List of Reign episodes

Reign is an American historical fantasy television series created by Laurie McCarthy & Stephanie Sengupta, which premiered on October 17, 2013 on The CW.^[1] The series stars Adelaide Kane in the role of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her early years living in France. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season.^[2] As of May 2, 2016, 56 episodes of Reign have aired.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	22	October 17, 2013	May 15, 2014
	2	22	October 2, 2014	May 14, 2015
	3	18[3]	October 9, 2015	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013–14)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Brad Silberling	Laurie McCarthy & Stephanie Sengupta	October 17, 2013	1.98[4]
In the year 1557, fifteen-year-old Mary Stuart has been living in a convent in France since age nine in anticipation of her marriage to Francis, heir to the throne of France. After a failed attempt to poison her, Mary is brought to the French court for safety, where she is reunited with her handmaidens and childhood companions Greer, Kenna, Lola and Aylee. At court, Mary discovers that her marriage isn't assured, due to ever-changing politics and Francis' doubts over the wisdom of a Scottish alliance. Mary also catches the eye of Francis' half-brother Bash, son of King Henry with his mistress, Diane de Poitiers. When Queen Catherine's adviser, Nostradamus (Rossif Sutherland), has a vision that Francis's impending marriage will cost him his life, she arranges for Mary to be drugged and raped by Colin (Ashley Charles), a Scot betrothed to Lola. Mary is warned ahead of time by an unknown figure to not drink the drugged wine, and so manages to stop Colin. Before she can question him, Colin is executed by order of the King and Queen.
2	2	"Snakes in the Garden"	Matt Hastings	Laurie McCarthy	October 24, 2013	1.83[5]
Francis' younger brother, Charles (Peter DaCunha), is to be betrothed to Madeleine (Vanessa Carter), a French noblewoman. Madeleine arrives by ship, escorted by an unexpected English envoy led by Simon Westbrook (Luke Roberts), who are welcomed at court for helping Madeleine arrive safely. Mary learns from Charles that there is a girl named Clarissa (Katie Boland) who lives in the secret passageways of the castle; Mary suspects she is the one who warned her of the rape plot. When Mary avoids what appears to be another poisoning attempt, she asks Clarissa for information. Mary is led to Simon, learning that he faked the poisoning to scare her out of the alliance with France. Simon points out that Mary already has enemies in French court and will not be safe, but Mary declares her intent to stay and stand against the English. Mary suspects Catherine as responsible for the various plots and shares this with Francis, who believes her and warns his mother to leave Mary alone. Mary and Francis are for now determined to be a united front against their enemies.
3	3	"Kissed"	Holly Dale	Doris Egan	October 31, 2013	1.57[6]
When news arrives that English soldiers are amassing near the Scottish border, Mary asks Henry for military aid but is refused. Mary tries to negotiate a deal for troops with the visiting Prince Tomas (Manolo Cardona) of Portugal. Tomas proposes to Mary, promising military aid and an immediate wedding, which Francis cannot give her. Mary tells Francis of Tomas' proposal, which prompts Francis to blackmail Henry, threatening to tell Catherine and Diane of his new affair with Kenna. Henry is pleased by Francis' initiative and agrees to send six companies of troops to Scotland. Bash rides out to deliver the orders to the troops but returns gravely wounded; someone warned the English, who ambushed the French troops before they could set sail. A distraught Francis kisses Mary for the first time and tells her to marry Tomas for the sake of Scotland. Mary accepts Tomas' proposal, and Tomas sends a ship of his men immediately to Scotland.
4	4	"Hearts and Minds"	Scott Peters	P. K. Simonds	November 7, 2013	1.64[7]
Simon Westbrook is arrested for causing the deaths of the French troops, based on the testimony of a prostitute who claims she saw him bragging about it. Tomas shows his true colours to Mary by threatening her and hitting a whipping boy when Mary talks back to him. After receiving a hint from Clarissa, Mary, Francis and Bash realize that Tomas had the most to gain by warning the English. Mary questions the prostitute, who admits she was paid for her testimony. Francis and Bash find Tomas when he's about to kill his whipping boy to cover his tracks in the plot; a fight ensues and Francis kills Tomas. Mary, Francis, and Bash return to court in time to prevent Simon's execution. Henry and Catherine, with the King of Portugal's agreement, agree to cover up Tomas' treachery - the official story is that his death was an accident. Simon leaves France as the new English envoy to Portugal. Due to her role in protecting France's ties with Portugal, Mary is able to reopen negotiations for her marriage to Francis, this time pressuring Henry and Catherine for better terms for herself and Scotland.
5	5	"A Chill in the Air"	Bruce McDonald	Jennie Snyder Urman	November 14, 2013	1.73[8]
In the hopes of ousting Mary, Catherine arranges for Francis' former lover, Olivia (Yael Grobglas), to return to court and profess her feelings for Francis. When Francis refuses to send Olivia away, Mary vents her frustrations to Bash and the two kiss, witnessed by Francis. Aylee is caught "stealing" by Catherine, and the Queen blackmails Aylee into letting her read Mary's letters before they are posted. Mary is aware of this arrangement, as she deliberately planted Aylee as her spy for Catherine. Pagans are practicing human sacrifice to appease a creature in the woods; one of the pagans tells Bash he has to kill someone to replace the victim he'd removed before the ritual was complete. Mary learns that Kenna is having an affair with Henry and advises her to end it but Kenna refuses, claiming that Henry is planning to make her his new mistress, replacing Diane.
6	6	"Chosen"	Bradley Walsh	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	November 21, 2013	1.81[9]
The pagans mark Mary as their next sacrifice, planting a necklace and a stag's head in her room. One of Catherine's guards and one of Mary's servants are revealed as the culprits, and they are captured and burned to death. Diane (Anna Walton), who secretly practised the pagan religion in her past, advises Bash to sacrifice someone else in Mary's stead. Bash prepares to sacrifice a thief, but when a pagan priest arrives Bash reveals it as a trap and kills the pagan instead. Bash almost lets the thief free, but when the thief identifies him as the King's son, Bash pushes him off a cliff. Henry publicly declares that Kenna is his mistress, but unknown to her Henry is still keeping Diane. Francis tells Mary that in order to prevent other people from using their feelings against them, they should be free to be with other people; the only exception is that Mary cannot be with Bash. Francis sleeps with Olivia, who is hoping to get pregnant and in that course become his wife.
7	7	"Left Behind"	Jeremiah Chechik	Drew Lindo	December 5, 2013	1.66[10]
While Henry and his troops are away, the castle is taken hostage by Count Vincent (Michael Aronov) of Italy, who seeks revenge for the death of his son. Mary and Catherine form a plan together to get everyone out of the castle. While Catherine, Mary and Mary's ladies are feasting with the Italians, Francis sneaks everyone else out through the castle's secret passageways that have been marked for safety by Clarissa. Olivia is left behind to open the passage door for Mary but leaves her post; she gets lost in the tunnels and is not seen again. Mary and her ladies are unable to escape, but Catherine successfully poisons the Count's men, who die before they can rape the ladies. Count Vincent dies when Mary stabs him. Mary and Francis reconcile, and they have sex. Bash learns that Diane was working together with Count Vincent, as part of her plan to remove Henry's other sons, and have Bash legitimized and become Henry's heir.
