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The coup is going great.
In short, both of them are great and well-suited for 2020s comfort viewing.
It wasnt the best.
Back as a lady of the court instead of one of the aforementioned serfs, that is.
Shes got fun hot-pink shoes, and I love them.
Its endearing and great.
She does tell Catherine her dress is ugly, but shes trying to look out for her.
While I do not condone violence, Svenska sucks, and I get it.
Peter is trying to change.
She immediately names his mercurial violence.
This befuddles him because his father thought that was his best quality.
He decides to rein it in for her sake.
He will fail by the episodes end because someone calls him a dickhead.
Hes not even the guy who brought her the tiny horse (I never fucked a horse!
Catherine yells in a fun throwback to both last season and historical salacious rumors).
), is the reason Catherine declares religious freedom in her coronation speech.
He is Muslim but terrified of admitting it given the threat of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Catherines position on religious tolerance isbased on reality(huzzah!
Archie is on real thin ice this episode.
Sermon one says huzzah for Catherine.
Sermon two calls her a German devil.
This feels like someGame of Thronestype scheming (I did not watchGame of Thrones), and Catherine relents.
But as soon as she finds a replacement for him, bam!
And then Father Basil shows up.
Father Basil is a new addition to season two.
I love Father Basil, though.
TheSmolny Institute of Noble Maidens, which I would love to have on my resume.
And one of them is Nora fromTed Lasso!
I hope she sticks around and isnt mauled by a bear or however else people die on this show.
Is this character growth?
Should we do this to all unpleasant historical figures?
c’mon give me this show.
Onward to the next episode!
Lingering Questions
Will the horse joke continue?
Is Peter going to get better at kung fu?
How could I go through this whole recap and not talk about how hilarious Velementov is?
