Kings (TV Series)

Chapter One (2009)

Susanna Thompson: Queen Rose Benjamin

Quotes 

• Queen Rose Benjamin : [noting Jack as he watches Katrina try on her wedding dress]  Seeing the gown before the wedding... No mind for superstition.

  Katrina Ghent : Well, young wives have nothing to fear from old wives' tales.

  Queen Rose Benjamin : [to Jack, as he leaves]  Turn and laugh... hmmm? You had an eye on greatness and the grip to hold it, and you'd let a quarrel with me pair you to a laughingstock. You had a more interesting weakness than spite.

  Katrina Ghent : Did I lose more weight? Just drops off me when I'm happy.

  Queen Rose Benjamin : You blackmailed him into this.

  Katrina Ghent : Jack accepted my proposal freely, happily - once he saw the damage it would do you.

  Queen Rose Benjamin : It will never happen.

  Katrina Ghent : Of course it will; I'm his only chance at happiness left - I know exactly what Jack is, and I don't care. With me, Jack can be king by day, and a bad boy with whatever boy he wants at night; I might even join in. When I marry Jack and knock out an heir, that'll make you - what? The royal granny? While I take your place... as queen.

• Queen Rose Benjamin : Your scores in protocol training were impressive; a gift for remembering names - now, that's good. Uh, you also have appointments this week - medical exam, psychological evaluation, and background check. It's all routine; but, uh, if there is anything rattling in your cupboard - spare us the embarrassment... Dear, you're blushing.

  Lucinda Wolfson : I flush when I talk about myself.

  Queen Rose Benjamin : Well, it's hard to stay shy in *this* home; a level of public exposure is to be expected. Your periods regular?

  Lucinda Wolfson : I beg your pardon?

  Queen Rose Benjamin : Your fertility. At issue, front and center. Have you ever been pregnant?

  Lucinda Wolfson : No... well, I thought... once... I'll be a good wife to Jack.

  Queen Rose Benjamin : No; you're mistaken. You're not marrying Jack - you're marrying this country. You accept that ring, you've become a vessel for the propagation of his kind. If you can't manage that, you will have failed your only employment.