8	8	"Fated"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy	December 12, 2013	1.86[11]
News arrives that the queen of England is dying and hasn't named her heir. Henry announces that it's time for Mary and Francis to wed, because Mary is a strong claimant to the English throne and Henry wants to take England for France. Catherine tells Mary about Nostradamus' vision that her marriage will cost Francis his life, asking her to leave Francis for his sake. Mary confronts Nostradamus, who adds that one of Mary's ladies will die soon. Catherine learns through Kenna of Diane's plot to legitimize Bash. Catherine blackmails Diane, ordering her to poison Kenna and leave Henry for good. Diane refuses to poison Kenna but leaves the castle. Clarissa poisons Aylee and pushes her down the stairs, killing her, in order to make Mary believe Nostradamus' prophecy. Mary declares she will not claim the English throne and flees the castle with Bash.
9	9	"For King and Country"	Helen Shaver	Story by: Alan McCullough Teleplay by: Alan McCullough & Edgar Lyall	January 23, 2014	1.74[12]
Mary and Bash are captured by Henry's men after a week of being on the run together. They are brought back to the castle, where Mary tells a disbelieving Francis about Nostradamus' prophecy. Henry threatens to execute Bash if Mary won't marry Francis. Mary counterproposes that Bash be legitimized as Henry's new heir and she marry him instead; if Henry agrees, Mary will claim the English throne as Henry wants. As this would require an annulment of Henry and Catherine's marriage, and would turn Francis and his brothers into bastards, Catherine sends an assassin to kill Mary and Bash. Henry has the assassin killed before he can complete his task, and Catherine is imprisoned. Henry agrees to Mary's terms and leaves for Rome to seek the Pope's approval for Bash's legitimization. Clarissa is chained in a cell by Nostradamus as punishment for killing Aylee, but she stabs him and escapes.
10	10	"Sacrifice"	Rachel Talalay	P. K. Simonds & Daniel Sinclair	January 30, 2014	1.62[13]
Catherine conspires with nobleman Lord Hugo (Ted Atherton) to remove Bash, who is acting as regent in Henry's absence. Their poisoning attempt fails when Bash is protected by his new bodyguard, Alec (Daniel Fathers). Their second attempt involves trying to expose Bash's connection to a pregnant peasant named Isobel (Amy Forsyth), Bash's cousin, whose father was executed for being a pagan. Bash, Alec and Mary sneak Isobel out of the castle but make camp in the woods when Isobel goes into labor. A group of pagans surround their tent, but leave them unharmed when Bash, Alec and Isobel perform a pagan chant. Bash explains to Mary about his pagan heritage, and that the blood pagans of the wood are a different sect. Isobel dies giving birth to a daughter, and the group return to the castle, where the baby is secretly given to the castle's communal wet nurse. Lola, Kenna and Greer are unable to find evidence of Catherine's involvement in the plots, but forge letters in Catherine's handwriting to blackmail her to stop. Bash declares his feelings for Mary; the pair kiss and privately honor Isobel's grave with a pagan ceremony.
11	11	"Inquisition"	Mike Rohl	Doris Egan	February 6, 2014	1.64[14]
Henry returns from Rome unsuccessful, and accuses Catherine of adultery with Nostradamus with the goal of executing her. Catherine learns about Isobel's baby but the pagan mark on her foot is gone, making her useless as evidence against Bash. Mary and Bash learn that years ago Catherine had an affair and gave birth to a child before Francis was born. They inform Henry, who realizes that the father is his friend, Richard Delacroix (Greg Bryk), and has him imprisoned. Henry also rejects Catherine's attempts to out Bash and Diane as pagans, as he already knew about their heritage. Catherine has an encounter with Clarissa and, upon questioning Nostradamus, learns that the girl is a foundling who was disfigured by Nostradamus' father in his attempts to remove a birthmark on her face; Clarissa is Catherine's daughter. Bash admits to Mary his fear she will never care for him the way he does her, but she confirms she already does. Catherine attempts a murder-suicide with Mary, but Clarissa saves both of them, and Catherine is taken away to the tower to await her execution.
12	12	"Royal Blood"	Holly Dale	Story by: Wendy Riss Gatsiounis Teleplay by: Alan McCullough	February 27, 2014	1.32[15]
Mary and Bash disagree on what is to be done with Catherine's younger sons, Charles and Henry. Going against Mary's wishes, Bash arranges for the boys to be taken out of France under the guise of a kidnapping, but Clarissa intercedes and kidnaps the boys for real. Nostradamus helps Catherine escape the tower but she refuses to leave when she learns her sons are missing. Catherine joins Mary and Bash to find Clarissa, who wants to kill the boys as revenge for their mother's abandoning her. Mary hits Clarissa with a rock, apparently killing her. Mary and Bash reconcile, Bash agreeing to care for the boys. Mary asks Bash to marry her immediately and he accepts. Lola goes to Paris to see her brother and happens to meets Francis, who helps her settle her brother's debt. Lola and Francis bond over their similar situation and have sex. Francis learns that Catherine is to be executed and decides to return to court.
13	13	"The Consummation"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy	March 6, 2014	1.75[16]
Mary's mother, Marie de Guise (Amy Brenneman), arrives and advises Mary against marrying Bash. Nostradamus tells Catherine that he stopped having visions of Francis' death after Clarissa died, and had a new vision of Mary and Francis' happy future together. When Francis returns to the castle, Catherine advises him to pursue Mary and promises never to harm her again. Francis and Bash fight over Mary, and Francis tells her of the change in Nostradamus' visions. News arrives that the Queen of England is dead, and Henry pressures Mary to choose one of his sons. Mary chooses Francis and they are wed; Henry pardons Catherine for the occasion. Nostradamus discovers that Clarissa is still alive. Mary is angered to learn that her mother faked the news from England to push her into making a choice, and orders her to leave. Nostradamus has a fuller vision of Mary and Francis' future: they will be happy but Francis will die a year into their marriage. Henry makes Bash watch Mary and Francis' consummation before he is escorted from the castle. Believing his guards were ordered to kill him, Bash kills them first and escapes.
14	14	"Dirty Laundry"	Norma Bailey	Story by: Drew Lindo Teleplay by: Edgar Lyall	March 13, 2014	1.48[17]
Mary and Francis return to court after their two-month honeymoon, arriving while the Archduke Ferdinand of Bohemia (Jonathan Higgins) is visiting. Henry is having an affair with the Archduke's sister, and while they're having sex she accidentally falls out a window. Henry and Catherine work together to successfully make the Duchess' death look like a suicide. Bash is hunting in the woods where he meets Rowan (Hannah Anderson) and her brother Carrick (Kristian Hodko) who live there. Bash comes across Olivia, who is traumatized and has bite marks on her arms, and takes her to Nostradamus to be healed. Bash visits Mary to tell of his suspicions that Francis tried to have him killed; Francis denies this when Mary asks. Mary learns that Lola is pregnant with Francis' child, and stops her from getting an abortion that could kill her. Mary reluctantly agrees to keep Lola's pregnancy a secret, and promises to help her find a husband. Mary tells Bash to stop caring for her but Bash refuses. Bash goes to Rowan, who convinces him to stay in France, and they kiss.
