REIGN: "For King and Country" & "Sacrifice" SPOILER ALERT
You guys, this show is twisting itself in knots to try and figure out ways to keep Mary and Francis from getting married. As you probably recall, Nostradamus predicted that marriage to Mary will be the death of Francis. And Henry, for some reason, decided that it's vitally important that Mary stake her claim to the throne of England. Diane de Poitier's plot to have Bash legitimized was discovered, so she convinced Bash to leave the court. I can't even begin to recap these episodes. Both of them hit new heights of ridiculousness. "In For King and Country," Mary decides that there is only one way for her to keep Francis safe. She tells King Henry that she will stake her claim to the English throne but there is a catch. Henry has disinherit Francis and legitimize Bash, who she'll marry him instead. Henry hesitates for only a minute before agreeing. Seriously? This plot is so ridiculous, I can only imagine the writers were smoking something when they