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Peter continues his relentless (and absurd) attempts to win Catherine’s heart, which include carving a statue of her out of butter and laying out rubies in the shape of a heart on the palace grounds. The Great 2x5
The episode centers on a chaotic rumor that a crocodile—viewed as a demonic omen—is roaming the palace. As Catherine attempts to use reason and science to dispel the court's fear, she eventually finds herself forming an unlikely alliance with the Patriarch to maintain control. For a deeper look at the themes and
In a gruesome display of the show's dark comedy, Arkady and Tatyana deliver a message by stuffing a treaty proposal into the neck-hole of the decapitated Sunduk. In a gruesome display of the show's dark