15	15	"The Darkness"	Steve DiMarco	Charlie Craig	March 20, 2014	1.61[18]
Lola, Kenna and Greer search for husbands at a matchmaking festival. Mary fears that Lola will usurp her position the way that Diane usurped Catherine, and pressures Lola to accept the first interested suitor. She later changes her mind and tells Lola to make her own choice, even if it means waiting. Greer accepts the suit of Lord Castleroy (Michael Therriault) despite having feelings for Leith, the castle servant (Jonathan Keltz). Greer has Castleroy arrange for Leith to be sent to Spain for an apprenticeship, though she later rejects Castleroy and waits for a new suitor her parents have arranged for her. Kenna has a threesome with a prostitute at Henry's request, and later finds the prostitute choked to death. Catherine helps cover up the incident, but worries that Henry is ill and killed two of his lovers on purpose. Olivia tells Nostradamus how she was sacrificed by peasants to "The Darkness", a creature in the woods that fed on her blood until she escaped. The blood pagans take Rowan as their next sacrifice.
16	16	"Monsters"	Jeff Renfroe	Drew Lindo & Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	March 27, 2014	1.40[19]
Henry continues to behave erratically, worrying everyone. A servant named Penelope (Kathryn Prescott) wins the Queen of the Bean contest and becomes "Queen" for a day. She is able to sexually satisfy Henry and becomes his new mistress, deliberately undermining Catherine. Bash asks Francis for help hunting the Darkness, though they are unable to find any trace of it. The brothers reconcile when Bash saves Francis' life, and they learn that it was Henry who ordered the guards to kill Bash. Greer's new fiancé, Lord Julien (Giacomo Gianniotti), catches her kissing Leith and calls off the engagement. Castleroy intervenes when Leith is sent to prison, arranging that Leith be allowed to become a soldier. Castleroy proposes to Greer again, and she accepts. At Mary and Greer's urging, Lola approaches Julien as a potential suitor. Olivia and Nostradamus grow close and kiss. In order to ensure that Bash will no longer threaten Francis' marriage, Henry has Bash immediately wed to Kenna.
17	17	"Liege Lord"	Allan Kroeker	Doris Egan	April 10, 2014	1.23[20]
Mary discovers that her marriage contract has a secret clause stating that if she dies without an heir, Scotland will be given to France. Mary and Francis secretly meet Scottish Lord MacKenzie (Andrew Airlie) to tell him of the contract so he can return to Scotland and protest. Catherine learns of Mary's actions and has all the Scots who know of the contract killed. Mary threatens to reveal to all that Henry is mad, which forces Catherine to burn the original marriage contract. Francis is disconcerted by Mary's willingness to start a French civil war to protect Scotland. Bash and Kenna's marriage has a rocky start but Bash later saves Kenna from Henry's harassment and promises to always defend her. Lola confesses to Julien about her pregnancy but not the father; Julien accepts this and still wants to marry her.
18	18	"No Exit"	Mike Rohl	Hannah Schneider	April 17, 2014	1.39[21]
Mary's half-brother James Stewart, Earl of Moray (Joe Doyle) arrives to tell her that the Scots are chafing under Marie de Guise's rule and advises her to return to Scotland. Mary wants to go immediately but Francis is reluctant. Francis discovers James' footman was paid by the English to kill Mary during her voyage so that James can be king. When Mary still insists on going, Francis locks her in the tower. Catherine and Kenna work together, staging an intervention where a fake "Bishop" condemns Henry's sexual activities and scares Henry into humility and dismissing Penelope. When this succeeds, Catherine gives Penelope's estate and jewels to Kenna and Bash, who celebrate with a kiss. Lola and Julien are married, but Lola starts to suspect that Julien has financial difficulties. Nostradamus and Olivia have started a romantic relationship, but when Nostradamus has a vision of Olivia's death, he sends her away to Trinidad alone, knowing that Catherine will never let him go.
19	19	"Toy Soldiers"	Chris Grismer	Mike Herro & David Strauss	April 24, 2014	1.35[22]
A month later news arrives that Marie de Guise's castle is under siege by Scottish Protestants. Mary asks for help from her war-mongering uncle Christian, Duke of Guise (Gil Darnell), who wants to become Francis' Lord Magistrate as reward. To Mary's disappointment, Francis decides to use Christian's army to help Henry take Calais from the English. Penelope pretends to be pregnant but the ruse is uncovered by Catherine; Penelope agrees to be sent to Italy to be trained to be one of Catherine's spies. Castleroy meets Greer's family and disapproves of the way Greer's father treats his daughters. Castleroy gives the marriage contract to Greer to review, and arranges for her to oversee her sisters' dowries and future husbands. Greer is grateful, and the pair kiss. Bash still has feelings for Mary, but consummates his marriage with Kenna. Francis leaves with Christian and his army to invade Calais.
20	20	"Higher Ground"	Sudz Sutherland	Story by: David Babcock & Daniel Sinclair Teleplay by: Alan McCullough	May 1, 2014	1.42[23]
Mary hires John (Tahmoh Penikett), a mercenary, to steal Catherine's money to help Marie de Guise. John kidnaps Catherine, tricking her into paying him twice his fee to betray the person who hired him. John asks Mary to pick a scapegoat for the kidnapping, and Mary chooses Catherine's unscrupulous cousin, Cortenza (Shauna MacDonald), whose head is given to Catherine. Mary then takes control of Cortenza's guards and pays John to lead them to rescue Marie de Guise in Scotland. Francis leads a company of twelve men, including Leith, towards Calais. They successfully take a castle from the English en route. While injured, Leith confesses his love for a woman above his station, and Francis promises to award him lands and title to pursue that love. Lola learns that Julien has secretly received her dowry and is about to abandon her. Julien changes his mind and confesses that he's almost penniless, but that he's truly fallen in love with her. The pair agree to work it out.
21	21	"Long Live the King"	Jeremiah Chechik	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis & Drew Lindo	May 8, 2014	1.34[24]
Buoyed by Francis' successful taking of Calais and Mary I's death, Henry wants to immediately invade England despite their forces being depleted. Catherine and Mary plot to poison Henry, to Francis' anger, but they call it off when Francis convinces Henry to delay. Henry decides that Francis is unsuited for conquest and must be killed so that Henry can wed Mary himself. While searching for the Darkness, Bash rescues a boy named Pascal (Lucius Hoyos), not realizing he's the son of the pagan priest Bash killed months earlier. Kenna cares for Pascal while Bash and Nostradamus head into the mountains to continue the search. Lola learns that Julien is actually Remy, the real Lord Julien's personal secretary, and took his identity when Julien died in an accident. Remy's ruse is revealed by Julien's uncle Bartos (Geordie Johnson), whom Lola accidentally kills when Bartos attacks Remy. Lola and Remy burn down the house with Bartos' body in it to make it look like Julien died, so that Remy can escape and Lola can return as a widow to court.
