My sister told me Reign was awful and I should watch it, and since that is a good enough recommendation for me, I did.
Complaint--Not that they're all dressed in Free People and hanging out in what looks like The Bowery Hotel. Not even that this is about Scotts at a French palace and everyone has a slight British accent. That's all fine.
Complaint is why the hell aren't all these women kicking some ass? The creators, women mind you, are taking extreme liberty with the story of Mary Queen of Scotts so why can't she paint her face and ride her troops into battle instead of almost marrying an abusive Portugese almost-king in the hopes that he might help her people?
Why did the stupid almost-king of France have a sword fight with said Portugese when he is about the size of the character playing Mary and it would have been so much more satisfying for her to get all clansy Scottish and rip him a new one?
Why are all the girls giggling in Free People with hot ironed hair and kissing people in the corners when they could be tough Scottish lasses with daggers in their stockings stirring up politics and intrigue on behalf of their doomed Queen?
I mean... Come on. This could be the royal ladies in waiting Charlie's Angels. And it would be such a major hit! Go creative beyond wardrobing boho chic and giving the men nasty facial hair a la everyone in east LA and Bushwick.
Give me some depth and some women who actually act like women in dangerous times. We can be fucking vicious! Let's see some of that please!
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