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The Consummation is the thirteenth episode of Season One. It attracted 1.76 million viewers on its original airing.

Synopsis[]

With a forced marriage looming, Mary must consider both her heart and her nation when deciding whom she will wed – Francis or Bash – when Francis returns to court with Lola at his side. Further complicating matters is Mary's mother, Marie de Guise, who visits the castle with her own agenda for Mary. Marie's presence worries King Henry and Queen Catherine, who have their own plan for the future of France, regardless of who gets hurt in the process. Greer and Kenna also appear.

Plot[]

With Mary's marriage to Sebastian seemingly more inevitable by the day, Catherine has sped up the wedding planning, since she knows that the nuptials will spell her doom and she wants to go out with a bang if she is to die soon. Among her demands are full vases of flowers, cascading bouquets, and 100 casks of wine for the nobles, as well as the executioner to not break the clasp on a necklace she promised to one of her ladies.

Lola and Francis get ready to leave a cabin they stopped at on their ride back from Burgundy House, with the former feeling guilty that her lack of stamina when it comes to horseback riding prevented him from reaching his mother sooner. Francis assures her that everything is okay and that soon enough, he'll be setting Catherine and his baby brothers up somewhere before he heads off to Morocco. Lola then tells him that she hopes she never sees him again after her leaves the castle due to his being safe and settled with a family of his own before briefing him on what they're going to tell Mary.

Nostradamus finishes having sex with a redheaded woman and tries to get her to leave so that he can return to the giver of his gift and ensure the fact that both he and his power are okay. It turns out that the giver of his gift was death and Nostradamus quickly gets on a nearby stool, slips a noose around his neck, and kicks it away in hopes of having a near-death experience and a subsequent vision. The woman unties him and he acknowledges that the vision he just had will lead to his doom, as the queen will kill him when she finds out what he saw.

Meanwhile, Mary and Sebastian look on as Catherine and an exasperated Henry discuss plans for her burial, which he deems too extravagant and guilty of dragging out the process rather than simply letting go and letting God. The argument is interrupted by a visit from Mary's mother Marie de Guise, who has come from Scotland for the wedding.

She takes Mary to another room and questions her about backing away from the plan to marry the future King of France, instead throwing away all their work for a bastard and the ramblings of a magician. After telling Marie that she missed her, since the last time they saw one another was at least half a decade ago, Mary mentions that she is beginning to fall in love with Bash, causing Marie to inform her daughter about Scotland being dangerously close to falling into Protestantism. Mary needs to marry a Catholic in order to get the Protestants to back down, yet Marie concedes to be patient when it comes to her daughter's complicated love life.

Except Mary sees right through her mother's obvious disdain for the idea of marrying Bash and she suggests that they elope, an idea that he takes to immediately. He goes off to procure a church, just as Catherine and Marie catch up in the throne room. Marie laments trusting Catherine to raise Mary into Francis' wife and the next Queen of France, while Catherine reminds Marie that they were never going to put the needs of a child ahead of the needs of the country and that Marie was the one who traded a child for power and protection. Marie chides Catherine for trusting the word of one charlatan, allowing his visions to change the course of nations after having sold her soul to keep herself in power. However, the people of Scotland no longer want Marie as their queen – they want Mary.

Meanwhile, Greer brings out a veil for Mary's elopement and the two spot Lola and Francis returning from their time away from the castle. Lola mentions that they met up at a chateau and rode back together due to her carriage getting washed away in the floods and when the girls go off to get Lola settled, Francis and Mary have their first conversation since he left the castle. He tells her that he's only here to get the matter of his mother's fate settled and that when that happens, he's going to leave and they're never going to see one another again.

Catherine lets Nostradamus have Clarissa's mask, seeing as how he was more of a parent to her than anybody, and tells him of the unmarked grave that she was supposed to be buried in. The queen wonders aloud about what would become of her first born's soul and whether she knew any type of happiness during her short time on this Earth. Nostradamus assures her that Clarissa had kind villagers to look after her when she was a child and mentions that the girl's death took away the violent images of his vision about Francis' death. Since his vision was about Catherine's first born dying at the hands of Mary and he didn't know that Clarissa was the first born, he now sees Francis and Mary being happy together, married for years with a whole litter of children.