22	22	"Slaughter of Innocence"	David Frazee	Doris Egan & Laurie McCarthy	May 15, 2014	1.24[25]
Due to Henry's increasing madness Francis, Mary and Catherine plot a coup. Christian advises Mary to lay claim to England in order to inspire the French to rally around her. At the jousts celebrating the victory at Calais, Mary wears the English coat of arms. Henry is jealous of the response Mary gets and decides to participate in the jousts himself. Francis secretly switches with the jouster and mortally wounds Henry. On Henry's deathbed, his sanity returns; he makes Catherine promise to befriend Diane, and confesses to Francis that he poisoned his elder brother to become king, warning Francis not to betray those he loves. Henry dies and Francis is proclaimed king. Leith returns with rewards but Greer, though she still loves him, refuses to marry him, saying it's not enough. Heartbroken, Leith declares he will become more successful but will never return to her. Leith flirts with a woman named Yvette (Sarah Winter), not knowing that she is Castleroy's daughter. Bash saves Kenna and Pascal from the Darkness, revealing it to be a man. The Darkness claims that the blood sacrifices are necessary to appease the gods and keep the plague at bay, but Bash kills him. Mary receives a letter from Lola that she is in labour and possibly dying. Mary tells Francis he is the father of Lola's child, just as news arrives that the plague has arrived as the Darkness predicted. Mary tries to convince Francis to stay but he insists on going to Lola, and Mary closes the gate behind him when he leaves.

Season 2 (2014–15)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"The Plague"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy	October 2, 2014	1.01[26]
Mary and Catherine have the castle locked down, but the plague manages to enter. Mary and Catherine clash when powerful noble Eduard Narcisse (Kjartan Hewitt) demands they throw his rival Pierre Valent in with the sick. Mary refuses, so Eduard has Valent's entire family poisoned with diseased water; Yvette dies as well since she was staying with the Valents. In response, Mary has Eduard thrown in the dungeon with plague victim bodies. Outside the castle, Francis finds Lola and their newly-born son, and they are aided by Francis's cousin, Louis of Condé (Sean Teale). Louis offers to send Lola and her baby away on a boat, but Francis refuses, wanting to keep his son close to him. Bash is exposed to the plague, and although he doesn't fall sick, he sees the ghost of a young Valent girl (Ella Ballentine), who warns him that the others who've died are angry and that there will be a "reckoning". Kenna tries to protect Pascal, but he is exposed to the plague and dies.
24	2	"Drawn and Quartered"	Fred Gerber	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis & Drew Lindo	October 9, 2014	1.09[27]
Francis, Louis, Lola and her child arrive safely at the castle. Mary is discomfited by the baby, but gives Francis her blessing to claim him. Eduard's father, Stéphane Narcisse (Craig Parker), arrives to investigate his son's death, and arrests Nostradamus to take the fall for Mary's decision. Catherine and Nostradamus have a falling out when she refuses to help him escape, and Nostradamus hints that Clarissa is alive, meaning that Francis is still doomed to die young. Working together, Mary and Francis discover that Eduard and his father Narcisse killed Valent to cover up their crimes. In order to get Narcisse to drop the charges, Francis gives him the lands he'd previously bestowed to Leith. Mary helps Nostradamus leave the castle, avoiding Catherine. Francis has an encounter with a servant named Caroline (Jane Spidell) who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of the late King Henry. Castleroy blames Leith for Yvette's death and, angry and heartbroken, abandons Greer at court.
25	3	"Coronation"	Holly Dale	Harley Peyton	October 16, 2014	1.27[28]
Preparations are underway for Francis and Mary's coronation, but the pair are preoccupied with a food shortage manufactured by Narcisse. Francis has a summoner (Romano Orzari) confirm that Caroline is possessed by Henry, who accuses Francis of killing him. While Francis is busy, Mary makes a deal with Herr Schuler (David Jansen), a German duke, who offers grain in return for the release of Protestant prisoners. Francis is angered by Mary's move, as it undermines his authority in front of the nobility, but they later reconcile and present a united front when the plan is a success, forcing Narcisse to concede defeat. Mary convinces Louis to help them in this conflict, gaining his respect. Bash, now Francis's deputy, investigates a possible murder but is thwarted when Kenna, fearful for his life, burns the evidence. Francis and Mary's coronation takes place successfully.
26	4	"The Lamb and the Slaughter"	Sudz Sutherland	Laurie McCarthy & Adele Lim	October 23, 2014	1.26[29]
A grand christening is held for Francis and Lola's son, now named Jean-Philippe. Mary tells Francis that she's pregnant, but she miscarries soon after. Estelle (Camille Stopps), the woman who helped Lola give birth, goes to Lola for help because she wants to be freed of her new marriage to Narcisse. Believing Narcisse to be abusive, Lola and Mary sneak Estelle out of the castle, but Estelle later jumps off a cliff to her death. Narcisse tells Lola that the stories of abuse were untrue and that he was overprotective of Estelle because she was suicidal. Bash and Louis investigate stories of three cloaked riders who are branding people in order to claim their souls. A shepherd (Steven McCarthy) who was marked by the riders goes crazy and kills his family. Louis is skeptical, but Bash believes that spirits are staying behind to exact justice, which worries Francis. Leith returns to court, which triggers Greer into seeking Castleroy out to tell him that he's a better match for her than Leith will ever be; Greer and Castleroy then have sex.
27	5	"Blood for Blood"	Norma Bailey	P.K. Simonds & Nancy Won	October 30, 2014	1.23[30]
Tensions are rising between Catholics and Protestants, and in one confrontation Louis's Protestant nephew is killed. It's revealed that Caroline is in the pay of Narcisse, and she faked being possessed in order to get Francis to confess to his father's murder. Narcisse hears this confession and blackmails Francis into letting the Catholic murderers of Louis's nephew go free. When Mary questions him, Francis lies that he believes she will never give him an heir, which hurts Mary deeply. Greer learns that Castleroy is close to converting to Protestantism, but she accepts it and the pair are wed. Lola is surprised when she's approached by Narcisse, who wishes to pursue her as a sexual partner.
28	6	"Three Queens"	Steve DiMarco	Doris Egan	November 6, 2014	1.33[31]
Mary joins Catherine on a trip away from the castle, but their carriage is attacked, forcing them to escape disguised as commoners. They encounter a pair of actors, Roger (Ari Millen) and Jenny (Charlotte Hegele), who are pretending to be Francis and Mary. Roger and Jenny have been terrorizing the locals, thus ruining Francis and Mary's reputation. Mary and Catherine are eventually caught by Gifford (Noam Jenkins), the mastermind of the plot, who reveals that he was sent by Elizabeth of England as retaliation for Mary's publicly staking claim to the English throne. Roger and Jenny are killed by Gifford, but Mary overpowers Gifford just as Francis arrives to rescue them. Lola is disowned by her family after they learn of her having Francis's child. Lola resolves to become independent and tries to recover her dowry, but is only successful when Narcisse helps her. The pair grow closer through flirtation and court games, though Lola is still cautious of his reputation.
29	7	"The Prince of the Blood"	Deborah Chow	Drew Lindo & Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	November 13, 2014	1.19[32]
Narcisse demands that Francis sign an edict that will force everyone in France to openly declare their religion. Francis turns to Bash for help, confessing the truth that he killed Henry. Lola is tasked by Francis to plant false evidence that would get Narcisse arrested as a traitor but she claims she was unable to go through with it. Mary, who is kept out of the loop, goes to Louis for help. Inspired by Mary's bravery, Louis protests the edict by falsely claiming to be Protestant, though his protest causes other real Protestant nobles to speak up. Francis is fearful for the lives of his loved ones and signs the edict anyway, inciting Mary's anger and disappointment. Francis's younger sister, Claude (Rose Williams) returns to court. Kenna tries to befriend Claude but is rebuffed, because Claude wants Bash for herself. Catherine sees the ghosts of her two dead daughters, Henriette and Emone, who threaten to hurt Claude.
