Rueben's Ramblings

The second season of Reign will be returning to The CW this Thursday, October 2 and with it a return to the French Court and Mary, Queen of Scots. But this past July cast members Adelaide Kane, Toby Regbo and Megan Follows as well as series creator Laurie McCarthy took to the stage at San Diego Comic Con to talk about the show and what fans can expect in season two.

Among the items discussed during the panel included:

• Fans should be, according to McCarthy, be concerned about how season one ended and where the stories will pick up in season two;

• Anything can happen on the show, including perhaps even a visit by the Ghost of King Henry, who, as viewers know, died after an injury that was inflicted by his own son Francis, but only Francis knows that truth and that truth will haunt the new King;

• Season two will focus greatly on what goes on behind the walls of the castle, seeing a power play go on between the people with money and the people with the food and materials especially given the fact that the Black Plague is upon them;

• Season two will also find new romantic intrigue and even new de’ Medici’s (Queen Catherine’s family) showing up;

• McCarthy shared that she is eager to get Mary and Francis on the throne; in fact, she said there is “no bigger challenge” right now than getting the couple to that point;

• Adelaide shared that her character Mary will be torn between being the Queen of Scotland and being a good wife; and that will, of course, be tested greatly by the child of her best friend Lola (series regular Anna Popplewell), who is also the child of her husband Francis;

• Adelaide also said that she is “interested (in seeing) how Mary wrests power from Queen Catherine;

• Toby shared that Francis wants his brother Bash (series regular Torrance Coombs) on his side and part of the second season will be focused on the brothers regaining their trust of each other;

• Megan shared that her character Queen Catherine and Mary now have something in common and that will make their relationship in season two a bit different; and it was shared that Catherine will gain a new lover this year; and,

• During the audience Q&A, each of the actors were asked their favorite scenes to play out with Megan sharing she liked the dynamics between Catherine and Nostradamus (recurring guest star Rossif Sutherland); Adelaide likes the scenes where there is tension between Mary and Francis; and Toby liked the scene with King Henry on his death bed.

Reign will be back on The CW with its second season starting on Thursday, October 2 at 9/8c.

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