Reign (TV Series)

Pilot (2013)

Adelaide Kane: Mary Stuart

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• [last lines] 

  Mary : [speaking into the night]  I don't know who you are, or why you hide, but your warning saved me. Danger surrounds me here, and I am in your debt.

  Mary : [lightning flashes]  Are you in danger too?

• Mary : I was at French court before, you know, when I was your age. I never saw any ghosts.

  Rose : But what if they saw you?

• Queen Mary Stuart : I don't know who to believe or to trust.

• Mary : I'll protect you.

  Lola : You can't even protect yourself.

• Prince Francis II : When you came to my room, I-I shouldn't have said what I did. There were other ways of handling this.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Handling what? Me? You do do realize that we're going to be married someday, don't you?

  Prince Francis II : Believe me, I know.

  Queen Mary Stuart : I know you had a life before I got here.

  Prince Francis II : It's not about that.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Don't you think that we owe it to each other, to our families, to our countries, to give it a chance?

  Prince Francis II : It's not that simple.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Not that simple? What's not simple? We've been engaged since we were six! It's all arranged. How awful must you find me to do this?

  Prince Francis II : It's not you. You're-you're beautiful and clever and unpredictable, but it-it... it doesn't matter. What matters is what's right for my country.

• Queen Mary Stuart : I thank you for your protection last night, but I need to speak with Colin.

  Queen Catherine de' Medici : Speak to your assailant? Why?

  Queen Mary Stuart : Because he is the love of my dear friend. And if there was any misunderstanding, if I sent the wrong message in my joy at the wedding...

  Queen Catherine de' Medici : Take care, child. If anyone knew you were even asking this...

  King Henry II : Catherine, she needs to know.

  Queen Catherine de' Medici : Gossip poisons, too. It can poison a young queen's reputation, her heirs' right to the throne, an entire kingdom.

  King Henry II : You may have behaved foolishly, but you are not responsible for your countryman's actions.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Colin McPhail is my subject. I am his queen, and I demand to speak with him.

  King Henry II : Witnesses have come forward. The boy played a role in an English plot to destroy your engagement and Scotland's alliance with France.

  Queen Mary Stuart : An English plot. You're sure?

  Queen Catherine de' Medici : You must know if he'd been successful in his assault, you'd be unfit to marry our son; to marry any royal. My dear, this was not an action of passion. It was treason.

  King Henry II : But it's all settled now. Colin's been executed.

  Queen Mary Stuart : What?

  King Henry II : He was beheaded this morning.

• Prince Francis II : France is not as strong as you might think, or care, which maybe you don't, but I do. I'm going to be king someday, responsible for my people. And right now, an alliance with Scotland could destroy France.

  Queen Mary Stuart : You don't want to marry me. You don't want this at all.

  Prince Francis II : Things could change.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Well, it isn't your decision, it's your father's.

  Prince Francis II : You don't see him pushing a wedding either, do you? All engagements really do is hold alliances. He's betting we might need Scotland, I'm betting we'll find more support elsewhere. I know it's not what you want to hear.

  Queen Mary Stuart : But you won't love me. You won't let yourself.

• Abbess : You must leave immediately. This was an assassination attempt. You were nearly poisoned.

  Queen Mary Stuart : By who?

  Abbess : Someone with ties to the Protestant throne of England, no doubt. They'll be found and dealt with.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Poor Sister Helen. I didn't know...

  Abbess : That she was your taster? Every meal you've eaten has been tasted for poison since you left your mother's breast. Mary, you are the queen of Scotland.

• Queen Mary Stuart : I brought you something to decorate your swords with.

  Prince Francis II : Now's not a good time.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Oh.

  Prince Francis II : Next time, you should be announced. My page is there for a reason.

  Queen Mary Stuart : I don't understand.

  Prince Francis II : You shouldn't be here.

  Queen Mary Stuart : Why do you sound so... are you alone? Are you with someone?

  Prince Francis II : If you are ever going to be the Queen of France, you need to understand something. Kings do not answer to their wives.

• Kenna : Is that Francis? He's gorgeous.

  Queen Mary Stuart : No, that's not Francis. I know it isn't.

  Lola : Then that must be Sebastian, the king's bastard; Diane's son.

• Queen Mary Stuart : You have no intention of marrying me!