30	8	"Terror of the Faithful"	Charles Binamé	Adele Lim & Melody Fox	November 20, 2014	1.10[33]
Mary and Francis's relationship continues to be strained. As a result of Francis' edict, Cardinal Vasari (Salvatore Antonio) from Rome is torturing suspected Protestants. A Protestant Minister (Douglas Nyback) threatens Francis with a fake claim that he has set explosives somewhere to kill Catholics, so Francis has him arrested. While in royal custody, the Minister is killed by his fellow Protestants to make him a martyr for the Protestant cause, and this ignites open fighting. Lola reveals to Francis that she did plant the evidence on Narcisse, but said evidence has been removed and Narcisse is aware of Lola's treachery. Catherine tries to send Claude away by marrying her off to the son of a Bavarian Count, but Claude sabotages this by making public sexual overtures on Narcisse. In flashback it's revealed that Henriette and Emone were killed as babies, and Catherine's belief is that Claude was responsible.
31	9	"Acts of War"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy & Nancy Won	December 4, 2014	1.22[34]
Mary suggests that Claude, who is Catholic, and Louis, who has converted to Protestantism, be wed as a symbol of interfaith relations. Francis accepts this suggestion, but only so that it will distress Narcisse and trick him into revealing where he's hiding Montgomery, the last witness who knows that Francis killed Henry. Louis seemingly agrees to the engagement with Claude, but leaves a letter for Mary and quits the castle. While Francis and Bash are away killing Montgomery, a group of Protestant assassins sneak into the castle. Frustrated at being unable to find Francis, one of the assassins rapes Mary. Afterward Mary is comforted by Catherine, who helps her hide the evidence and present a strong front to the people of France. Francis, when he returns, is distraught and blames himself. Castleroy and Greer discover that their charity donations were used to fund the assassination attempt. Narcisse confides to Lola that he's shocked at the Protestants' desperation and regrets to have brought things this far.
32	10	"Mercy"	Rich Newey	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis & Drew Lindo	December 11, 2014	1.42[35]
In the search for Mary's attackers, numerous Protestants, including Castleroy, are imprisoned. Francis has a dozen Protestants publicly hanged, throws Narcisse into the dungeon, and finally confesses to Mary that Narcisse has been blackmailing him over his regicide. Mary and Louis follow a lead to her attackers, eventually finding them and burning them to death. Mary remains shaken from recent events and asks Francis that they be husband and wife in name only. Castleroy is released due to Leith's petitioning, and Greer tells him to leave court without her. In addition to seeing her dead daughters, Catherine starts seeing Henry's ghost, who advises her to kill Claude to appease Henriette and Emone. Louis receives a visit from his brother Antoine (Ben Aldridge), King of Navarre, who reminds Louis not to sympathize with Mary because they have their own agenda. Mary receives Louis's delayed letter where he confesses his love for her.
33	11	"Getaway"	Lynne Stopkewich	Daniel Sinclair	January 22, 2015	1.16[36]
The bodies of the recently-executed Protestants bear the marks of the dark riders, so Cardinal Perazzo (Bruce Ramsay) concludes that Protestants have this mark to declare their extremism. He orders Louis's arrest since he has the mark, so Mary helps Louis escape to Antoine's estate. Antoine tells Louis their agenda is best served if Louis seduces Mary, but Louis refuses. When the Cardinal's men arrive to arrest Louis, Mary and Leith have the mark burned away. Francis and Bash work together to undermine Cardinal Perazzo by putting the mark on his lover, forcing the Cardinal to recant his stance on the mark's meaning. Kenna investigates her suspicion that Catherine is poisoning Claude, and learns that Claude and Bash were once lovers. Claude confronts Catherine, who confesses to the poisoning because she believes that Claude killed Henriette and Emone, but Claude claims that she didn't do it. Mary remains distant from Francis despite his efforts to offer comfort.
34	12	"Banished"	Larysa Kondracki	Chelsey Lora	January 29, 2015	1.02[37]
Francis and Louis come to blows over Mary — Francis is jealous of Louis's closeness with Mary, while Louis blames Francis for Mary's rape. Lola accepts Mary's request that she offer herself as a companion for Louis, so to deflect court gossip over Louis's obvious feelings for Mary. When Greer and Castleroy's connection to the radical Protestants is revealed, Greer is stripped of her title and wealth, and sent away from court. Bash investigates Henriette and Emone's deaths, discovering that they were killed when his mother, Diane, left the nursery window open. Catherine almost freezes to death when the ghosts of Henry, Henriette and Emone encourage her to leave her earthly family for her "real one", but she is saved by Bash. Catherine confronts the ghosts, telling her daughters to leave and wait for her, and banishing Henry away for all the harm he's caused. Catherine then avenges her dead daughters by strangling Diane to death.
35	13	"Sins of the Past"	Deborah Chow	Doris Egan & Melody Fox	February 5, 2015	0.97[38]
Francis and Mary learn that Antoine is thinking of allying with their enemy, Elizabeth of England. Antoine believes that Bash killed Antoine and Louis's elder brother, Marcus, during the Italian Wars, and wants vengeance, either by killing Bash or seducing Kenna. Bash investigates a man (Greg Calderone) who was supposedly resurrected from the dead by a woman in white. Catherine has a vision of Francis's death, but Francis, Mary and Catherine's doctors attribute this to syphilis, which she has symptoms of. Catherine, with Narcisse's help, discovers that she is actually being slowly poisoned by the pages of Henry's old Bible, which they conclude was also responsible for turning Henry insane. Mary attempts to renew her relationship with Francis but finds it too difficult, so she gives Francis permission to find someone new to love.
36	14	"The End of the Mourning"	Nathaniel Goodman	Laurie McCarthy & Nancy Won	February 12, 2015	1.03[39]
Catherine informs Francis, Mary and Bash about Henry's poisoned Bible, which kicks off an investigation into who was responsible for Henry's madness and all the problems that followed. Francis, Bash and Mary find evidence implicating Louis, but Narcisse finds stronger evidence that it was the doing of Mary's uncle, the Duke of Guise. However, Antoine really was behind the poisoning, and he bribed Narcisse into framing and killing the Duke of Guise before he could be questioned. Francis still wishes to reconcile with Mary, but she has secretly grown attached to Louis. Greer struggles to find a livelihood for herself as an exile, and befriends Sharlene (Linzee Barclay), a prostitute, and helps set her up with a customer.
37	15	"Forbidden"	Charles Binamé	Laurie McCarthy & Nancy Won	February 19, 2015	1.03[40]
Marie de Guise visits French court to attend the Duke of Guise's funeral. While there, she pressures Mary to conceive an heir and gives her opiates to help her relax. Mary agrees, but she and Francis are still unable to have sex, and Francis learns about Mary's tentative feelings for Louis. Marie de Guise reveals to Mary that she is dying, so Mary decides she should return to Scotland soon, and asks Louis to join her. Louis is conflicted because Antoine has obtained a secret marriage proposal for Louis with Elizabeth of England. Kenna feels neglected by Bash, and this gives Antoine the opportunity to try to seduce her. Bash investigates the woman in white, Sister Delphine (Alexandra Ordolis), after hearing more of her "healing miracles" that come with a price. Francis arranges a marriage for his and Lola's son with the Habsburgs, but it's sabotaged when Lola meets them while high on Marie's opiates. Greer helps Sharlene and her other new prostitute friends by teaching them how to act like ladies and sending them to a party at French court.
