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,Starz became Elizabethand buriedHenry VIII. .. She was beheaded when Thomas Seymour (Tom Curren) tried to decapitate the young Edward VI (Oliver Zetterstrom) after seeing Catherine Parr (Jessica Raine) die shortly after her birth. I saw you. So surely someone had to die at theElizabethSeason 1 Finale. And someone does — but maybe we weren't the ones who spent the whole episode expecting ...
CreatorAnja Lais,Becoming Elizabethfollows Elizabeth I's turbulent teen (Alicia von Littberg). Princess Elizabeth takes the throne of England, and long before she becomes one of the most beloved monarchs in Western European history, the dangers of her stepmother Catherine Parr and her husband Thomas Seymour. I noticed that I was caught in a love triangle. Her Elizabeth believes she and Seymour are in love with her, but that he is abusing her and manipulating her for her own political interests. I noticed slowly. Her experience with Elizabeth's Thomas Seymour explains why she not only stopped her marriage throughout her life, but also turned her immediate favorites on.
Become ElizabethAt the Season 1 finale, Edward VI appears to be dying, so Elizabeth finds a shift in her place in her courtroom. While the king is in bed, the court moves Elizabeth's Catholic sister Mary (Romola Garai) to her throne or to keep her away from her throne at any cost of her. As always, Elizabeth tries to skirt her on both sides, which is not good. By the end of the episode, Edward has recovered and when he thinks he'll die he's scared to know how everyone planned. Edward Seymour (John Heffman) follows his brother to the executioner's foothold and finds Mary and Elizabeth cast from the grace of the king.
So what should we do at the end ofSeason 1 wherebecomes Elizabeth? The decision-maker consulted directly with the creator, Anya Reiss ...
End of explanation to become Elizabeth : Elizabeth's brother Edward VI dies.
Become ElizabethThe final episode of Season 1 deals with the deadly illness of young Edward VI. When a young Protestant ruler appears to be on his premature deathbed, various powers in the court are either his heirs-the eldest daughter Catholic sister Mary or Protestant sister Elizabeth-should they return? Start making plans to understand. But in the end, Edward VI seems to have recovered completely. He was horrified to find out that his sister apparently betrayed him with their political tactics. But one of the last shots of the season shows that the young ruler is vomiting blood.
The decision-maker askedbecoming Elizabethshowrunner Anja Lais about her choice to make fun of Edward VI's death. Was it a fake?
"I think I'm suffering from fakes," Reiss said. "It feels like exploration is really important, and everyone is showing their cards and showing how ruthless they are."
"It's really history He was sick, sick, and better, "Reese said, explaining that the fact that the court had the feeling that Edward's death was coming influenced their behavior. "If it was a sudden illness and then he died suddenly, I don't think everything would have happened that way." The drama described the actions of Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward Seymour. Here you will learn how your character reacts to catastrophic moments. Deep shame and regret. "Everyone tries to pack it in a box, pretending that it never happened again," Reese said. But I did. And now Edward knows how people feel about him.
"Then you're having that conversation on the stairs. It's like everyone lining up a dagger, like" I didn't mean to do anything. " Type”
Reese, of course, refers to the last scene between sisters Mary and Elizabeth, two characters who can't squeeze their feelings into the box of sayings. They have a heated conversation on the stairs outside the brothers' room, where they discover a newly discovered force. I sympathize with the lack of and the fact that they probably don't love each other.
"It will be the first honest conversation they have," Reiss said, and the show called Becoming Elizabeth. Said that it is. "It really means that it's the last scene you suddenly get like"Oh,there's Elizabeth we know. " There are Elizabeth and Mary that we know. '”
“ I've spent so much time dancing around themes and things that we know about their relationships and people, so suddenly just landing on it really really It made me feel good, like'there' "
Reese continued, this is the best moment of the series and which women in history Beyond Elizabeth I and Bloody Mary, he explained that he felt he had a greater influence on how he looked. This is the moment when, like many other princesses in history, they realize that they may just be footnotes.
"Oh, Edward VI had a few sisters, but they weren't a big deal," Reese said. "I think they only went online for a short while, thinking they knew they didn't mean anything."
That is, as long as the brothers are alive. They don't mean anything. After all, no one else could be the heir to Edward VI ... there.
There is Season 2 ofwhere you become Elizabethon STARZ.
Become ElizabethI'm not sure if there's Season 2 yet. However, Reese admitted that he had definitely planned for theSeason 1 finale to becomeElizabeth. "Hopefully, we can dive into another season."
Edward's sister is seemingly supple when she sees Lady Jane Gray running up the stairs past Mary and Elizabeth. It hints that she will be handed over in favor of a (and Protestant) girl. (Spoilers, but that's exactly what's happening in history, with disastrous consequences for young Jane.)
"Reese said. "There is a school where Mrs. Jane Gray was taken with something she didn't expect to come at that time. Our Lady Jane Gray has something to say."
Jane Gray isn't the only historical figure Reese wants to explore for the show's future seasons.
"I can't wait for William Cecil. There are actually a few," said Reese, who named Henry Gray's wife Francis Brandon. "When I first wrote this, there were many more characters and they were filtered out with a kind of filter, because if they weren't related to the plot, I would like to have the character there as a background. I didn't feel it. "
" I don't want to use women as window dressings, but it's a very female court that comes with Mary and there are some big players.
Speaking of seeing Mary's court ...
How many seasons ofto become Elizabeth can be made byStars.
Becoming Elizabethis clearly about how Queen Elizabeth evolved into the iconic monarch we know today, when Elizabeth became Queen. This means that the show must end abruptly.
Reese didn't reveal the number of seasons he would ideally run the show, but she said: I think there are many stories about Mary, so I don't want to sell such a short one. And Edward isn't even dead.
So if you like to be Elizabeth, there's definitely more to tell. Over time you'll know if Starz wants to explore it ...