The Great
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Catherine awakens to a half-nude statue of herself carved from butter, and I mean, who among us.
Peter sent it because you melt in my mouth, which, gross, but also free butter.
The power dynamic is so flipped this season that it keeps him oddly endearing.
If he annoys her, she can command soldiers to take him away.
Surely the fantasy of many.
Also, there is a crocodile.
Subtlety is not the name of the game here or anywhere inThe Great.
Catherine sends the sultan a carriage full of gold bullion.
We dont hear anything from the Ottomans this episode, but this must all lead to something.
It happened pretty much every episode.
I mention this early on because the crocodile meets an extremely disturbing fate towards the end of the episode.
In brief the crocodile dies.
I cannot make jokes; I was v upset.
But back to before, when the crocodile was alive and roaming the palace!
The court is pretty sure that no matter what it is, its definitely an omen.
Elizabeth recognizes it as a crocodile because she reads books.
We have to talk about it: Basil, whom I love very much, has taken a turn.
You read the Diderot pamphlet!
You were the only one who did the homework!
Someone in the crowd literally has a pitchfork.
The crocodile is a shortsighted plan by Archie, whose position has remained precarious.
TA Katya and trying to rationalize it.
Catherine says it is a rational response to a confluence of circumstances.
Catherines going to wake up one day and realize shes gay for Peter.
MARIAL + GRIGOR ARE MY NEW OTP.
Someone make me a fancam or whatever the children do now.
Which is coincidentally something Marial will say in my 70,000-word fanfic entitled Love Along the Volga.
May they maintain this tension for as long as possible, amen.
This episode really does solidify my three ships, all of which are great for different reasons.
I love them all.
This is an impressive number of good pairings.
Dont KILL any of them, show.
We dont have any more expendable Leos sitting around.
How are Catherine and Archie going to meet God?
It does not look at all like bread.
But I am aware that hallucinogenic mushrooms exist!
Catherine sees a bright shining light and realizes we are all a part of love.
Archie sees an old man with a beard.
He and Catherine share Marial as a best friend, and I trust Marials judgment.
Catherine lays a trail of 34 opium-filled mice for the crocodile to ingest.
Everyone yells huzzah for Catherine the Great.
Lingering Questions
Is Georgina coming back?
You dont just leave Charity Wakefield off-screen.
How many opium-filled mice would it actually take to knock out an average-size crocodile?
What if Godisan old man with a beard, and then we all look foolish for mocking that idea?