38	16	"Tasting Revenge"	Lee Rose	P. K. Simonds & Drew Lindo	March 12, 2015	0.96[41]
News is out that Mary and Francis are estranged, so various nobles parade their daughters at court in the hopes of Francis taking one as his mistress. When Mary turns down another of Francis's attempts to reconcile, he has sex with Narcisse's niece, Amelie (Siobhan Williams). Francis, as advised by Lola, tells Mary that she can be with Louis as long as she is discreet. Mary and Louis sneak out of the castle on their way to Scotland, but are seen by Antoine and turn back. Antoine, believing an alliance with England is better, successfully gets Louis to a secret meeting with Elizabeth's envoy, Lord Burgess (Rob Stewart). Antoine pressures Kenna to leave Bash for him, but she turns him down when she uncovers his true intentions. Bash is still hurt when he learns that Kenna considered Antoine's proposal. Leith finds Greer to tell her that Castleroy is in prison for his connection to the radicals, and discovers that she has become a madam. When he accepts this, the pair renew their relationship and have sex.
39	17	"Tempting Fate"	Sudz Sutherland	Lisa Randolph	March 19, 2015	1.09[42]
Mary's agent, Ridley (Jonathan Watton), is killed while preparing Mary's route to Scotland, and his letters from Mary are stolen. Louis confesses to Mary about his meetings with Burgess. Although angered at first, Mary works with Louis to manipulate Burgess into giving them information they need on the safe routes to Scotland. Mary demands that Louis choose between her and Elizabeth; Louis chooses Mary, and they have sex. Bash and Kenna separate. While investigating a case, Bash is mortally wounded, but is saved by Delphine when he begs her to, despite her reminder that her miracles come with a price. Unknown to Mary, her letters outlining her plans to abandon France were taken by General Renaude (Vince Nappo), who passes them to Narcisse, who informs Catherine. When Catherine tells Francis, he collapses, and blood drips from his ear. Catherine fears that this means Nostradamous's prophecy is coming true; Narcisse comforts her and they have sex. When Catherine learns that Claude is trying to seduce Narcisse, she orders Leith to become Claude's bodyguard. Leith attempts to get an annulment for Greer, and meets a cardinal (Pascal Langdale) who is intrigued by his case.
40	18	"Reversal of Fortune"	Anne Wheeler	Drew Lindo & Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	April 16, 2015	1.01[43]
Francis remains unconscious and is feared to be dying. Mary receives news that her loyalists in Scotland are under attack by Protestants. She tries to send French soldiers to the cause but is blocked by Catherine and Narcisse. Bash fears that Francis's sickness is the cost of his being revived by Delphine. He discovers Clarissa alive in a village and poisons her, hoping her death will save Francis. Soon after, Francis wakes up while Mary is by his side. Despite Catherine's protests, Francis gives Mary the soldiers she needs, citing France's alliance with Scotland. However, Francis tells Mary that he can never trust her again. Kenna meets Renaude, who is drawn to her until he learns that she's married. Greer's prostitution business continues to grow, and Leith secretly performs acts of thuggery for the cardinal to obtain Greer's annulment. Louis is frustrated when Mary gives up on their plan to leave for Scotland.
41	19	"Abandoned"	Deborah Chow	Nancy Won & Robert Doty	April 23, 2015	0.82[44]
Protestant radicals take a monastery hostage in retaliation for Francis's sending troops to Scotland, but Bash and Renaude recover it successfully. When Catherine and Narcisse try to frame Louis for the hostage situation, Louis asks Mary to leave France with him, but she refuses. Louis fears he's no longer safe in France, so when he's approached by another English envoy, Lord Akers (Vincent Gale), he accepts Elizabeth's proposal. Louis immediately takes part in a secret proxy wedding, making him King consort of England and a traitor to France. The day after, all participants in the ceremony aside from Louis and Akers are mysteriously killed and evidence of the wedding destroyed. Akers, uncertain whether the marriage is still valid, abandons Louis to return to England. Mary learns about the wedding and is heartbroken. Lola and Kenna visit Greer's brothel and are surprised by her success. Bash has seemingly moved on to another woman, enabling Kenna and Renaude to grow closer. Catherine and Narcisse's sexual relationship continues, though Catherine is concerned when she learns that Narcisse still flirts with Lola.
42	20	"Fugitive"	Norma Bailey	Doris Egan & Daniel Sinclair	April 30, 2015	0.84[45]
Louis is captured by Renaude while trying to flee France with travel papers given by Mary. Akers returns to rescue Louis, informing him that Elizabeth still wishes to marry him, and wants him to take the crown of France for her. Louis, with Akers's encouragement, starts gathering a Protestant army in readiness to attack Francis. Mary realizes the ramifications of her helping Louis and tries to reconcile with Francis. Catherine tells Narcisse to prove his loyalty by hurting Lola deeply; he is successful, but is angered at being forced to do it. Kenna pursues Renaude, and they have sex. Claude catches Leith trying to steal for the cardinal, but when she sees how much Leith loves Greer, she gives him her diamond earrings. Leith proposes to Greer, but she refuses, saying she wants to keep her new independence.
43	21	"The Siege"	Andy Mikita	Adele Lim & Lisa Randolph	May 7, 2015	0.97[46]
Louis's army continues to grow, and he coerces Renaude into joining his side by using Renaude's son as leverage. Renaude and his men attack Francis's castle in a first wave but are defeated, and Renaude is captured. After the rest of Louis's army surrounds the castle, Louis asks Francis to surrender — promising that in doing so, Louis will protect Mary from Elizabeth. Francis refuses and decides to make a stand. In anticipation for the oncoming battle, Narcisse kisses Lola; Catherine hears about it and in retaliation tricks Narcisse into eating steak made from his beloved horse. Leith protects Claude from Louis's soldiers by hiding in the castle tunnels, where Claude sees a mysterious figure in the shadows. Claude is touched by Leith's commitment to protecting her, and Leith tells her that his relationship with Greer has ended. Bash starts a romantic relationship with Delphine and brings her to the castle, hoping that she can replace Nostradamus as a court seer. On the eve of the attack, Delphine performs a sexual pagan ritual with a servant boy. Mary sneaks out of the castle to go to Louis, asking that he protect her because she's pregnant with his child.
44	22	"Burn"	Fred Gerber	Laurie McCarthy & Nancy Won	May 14, 2015	0.83[47]
Mary's going to Louis is a ruse; she has Greer's prostitutes poison Louis's soldiers, and stabs Louis in the stomach. Francis rides out with his soldiers to capture Louis and clear the rest of Louis's scattered army, ending the coup. Catherine wants Louis to be executed but Francis refuses, not wanting to make Louis a Protestant martyr. Frustrated, Catherine has Lola kidnapped and her son seemingly murdered, so to frame Louis. Louis is to be executed but escapes thanks to Elizabeth's agents. Narcisse uncovers Catherine's plot and saves Lola and her son; Francis is angered at his mother's actions and has Catherine exiled from court. Renaude is executed for treason. Kenna tries to reconcile with Bash, but is rejected when Bash learns that she's pregnant with Renaude's child. Kenna leaves court to have her child outside France, and on her journey meets the young King of Imereti. Mary and Francis renew their relationship and have sex. Afterward, Francis meets Nostradamus, whom he has been seeing in secret; Francis is still dying and Nostradamus has been giving him medicine to stave off the symptoms. Delphine is blamed for the presence of a "monster" in the castle, and is arrested after being found with the bloodied corpse of the servant she had sex with. Bash learns that his and Delphine's souls are bound together due to the ritual Delphine performed. Delphine is tied to a burning stake for her execution as a witch, but she escapes. Catherine blames Mary for her situation and travels to England, where she offers Queen Elizabeth (Rachel Skarsten) her help in destroying Mary for good.

