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And so we come to the end of the beginning; conveniently, also the name of this episode, which suits our final exploration of the most lavish and interesting costume design moments in Marie Antoinette’s second season. This episode features many reliable old friends I’ve discussed before, including Provence’
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Marie Antoinette's Season 2 finale was an hour stuffed to the bustles with drama. Big speeches were successfully given, deals less successfully struck; heirs died, other potential heirs discovered they weren't dying, just being steadily poisoned by their spouse. The Season 2 finale then sped up
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Violence has always been a breath away, and Marie Antoinette’s Season 2 finale brings the danger home to Versailles. “The End of the Beginning” (alternately “The Winds of Change,” due to the recurring theme of windows blowing open) hails the end of an era, namely the monarchy. The revolution
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The two penultimate episodes of Marie Antoinette’s second season don’t feature much novelty in the costumes. However, what they lack in that area, they make up for in pure drama, thanks to Cardinal Rohan’s great-aunt, Madame de Rohan-Soubise, and Ol’ Sourpuss himself, King Louis’s brother, Provence.
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In the penultimate Marie Antoinette episode of Season 2, “Madame Deficit,” it’s misery all around for the crown and its subjects. Antoinette will face the devastating loss of her new baby and be thrust into the seat of power when Louis descends into despondency over political losses. The people
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As the soap opera-like drama of Marie Antoinette’s second season plays out, you might not consciously take in all the details of the queen’s surroundings: the glittering chandeliers of Versailles’ grand halls; its imposing marble walls; the rich brocade upholstering of the royal thrones; the ornate furnishings. But
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The proverbial merde hits the fan in Marie Antoinette’s sixth episode of Season 2, “Hated, Humbled, Mortified,” as the trial against Cardinal Rohan begins. This will be the trial of the century (until eight years later, when the king and queen themselves will each be tried – months apart – and
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Welcome to the mid-season report on the best costumes for Marie Antoinette’s second season. Personal and political machinations from just about every character continue to unfold, including the Queen’s public image, marriage, and extra-marital relationship; the fortunes of various publicly loyal but privately threatening courtiers; and of course,
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In a title that nods (knowingly?) to Marvel’s Avengers, Marie Antoinette’s fifth episode, “Enemies Assemble,” brings the scandal of the stolen diamond necklace to the forefront. In a shocking move, Cardinal Rohan is arrested on suspicion of theft and dragged away for questioning in the middle of leading
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The second season of Marie Antoinette brings new faces and new rivals, the most prominent being Jeanne de Valois (Freya Mavor). Jeanne is almost as much a main character as Marie Antoinette (Emilia Schüle) this season, and her outsized role in the queen’s life and death are key set
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A shocking portrait, an open marriage, and a heist, oh my! Marie Antoinette’s fourth episode, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” tackles quite a bit of drama and intrigue. Hold onto your bustles; there’s a lot to address! The public unveiling of the queen’s new portrait challenges her modernity
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After the queen’s indiscretions, Marie Antoinette’s third episode, “Treacherous Legacy,” finds Antoinette pregnant and questioning the paternity of her unborn child. She’s also trying to purchase the Saint-Cloud property to secure a safe place and legacy for herself and her children should something happen to the king.