is the weaker contender to the throne, but still a contender. Considering Elizabeth is viewed as illegitimate to the Catholics and Mary is a Catholic, it shouldn’t be any surprise that the Catholics want her as their figurehead. But this was still a time when women were viewed as inferior when it came to ruling. Mary marrying Darnley would make their joint claim a lot stronger.

It isn’t surprising then that Elizabeth is worried. She doesn’t want an uprising on her hands and the best way of doing that is to get Darnley back. And she is willing to take any steps necessary to do so.

#3: “So, have you found Charles yet?”

The line in itself wasn’t the best of the conversion, but it was the way it was delivered. Claude stops her mother in her tracks by asking this one simple question.

There’s a major problem going on right now. Charles has run away, refusing to be king. Leeza can’t find out about this because it will mean Spain will come in and take over France. Nobody wants that! Well, it turns out that Claude has told both Luke and Leith about Charles going missing.

This starts the topic of the arrangement between Luke, Claude, and Leith. For those who missed that, Luke and Claude will have an open marriage. Luke is allowed to take as many mistresses as he’d like in the open and Claude is allowed to be with Leith in secret. However, Luke is allowed to conceive an heir with Claude.

The arrangement was never going to be that simple. While Luke doesn’t seem like one to go back on his word right now, it’s Leith I’m worried about. And so is Catherine! She knows what it’s like to almost be the third person in a relationship. After all, Henri loved Diane more than Catherine! And then there was Kenna to contend with.

Claude doesn’t have much time to deal with the warnings of a poisoned heart. Leeza attends and demands to speak to Charles. Scotland has requested for Spain’s help because Mary received word that English forces were coming for Darnley. France will help Scotland, but Charles needs to sign off on it. Catherine tells Leeza that Charles is at a monastery and will be able to get his signature, but Narcisse needs to keep Leeza entertained.

We all know that this could never go well.

#4: “Stop making promises you don’t have the power to keep.”

I feel for Gideon. As a parent, the thing I fear the most is my children getting sick and there being nothing that I can do about it. Elizabeth is trying and gets in one of the world’s renowned physicians, but Gideon fears that it will do nothing. When Elizabeth promises to make Agatha better, Gideon is angry with her. Just how can she promise such a thing?

Luckily for Gideon, Elizabeth isn’t anything like her father and isn’t going to imprison him for his outburst. She isn’t a mother, but she is empathetic.

When the doctor gets the blue rose that was needed for the elixir and the fever breaks, Gideon apologizes to his queen. Elizabeth sees a red rash on the physician’s hands, though. It doesn’t take her long to find out that the physician has scrubbed his hands of blue die: he dyed regular roses and has used ice to bring the fever down.

Elizabeth needs to tell Gideon the truth, but watches him read Agatha a story. She can’t tell him the truth right now and decides to give him one night. It’s touching but it’s just delaying the inevitable.

This is going to be heartbreaking in the next episode or two, but I suspect that Gideon will act out on the physician, who is now locked in the Tower.

#5: “You became redundant here the day I arrived.”

Darnley is one cocky and arrogant man. James still doesn’t like or trust him, and it looks like the feelings are mutual. When Mary gets word of the envoy from England, she realizes that she will either have to give up Darnley or protect him. Rather than going to the engagement party, Darnley is sent to a safe house.

Of course, Mary leaves so the two men get to have a short conversation. James is losing his authority in Scotland, because of Darnley. Darnley is right that James is being made redundant right now, but will it stay that way?

At the same time, Darnley wants to know what has changed in Mary. She has started to avoid him since that first scene having fun. Mary has admitted to Greer that she’s scared but she doesn’t know what of. Could it be she’s scared of falling in love again?

#6: “I don’t spend time with abandoned women out of pity.”

I could see James and Greer striking up a relationship at some point during this season. Whether I want that to happen or not is another matter, but I can see it happen. Lord Castleroy has abandoned Greer at the Scottish court, and James is the one left talking to her at the engagement party.

Their conversation is cut short when the English arrive. There’s one problem: there are only 15 of them. Mary and James know that something isn’t right.

It doesn’t take long for another message to reach them. There’s an English assassin somewhere. Mary knows that sending Darnley to the safe house was the wrong call. It was all a trap and she and James ride off with guards to save Darnley.

It turns out that Darnley didn’t need saving. He’s able to fight off the assassin himself, but Mary gets there to see the aftermath. They decide to make it very clear that the English have tried to kill Lord Darnley to the Scottish and international guests and send the English back to where they came from.

#7: “This is awkward.”

Claude’s line has to be the understatement of the year. Luke and Claude have to do their duty to conceive an heir, but she isn’t too comfortable about it. What she doesn’t know is that a jealous Leith is outside listening to things happening in the bedroom.

If only Leith stuck around. Claude decides that she can’t go through with it tonight. Luke is a gentleman and steps aside. Anyway, he’s needed by his father after Charles is spotted. Narcisse tries to play it off as a copycat, but Leeza is naturally suspicious.

Claude finds out what is happening and asks Leith to go too. She doesn’t trust Luke to protect her brother the way that she trusts Leith to. Leith comes across Luke in the field and has to make a decision: leave Luke to die of his wound by the bandits or save him? It’s not going to be an easy decision.

#8: “Trading your heart to rise in station.”

Leith couldn’t live with the death of a man on his hands. He decides to get Luke back to the castle, but for one main reason. It means that Narcisse will owe him a great deal.

Leith decides that he wants the lands that Narcisse took from him a couple of seasons ago and money. He wants to get away from the castle. After all, it will help Luke and Claude get on with conceiving an heir.

Well, Narcisse isn’t one to argue with that logic. He’s actually quite impressed at how Leith has changed.

#9: “I feel a poison in my heart. How long before I give into it?”

While Narcisse is impressed, Claude definitely isn’t. She’s heartbroken that Leith is leaving her, but Leith admits the truth. Now if only Claude has listened to her mother’s warnings.

Claude decides that they should make a pact. In a year, they should meet in Tuscany. It gives Claude time to conceive the heir that Luke wants and then get away. Leith isn’t too certain. He doesn’t commit to this plan, despite Claude promising that she won’t fall in love with Luke.

I’m not sure about this current storyline. For once, I can’t quite guess which way it will go.

#10: “Let the danger come.”

Mary has finally figured out why she’s so scared of letting herself be with Darnley. She’s scared of losing him. The assassin helped her see that. She’s already been through the loss of one husband in front of her very own eyes, so she doesn’t want to feel that way again.

There’s always going to be danger, though. Mary knows that and so does Darnley. Darnley is the one to tell her that the danger has to come.

It looks like the danger will be here soon. Kira has made her way to Scotland to win Darnley back, despite now being married. Darnley is going to marry Mary, although Kira tells him that he will never love Mary.

#11: “Spain must take control.”

Of course, Leeza finds out the truth about Charles. A young boy wears a crown and admits that Charles gave him it. This happens just as Catherine returns to say that she has Charles’ signature. It’s all over and it looks like Spain is going to take over after all.

Sure there are plenty of historical inaccuracies throughout this, but they’re easy to overlook when you focus just on the story telling. If you are going to take the history for its word, though, you may want to pick up a history book and find out the truth! I’m sure it’s all going to get worse as we get through Reign Season 4.

Next: Reign Season 4: 10 Best Lines from Episode 4

Overall, the episode was interesting. It certainly wasn’t one of my favourites but I love seeing the fun Mary again, even just for a few minutes. I hope Darnley continues to bring this fun side of her out.

Reign Season 4 continues on Fridays at 9pm on the CW.

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