Reign 1x13 "The Consummation"

Okay. I am going to attempt to be neutral here. I will write this review as if I don't prefer one brother over another.
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Just kidding I can't do it.
So Mary and Francis are married. No surprise there; we all know the history...it's not like I ever really thought Bash and Mary would rule England, Scotland, and France together in domestic bliss.

Mary De Guise may win the manipulative mom contest.

Here's what did surprise me tonight:
1. Mary's mother is very manipulative and power hungry. And not in the same fun way that Queen Catherine is.  At least Catherine cares about her children, Mary's mother has only come to see her once in 10 years. As of right now, Marie de Guise has no redeeming qualities and I'm really glad Mary told her off.
2. I used to generally like Francis and I didn't have any real issues with Frary, but I don't like him anymore because of how he treated Bash. #hateugofalloffacliffyajerk
3. Holy Crap of course Clarissa is alive. Of course she is. But if Nostradamus' vision "changed" because he thought Clarissa was dead, does that mean that his visions are influenced by what he believes to be true? Obviously if Clarissa had actually died it would make sense that his vision changed, but she didn't...so what's going on there?
4. Here's the real kicker: King Henry actually tied up his "favorite son" and made him watch the woman he loves have sex with his brother? REALLY? How cruel. I don't care what the reasoning is for it. It also bugged me that Mary kinda just kept going full throttle after seeing him. I understand why Francis might get even more into it, but Mary? Damn.

Now, let's talk about Bash some more and how he is by far the best character on this show (aside from Queen Catherine, maybe). First of all, the scene when Mary "dumped" him was so incredibly heartbreaking; he truly does care about her above everything else...and Francis, while I know he cares about her, is hard wired to care about other things more. Bash wasn't raised to be primped and held in high acclaim, so he has better sight of what's truly important. And the end? Damn, Bash that was some Game of Thrones sh*t right there. Would anybody else really enjoy a crossover where Jon Snow and Bash are just running around in the woods killing bad guys and bonding over their good looks and kind nature despite constantly drawing the short straw in life? It could be called Bastards on the Lam.

No, Kate Middleton stole MY look.

Other notes on this episode:
-Nostradamus is even weirder than I previously thought...getting it on with a lady friend before hanging himself to clarify his visions? ...okay.
-Queen Catherine planning her execution to be as big a spectacle as a coronation? This is why we
love her.
-Yes Bash, the most romantic spot to meet your fiance before you elope is in a GRAVEYARD. 
-Kenna, you're a whore; this will get you nowhere.
-Lola definitely like likes Francis. I wonder when Mary will find out and what she will think.
-Mary's wedding dress was flawless, and as usual Francis looked like a girly man.
-Nice recall back to the feather scene in the pilot with the white confetti at the reception. I like when shows make connections like that!

And some questions I have after watching this episode (which was originally written as a finale):
-Where is Clarissa? What is she doing? Is she team Bash or team Francis? And does she hate Mary now? Who's she gonna strangle next??
-So, didn't Francis die less than a year after they got married in real life? How far are they going to stray from reality here? I can't imagine them killing off Francis anytime soon.
-How long will Nostradamus go without telling anyone about his vision of Francis' death?
-Who's trying to kill Bash? It could be Catherine, Francis, Henry, or even Mary's mother, or someone totally different?!
-And finally, because I am incapable of being neutral, IS MASH REALLY OVER? We didn't even get any sexy time.