Nostradamus urges her to save herself now that Francis is back at court and she hisses out that if she can't convince Francis to wed Mary, she will be watching him burn to death at the stake. Catherine reunites with Francis and begs him to go to Mary, citing that the prophecy had changed and that what matters is his love for her. If he gets back with her, he would save his mother's life and put himself in position to take the crown, so he rides out to the church Bash is at and makes the first move to reconnect with Mary.

Francis tells his brother that there need not be an elopement with Mary anymore and when Bash mentions that neither he nor Mary would trust the word of Catherine, Francis accuses him of playing on Mary's fears and the two begin tussling. Soon, Mary arrives and breaks them up, only to learn about the prophecy and how her fate is now her own.

When Mary gets back to the castle, she confronts Catherine about the prophecy change and how she doesn't believe a word the queen says, only for Catherine to use a piece of jagged glass to cut her wrists. Terrified by the gesture, Mary heeds her warning to talk to Nostradamus about the prophecy alterations, except that she doesn't get a chance due to having to clean Catherine's wounds and Henry summoning them to the throne room. The reason for the latter? A messenger just came with the news that the English queen is dead. Mary has to put in her claim to the throne immediately and wed the next King of France that very night.

Kenna pays a visit to Henry's chambers wearing nothing but a robe and she successfully manipulates him into finding her a rich, noble husband who will treat her right. In turn, she will stay at the castle and continue to have an affair with him.

Meanwhile, Mary frets about having to make the choice between Bash and Francis, only to have Catherine arrive with what she claims is the letter from the Vatican about Bash's legitimization. Mary takes a look at the letter and goes to Bash, where she informs him that while she may love him, she loves Francis more and that is who she will marry. She then finds Francis in the hallway and the two embrace before she shows him that Catherine gave her a blank paper, allowing her the decision on who to marry rather than letting Henry force her into one option or the other. Mary tells him that it has always been him and he agrees to marry her and protect Bash from the impending danger that will surround him now that he has made a play for the crown. Except he goes back on his word by ordering his brother to leave the castle if he wants to survive.

The day of the wedding, Marie gives Mary a pair of earrings and advises her to pop out heirs quickly to secure her position at French court. While Kenna quietly calls Lola out on the fact that the chateau she claims to have ran into Francis at burned down a year ago, Nostradamus hears a blonde woman singing a song during the wait for the wedding. The reason for the song? Clarissa paid her to sing it near him. He goes out to where her body was supposed to be buried and he sees a trail of footprints and spots of blood, signs that she's still alive.

The wedding reception goes well, all flowers and dancing, but things take a turn when Mary learns from Marie that the message about the English queen's death was a lie. Marie bribed the messenger to give that message and speed along the wedding, leading Mary to kick her mother out of both the castle and her life. Nostradamus has a vision that shows Francis and Mary married a year, the former succumbing to an illness that causes him to bleed from the ears. However, he doesn't inform Catherine of the latest alteration to his visions.

Following the reception is the consummation, where several key figures around the castle watch as Mary and Francis make love. Also in attendance is Bash, who was stopped from leaving the castle by Henry and made to watch so that he has seared into his mind what is his, and what isn't. When he is allowed to leave, Bash is escorted into the Blood Wood by two guards who attempt to kill him under the order of one of his family members. Having dispatched them both, he rides away.


Cast[]

Main Cast[]

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Trivia[]

  • Francis and Mary's Wedding takes place.
  • The first appearance of Marie de Guise.
  • A Director's Cut version of the episode was made available on the CW's official website after the episode's original US airing.
  • This episode marks the very first time when Nostradamus is seen with a woman. 
  • A new vision of Francis' death is seen in this episode.
  • Francis and Sebastian have their first fight in this episode.
  • Mary chooses between Francis and Bash.
  • Bash is forced to leave the castle.
  • Mary and Francis consummate their marriage.
  • It is revealed that Clarissa is still alive.
  • Bash is forced to watch Mary and Francis consummate their marriage.
  • Bash believes that his brother's guards tried to kill him.
  • Mary signs her name Marie R because she was signing her title: Marie R. stands for Marie Regina, which is Latin for "Mary the Queen".

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