Season 3 (2015–16)

On January 11, 2015, The CW renewed the series for a third season. At The CW's 2015-16 Upfront, it was announced that series would be moving to a different night—now airing on Fridays at 8/7c, instead of Thursdays at 9/8c. The move was made in order to give it more of a chance instead of fighting for viewers against Scandal which airs on that same timeslot.^[48] Season 3 premiered on October 9. The latter half of the season, from episode 11 onward, will return on April 25 in a new Monday timeslot before Jane the Virgin.^[49]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
45	1	"Three Queens, Two Tigers"	Holly Dale	Laurie McCarthy	October 9, 2015	0.95[50]
In England, Catherine and Elizabeth send messengers to Rome to expose Mary's affair with Louis, but the messengers are quietly assassinated by the Vatican. Mary and Francis are in need of resources, and engage a privateer named Martin (Sameer Usmani) to steal for them. Martin tricks Greer, who has returned to court, into having sex with him. Elizabeth, as advised by Catherine, sends a proposal to France for her marriage to Francis's younger brother Charles (Spencer MacPherson). Francis refuses and reveals to Mary that he is dying, so Charles will soon become the new King of France. However, Mary and Francis pretend to accept the proposal, providing a diversion so their spies can kidnap Catherine and bring her back to France for imprisonment. Elizabeth is having an affair with her subject, commoner Robert Dudley (Charlie Carrick), while Robert's wife, Amy (Clara Pasieka) starts an affair with Elizabeth's adviser William (Tom Everett Scott) as part of a plan to get her husband back. Narcisse wants to court Lola but is forbidden by Francis. Delphine, still a fugitive, tells Bash that she's innocent of the murder she's accused of, and that the true murderer is still in the castle.
46	2	"Betrothed"	Fred Gerber	Lisa Randolph	October 16, 2015	1.00[51]
Mary and Francis prepare for the transition of power by telling Claude, Charles and Bash that Francis is dying, and asking Charles to marry Mary after Francis's death. Charles initially refuses and sides with Catherine, but changes his mind when Catherine uses him in an attempt to assassinate the Bourbons. Under pressure from the Privy Council, Elizabeth sacrifices her friend Donatella (Cristina Rosato) to take the blame for Catherine's machinations in England, and insults Robert Dudley in front of the Council so he won't be made ambassador. Elizabeth chooses her "retired" spy, Nicholas (Nick Lee) to be her new ambassador to France. Claude and Leith grow close, and Leith learns that Francis is dying. Mary tells Lola that Francis is dying, and warns her to be wary of Narcisse. Narcisse tricks Lola into believing that Catherine wants to destroy her; Lola, thinking Narcisse can protect her, starts an affair with him. Bash continues to investigate Delphine and mysterious murders in the village.
47	3	"Extreme Measures"	Holly Dale	Drew Lindo & Wendy Riss	October 23, 2015	0.90[52]
Francis has another collapse, and the news spreads to various parties, including Antoine of Navarre and Nicholas, newly-arrived ambassador of England. Antoine has come to Francis to ask for help, and is told to sign away his claim to the French throne in return. Mary releases Catherine from prison to help block Nicholas's attempts to interfere; they are successful and Antoine signs away his claim. Charles accidentally causes his friend, Constance (Jordan Monaghan), to overdose on opium, but she is saved with Claude and Narcisse's help. Francis learns of Narcisse's helping Charles and gives his blessing for Narcisse and Lola to wed immediately. Leith lets it slip to Claude that he's afraid of developing feelings for her. Mary realizes that the alliance with Scotland is too damaging to France, so she decides not marry Charles after Francis dies, but sets her sights on Don Carlos of Spain. Francis and Mary decide it's best that Catherine be the regent after Francis's death.
48	4	"The Price"	Nathaniel Goodman	April Blair & Robert Doty	November 6, 2015	0.94[53]
Marie de Guise needs help evading the English-backed Protestants in Scotland, so Mary and Francis manipulate Nicholas into giving false intelligence to Elizabeth, ultimately enraging the English queen and saving Marie. Don Carlos of Spain (Mark Ghanimé) visits England to court Elizabeth, but is rejected when he demands she disprove a rumour that she's secretly a man. Elizabeth tells Robert her suspicion that Amy is responsible for the rumour; Robert assaults Amy but is quickly remorseful and promises to end his affair with Elizabeth. Bash tracks down and saves Delphine from being tortured by nuns. Charles, having learned of Delphine's powers, orders her to revive Francis, who has died in Mary's arms. Mary agrees to Delphine's price of a life for a life, but when Francis awakens, Marie de Guise dies in Scotland. Catherine figures out that Narcisse tricked Lola into marrying him. Lola is suspicious that Narcisse is still keeping secrets from her.
49	5	"In a Clearing"	Deborah Chow	Shannon Goss	November 13, 2015	1.03[54]
March 1560[55] Francis has been seemingly cured of all ills thanks to Delphine. Mary agrees to a new proposal of peace from Elizabeth and signs an accord to give up her claim to the English throne. However, Nostradamus returns to warn Catherine and Francis that he's had another vision of Francis's death. Francis agrees to take precautions, but leaves the castle with Mary on a trip to Paris. Along the way they stop to swim in a lake, and Mary is kidnapped by bandits. Francis comes to her rescue but is hurt in the melee. Francis, dying, asks Mary to stay in France until Charles is king and the regency is secured, and professes his wish that Mary fall in love again one day. Francis then dies in Mary's arms. Mary, suspecting that Elizabeth was behind the bandits, confronts Nicholas in a rage and burns the accord. Later Mary learns that the bandits were Scottish Protestants hoping to assassinate her. Bash and Delphine break the spell that was binding them together, and investigate the mysterious murders, tracking them down to a man that rips out people's hearts.
50	6	"Fight or Flight"	Charles Binamé	Lisa Randolph	November 20, 2015	1.09[56]
Late April, 1560[57] Three weeks have passed since Francis's death, but Catherine has been unable to rally support from the Privy Council to be voted regent. Lord Grenier (Ted Whittall), a war profiteer, attempts to manipulate the council and become regent, but is blocked by Mary and Catherine. For the sake of inspiring support for Catherine, Mary dissolves the costly French-Scottish alliance in Catherine's name and prepares to return to Scotland. At Charles's urging, Mary decides to stay in France until she has made a new alliance, and sends word to Don Carlos for a possible new marriage. Catherine seduces Narcisse, with the double goals of destroying his marriage with Lola, and getting his possibly crucial vote for the regency. Elizabeth, disappointed with Nicholas's failures, replaces him as ambassador to France with Gideon Blackburn (Ben Geurens), whom Elizabeth instructs to seduce Mary and sabotage her marriage prospects. Elizabeth summons Robert and Amy back to court, but Amy fakes an illness so that she and Robert can move to Cornwall for her "health". Claude and Leith spend more time together, despite Leith's wariness of their difference in status.
