[s1e6] The Last Joust [Bonus Inside]

Charles V (Rupert Everett) arrives with flamboyant energy, seeking to further his own agenda under the guise of wedding celebrations.

Diane continues her "political tennis match" with Catherine, even as she consumes a toxic mixture of gold chloride and diethyl ether in her quest for eternal youth.

Despite the dark omens, the court remains a hive of plotting:

The story of from the Starz series The Serpent Queen centers on a prophetic dream and the tragic fulfillment of a royal downfall. Catherine's Vision

The episode opens with Catherine de Medici having a vivid premonition. In her vision, she pushes her rival Diane de Poitiers out of a window and sees her husband, King Henri II, mortally wounded in a joust while wearing her green favor. Disturbed, Catherine attempts to alter fate by trying to convince Henri to delay their son Francis’s wedding to Mary, Queen of Scots, as she has grown to distrust Mary. Political Maneuvers