![]() Opportunities to Seize or Squander Horror Story a la FrancaiseĮx-King Louis Philippe is the house guest from hell. She wanders the palace on a sleepless night and sits on the floor next to the throne, as if she no longer feels worthy of it. She thought those guns were meant for her and that shakes her to the core. Palmerston’s rifle planting gambit didn’t just stitch up the Chartists, it hurt Victoria. Some days you want to rip Albert’s head off other days, you’re making more babies. ![]() ![]() Maybe Victoria should think of the relationship between her and her subjects like a marriage it’s got its rough patches. There is nothing Skerrett can say to ease Her Majesty’s worries, but when Victoria speaks of her accession and how the love of the people she had is now gone, did anyone else think to themselves, “Yo Vicky, remember the Lady Flora debacle? The start was rocky too, but you got past it.” She asks Skerrett why have they forsaken her for Lord Palmerston, channeling her inner Anna Scott, “After all, I’m just a Queen, standing in front of a crowd, asking them to love her.” ( Notting Hill, anyone?) Victoria opens up to Skerrett, saying Abigail was wrong, that the Chartists did mean to harm her and now she is in the predicament of setting troops against her people. Albert wants the family to evacuate to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. This new “evidence” is brought to Victoria, who reluctantly signs the mobilization order. Because Victoria refused to mobilize the troops, there is a convenient raid on Chartist headquarters – and just like that, crates of rifles are found. Patrick is the Old Bill’s mole in their movement and he’s set them up. When a stunned Abigail questions him, he tries to convince her (with a kiss) that it’s all for her. When the Chartist leader calls for an end to rioting, Patrick, who had only been observing, suddenly calls for violent insurrection. She will not sign an order to bring military force down on a peaceful demonstration.įYI: A brick really was thrown through the palace window, but Victoria was correct, it was wrapped in a French flag, meant as a protest of King Louis Philippe’s presence. Victoria thinks that’s ridiculous she’s spoken to a Chartist and they are peaceful. They insist that means trouble and want cavalry and artillery to prevent Chartists from crossing Waterloo Bridge. Victoria has barely recovered from childbirth when Wellington, Russell and Pam arrive with their own big news: they have intel that Chartists are planning to deliver petitions to Parliament. Photo: Aimee Spinks/ITV Plc for MASTERPIECE Feodora is clearly disappointed it wasn’t named for her. Amiright?Īfterwards, Little Vicky pronounces Thing #6 pretty for an infant – “better than the last one.” Does the last one have a name, Vicky? This one is baby Louise, named for Albert’s mother. ![]() I say labor is the perfect time to scream the house down. Feodora runs into the bed chamber and tells her not to scream. Actually, about 32 percent of Victoria episodes begin and end with Victoria in labor (OK, maybe I made that up). This episode begins where the last on ended: Victoria in labor. When a Strong Woman Meets Self-Doubt – or Doubters Sing out, Louise Now, with depression pushing her defenses down, her biggest battle may be between her inner strength and self-doubt (much of which is caused by those who seek to manipulate her). As Victoria told the Duke of Wellington at the beginning of Season 1, every day is a battle to prove herself. This episode – “London Bridge is Falling Down” – adds postpartum depression to the mix. It is nothing short of remarkable that she survived. She was surrounded by an army of duplicitous, jealous people who wanted to control her. She was destined by birth to be handed something that everyone around her wanted for themselves. Photo: Aimee Spinks/ITV Plc for MASTERPIECEĮpisode 2 of Victoria, Season 3 reminds us again of how strong a person Queen Victoria had to be. Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) and Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman)
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