51	7	"The Hound and the Hare"	Anne Wheeler	Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt	December 4, 2015	1.04[58]
Catherine believes that Narcisse will help her become regent, especially when he makes her leave her servant lover, Christophe (Nathaniel Middleton), for him. However on the day of the vote, Cardinal Morel (Blair Williams) presents a blackened liver that supposedly belonged to Francis, "proving" that the king was poisoned and Catherine the likely culprit. Narcisse, with the council's support, is declared regent. Bash and Delphine expect the killer they're investigating to attack Greer next, but the killer attacks Delphine instead. Delphine is spared when she temporarily absorbs the killer's murderous instinct, but is unable to identify him. Mary and Don Carlos are close to an engagement, but are stalled by Gideon Blackburn, who claims that Don Carlos has a "dark secret". Upon investigation, Mary learns that Don Carlos is a masochist who desires to be flogged. Mary is reluctant, but she and Catherine stage a secret flogging session for Don Carlos which ends badly — Don Carlos falls and cracks his skull, but survives and wanders out of the room.
52	8	"Our Undoing"	Lee Rose	Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts	January 8, 2016	1.10[59]
Don Carlos survives his injury but is brain-damaged. Fadrique, Duke of Alba (Richard De Klerk) investigates the accident, but Mary and Catherine escape being implicated. Narcisse holds an inquest into Catherine's possible poisoning of Francis, but with Bash's help, Catherine exhumes Francis's intact corpse, proving that the blackened liver was from someone else. Unknown to all, Cardinal Morel was behind the attempt to frame Catherine at the urging of a secret party; upon his failure, the cardinal is killed. Lord Cunningham (Giles Panton), a Scottish Lord, brings Mary news of famine in Scotland, and that Elizabeth has taken Lola's family hostage and wants Lola to travel to her court in exchange for their freedom. At Catherine's advice, Mary gets engaged to the child-like Don Carlos, who is smitten with Mary and sends grain to Scotland at her urging. Lola discovers the truth of how Narcisse manipulated her into marrying him; she leaves him and goes to Elizabeth's court to save her family.
53	9	"Wedlock"	Norma Bailey	Wendy Riss & Drew Lindo	January 15, 2016	1.10[60]
Mary's wedding to Don Carlos approaches. Don Carlos secretly regains his memory, and seeks his revenge on Mary by asking for the crown matrimonial of Scotland. Mary is suspicious and asks Gideon for help; he learns that Don Carlos plans to assassinate Mary after the wedding. Mary tricks Don Carlos into confessing his intentions to all, and the wedding is cancelled. Mary also learns that Gideon is being blackmailed by Elizabeth, who is holding Gideon's daughter hostage. Elizabeth is pregnant with Robert's child, so she pressures Robert to divorce Amy and marry her. When Amy learns of this, she goes mad and frames Robert for murder by killing herself. Catherine continues her affair with Christophe and has him elevated to a member of the King's Guard. Claude and Leith consummate their relationship. Soon afterward Narcisse announces that Claude will be married off to a wealthy Duke, so her dowry can be used to pay some of the French crown's debts. Delphine fears that the murderer's killing instinct is inside her, and the murderer kills again.
54	10	"Bruises That Lie"	Megan Follows	P.K. Simmons	January 22, 2016	1.24[61]
Mary allies with Gideon against Elizabeth; together they fool Elizabeth's spies by making it appear that Gideon has seduced Mary, thus securing the release of Gideon's daughter, Agatha. However, Gideon has developed real feelings for Mary. Claude is married to Duke Boinel, who hits her on their wedding night, but she hits him back and runs away. Angered by what happened to Claude, Charles forces the Privy Council to remove Narcisse as regent and appoint Catherine instead. Unknown to them, Catherine secretly bribed Boinel to strike Claude, setting those events in motion. Claude's marriage is annulled, and Leith promises to rise in station until he's worthy of marrying her. Lola arrives at English court and learns that Elizabeth has no intention of releasing her family. Elizabeth is poisoned and miscarries her baby. Martin returns to France and learns that Greer is pregnant with his child, and that she's planning to give it away to her married sister.
55	11	"Succession"	Charles Binamé	April Blair	April 25, 2016	0.92[62]
Charles's coronation is marred by the discovery of dead bodies in the castle, victims of the same murderer Bash has been tracking. With Christophe's help, Bash finds evidence that the castle butcher (Christopher Jacot) is responsible, and he's hanged. However, Catherine learns that Christophe is the true murderer, but he blackmails her into keeping his secret. Mary spends time with Gideon and his daughter, Agatha. Mary learns that the misogynist Protestant preacher John Knox is leading the persecution of Catholics in Scotland, and calls upon the Vatican for help raising an army against him. Elizabeth presses Lola for information on Mary, but Lola refuses to comply. Instead Lola tells Elizabeth her new discovery that William has been paying courtesans to dress up as Elizabeth for his pleasure. Elizabeth uses this lead to uncover that William is in love with her and poisoned her, causing her miscarriage; she banishes him from court for good.
56	12	"No Way Out"	Fred Gerber	Wendy Riss Gatsiounis	May 2, 2016	0.96[63]
Elizabeth publicly names Mary as her successor, with the condition that Elizabeth choose Mary's next husband. Mary has Rome's approval to raise an army, and is ordered by Archbishop Ridolfi (Juan Chioran) to accept Elizabeth's terms, as they plan to assassinate Elizabeth and have Mary become queen of England. Mary asks Gideon for help finding a way to protect Elizabeth, and has sex with him; soon after, Gideon kills his servant to protect Mary. When Elizabeth sees how much Dudley is hated in England, she makes him Earl of Leicester and commands him to sail to France and wed Mary, hoping to save his life. Lola reaches out to the heartbroken Elizabeth. Mary asks if Greer will return with her to Scotland, but Greer declines. Catherine is threatened by the mysterious thirteen red knights who seek revenge for the wrongful execution of thirteen knights by King Henry many years ago.
57	13	"Strange Bedfellows"[64]	Norma Bailey	Shannon Goss	May 9, 2016	TBD
58	14	"To the Death"[65]	Michael McGowan	Lily Sparks	May 16, 2016	TBD
59	15	"Safe Passage"[66]	Stuart Gillard	Drew Lindo	May 23, 2016	TBD

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55. In Our Undoing, Catherine reads the letter from the embalmer that says when he received Francis's body. The note reads "March 29th, 1560" as when Francis's body was received; Sebastian also mentions that Francis was put in his coffin just "two days" later, meaning Francis's death is around the end of March 1560.
56. Porter, Rick (November 23, 2015). "Friday final ratings: No adjustments on a quiet night". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
57. It's been three weeks since Francis died -- and, according to Episode 8, he was received by the embalmer on the 29th March, 1560. This means Episode 6 is set in the third or fourth week of April.
58. Porter, Rick (December 7, 2015). "Friday final ratings: 'Top Model' finale and everything else holds". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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62. Porter, Rick (April 26, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'The Voice' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
63. Porter, Rick (May 3, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'NCIS: LA' finale and all others hold". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
64. "(#313) "Strange Bedfellows"". Retrieved April 25, 2016.
65. "(#314) "To the Death"". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
66. "(#315) "Safe Passage"". Retrieved May 7, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• List of Reign episodes at the Internet Movie Database